New Laptop Technology You Need To Know (Before Buying Your Next Laptop)

Laptop or notebook computer technology is advancing at
a blistering speed. Ferrari fast. So fast that by the time
you purchase your new laptop, it's probably already
obsolete or out of date. A sobering thought considering
the hefty prices you have to pay for a high-end laptop.

But laptop technology is changing so fast new innovations
are coming on stream as you read this article. There is a
whole new generation of notebook technology every two years
or less. Therefore, unless you buy or upgrade your laptop
each year you're falling behind what these sleek little
powerhouses can now deliver.

And unless you're already in Geek Heaven, keeping track
of all these new technologies and innovations can be
quite a chore. Figuring out the right Graphics chipset
that works best with the right CPU and the best Data buses
is a major feat. And now that everything is being
Doubled -- dual core, dual graphics -- it's entering
the realm where Einstein would be amused, even on a
bad hair day!

What's the ordinary laptop buyer to do?

What you really have to keep in mind are the outcomes
of all this new technology. Basically, these new
technologies have made laptops smaller, faster and more
powerful. With every new improvement the laptop is closing
the gap between its main rival -- the desktop computer.

Notebook computers are now out-selling desktops for
the first time in history. Laptops are replacing the
old desktop computer, whose days may just be numbered.
It won't be long before laptops are also out-performing
them as well.

Some major computer makers are taking note of this
trend towards more powerful, smaller computers.
Even the desktop computer is morphing! Just look at
the sleek design of the new Apple iMac G5, gone is the
bulky tower, in its place is a well designed desktop
computer that's almost a laptop!

For the ordinary computer user keeping abreast of
all these new technologies and inventions can be a
major chore if you're considering buying a laptop
in the next little while. As you approach the smiling
salesperson in your favorite tech store, here's a
few bits of new notebook technology you might want
to have in your possession so you won't look like a
complete neophyte. Hey, where technology is concerned,
we have all been there, done that.

In order for you to tech-proof your next laptop
purchase, here's a quick run down of some recent
Notebook Developments:

Sonoma Chipset

The new Sonoma Platform, Intel's next-generation Centrino
Chipset is already on the market. Members of the Sonoma
club are growing daily - Sony, IBM/Lenovo, BenQ, Dell,
Samsung, Acer, and Toshiba... another 80 or 90
'Sonoma-endowed' products will be released very shortly.

No doubt, it will become the Platform standard for many
high-end notebooks. Actually, it won't make or mean that
much difference to the ordinary Joe/Jane who just want a
notebook or laptop for web surfing, word processing and
e-mail. Notebooks with the Sonoma Platform will be just
a little bit faster and have a little better battery life.

But for Mobile Professionals and Notebook Fanatics (they
do exist)... there's a lot of good things delivered or
capable of being delivered with this new Centrino Chipset.
First, wireless connections will be easier with the integrated
tri-mode 802.11a/b/g, already dubbed by some as the
'wireless trinity'! This will make it easier to stay
connected no matter where you are.

Improved performance will be experienced because the
new Pentium M's have a 533MHz frontside bus, supported
with up to 2GB of DDR2 DRAM, Serial ATA Hard Drive, and
PCI Express, plus improved integrated graphics, including
Intel's Hi-Def Audio. All are possible with the Sonoma
Platform.

PCI Express

PCI(Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express is a new
standard for expansion cards that comes in different
versions. Presently, we have the x16 and x1 lanes, which
will be followed by x4 and x8 versions. It offers increased
bandwidth for example, x1 lane offers 500MB/sec instead of
just 133MB/sec for PCI.

All computers, including laptops have different buses,
(collection of wires) that transmit data from one component
to another.

Of course, in an ideal world, all the data in your computer
should move through just one BUS - however, most experts agree
it's not likely to happen unless we start over and build a
computer system from scratch. For now we have to rely on
different internal buses to move the data around, the
PCI Express is a great improvement and will make your
laptop faster.

Graphics Card

These are always improving. A Graphics Card handles the
graphics or visuals on your notebook. If 3D graphics and
games is a pastime, you will want to buy the highest
quality system. Some of the higher end products are:
ATi Mobility Radeon 9800, X800, and FireGL V3200 or
Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 900.

If you can, go with a NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 graphics
card or for the real game diehards - wait for the debut
of NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 that features NVIDIA's TurboCache
technology.

Gamers will be aware of NVIDIA SLI technology, ATI's
CrossFire and Hyperthreading. All new stuff that's
bringing the gaming experience up to a higher level of
perfection that would even be worthy of a Spielberg or
a Lucas Production. Not really, but it's getting there.

64 Bit Laptops

Most systems today run on the 32 Bit System. Keep in mind,
the major difference between a 32-bit and a 64-bit system
is the amount of memory that they support. Around 4 GB for
32-bit and 8 GB and up for the 64-bit. Right now -- Intel,
Apple, and AMD all offer 64-bit systems.

Do you need all this memory? No, for the average laptop
user it amounts to overkill. However, if you're interested
in gaming, desktop publishing, or the graphic arts you will
benefit from 64-bit technology.

Dual Core Notebooks

Two is better than one!

Dual core laptops are now on the market. The gaming industry
is the starting point for many of these advanced systems.
For example, the British Laptop maker Rockdirect now produces
Xtreme 64, a gaming laptop with AMD's new dual core Athlon 64
X2 processor. This same laptop also sports the ATI Mobility
Radeon X800 XT graphics card that features 16 pixel pipelines,
an industry first for notebooks.

The major producers of dual-core chips are Intel and AMD.
The Intel dual-core processor has hyperthreading (HT), the
two cores are divided into four virtual CPU units. Is all this
needed? Again, if you're into heavy graphics or gaming, it's
something you should consider and explore further.

Built-in Cellular Modem

Most high-end laptops now come with an integrated
tri-mode 802.11a/b/g for wireless WI-FI connections.

Some recent models, like the Sony's New Ultra-Portable
VAIO VGN-T350P, are raising the bar; it has the world's
first 'Built-in Cellular Modem'. You can use your cell phone
to connect to the Internet. This may be a great advantage
since finding a 'Hot Spot' in some parts of the world can
still be difficult.

The Avant-Garde: LumiLED Display

Be on the look-out for LED monitors in the near future.
The brightness, colors and backlighting technology in LED
monitors will be quite different from LCD displays.

The Forerunner in this field is NEC's SpectraView LumiLED,
and will offer a much better image and color.
Keep your eyes peeled.

On the Horizon:

19 or 20 Inch Laptop Screens

There is a rumor, only a rumor, that Dell is coming out
with a 19-inch laptop in early 2006. There is also buzz
that LG-Philips has a 20-inch LCD panel which could easily
be used by laptop makers if they want to explore this
market area. Andre the giant will be pleased!

Conclusion

Of course, there are many more laptop innovations in
the pipeline but they're beyond the scope of this article.
Just keep all these new technological notebook changes in
mind when you're checking out your next laptop. Maybe,
just maybe, most of these won't already have been replaced
by something new by the time you buy your next laptop.
But don't bet your Google Stocks on it!

An Overview of Biometric Face Recognition and Video Identifying Technologies

Biometric face recognition technologies are a new and evolving measure that governments and firms use to identify criminals and protect innocent people. However, the makers of this biometric face technology must contend with the inevitable ethical issues: what if the wrong person is identified or what if the technology infringes upon individual rights? Developers and researchers are constantly measuring and testing biometric methods to ensure that the right individual is identified, although the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) asserts that the technology is, "outpacing our basic privacy rights."

However, public attitudes are becoming less negative, due in part to 9/11 and the London bombings, and to the prevalence of DNA testing. Some of these concerns have kept face recognition products from reaching their full potential, but these concerns will fall by the wayside when governments and firms acknowledge that face recognition technology is the best passive and non-intrusive recognition technology available.

The biometric identification equipment assigns a numerical value to every subject captured by hi-tech cameras. Biometrics identify spacing between the ears, eyes, and nose, as well as allowing for variants such as facial hair and glasses. But biometric technologies are not yet as accurate as fingerprinting. A positive ID can be made with biometrics 95% of the time, as opposed to 99% of the time with fingerprinting, but biometrics has the advantage through image data volume: there are 1.3 billion photographs of individuals on official databases, versus only several hundred million sets of fingerprints on file.

Biometric market growth and its applications today

Most of the biometric industry's revenue comes from government security applications, with only 20% of the total coming from the health care, financial services and transportation industries. The business is growing as the technology's performance is improving and non-government firms are using the biometrics to ensure proper authorization and authentication when regulating physical access. State and local governments use face recognition technologies by providing first-responders to a crime or accident scene with biometric ID cards.

What about big brother?

The ACLU does not support most face recognition technology since it claims previous attempts at the technology have failed. This is true: at the 2001 Super Bowl in Tampa, the biometric software wrongly identified several individuals as wanted persons, and there were failed biometric surveillance installations at several airports. Left unchecked, civil libertarians feel that face recognition technologies will trample on individual rights and freedoms since there are no new laws that address the use of biometrics. However, the ACLU has gone on record to accept the use of biometrics in airports areas and for solving the London bombings.

Biometric experts also concede that the technology is not foolproof, and would be very dangerous if someone's photo ID were stolen.

Looking ahead

Applying biometrics for an authentication system must be a concerted and collaborative effort that takes into account several components:

o A person's ID and biometrics

o Something that person has such as a key or token

o Something the person knows, such as a PIN or password 

Because the biometric technology of today is slightly inaccurate, other identifying tools need to be used alongside of it.

Flaws in the face recognition technology will be challenged and overcome, because identifying suspects through biometric means will quickly solve cases and will save lives.

Copyright © 2005 Evaluseek Publishing.

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Does Science Refute God?

If so many people wouldn't think twice before giving a resounding 'Yes' to this question, what's the point in asking? In spite of which, here are a few reasons for the continued need to ask this very important question. I mean, what about the people who might answer 'No' - shouldn't their voice also be heard?

• ASSUMPTIONS

To begin with the question assumes that our investigation into the cosmos has given us sufficient confidence to deal with final issues. In other words, we judge the question to be allowed - it is appropriate to our present human condition. But the question does not ask 'Does science disprove God?' because that's understandably asking too much for any self-respecting person committed to modern science.

So, if the answer to our leading question is widely given as 'Yes', we need to know upon what grounds the answer is given. Let's consider some of them. Given that the word 'God' as generally accepted in the West denotes the supreme, supernatural Personal Being, who is alleged by believers to have created the cosmos, which he then sustains and who is further alleged to be involved in the affairs in this world, what does science make of this? And let's also clarify what we mean by science. Science is the process of investigating the whole natural, physical realm in order to collect, analyse, interpret and arrange the findings, including the best-fit meaning for those findings, such as how it originated (if it has an origin), including life itself and how all this organised knowledge might benefit human progress.

• EXPLANATIONS

One basic principle of contemporary scientific endeavour is that everything must be able to be explained wholly in terms of natural phenomena. Thus, any approach that resorts to bringing God into the picture is thought to be nonsensical.

Now for a test case: the origin of the universe, the origin of life, the origin of humanity and the origin of rationality. I have chosen the subject of 'origins' as they are closely related and of particular interest both to science, in its own right, and to Christians who believe their world view is not anti-science at all. In a short article I aim to treat the origins together.

So, on an astrophysical level, if we can explain the big origin by the forces released in an infinitely distorted space-time upon matter in a point of singularity with infinite density but infinitesimal volume expanding it to become our physical reality, then God is redundant. Built into this concept is an explanation that relies on nothing but matter, force, time and chance, and then don't forget our human intelligence that is being used to propose that this original event was not merely possible, but highly probable.

• FINAL OBJECTIVITY

What do I make of this? This explanation leaves me asking 'On what do you rest your theory of knowledge?' If you think that the electro-chemical activity of your brain is able to grant an objective insight into the origin of everything, this fails to offer a rational explanation for the origin of the point of singularity itself, or the forces which expanded it to become the cosmos, including ourselves. It shrinks everything to a zero, without offering any verifiable science as to the origin of this amazing singularity.

This thinking awards itself the competence to make significant, objective assessments in a cosmos that is supposed to be void of final meaning and grounded in a mindless accident. But if this is so, on what possible basis do collections of matter (brains) assume the chemical basis of their thinking is able to transcend itself and make independent, objective assessments - as if it was related to a final frame of reference, when their philosophical base finds no support for such a reference frame? This is where the dilemmas begin. And we should recall that science as such has not proven naturalism (i.e. naturalistic philosophy), or atheism, or monism - they are assumed axiomatic and ideological positions.

• INSUPPORTABLE BELIEFS

These philosophies are adopted as a starting point, but are not empirically verifiable - open to proof or disproof by scientific method. Now this is the approach that assumes the high validity of reason in order to refute God. And from where does it borrow its reason? - From God! Secular and postmodern thinkers advise us that there are no final truths. So, where did they discover that one? Their rebellion against God's truth leads them into the most awkward logical paradoxes. Thus denying that their logic and reason possess a transcendental dimension, they use it to deny that they have it!

The Bible has already given us a trustworthy account of origins when it says the living God is the One 'for whom and by whom all things exist' (Hebrews 2:10). Furthermore, it shows that all people are culpable and because of the moral revolt (the historic Genesis Fall) against God, in which we all subsequently share, by nature, we are not letting on what we don't wish to concede. Although we all know God is the Creator, 'they did not honour him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened' (Romans 1:21).Rebels suppress the knowledge of their rebellion against God in a façade of ideological beliefs they think are consistent with their rejection of final truth - 'For they deliberately overlook this fact... ' (See 2 Peter 3:5-6).

• EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON GOD!

Without a belief in the rational Creator God of biblical theism, we lack any final ground for believing in an understandable universe. Biblical theism alone gives modern science a rational foundation for the validity of its central assumption - that objective truth and meaning exist as discoverable information, because God the Creator has imbedded the natural world with discoverable information and endowed us with the capacity to search and find what is really there! Truth as information does not merely fall out of random, molecular activity.

In fact, the historic bodily resurrection of Jesus provides a compelling example of the foundations of rational proof. For if the bodily resurrection of Jesus could not be shown by historical evidences, including eyewitness testimony, and the changed course of history, it is doubtful whether anything could be proved. Unless the validity of Christianity is presupposed as final truth - that Jesus was raised from the dead, we lack any rational foundations for our thinking and for the idea of proof itself. But with that truth, Christianity has given the world the supreme example of proof, and not merely for a 'natural' event, but a supernatural one.

Ultimately, the reasons advanced to refute God are self-refuting and go to show the degree to which the natural mind is just as the Bible says it is - 'alienated and hostile' (Colossians 1:21); cut off from a meaningful relationship with God and possessing a strong bias against and antipathy towards him! In the final analysis, biblical Christian theism, the revelation of the living God, refutes and unmasks the philosophic base of contemporary secular 'science'.

So, as Jesus is Lord of all, including origins, now is the time to bend the knee to him, and own up if you are a moral and intellectual rebel against God - and repent. Accept his death as the full penalty on the behalf of those who deserved God's judgement, paying the supreme price for rebels like you, and then trust him with abounding thanks for such forgiving love!

SCIENCE NEEDS GOD AS A BASE FOR PROOF AND RATIONAL THOUGHT!

Michael J. S. Austin, Ph.D.

Hello, my big goal is to show that biblical Christianity appeals to serious reason and careful thinking, and is powerfully relevant today.

So, I aim to share the good news of Christ crucified, risen and ascended - a Saviour who is worthy of your full confidence. And I write to help you find faith or to strengthen your faith, so that you may be SURE.

I share Evangelical and Reformed convictions and have a Ph.D. from Reformation International Theological Seminary for work on the validity of reason.

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You can choose online applied science degree if you are unable to attend regular classes. Universities or accredited institutions have as part of the curriculum stipulated a minimum training requirement that needs to be fulfilled and this criteria needs to be fulfilled irrespective of whether you opt for online course or regular stream.

The duration of this course is four years, employers who look to hire candidates who have completed the course also look for some training experience, and this would prove to be quite advantageous.

Most students who are interested in research and development opt for applied science degree as it will enable them to be part of new innovations and technologies that will take the world forward in the coming years.

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Only A Major Paradigm Shift In Societal Expectation Can Save Mathematics Education In This Country

A Paradigm shift is a major change from one way of thinking to another. A revolution. A metamorphosis driven by agents of change. Thomas Kuhn said "awareness is prerequisite to all acceptable changes of theory." It would seem that the necessary awareness already exists when report after report shows the sorry state of mathematics education in this country. The recent release of Harvard's latest report shows that the US ranks 31st of 56 countries, and only 6% of our high school students take higher level math courses. Another statistic which actually explains the other two is the fact that the failure rate of 1st year Algebra in the country is 50%, and this statistic has stayed consistent of at least four decades. How much more awareness is needed?

A major paradigm shift in something as complicated as our education system is certainly not to be taken lightly. We must first be certain that every possible attempt at positive change has been tried and shown to be a failure. Over the years, there have been at least six major philosophical changes. See my article "The Current State of Mathematics Education In This Country--Caution! You May Not Want To Know This" for a detailed explanation of those philosophical changes. That article also describes the various changes in both textbook series and educational techniques that have been tried over the past several decades. A quick look at No Child Left Behind results will show that there has been no benefit to mathematics education. An extended look at the long-term of effects of NCLB will show that, as with "New Math," the state of mathematics education has actually made a step backward.

This simply can not be allowed to continue. We are no longer able to compete in a global market. The long-term effects of the Algebra failure rate on both society and the individual student are so harmful that it seems criminal for us to allow either to continue. And, yet, while we all agree that the consequences are bad, no one seems to be trying very hard to find solutions. The educational system for mathematics is quite literally being allowed to flounder. School districts are simply rotating though the same techniques that have failed in the past.

So where do we look for solutions to the problems of mathematics education? I believe that the wisest approach would be to look at what has been successful in the field of education and duplicate that.

It seems that nothing in the field of mathematics education has been successful, but, just the opposite is true for reading and writing education. Our very young children enter school eager for the challenge of learning to read and write, and they seem to possess an ingrained sense that they have the ability to learn. They never doubt their ability to learn. Teachers are able to hit the ground running with these students. These children with their enthusiasm, persistence, and confidence in their own abilities stay successful for many years.

With this in mind, the first obvious question is why do our children excel in reading and writing? Answer? Societal expectation. There has always been a "given assumption" or "generalized understanding" that parents--even the extended family unit--have a role to play in preparing pre-school aged children to enter elementary school ready to read and write. Every mother, father, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandmother, grandfather, and even neighbors take an active interest and role as babies learn to make sounds, say words, crawl, walk, and talk. Babies are incredibly persistent at each of these very difficult tasks because every person in their small universe is quite literally cheering them on. We encourage their every attempt and we reinforce their successes at the same time that we encourage them to "try again" when they fall down. The word "failure" is non-existent at this stage of their little lives.

As the child grows the family unit plays an equal role in language development. Everyone reads to the child and encourages new vocabulary words and correct grammar begins to be evident; and all the while the child is surrounded with reinforcement and encouragement. In some homes, children actually start to read before they enter school. In most homes the necessary preparatory skills for reading are in place for the day school starts. The same has been happening with writings skills. Children are prepared with the alphabet, letter sounds, and letter shapes. They are ready to go to school to learn to read and write. They are filled with excitement. We have filled our children with so much encouragement and reinforcement that they never doubt their own ability to learn to read and write. They know they can learn because we taught them so.

Are the same things happening for mathematics? NO! At most, parents work with their children on counting without realizing that counting is actually a language skill not a math skill. Learning to say "one, two, three, four, five" is the same skill as learning to say "a, b, c, d, e." Should we be angry with parents for not doing with math what they so wonderfully accomplish with reading and writing. Again, NO! There is no societal expectation for parents to work with anything math related.

The next obvious question then becomes why not? Why does society think that not having parents lay the foundation for math success is desirable? The blame for this can be placed squarely on Jean Piaget (1896-1980). Piaget was a biologist who studied molluscs, but eventually moved into the study of childhood development. He divided a child's cognitive development into stages based on age. His proclamations that preschool children were capable of learning language and that children were not capable of abstract thought until age 11 have driven the course of education since the early 1970's. Parents work with preschool children on language because Piaget said they should. And nothing is done with abstract mathematics until almost the teen years because of Piaget. Over the years, we have come to learn that many of his original assumptions were incorrect and that much of his research was flawed. And yet we hang onto those "proclamations" as if they were handed down from God himself. Piaget was wrong! And because of this, the field of mathematics education has been suffering and our children have been failing.

Is it possible for us to change this current state of affairs? I tend to be an optimist and look at things from a positive viewpoint, so, yes, I believed this can be changed. But the change needs to start immediately and it quite literally needs to involve everyone in this society. It will require government support, a great deal of financial investment, and many years to complete.

There are two pieces of research data which do give us hope. The first research result we have known for over 50 years: babies are actually born with an innate number sense the same way they are born with an innate language sense. This doesn't mean that babies are born knowing how to count any more than they know how to speak English. But they are able from birth to distinguish between one, two, and many. This is a survival issue. And their number sense is active during the preschool years.

The other significant piece of research has come from the brain studies being conducted now that we have technology allowing us to actually study how the brain learns. Eric Jensen has been one of the most recognized names in the area of interpreting brain research data and then applying that information into useful form for the classroom. David Sousa's book "How the Brain Learns Mathematics" and John Medina's books "brain rules" and "brain rules for BABY" should become required reading for parents. Why? Because we have learned that the critical or primary period for learning logic and establishing the foundation for arithmetic is--are you sitting down?--ages 1 to 4! Is it any wonder that our children are failing mathematics in large numbers when we in education are totally missing the foundation forming years?

So many wasted years and so many wasted minds. Remember the commercial that said "the mind is a terrible thing to waste?" Yet, for several decades now, we have done exactly that. In trying to find the solution for our Algebra mess, we have repeated philosophy mistakes, we have thrown out textbooks by the millions (billions?), and in the end, we always blame teachers. No Child Left Behind is closing schools and running our best teachers out of the profession. All for the wrong reasons. We have been looking in the wrong places and at the wrong things.

The solution to the problems with mathematics education is not in WHAT we do. It is WHEN we do it.

I hope that you are beginning to see the paradigm shift that needs to happen. We need a major shift in societal expectation to include both language and mathematics in those preschool years. We need families doing for math what they have always done for language. That foundation in math is every bit as important as it is for language. Our children need to be constantly reinforced and encouraged and praised for their persistence for math as much as for language. And maybe most important is that our children need a self concept that says "I am smart enough and I can learn this." They must never doubt their own ability to learn.

The how to make this happen is the topic of another article, but we can all begin right now by spreading the word. Everyone in society needs to understand that they are an essential part of creating the foundation for a successful future in mathematics for our pre-school children. Again, the solution to the problems with mathematics education is not in WHAT we do. It is WHEN we do it. Spread the word. Time is critical.

Shirley Slick, "The Slick Tips Lady," is a retired high school math teacher and tutor with degrees in Mathematics and Psychology and additional training in brain-based learning/teaching. Her goals: (1) to help parents help their children with math, (2) to help eliminate the horrendous Algebra failure rate, and (3) to inform the general public about problematic issues related to the field of education. For your free copy of "10 Slick Tips for Improving Your Child's Study Habits," visit her website a

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