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Geoplatform Gov Gulf Response

The US Federal Agency NOAA has a website to track the gulf oil spill. At the GeoPlatform.Gov website, under GulfReponse, an interactive Google Map shows the status of many aspects of the recent spill.

Midwest Corn Nitrogen Loss

Dr. Dan Davidson of Telvent-DTN discusses Nitrogen use and loss with spring rains in the USA Midwest.

Dell Streak. Android Tablet.

Dell, a major computer manufacturer in the USA, is launching a small tablet PC and smart phone hybrid in summer 2010 called the Dell Streak. Some users have compared it to the Apple IPad.

Kessler Syndrome. Debris Belt.

An article on Wired.Com describes how a prediction has come true for the Kessler Syndrome. This prediction published in 1978 described how accidental collisions between satellites and other metallic items in orbit would create many smaller pieces of debris, with the potential for creating a "Debris Belt" around the earth.

Solar Storms Ahead

This article on Yahoo News quotes scientists predicting an increase in solar storms in the near future.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead

Malata Tablet Google Android

This video-blog review by Charbax dated June 9, 2010 features a tablet computer called the "Malata SMB-A1011". It runs the Google operating system named "Android". It is a 10-inch (24 centimeter) screen called "Capacitive" meaning touch sensitive.

This device might be great for recording field notes like conservation plans, instead of writing on paper, and transcribing into a computer back in the office.

Armor Rugged Mobile Computers

A link from ARMDevices.Net led to this company that makes rugged mobile computers.

DRSArmor.Com is probably located in Melbourne, Florida, USA. It has a link to site content in German language for the European Union. It makes a line of portable tablet PCs that appear excellent for field work. It is a real time saver to eliminate writing field notes on paper, than copying over the data to a computer.

Realease Com Describes Shogo Tablet

The Shogo tablet PC runs the Linux operating system and is made by Realease.Com. In an earlier posting I described a review of this tablet computer. Visiting the Realease home page on June 11, 2010 shows the same video as the introductory article.

UOG Organic Agriculture Training

Count me fortunate to be able to join a four-day course at the University of Guam June 7 to 10, 2010.

Called "Organic Agriculture Training, it is organized by Dr Bob Barber, and Dr. Mari Marutani of the University of Guam. Off-island speaker is Marty Mesh of Florida Organic Growers.

> http://www.foginfo.org/people.php

LC2000 Linux Laptops

A firm by the name LinuxCertified, Inc. is selling a line of linux laptops with a model series of LC2000.

http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html