| Wed, 29 Aug 2007 | | You have an internet connection, so why not use it? That seems to be the conclusion of most software-makers, who are rapidly incorporating more web services into their disk-based applications. And we're talking applications both large and small: Microsoft's new 2007 Office system suite adds support for wikis and blog tools, as well as the Office Groove collaboration application for connected users. But a similarly wide range of functionality can be hosted on a web server and dished out to your browser as needed?a great example is NetSuite's omnibus accounting/customer service/e-commerce combination (see our SaaS section on our shortcuts page. | | More information |
| Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | | The United States is the Saudi Arabia of coal. Coal generates half of our electricity, which lets us run air conditioners and dishwashers, charge iPods, and watch HBO and Cubs games at night. In so many ways, coal is the energy of America, and we have enough for 240 more years. | | More information |
| Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | | Viet Iraq: Bush Tries a High-Risk History Lesson | | More information |
| Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | | It's not that Randall Larsen thinks you shouldn't worry. He just wants you to worry about the right things. Larsen, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and the director of the Institute for Homeland Security in Alexandria, Va., makes an argument that most people don't want to hear: Another terrorist attack on American soil is inevitable. But instead of calling for higher walls around the borders and more screening at airports, Larsen's advice to lawmakers is just the opposite: Concentrate on preventing the worst-case scenarios?nuclear and biological attacks?and accept that no amount of security can make the country safe from every possible threat. | | More information |
| Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | | For the past 18 years, we have ranked pediatric hospitals. But now we are taking a giant step forward. | | More information |
| Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | | In July, America's Best Hospitals turned 18. From the very first, U.S. News has ranked hospitals in pediatrics, identifying medical centers that excel at helping the sickest young patients. We've heard reassuringly few complaints through the years that one or another of the ranked hospitals might not merit such distinction. | | More information |
| Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | | Informed last summer that the only hope for their son's Crohn's disease was to remove his colon, John and Brenda Ricci made good on a vow. "We always said if it ever gets real serious we would [switch] to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia," says Brenda of the life-altering surgery prescribed for John Paul, now almost 11, who was plagued by diarrhea and nasty side effects from steroids he had to take. | | More information |
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