Lofty Matters

Small bioptic telescopes have been mounted on glasses to help people with vision impairments for about 60 years. This is allowed for driving by 39 states in the U.S. Unfortunately, most of them were either too heavy or too ugly to be very useful.

A Harvard research team has now developed a new kind of telescope that can be embedded in glasses lenses. One major advantage is the appearance of the glasses. They look almost like normal everyday glasses so they are much more user-friendly.

Above is an example of the next generation of the in-the-lens telescopic device. This is a conceptual simulation of what the in-the-lens Keplerian telescope lenses will look like.

Techniques have also been developed to help people with low vision better see and enjoy TV.

As a laptop owner who needs to hit the road with my laptop from time to time, I have frequently been frustrated with difficulties connecting to the internet when I’m away from home. There’s nothing worse than needing to hop on the internet and experiencing technical difficulties with a mobile connection or wireless connection. Sheer torture, I tell you!

Well, help has arrived!

Avanquest Software has been in business for over 20 years. They have and are producing many leading titles for communication, PC Utility, Small Business and Creative software.

The brand new Connection Manager is a result of their history and experience. What’s more, they are providing this incredible tool for laptops absolutely FREE.

This is a fully tested and professionally developed program that is sure to make your remote connection difficulties a thing of the past.

Avanquest is eager for this program to be enjoyed and shared so they are offering it absolutely free. Avanquest wants to you to see the kind of quality product they make and they want people to have it without having to spend a cent for it.

My family has a road trip coming up in a few months and I will definitely be making sure that I have Connection Manager fully installed and ready to go before we hit the road!

Press Release:

FREE SOFTWARE SIMPLIFIES LIFE ON-THE-GO FOR LAPTOP USERS

AVANQUEST LAUNCHES CONNECTION MANAGER FOR HASSLE FREE CONNECTIVITY WHEN WORKING ON THE MOVE

Avanquest Software, a leading developer and publisher of business and consumer software for the global PC market, has released its powerful Connection Manager tool worth $29.95 for free. This will save laptop users time and effort as it simplifies the process of detecting, selecting and connecting to different networks and peripherals every time they change location.

For information and to download the software visit: www.ConnectMyLaptop.com.

Today, mobile computer users often access public and private networks from a range of locations such as in the office, in a hotel, at a coffee shop, in bars and even on holiday. This usually requires different types of internet connections, access to different drives and email clients each time they change location, requiring the set up to be reconfigured every time.

Avanquest Connection Manager enables laptop users to automatically disconnect and reconnect to different networks and peripherals every time they change location. It saves the laptop user time and hassle by automatically:

• Detecting and storing preferred settings for each location
• Selecting and identifying the user if they return to a previously visited location
• Connecting to preferred settings and peripherals for that particular location

Avanquest Connection Manager memorises preferred network connection settings for the internet, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), email clients, default printers and disk drives. It allows laptop users to move effortlessly from one network to another without having to adjust settings or encounter troublesome error messages.

Avanquest Software Publishing is now offering the retail software package of Connection Manager to download for free from www.ConnectMyLaptop.com.

For more information about Connection Manager and a complete listing of software titles available from Avanquest, visit http://www.avanquest.com.

System Requirements:

Windows Vista
Pentium IV 2 GHz
1 GB RAM

Windows XP
Pentium III 600 MHz
512 MB RAM
Service Pack 2

About Avanquest Software
Avanquest Software is a global developer and leading publisher of best-selling personal and professional software designed for utilities, office productivity, communications and mobility worldwide. Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in 1984 as BVRP Software and listed since December 1996 on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714), Avanquest Software forms part of the Eurolist, NextEconomy segment and SBF 250 index. Additional information on Avanquest Software is available at www.avanquest.com.

A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in (Minneapolis) brought calls for immediate repairs to other bridges, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in every state have had no work beyond regular maintenance.

A review of repairs on each state’s 20 most-traveled bridges that have structural deficiencies found just 12 percent have been fixed. In most states, the most common approach was to plan for repairs later rather than fix problems now.

The bridges reviewed by the AP – 1,020 in all – are not in imminent danger of collapse but the officials acknowledge the structures need improvement…many sooner rather than later.

The collapse of the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007 killed 13 people.

The failure to follow through was not because of lack of effort, however, according to officials. Soaring construction costs, budget shortages, election-year politics, a backlog of bridge projects, competing highway repairs and bureaucracy has held bridge work to small progress.

The AP findings:

Sixty-four percent of the bridges received no work beyond regular maintenance. Most were slated for some kind of future work.

Twelve percent had their structural defects fixed – mostly by major rehabilitation or complete replacement.

24 percent more have seen a partial improvement, either through a short-term repair to temporarily address the defect or an ongoing project that is not finished.

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I know this site will prove invaluable to me so I’ve bookmarked it for future reference. Maybe you should too?