Be a better pet guardian or animal enthusiast with these apps.
ANIMAL APPS
Scotts Bird ID
Identify wild birds
by both pictures and
birdcalls, then share
which birds you spot
on an interactive
Facebook map.
Developed with the
National Wildlife
Federation.
Free (Android,
iPhone). scotts.com
Pet Dossier
Track your pet’s
health records,
medications,
diet and feeding
schedules, vet
and groomer
appointments,
and more; e-mail
information to a pet
sitter. Do good, too:
25 percent of the
sale price goes to the
ASPCA. US$1.99.
yepyup.com
iKibble
If you can’t resist
feeding your dog
from the table, this
app tells you if what
you’re offering is
healthy. Choose from
hundreds of meats,
dairy products,
fruit, vegetables,
and grains. US$0.99,
or free if you’re
willing to look at ads.
bit.ly/s2U7mx
“Button-down” is rarely synonymous with “cool,” but
the SeV Button Down Shirt from Scottevest turns a
conservative garment into a must-have tech acces-
sory by adding a handful of secret pockets and extra
features. The standard chest pocket is bolstered
with pen- and passport-sized inner pockets and a
hidden magnetic clasp to hold stuff in when you
bend over. An extra pocket at the bottom of the
placket is handy for stashing cash or credit cards—if
you wear the shirt untucked. And two invisible
underwing zippered pockets can hold sunglasses, a
smartphone, or other items you’d rather not share
with pickpockets. The shirt also sports a “personal
area network” (loops and holes through which you
can thread earbuds) and is sewn of wrinkle-free
cotton in six colors and patterns. US$80.
bit.ly/omagshirt
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OCZ’s new Octane series is the first
solid-state drive (SSD) to squeeze
1 full terabyte of storage into a
2.5-inch drive. The drive has read
speeds of up to 560 MB/sec and
write speeds of 400 MB/sec. Octane
SSDs also come equipped with pro-
prietary NDurance technology from
Indilinx—a NAND flash controller
maker acquired by OCZ—which
increases the lifespan of the NAND
flash memory, ensuring the most con-
sistent and reliable performance and
minimizing degradation even when
the drive’s storage capacity is highly
utilized. Octane’s 1 TB capacity could
be just what it takes for SSDs to
move from supplemental drive status
to actually replacing traditional plate
drives. US$1.30/GB. ocz.com
1 TB SSD DRIVE
Paw Trotter Carry this directory of more than 130,000 pet-friendly businesses, hotels, and parks. Find a pet sitter or vet, and view
user ratings. This
app also helps pets
in need: a percentage
of revenues goes
to the American
Humane Association.
US$2.99.
pawtrotter.com
BREACHES
HURT FOR A YEAR
On average, it takes one year
to restore an organization’s
reputation after a data breach.
Source: The Ponemon Institute and Experian Data
Breach Resolution, ponemon.org, experian.com
DATA
“Just 18 minutes a day
can save you hours
of inefficiency. The
trick is to choose your
focus deliberately
and wisely, and then
consistently remind
yourself of that focus
throughout the day.”
—Peter Bregman, author of 18 Minutes
(Business Plus, 2011)
DATA CENTER EXECUTIVES WERE ASKED
What’s driving you to cloud and virtualization in
your data center design?
Source: CABLExpress Data Center Survey, cablexpress.com
74%
SAID
BUSINESS NEEDS
DRIVE IT DECISIONS
Business needs will
ultimately drive the
adoption of cloud
and virtualization.
13%
SAID
OPERATIONAL
VARIABLES
Manageability and
agility help contain
staff, power, cooling,
and other expenses.
13%
SAID
CAPITAL
EXPENSES
It’s about optimizing
and managing return
on investment and
total cost of o wnership.
YOUR TURN
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