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- Jim Loehr: Train for Success Like a Pro Athlete
- Forget time management. According to productivity guru Jim Loehr, energy is the ultimate renewable resource, and managing it correctly could be the key to increasing your human capital. At least that’s the philosophy of Jim Loehr, a productivity guru and performance psychologist with the...
- Articles 2009-07-27
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- Multitasking a Minefield for the Mind, Report Says
- A report from the researchers at Stanford University found those likely to experience rigorous daily multitasking are negatively impacting their cognitive state. An article published in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PNAS the official journal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, ?Cognitive...
- News items 2009-08-25
- Deciding When to Switch Tasks in Time-Critical Multitasking
- While cognitive modeling has begun to make good progress in accounting for human multitasking behavior, current models typically focus on externally-driven task switching in laboratory-task settings. In contrast, many real-world complex tasks, particularly time-critical tasks, involve internally-driven multitasking in which the person her/himself decides when to switch between tasks. This...
- White papers 2004-06-15
- Deciding When to Switch Tasks in Time - Critical Multitasking
- While cognitive modeling has begun to make good progress in accounting for human multitasking behavior, current models typically focus on externally-driven task switching in laboratory-task settings. In contrast, many real-world complex tasks, particularly time-critical ones, involve internally-driven multitasking in which people themselves decide when to switch between tasks. This paper...
- White papers 2004-11-11
- US DEPT OF HHS: Multitasking behaviours mapped to the prefrontal cortex.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 May 1999-US DEPT OF HHS: Multitasking behaviours mapped to the prefrontal cortex C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:120599 Investigators have mapped a region of the brain responsible for a certain kind of multitasking behavior, the uniquely human ability to perform...
- Research articles 1999-05-13
- METALCUTTING: Multitasking Equipment
- Done-in-one setup and machining are all the rage Multitasking machines are taking on many forms today, contributing to their continuing growth as a prime way in which manufacturers can not only retain their competitive edge, but leap ahead of global competition. Multifunction machining, combining many processes into one machine or...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- NC SIMPLIFIES PROGRAMMING MULTITASKING MACHINES
- Anonymous Machine Design 11-18-2004 NC SIMPLIFIES PROGRAMMING MULTITASKING MACHINES Byline: Anonymous Volume: 76 Number: 22 ISSN: 00249114 Publication Date: 11-18-2004 Page: 79 Section: COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, PERIPHERALS Type: Periodical Language: English Esprit's SolidMillTurn software lets CNC programmers control multitasking machines with B-axis capability. With one machine and one setup,...
- Research articles 2004-11-18
- Programming solutions for multitasking machines—DP Technology, booth 1550
- Esprit 2005 includes a new pre-packaged solution for programming multitasking mill-turn machine tools designed to increase productivity. The company says the package offers complete pre-configured solutions for programming multitasking machine tools from Mori Seiki, Nakamura Tome, Citizen, Emco Maier and Mazak. This release virtually eliminates the need for end-users...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Three Ways that Multitasking Hurts Your Productivity
- Does the multitasking mindset affect the quality of our work? New research from Stanford says that multitasking may lead us nowhere fast. by Stacy Blackman
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- First Benchmark to Test Multitasking Desktop Performance; Test and Tune Windows NT Hard Drives with Adaptec's ThreadMark Software
- MILPITAS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 7, 1997--Windows NT users can now test and tune their desktop hard drive performance with ThreadMark, a new multitasking benchmark from Adaptec.
- Research articles 1997-01-07
- Plasmon Aims NT MANAGER Software At Windows NT 3.51 Platforms; Multitasking software supports ISO-9660, DOS FAT, Plasmon media formats and new ISO-13346 format for cross-vendor disk interchange
- CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--April 1, 1996--Plasmon Data Inc. manufacturer of a wide range of optical storage solutions, today announced a Windows NT 3.51 version of its Multitasking MANAGER software for optical jukeboxes, bringing to four the total number of platforms supported. Previous platform support includes AIX, Solaris and OS/2.
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Ericsson and Sun Microsystems Inc develop multitasking Java technology for mobile phones
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-27 June 2005-Ericsson and Sun Microsystems Inc develop multitasking Java technology for mobile phonesC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
- Research articles 2005-06-27
- Why Multitasking Does Not Work: Superior Strategies To Be Super Productive
- Logically, each time you switch between tasks, such as suddenly checking voice mail while in the middle of composing a short email, you lose a few seconds to a full minute, depending what is needed to get the materials together for the next activity. The obvious conclusion is that there...
- White papers 2007-01-17
- Singletasking Vs. Multitasking: Why Doing One Thing At A Time Is Faster Than Trying To Do Them All
- The idea can best be illustrated in relation to multitasking on computers where too many simultaneous processes causes the system to bog down and delay outcomes to a much greater magnitude than if the same processes had been run sequentially. The more complex the task the more it needs to...
- White papers 2007-01-17
- Multitasking Is Out, Pinpointed FOCUS Is IN!
- It has been proven in scientific studies that toggling between tasks slows the brain down. This paper gives five daily practices to attain pinpointed focus and stop multitasking. You're working on a project that requires creativity, such as writing your ezine or designing a marketing campaign, and suddenly the phone...
- White papers 2008-08-18
- Multitasking women need better balance
- Stress is here to stay. It is how you manage it that is important--particularly for women, who are the "queens of multitasking," says Stephanie Setliff, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. "Stress refers to internal and external pressures that we experience daily....
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- The multitasking generation.
- Byline: Claudia Wallis Apr 05, 2006 (Time Australia - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Modern technology encourages multi-tasking. A study by anthropologist Elinor Ochs at the University of California highlights the impact of multitasking on family life. Ochs' research shows how hard it...
- Research articles 2006-04-05
- Advanced SCSI specification increases performance with multitasking capability. (Small Computer Systems Interface, Seagate Technology Inc.'s Advanced SCSI Architecture-II)
- 00-00-0000 The SCSI bus has become an important standard in the PC industry. Generally, it's employed as a means of passing data at rates up to 20 Mbytes/s using the fast and wide SCSI standards. Because a SCSI interface is often implemented with multitasking operating...
- Research articles 1995-05-30
- Multitasking: You're Doing it Wrong
- Maybe you're reading this blog while simultaneously g-chatting with a colleague, absentmindedly scrolling through the headlines online and also occasionally noting down the odd idea for today's meeting. If you would proudly offer this as evidence that you are a Gen Y multitasking ninja, you may be deluding yourself suggests...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Gibbs and Associates, a developer of CAM software out of Moorpark, Calif., and Mazak-USA of Florence, Ky., have entered into a strategic partnership to optimize support for Mazak's multitasking CNC machine tools.(Conducting business)
- Gibbs and Associates, a developer of CAM software out of Moorpark, Calif., and Mazak-USA of Florence, Ky., have entered into a strategic partnership to optimize support for Mazak's multitasking CNC machine tools. As part of the agreement, the companies will exchange information about and collaborate on...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
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