{"id":30,"date":"2008-02-21T19:17:48","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T02:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2008-02-21T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T02:56:09","slug":"new-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"New Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I received an email the other day that I found interesting technology. As some of you may know, voice activation\/recognition has been around a few years, but is slowly gaining popularity. For <em>SolidWorks<\/em> users, the technology is available now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xpressosoft.com\/\">http:\/\/www.xpressosoft.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have not tried the software myself yet, but anything to help users make their job easier to create models is OK for me. <font color=\"#999999\">(thanks Joshua)<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Also, something to think about is future technology and where it is headed. Having worked in engineering for over 20 years and in I.T., I have seen some new technology coming our way in a few years. In 5-10 years, my opinion is there will be great strides in how we do computing in all professions. Because of these changes, our society will have to adapt\u00c2\u00a0to new ways how\u00c2\u00a0we will shop and communicate, among other differences [Be ready to buy stock in <em>FedEx<\/em> or <em>UPS<\/em> \ud83d\ude09 ]. Our grandkids may be doing all or some of their schooling online. The future is near.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tech.msn.com\/news\/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=6183619&amp;GT1=10938\">http:\/\/tech.msn.com\/news\/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=6183619&gt;1=10938<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received an email the other day that I found interesting technology. As some of you may know, voice activation\/recognition has been around a few years, but is slowly gaining popularity. 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