Mobile media continue to dominate the discussions in many retail electronics stores. A year after the Apple iPad made a splash with its debut, five different brands of the tablet gadgets are now available. And like most electronic inventions, they seem to offer increasingly better quality as the months go by. “Pictures are getting better […]
It’s less expensive than the traditional material used in solar panels. It’s more flexible. It’s less noticeable, too. That three-fold combination makes thin film photovoltaic technology an increasingly popular item in the solar energy business. “It tends to be less prominent,” says Lou Villaire, who works in the sales and design department of Atlasta Solar […]
When Rob Benjamin talks about being in the cloud, he’s not alluding to a foggy mindset. Quite the contrary: The cloud is a technological term for access to the universe of the Internet through virtual servers and can include access to information that’s not available to all Internet users. “We’ve been in the cloud, and […]
When national health care legislation was enacted last year, much was made about the importance of the electronic storage and sharing of medical records among medical professionals. While electronic storage was already common, remote access to patients’ medical histories was not as prevalent. As technology advances, doctors can access new medical information from a variety […]
Electronic data technology has helped companies store information that would take up hundreds of offices full of paper files. Computers sort the data to make it easy to archive and easy to access. Yes, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate business technology in 2011. Yet, electronic data storage also can present a dangerous problem […]
As technology advances, it’s inevitable that rooms that once stored paper files now house electronic equipment. Such is the case at St. Mary’s Hospital, which continues to upgrade its technological capabilities in the wake of opening a $270 million, 12-story patient tower in 2010. Officials at the Grand Junction hospital plan to open three cardiac […]
When Chuck Myers made plans to expand his metal business to include salvage storage near the Fifth Street Bridge in Grand Junction, he didn’t count on a long-term comprehensive plan that envisions the area as a more enticing entry to the south side of downtown. But that’s what’s happened. Myers believes city government is throwing […]
As the rising price of gasoline takes a bite out of company and family budgets, travel-related firms in the Grand Valley likely will feel the effects. But whether those effects will include an increase or decrease in business is difficult to determine. “The strategy that we return to is to yet again focus on the […]
During economic downturns, people often plan their vacations with an eye toward staying close to home. And if one happens to live in a beautiful state known for its variety of outdoor attractions, such a scenario can be as enjoyable as spending thousands of dollars to travel thousands of miles. Such is the case with […]
It can be easy to overlook amenities in your own backyard coveted by people who live elsewhere. When the spring mud season hits the high country in places like Breckenridge or Aspen, people from the mountains often gravitate toward the desert of the Grand Valley, where the mountain biking season can begin in February and […]