Spreadsheets are great tools. Spreadsheet programs have been around for over 25 years and many contractors have built some pretty respectable spreadsheets over the years for their estimating.

Twenty years ago electrical contractors had no alternative but to run their businesses the old-fashioned way using their heads, hands, hearts and calculators. While the personal computer stood in the ...

With the goal of making television more fun to watch, we are researching television-viewing robot companions who can chat with human viewers while watching television (Fig. 1). Our hope is that, by ...

With the goal of making television more fun to watch, we are researching television-viewing robot companions who can chat with human viewers while watching television (Fig. 1). Our hope is that, by ...