May, 2007 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for May 2007

Thursday Morning Vid-Biz Headlines

Gates and Jobs Yuk it Up: The mega-rich, uber-geeky duo do their best Burns and Allen at the D: All Things Digital conference. (D5) The Associate Press Wants Proper Credit: The news agency is working with Attributor to track its content and catch infringement (print… Read More »

Some city-wide Wi-Fi networks are being launched and few residents are using them. And then there are the planned muniFi networks that are stuck in the purgatory of logistics and bureacracy — perpetually ‘in the works’ but with missed deadlines and unsure futures. The Palo Alto… Read More »

 
 

Quicksilver Screencast: Access Minimized Windows

Quicksilver does an awful lot of things from the keyboard, but accessing windows that have been minimized isn’t typically in the cards. While some of you may choose to hide your application windows when not using them, I’m still of the camp that minimizes them… Read More »

What's on GigaNET

The 20-Hour Work Week of the Future: What will your job as a web worker look like in 2015? A new report envisions a world in which a free agent world composed of retiring baby boomers, working-age moms and Gen Xers relinquish… Read More »

OK, it’s not like we didn’t know these were about to appear, but the good news is that you can actually order a new Lenovo X61 Tablet PC and expect to see… Read More »

EMI today becomes the last major label to partner with YouTube to share audio and video recordings. Warner, Universal, and Sony BMG had taken equity stakes in YouTube last fall just prior to it being bought by Google, alongside similar partnerships with the video-sharing site. The… Read More »

Apple readying iTunes Store for Apple TV?

After seeing some screenshots of YouTube officially supported by the Apple TV, I think Apple may be readying the iTunes Store for the Apple TV.  According to Apple’s press release, you will also be able to search for specific videos and you can even log-in to… Read More »

http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/452319854 The highlight of yesterdays events actually has nothing to do with a device announcement to me. No, the most interesting event is about two icons in the industry: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Both were on stage together at the D conference and in typical… Read More »

While I was all tied up in marathon meetings yesterday Kevin was all over the Palm announcement of their new Foleo "smartphone companion".  I’ve been giving the Foleo a… Read More »

Quote of the Day 5/31/07

*”People say iTunes is their favorite piece of Windows software…It’s like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.”* – _Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, from the dais of the WSJ “D” Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. yesterday, when asked how he feels about being… Read More »

Survivor, Big Brother — they are so yesterday. The new new reality TV is watching unedited surveillance videos on the web. Just ask Jay Levy, founder of Trueview Services, a bootstrapped video surveillance company that offers web-based streams. The year-old company started out selling its systems… Read More »

Question of the Day: Pricing

*I have a new software product to introduce to the market, but I’m struggling with how to determine what to charge for it.* I believe that triangulating the price from multiple perspectives is a cornerstone to this process, but I’ve got two challenges: 1) this is a… Read More »

More Must Reads

When pitching your startup to a potential venture investor, you typically only have one hour to put your best foot forward. It’s important that you use your time well, and take pains to avoid a few common presentation pitfalls that will, at best, distract your audience,… Read More »

What will your job as a web worker look like in 2015? Yes, it’ll still encompass digital devices, a multitude of communications technologies and social networking. But it may also offer a 20-hour work week, according to Gartner research director Brian Prentice. In a new reportRead More »

Success, they say, mellows out even the fiercest of tyrants, making their dictates seem almost benevolent. Steve Jobs, the enfant terrible of yesteryears, whose unrelenting quest for perfection has driven many to Ole Tennessee or an asylum (whichever is closer) is showing signs of a kinder,… Read More »

Vlogger Pam Newman of Louisville, Kentucky posted a video on Vimeo last week that asked a provocative question: “Where are the Black People on Vimeo?” Needless to say, she got a lot of comments! Many, of course, from other people on Vimeo who… Read More »

It was a rumor that had been hanging in air, like thick smog over Los Angeles. Mike Volpi, till recently a rising star at router maker Cisco Systems, was said to be joining Joost as chief executive officer. Our sources said it was going… Read More »

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