This afternoon, as I was preparing to have coffee with entrepreneur “Wil Schroter”:http://www.gobignetwork.com/profiles/Wil-Schroter.aspx, whose “previous Found|READ post”:http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/stop-hiring-people-to-do-your-job/ you may have read, I ran across a great post on his site called “Five Ways to Move your Startup Forward without Cash”:http://www.gobignetwork.com/wil/2007/7/10/five-ways-to-move-your-startup-forward-without-cash/10175/view.aspx. As described, the piece has useful … Read More »
Archive for 2007
Contract Hinges on New Media Residuals, with the Writers Guild sitting down with the producers association yesterday in negotiation for a new three-year contract — producers claim web and mobile still “experimental,” writers call this “stalling tactic.” (Reuters) Gold Rush Sequel On Hold, the Mark Burnett-produced … Read More »
Pining away for more music on your HTC Mogul? Sprint has you covered…both with the music and the Mogul since the device hasn’t shown its face on … Read More »
High-tech tweaks on building features such as windows can make a big impact on their energy-efficiency. One company working on such windows, SAGE Electrochromics, says they’ve just raised $16 million in a second round funding from Good Energies, Applied Materials’ venture arm Applied Ventures, and … Read More »
Non profit Green Electronics Council (GEC) put out a report today that suggests its eco-computing initiatives are starting to work. Yeah, it’s a their way to justify their program and budget ($800,000 for 2007), but we appreciate them getting us some numbers to … Read More »
Mesmo.tv launched today, a place to find and watch internet video. It’s kind of like vod:pod combined with a similar-tastes-based filtering system like StumbleVideo, and better organized and exposed. Mesmo.tv CEO Davin T. Miyoshi said it’s like Last.fm or iLike, but for video. … Read More »
Looks like Asus wants in on the high speed, mobile modem action; why else would they intro the T500 PC Card? You’ll get support for … Read More »
One of the great attractions of web work is supposed to be the ability to work anywhere, right? And now that we’re at the height of summer, the urge is strong to charge up the laptop and head to the beach or the mountains or even … Read More »
I got a chance to meet Dan from UneasySILENCE a few weeks back; ironically, Dan’s very talkative for a blogger with "SILENCE" in the name….in a good way, Dan. … Read More »
I pride myself on my ability to manually calculate an accurate tip amount when I’m out and about, so this deal isn’t for me. If you struggle with that 15-, 18-, … Read More »
The promise of wireless USB has been lurking around for some time now and consumers have been waiting patiently. The new technology works like USB but without the wires and when products start appearing that have wireless USB integrated it’s going to be pretty cool. This … Read More »
New notebooks are pretty much equipped with ExpressCard slots these days. ExpressCards are thinner than the older PC Cards and it’s easier for OEMs to put them in thinner and lighter portable computers. The problem with switching to the ExpressCard format is evident if you have … Read More »