TechnoSpin, a New York-headquartered small-scale wind turbine maker with big-time plans, has raised $8 million in a Series A financing that was led by 21 Ventures. The company says it has designed its small-scale turbines to operate in low-wind situations, allowing for wider … Read More »
Archive for April 2008
I won’t speak for the group, but I find Adobe Acrobat Reader a necessary evil. It seems like when I haven’t installed it, people send me PDFs up the ying-yang. And … Read More »
If you’ve tried and failed at GTD, and you can’t maintain Inbox Zero to save your life – you might want to think about a new suggestion from Pistachio Consulting’s Laura Fitton. She calls it “Inbox Infinity” and it works this way: I want my optimized … Read More »
So I’m sitting in Starbucks working on the HP Mini-Note and look what I saw walk in the door: It’s already started with the Mini in the wild. :) BTW, his is … Read More »
Kitschy 80s TV icon The People’s Court is being resurrected for the digital age. People’s Court Raw is throwing its robes into the UGC competition/argument space by letting people post video versions of their disputes online and letting the audience vote for who is right. … Read More »
Managing projects in an internet based environment can be difficult. We have options such as Basecamp from 37Signals, Zoho, and even an open source tool called Project.net. There is a new player on the block called … Read More »
Cox Enterprises is spending $300 million to buy online ad network Adify, as both a hedge against the death of classified ads and a way to delve deeper into Internet advertising. As far as bargains go, this one could be a good one for Adify’s investors, … Read More »
Russell Read, the exec who leads investment strategy for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s $244 billion pension fund — the largest in the country — said today that he plans to launch his own private equity fund devoted to clean energy after he
It’s been a long while since I last used Speech Recognition in Windows Vista, but in my defense, I constantly have music playing when I’m on the computer. All I need is … Read More »
About two months ago, I wrote about my decision to get rid of my land line and rely strictly on my cell phone — with its unlimited plan — for my voice needs. It was a mistake. My social network (namely in the form … Read More »
Another web developer was recently complaining to me: “I just got three new clients – I’m overwhelmed! I don’t know how I’m going to get everything done!” I pointed out that this was one of the best problems for an independent web worker to have – … Read More »
Sprint’s delay in launching its Xohm WiMAX service will cause problems for the carrier, but shouldn’t be read as the demise of WiMAX as a 4G mobile broadband standard, according to the inaugural report issued by Sidecut Reports. Sidecut is a research firm headed by … Read More »
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