The set-top box wars are heating as HP goes from just talking about its MediaSmart Connect to actually putting it on the market. We already know a bit about the device: It plugs into your HD TV and allows you to wirelessly access your digital… Read More »
Archive for June 16, 2008
The bleeding edge of data center design is bright green. Advanced Data Centers (ADC), a year and a half old startup founded by a group of telecom execs, is building what could be the greenest datacenter in North America when built. The… Read More »
Brightcove tonight is launching a new version of its platform that “competes directly with Move Networks,” SVP Marketing and Strategy Adam Berrey told us today. Nothing like putting a target on your enemy’s back! Brightcove, which is especially strong with news media customers and… Read More »
BioSolar Preps for Full-Scale Production: BioSolar makes solar cell components from plants and has partnered with plastic fabricator Rowland Technologies to start manufacturing on a commercial scale – BioSolar. Fuel Costs Do Change Your Driving: The Economist graphs out how fuel prices relate to vehicle miles… Read More »
The passing of Tim Russert, a man I greatly admired, came as the result of a massive heart attack, an event that cannot be predicted. Having suffered a heart attack myself earlier this year, I know this firsthand — the heart is no match for… Read More »
Earth2Tech: Tech giants are going solar. Intel spins out (and funds) SpectraWatt. NewTeeVee: BitTorrent client, Vuze (formerly known as Azureus) has gone social and more webby. OStatic: Open source is everywhere: electoral voting & census are two of the more interesting mainstream… Read More »
Michael Crandell is CEO and co-founder of RightScale Inc., a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company that offers a cloud computing management platform, tools and services. We’re heading quickly into the next big chapter of the Internet revolution, with tremendous buzz and excitement around the development of cloud… Read More »
Recently, I did a post on productivity tips for Microsoft Word. In addition to tips and keyboard shortcuts, there are also a lot of useful add-ins you can use with Word. They’re especially helpful for tasks such as managing tables, checking to make sure that… Read More »
Just an opinion here as I read various observations on how slow Origami Experience 2.0 is running for some people. While it appears from commenters that you can run… Read More »
As the market for solar continues to grow, the tech giants are starting to wade in. After IBM said today that it will work on thin-film solar technology, Intel said that it has spun out and funded a solar startup called SpectraWatt. Both… Read More »
Tommorow sees the long-awaited release of Clint Eastwood‘s Firefox 3, the third movie in the popular series of Craig Thomas novels, including Firefox, Firefox Down and Winter Hawk. As with most cinematic releases, the movie will be available as a Usenet file… Read More »
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