Intel’s Chairman Craig Barrett said today that he will step down in May. After 35 years with the company, seven of them as the CEO and almost almost four as chair, Barrett is announcing his departure at a time when the chipmaker is slashing… Read More »
Archive for January 2009
With a record number of viewers watching video streams of the presidential inauguration this week, it’s not hard to see why energy consumption of the Internet has doubled between 2000 and 2006. And it’s just going to consume more energy as greater numbers turn to… Read More »
The key to achieving your goals is setting reasonable targets in the first place. Learn from my mistakes and pick up some great tips about goal-setting. Read More »
The Senate late Thursday night agreed on a bill that would delay the transition from broadcasting analog to digital television signals by four months. It will vote on that bill next week. Meanwhile, the House this week approved the $6 billion in broadband funding offered… Read More »
Boxee is telling their Mac users to get LOST — that is, they are telling them that they can watch the hit show on their Mac. Boxee is releasing a new update for their Mac version today that allows users to stream content from ABC. The… Read More »
http://www.youtube.com/v/Sxz7kkXsivw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 Today I’m offering a short video look at a free application called Switcher. It’s for Windows Vista devices and only those with Aero functionality enabled. Switcher adds another useful way to navigate around through your active applications. There’s a Tiled view that reminds… Read More »
Up to now, Acer has only had a smaller, 8.9-inch display netbook available. With that single form factor, they’ve actually become the number one netbook brand on the planet in 2008. ASUS, HP, Dell and others won’t want to hear today’s news then: Acer UK… Read More »
The Vatican officially launched its own YouTube channel today. Updated daily, the channel’s description says its mission is to offer “news coverage of the main activities of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI and of relevant Vatican events.” The site offers translations in Italian, English,… Read More »
You own an iPhone. You probably own a Mac as well. We all know that there are startup keyboard shortcuts for every troubleshooting procedure a user can follow when his or her Mac misbehaves. Some are easier to remember than others. Some are truly arcane. If… Read More »
Last.fm, a division of CBS, has launched a mobile version of its social music service for Google’s Android platform. (Download it here.) I am trying it out, and so far, no surprises. It offers functionality similar to that of the… Read More »
I am happy to be back home again from the traveling that I’ve done the past two weeks. I’ve missed doing this column that chronicles my week at Mobile Tech Manor (MTM) but there is no need to do one when I’m not here. That changed… Read More »
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