We recently ran a poll of jkOnTheRun readers that asked “how much of your quick web work is done on your phone?” The poll (now closed) only ran for a few days but had more than 700 responses. It’s clear from the results that you… Read More »
Archive for February 2009
IBM said today it joined a smart grid project in Denmark that’s aiming to upgrade the country’s electric transmission grid to handle the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles. The project will start off with test work on a… Read More »
Elastra today unveiled an updated cloud strategy that aims to tackle one of the biggest challenges of cloud computing: How to move applications smoothly between in-house infrastructure and clouds like Amazon’s EC2. If the strategy works, it could pave the way for so-called “hybrid clouds,”… Read More »
As GigaOM readers know, cataclysmic change is facing the multi-trillion dollar a year telecom industry, from changes in devices, to the way spectrum is allocated and utilized, to new applications and convergence with other industry. eComm, to be held March 3-5, 2009, in San Francisco,… Read More »
Just a quick heads up that ZumoDrive has moved from private beta to public beta. Even better is the launch of a supporting iPhone application that I got to see early. It’s a nice complement to ZumoDrive’s hybrid cloud solution of backup and synchronization,… Read More »
Do you mind map? Do you like to brainstorm with others using software that helps focus your ideas and prioritize project plans? Maybe you’re into Getting Things Done (GTD) and like to prioritize your tasks visually? If so, then read on my… Read More »
Watch Hulu on Your TV through Plex; those bummed over Hulu’s departure from Boxee may want to try this other XBMC-based project. (Zatz Not Funny!) Joost to Use Ooyala on Backend; video publishing service will provide ingestion, transcoding and metadata management tools to web TV… Read More »
Cleantech companies and investors stand to make big gains as a result of President Barack Obama’s push for a new energy economy — but they need swift government action in order to deliver. That’s the conclusion, at least, of a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers on… Read More »
Many of us are social beings who enjoy interacting with other people, and until you leave an office environment, you probably don’t realize how much contact you have with other human beings throughout the day. In an office, you run into people in the hallways, in… Read More »
After years of straddling the fence, I’ve migrated completely over to web-based e-mail. Our recent conversation about web vs. client got me to make the switch and I haven’t looked back. Browser extensions, Greasemonkey scripts and other add-ons generally fill in any gaps I… Read More »
World of Apple this week has been kind enough to post a series of screenshots taken from the latest build of Snow Leopard that show off some of the new features coming in Apple’s latest OS revision. While Snow Leopard is being billed more… Read More »
Nortel, the bankrupt telecommunications gear maker, said today it will lay off an additional 3,200 workers worldwide over the coming months — bringing its total workforce down to 25,000. The Canadian company, which filed for bankruptcy in January, said last November that it
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