While there are many live collaboration tools out there, I haven’t seen any that are quite as simple as Show Document. It’s a free Flash-based web app that provides a robust, no-hassle way to get near-instant feedback or collaboration on a document, with no… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
We have covered Pandora since its launch — the technology behind the company’s ability to ferret out only music that you will like is second to none. That’s our opinion, anyway, based on years of heavy usage. It’s uncanny how Pandora can take what it knows… Read More »
What Was Detroit Thinking?: After decades of battling, complaining and maneuvering over fuel economy standards, why did carmakers decide to fall in line with a tough, new nationwide MPG standard this week? — New York Times Climate Outlook Gets Gloomier: New climate modeling suggests that without… Read More »
Juniper Research issued a report this morning noting that growth in WiMAX networks has been slower than anticipated, but revenue from WiMAX 802.16e broadband subscribers will exceed $15 billion globally by 2014. Before we get all excited over the prospects for Clearwire, to put… Read More »
I know some people who’ve settled on one source for digital music purchases. (I also have a friend who buys CDs and rips them himself, but that’s another topic.) This made me wonder what the buying habits of our readers are. I’m curious as to how… Read More »
Storage vendor NetApp said today it will buy Data Domain, a de-duplication firm, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $25 a share, or $1.5 billion net of Data Domain’s cash. The deal will give NetApp more tools to offer customers in their attempts to stay… Read More »
Microsoft may not be the first company you think of when computer peripherals come to mind, but it has always made some pretty good ones. The company doesn’t usually do hardware, but in the keyboard and mouse department, it has a solid track record. The new… Read More »
Companies building smart meters and the network infrastructure that allows them to communicate back to electric utilities generate most of the buzz around the emerging smart grid. But all that data sent from those smart meters has to be gathered, analyzed and acted upon by utilities,… Read More »
There are a few ways to tell who’s truly old-school in this industry. Were you a Ze Frank fanboy? Did you watch lonelygirl15 before it was revealed as fiction? But the big one is this — have you seen Sam Has 7 Friends? The web… Read More »
What do changing your socks, wearing bright colors, flirting and sniffing citrus have in common? Answer: they’re all simple steps you can take to boost your daily energy. Productivity and organization blog Zen Habits has posted a great list of 55 ways to boost your energy… Read More »
Turner Entertainment Networks will be expanding its “TV in Context” advertising initiative to 100 movies and scripted TV shows on TBS and TNT next season, reports The New York Times. TV in Context is the cable company’s web-like advertising endeavor which connects advertising spots with… Read More »
I’m still not sold on the whole netbook subsidy deal, but if you are and you want AT&T to provide 3G connectivity to your mobile computer, this is good news. In April, the carrier was testing subsidized netbooks in Atlanta as well as my Philadelphia… Read More »
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