EPA Hearts Algae: Encouraged by recent interest in algae fuels by heavy hitters like ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical, the EPA is reportedly planning to count algae as an advanced biofuel under the Renewable Fuel Standard now in the works. — WSJ’s Environmental Capital India Set… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Web workers do pretty much everything else online, so why not use Internet phone service, too? Besides our natural technology addiction, there are actually compelling financial reasons for why using VoIP (voice over IP) services can be a good idea. The cost savings can be significant over… Read More »
Recently, David tee’d up a great article about migrating from Aperture to iPhoto. And iPhoto is a great photo management application — it’s easy to use and extremely powerful. But the problem (for me at least) comes when trying to archive photos. I try to keep… Read More »
For something that is supposed to be two tons of fun, Comic-Con appears to have been a source of crushing self doubt for Anthony E. Zuiker. Sure, he created the CSI franchise, but he’s branching out on his own with Level 26, his new “
Updated: Comcast, the nation’s largest cable-based broadband service provider , is expanding its DOCSIS 3.0 super-high-speed (I like to call it Ultraband) network to San Francisco’s East Bay and North Bay areas. Comcast had already… Read More »
In a great post from a couple of weeks ago, Charles wrote about some options for managing many online identities. As we branch out and use more and more services on the social web, sites like… Read More »
When I got a chance to review the Sonos whole-house music system, I pretty much fell in love. The hardware was easy to set up and I was streaming music all through the house in no time. About the only item I wasn’t a… Read More »
Sarah Palin announced on July 3 that she would be stepping down as Alaska’s governor to…Well, we’re not totally sure what she’s going to do now that Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell is overseeing the Land of the Midnight Sun. But one thing is certain —… Read More »
Mozilla, the open-source browser maker, has posted mockup screenshots of its upcoming 4.0 and 3.7 browsers for Microsoft Windows, and the company is encouraging people to give feedback on new, highlighted features it may incorporate into the products. One of the proposed… Read More »
Tech specialist publisher O’Reilly is reporting encouraging growth in iPhone and Mac programming book sales, despite an overall drop in computer book sales. On the O’Reilly Radar blog, Mike Hendrickson analyzed figures from Nielsen Bookscan retail sales data. This is data collected in the U.S. from… Read More »
Ignoring sustainable technology these days can get you tarred and feathered — or at least painted with non-toxic eco-friendly children’s finger-paint. Greenpeace, the environmental group that compiles a list of the greenest gadget makers, has decided to take aim at Hewlett Packard for what it… Read More »
OpenGoo: An open-source answer to Google Apps (OStatic)
Using drafts to easily get text to and from your iPhone (TheAppleBlog)
32 ways to use YouTube for business (WebWorkerDaily)
How many “Lost” fans actually watch the webisodes? (NewTeeVee)
The smart gird: security concerns loom large (Earth2Tech)
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