Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: Freelance Switch: “10 Ways Freelancers Can Get Help and Support” TheAppleBlog: “Mozy vs. Carbonite: Mac Backup Smackdown” PCWorld:”Why IT Folks Hate Microsoft” Smashing Magazine: “Quality-Price-Ratio in Web Design (Pricing Design… Read More »
Archive for July 2009
Once again, it’s that special time of the week when we all join hands, take a deep breath and exhale as we take a spiritual journey through the latest app picks for iPhone. Before we reach app Zen, however, it’s time for a refreshing run through of… Read More »
Blu-ray may be a bit of a bummer, but in its first year, the Sony PlayStation Network has delivered more than 500 million pieces of digital content to PlayStation 3 and PSP devices, reports Variety. This figure covers purchases and rentals of movies, TV shows… Read More »
Is the recession over already? Intel and IBM this week posted stronger-than-expected numbers and raised guidance for future quarters, pushing the Nasdaq 7.5 percent higher and inspiring some to hope a recovery was imminent, if not already here. But with all due respect to the bulls (and… Read More »
We’ve covered many third-party Google Calendar hacks and add-ins in the past, but earlier this week Google announced the launch of Calendar Labs. Calendar Labs works similarly to Gmail Labs, offering “official” experimental hacks and extensions to Google Calendar. You can access it from… Read More »
Google has dessert on the brain. After naming the current version of Android Cupcake, the company this week admitted it’s naming all the Android updates after dessert items, and in alphabetical order. Next up will be Donut, followed by Eclair and Flan. Far more significant,… Read More »
We’d like to say thanks to this month’s jkOnTheRun sponsors. Best in Cell Phones: The Best Cell Phone Deals are Here! Read More »
Android app maker Aloqa has brought Sanjeev Agrawal on board as CEO and picked up $1.5 million in funding. Agrawal is the former head of Google product Mmrketing and joins Aloqa to help that that company build its location-based service for the Android Platform. He… Read More »
Microsoft is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build out its next generation of data centers to host its cloud computing offering, Windows Azure Platform. While the company is clearly innovative in its data center designs and plans, the true reason… Read More »
Don’t want to wade through the sweltering heat and hipster music snobs in person at the Pitchfork Music Festival going on right now in Chicago’s Union Park? Then catch the whole show courtesy of the magic of live streaming video! Rock out without any shame… Read More »
We’d like to say thanks to this week’s GigaOM sponsors: PEER 1: Fully Scalable Hosting Solutions RackSpace: Experience fanatical support StrataScale: It’s your infrastructure – On Demand Mozy: Back up your photos, music, and files with Mozy for as low as $4.34 per month. Juniper Networks:… Read More »
The real power of OS X lies in all of the hidden gems beneath what you see at first glance. Technologies like Expose, Spaces, Stacks, Spotlight and others help users tap the power of their Mac, while keeping the experience sleek and elegant. Aptonic’s Dropzone,… Read More »
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