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Archive for July 2009
Laptops are useful things. You can throw them in a bag and pull them out almost anywhere when you need to get work done. You see people using them almost everywhere these days, from coffee shops to restaurants. They are mobile computers after all, and the… Read More »
One way to spruce up your professional image is to explore the world of pre-built business documents and web site templates. There are many good resources online where you can freely download templates for everything: brochures, newsletters, business cards, balance sheets income statements, and more. These… Read More »
I’ve always been tempted to try out an Eye-Fi SD flash memory card, which allows you to wirelessly upload photos directly from your camera to a nearby Mac or PC on the same network. Perhaps a bit anachronistically, since they seem to be far and away… Read More »
Over the past couple of years the venture capital arm of chip giant Intel, Intel Capital, has been investing small sums into promising cleantech firms, from solar manufacturing startups, to companies building energy efficiency technology for semiconductors. Today Intel Capital indicated that it will… Read More »
Today, class, we’re going to discuss one of the latest oldteevee series to implement an online video component — HBO’s dude equivalent to Sex and the City, the Mark Wahlberg-produced comedy Entourage, nowon its sixth season of chronicling the adventures of movie star Vincent Chase… Read More »
Sometimes the best accessories are the simplest. Mobile tech sees us (rightly) obsessing about batteries, radios and the like, but often the lowest-tech things can offer the greatest benefits. Take the Gorillamobile, for instance. This simple accessory attaches to virtually any mobile device, and supports… Read More »
Managing the flood of electronic communication — phone, voicemail, email, SMS, IM, micro-blogging and status updates on sites like Facebook — is an increasingly difficult task. It’s being reported that Bill Gates recently left Facebook due to a surfeit of friend requests. I’ve struggled to… Read More »
Pole solar? Something about the moniker sounds unnerving, but not for New Jersey’s largest utility PSE&G and startup Petra Solar. PSE&G says that today it has received regulatory approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to build its own solar project that… Read More »
While PC users sweat, complain and ponder which over-priced version of Windows 7 they’ll be forced into buying to fix everything wrong with Vista; most Mac users are likely licking their chops at what Snow Leopard will bring, and how little it will cost. You’ve heard it’s… Read More »
Every so often, our readers write to us wondering how they can get some insight into how our team works. Instead of putting up videos or photos, we decided that it would be pretty cool to make you all part of our daily workflow. I… Read More »
It was announced alongside iPhone OS 3.0, and its absence has been a conspicuous, if minor, cause for analyst concern. Today, though, Apple finally released its official MobileMe iDisk app for download via the App Store. As was announced previously, the app allows iPhone… Read More »