Given that it’s Thanksgiving, we had to do some kind of holiday-related post. I thought about doing a what I’m thankful for, but then remembered this gem from last year. You’re hard-pressed to find a tripper video than this — watch in awe as Paul McCartney… Read More »
Archive for November 2009
It can be very difficult to get an organization to accept corporate microblogging as a means of facilitating closer collaboration. However, while I am the first to say that changing an organization’s communications model can be a challenge, it’s not impossible. You and your team might… Read More »
Pie Guy is an excellent little game that’s causing a small stir among developers. The game has completely bypassed the App Store and is available to download, right now, as a Web App. It’s a cute 8-bit-era game with deliciously retro graphics that clones Pacman with a… Read More »
It is Thursday and that means it’s time for another Palm Press. Palm Press is our weekly look at the world of Palm. Some Pre owners have discovered the hard way that a bug in Palm’s profile backup service leaves them short some data. It… Read More »
I’m not really comfortable making broad technology predictions, but I’ve run across two things recently that perfectly illustrate for me the next generation of the web, which will consist of services that tell us what we want to know precisely when we want to know it. Read More »
It’s been a double-edged sword, this no-Flash-on-the-iPhone business. On the one hand, we don’t get the complete Internet. On the other hand, the web pages we do get are less likely to crash or drag-along at a snail’s pace. And really, who wants to see yet… Read More »
May you have a Happy Thanksgiving today and spend time with family and friends. Take the time to do the things that really matter, and be safe. We appreciate and give thanks for each one of you who visit our little place on the web. Read More »
iPhone Malware has been getting an awful lot of coverage lately, hasn’t it? I’m sorry to add to it, but sophos.com reports that the author of the Ikee iPhone worm has (somewhat predictably) earned himself a nice new job for his troubles. Ashley Towns is twenty… Read More »
High-definition TV sets are expected to top the wish lists of consumers looking to cash in on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. According to Retrevo’s Gadgetology survey, 30 percent of consumers shopping over the weekend want a new… Read More »
While Qualcomm for many is synonymous with wireless, the company acquired Atlanta-based mobile banking startup Firethorn two years ago with an eye to also becoming a major player in the mobile payment space — and in the process, fix the so-called “Costanza wallet.” Read More »
It’s been an exciting and interesting year to be a web worker. We’ve come to rely more on services like Twitter, there has been huge buzz about Google Wave, and there are… Read More »
After you take time to appreciate your family and Thanksgiving feast, start easing your mind back into the world of renewable energy, climate change and green technologies with these ten things in greentech to be thankful for this year. In addition to these ten trends and… Read More »