Any large project I’m working on, general reference notes, or stuff I just might normally bookmark ends up in Evernote. Over time, I’ve formed a few habits to help me get the most out of Evernote and I thought I’d share them with you. Read More »
Archive for June 2010
The enormous economic impact of Silicon Valley’s edge and cloud companies isn’t adequately reflected in the policy debates taking place in D.C. But the Valley can no longer simply come up with tech solutions to get around what’s going on in Washington. Read More »
Swype is an alternative keyboard for the Android platform that with just a little practice can be the fastest keyboard on the small screen. Text is entered by “spelling” words by swiping the letters on the keyboard. It is fast as seen in this video. Read More »
Silicon Valley is the hub of the technology industry, but is its status on the wane due to the high cost of living and a more mobile work force enabled by broadband and a changing culture? Read More »
OK Go wants its new video to go viral, and the band is promoting the clip with a competition on Facebook that it has dubbed the “my ‘friends’ are cooler than your ‘friends’ video contest.” The rules, in short: The person with the most comments wins. Read More »
Intamac Systems has landed £4 million ($5.8 million) to build up its cloud computing-based system for managing home energy devices, and is looking to both utilities and telecoms to reach into homes. The new money will be used to add new products and services. Read More »
Aaron Stannard has written an interesting and very candid post about his recent experience of doing what many developers dream of: taking an unpaid, month-long leave of absence from his regular job to try and create his own web-based startup company. Read More »
Seinfeld may have ended over a decade ago, but that doesn’t make this absurdist parody of the NBC sitcom any less funny. Though this so-called “return” of Seinfeld is both parody and recreation, as seen through a very distorted prism. Read More »
Not sure if you should Foursquare, Gowalla or Brightkite to post your location? A recent survey from uTest ought to help you make that decision, and the results provide useful information for developers in this space, showing that location-based services haven’t changed with the times. Read More »
Today on the Net: ABC has doubled the number of ads it shows in its iPad app, Demand Media chooses Joost for its video ad sales and technology, and Epix is adding authentication with a new HD site aimed at Cox and Mediacom customers. Read More »
Although not yet rolled out, RIM is introducing a new Blackberry App World 2.0 storefront, complete with carrier billing for purchases, QR codes to find software and a BlackBerry ID to manage data across devices. It sounds great but late, given what competitors already offer. Read More »
Likely you watched with a mix of horror and admiration as Apple’s iPhone 4 pre-order kicked off yesterday, nearly bringing down the Internet thanks to the ravenous hunger of the Cupertino faithful. Despite the hiccups, the iPhone already sold out. Read More »
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