It is fascinating to watch how people behave during conferences in ways that either help or hinder their productivity. It is important to find ways to make the most out of our time at the event, while still getting other work done and remaining productive. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
Local TV station ABC7 has partnered with YouTube to use its YouTube Direct tools to collect videos from citizen journalists for its local news. The partnership comes as YouTube has expanded its capabilities to make it easier for users to submit videos to news organizations. Read More »
The Yes Men have made fun of everyone from Haliburton to Dow Chemical, but they’re taking BitTorrent serious. The prankster duo is using file sharing and the P2P distribution platform VODO.net to release their latest movie for free, hoping that donations will enable future pranks. Read More »
Virtual Vehicle Company, a startup that was one of the 100 finalists showing their technology at the California Cleantech Open conference on Thursday, is the first company that I’ve seen that truly uses the latest cell phone innovations to unlock useful data about greener transportation. Read More »
It’s a beautiful thing to watch people tweet. Especially when you try to figure out what they’re tweeting about and how they feel, put it on a map or where they’re tweeting from, and animate the change over time. Read More »
With the next school year just around the corner, we’ve put together a list of some products that are must haves for students headed off to college. If you own any Apple products, there’s something for you in our Back to School 2010 Buyer’s Guide Read More »
Today on the Net: a new iPhone app lets users see if friends are on WiFi before trying FaceTime video chat, estimated ad sales at Hulu for June are $19 million and Blockbuster has a new TV ad touting its new release advantage over Netflix. Read More »
Portable scanners can be the perfect tool for those mobile workers looking to go paperless. The 10.9-ounce Doxie scanner is as small as these devices can be, and it can now scan documents directly into iBooks for the iPhone and iPad on the fly. Read More »
Calera Corp., a startup working to capture emissions from industrial flues and recycle it into pavement and building materials, has won a $19.9 million vote of confidence in a government program for projects recycling carbon emissions in to useful projects. Read More »
Chris Dixon, co-founder of Hunch.com, says there is more than just one kind of social graph — he argues there are actually half a dozen different graphs, relating to things such as location and recommendations. But one thing is clear: Facebook wants to own them all. Read More »
The quest for the Twitter app that has no shortcomings, or the one that has a special feature is never-ending. There is no shortage of Twitter apps in the Android Market. I’ve tried many of them, and these are my top 5 Android Twitter apps. Read More »
Outdated browser plugins pose a major security risk to your computer, so keeping them current is important. Fortunately, there are a couple of free online services that you can use to carry out a quick scan of your browser: Mozilla’s Plugin Check and Qualsys’ BrowserCheck. Read More »
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