Recently, there’s been an explosion of new podcasts covering Apple and Apple-related technologies. But which ones are really worth watching? Here’s a list of some great video content, available on your Apple TV or other iOS device, to get you started. Read More »
Archive for November 2010
Digg hasn’t had an easy time of it over the past few months, with a major redesign that many users disliked, and a new CEO. Now the site is using human editors to recommend links, but will that help it recover its lost glory? Read More »
The biggest change in work, is a move toward what we call “the human cloud.” In the same way that broadband disrupted the IT market, creating a “cloud” of web-enabled infrastructure, the human cloud is shorthand for how the web has disrupted the way we work.… Read More »
Not even the San Francisco fire department can stop us: NewTeeVee Live 2010 started off with a mandatory building evacuation, but ended up to be a fast-paced event highlighting Hulu’s success, Google TV’s vision, the challenges of designing TV-compatible interfaces and the power of conversations. Read More »
Who says solar is having a tough year — solar bell weather SunPower announced sunny third quarter earnings today, with boosted revenues and profits beating analysts expectations. Read More »
The only thing I don’t like about Instapaper is the lack of a native Android app for my phone, as often that’s the device at hand when I have time to catch up on some reading. That’s where Hard Copy Pro comes to my rescue. Read More »
If you like the idea of online scheduling tool Tom’s Planner but find that’s it’s a bit basic for your needs, you might like to check out Ganttic. It’s collaborative, has a similar Flash-based drag-and-drop interface and more robust project management features. Read More »
With computing figured out, the next frontier of innovation in cloud computing looks to be a t the network level. Today, for example, we see lots of competition for Akamai, AWS improving the upload process to overcome network reliability, and Extreme Networks winning VMware’s business. Read More »
My closet is so overfull with boxes from Apple that I hardly have room for anything else. I love my Macs, iOS devices, and Apple software. But there are some things about Apple products that just leave me wondering: why don’t they fix this? Read More »
Charter Cable plans to start enforcing monthly data caps on its users in December, according to a spokeswoman. The cable operator will also implement a congestion management plan similar to one designed by Comcast after it got in trouble with the FCC for blocking P2P files. Read More »
While some consumer electronics companies are taking solid steps to green-up how they produce, package and recycle their gadgets, the industry still has a long way to go. Which is why we need more educational pieces like this animated video created by Annie Leonard. Read More »
Cloud application-platform provider Appistry has teamed with Accenture to develop Cloud MapReduce product. Cloud MapReduce is focused on real-time analysis of streaming data, and it complements Appistry’s distributed file system to form a Hadoop alternative for certain applications. Read More »