Google’s throwing a wrench into the IE vs. Firefox vs. Safari vs. Opera browser dynamic with it’s own offering, Google Chrome. They explain their reasoning behind the project in a very slick comic drawn by “Understanding Comics” creator Scott McCloud, in which they state they’re looking to create a browser for the way people use […]
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Google to release own browser, “Chrome”
Published by September 1st, 2008 in Google, Technology and Web/Internet. 3 CommentsOffice survival kit: PortableApps
Published by May 26th, 2008 in PR Practice, Personal Productivity, Technology and Workplace. 0 CommentsYou probably have one or two USB drives floating around. Although these were fairly expensive little gadgets in the recent past, now they’ve become common promotional giveaways and one or two GB drives can be had for less than the cost of a few drinks at the bar.
Most people use these to transfer files […]
iPhone competitors trump Apple’s features, but it won’t matter
Published by April 2nd, 2008 in Apple and Technology. 0 CommentsSamsung announced a new phone called the “Instinct” at CITA (wireless industry) show going on in Las Vegas. It’s a nice looking device with some impressive features – large, sharp screen, 3G capabilities, haptic feedback (so you can feel when the device registers your touch), built-in GPS and microSD slot, among others. On paper, people […]
Sony BMG makes you visit a store to download DRM-free tunes
Published by January 7th, 2008 in Music and Technology. 0 CommentsI applauded Sony BMG when they announced they would be offering DRM-free music for download. After all, the idea of DRM is fundamentally broken - when there is an abundant supply of free music that will play on any device at high quality, why would people realistically pay for an inferior product?
It’s worth noting that […]
Amazon Kindle sells out, goes for big money on eBay
Published by December 14th, 2007 in Technology. 0 CommentsWell, I didn’t see this coming. Amazon’s Kindle is hitting $1,500 on eBay - nearly four times its $400 asking price. Who knew people would be willing to pony up enough money to purchase a small library to get their hands one one? Then again, this time of year does strange things to people.
Remembering influential Web videos of the past…
Published by November 27th, 2007 in Technology, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsThe Webby Awards have posted their list of the top 12 most influential videos of all time. Some of these are classics, including the “All Your Base” and “Star Wars Kid” videos. There is some more serious fare on the list, such as George Allen’s “Macacca” video, in which one word derailed Allen’s political career, […]
Creating a personal home page as a digital hub?
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Web 2.0, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 0 CommentsThese days I’m finding my attention is split up among so many various Web services that blogging is simply losing out. Not that I don’t love writing, of course, but these days when I find an interesting piece of information worth calling out I’m more likely to share it through Google Reader, post it to […]
“The (record) labels killed themselves.”
Published by June 29th, 2007 in Music, Technology and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsRolling Stone is running a two-part series on “The Record Industry’s Decline.” They seem to pin the tipping point on the moment the industry refused to work with Napster in 2000, instead launching their own music download services, none of which worked as well as Napster. Soon after Napster shut down, what had been the […]
“The future is here, and it’s not an iPhone…”
Published by June 21st, 2007 in PCs and Technology. 0 Comments“It’s a big-ass table.”
This send-up of Microsoft’s Surface (courtesy of SarcasticGamer.com) kind of made me realize how silly this concept really is…
Wi-Fi not dangerous, say scientists
Published by May 22nd, 2007 in Technology and Web/Internet. 2 CommentsScientists are railing on a BBC program which claims a Wi-Fi laptop puts out “three times” the radiation as a cell phone tower. Sound scary? Naa, it’s just based on a shoddy experiment:
Paddy Regan, a physicist at the University of Surrey, criticised the experiment at the heart of Panorama’s claims because the measurements of signal […]
