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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
GeekDad Guitar Lessons: Everyday I Write The Book
Learn how to play, "Everyday I Write The Book" by Elvis Costello with GeekDad
CrunchGear Week in Review: Hop Edition
Weekend Giveaway: An iPad From Fuze A Chair Made Entirely Of The Cracks Between The Cushions Review and Video Unboxing: The Jawbone Jambox New Japanese Piggy Bank: Rubik?s Cube Bank Requires Brain Power Tea Candle Lava Lamp From Mathmos: Why Not? I Always Wondered How Kuribo?s Shoe Worked
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/08/week-in-review-hop-edition/
100 Perfect Gifts Whether You?ve Been Naughty or Nice: 21 to 30
Wired has scouted out 100 breathtaking, badass, and beautiful gifts for the geek you thought had everything.
Source: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2010/11/pr_wishlist2010_3/
Why Thin Is In: Portable Has Never Been Portable, Until Now
According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is selling a whole mess of MacBook Airs and iPads this year. Sadly, his assessment is based on seven hours spent in Apple stores across the country, but the limited data his efforts have provided does point to some clear trends that we've been following over the past few months. As we discussed this morning, PC growth is slow but constant. Desktop towers are, however, the last thing on most folks minds these days. Devices like the iPad capture the imagination and, more important, they are the first devices to be truly portable. For most of the past decade, we've suffered under a the yoke of slow progress. Laptops ranged from about 4 pounds on the very low end all the way up to twenty pounds on a very bad day. Generally, however, the average fleet laptop - think the ThinkPad or a nice Dell Inspiron - weighed in at about 10 pounds, all told, with extra battery and power adaptor. That was quite a bit to carry around, especially with all of the accoutrements. 
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Xpd7a3x7u18/
Monday, November 29, 2010
Yelp Intros Check In Offers
Social media firm revamps business owner dashboard with location-based customer loyalty features.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=9398f1593f14599c349113d62b419651
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Daily Crunch: Tool Edition
Tool/Belt: For When You Positively Have To Have To Turn a Hex Bolt Right Now The Boxee Box: Sizing Up The Competition Will Apple Kill The MP3 Tomorrow? Marshall Releases Major and Minor Headphones Review: Guitar World Lick Of The Day for iOS
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/16/daily-crunch-tool-edition/
Phone SIM Locks: Why Do Carriers Even Bother?
We've been down this road before: a new iOS version is released that undoes all of the nasty stuff hackers did to the previous version. A week later those same hackers blow out a jailbreak and then a few days later they release a full unlock (the latest iOS unlock is only for 3G and 3GS right now, so iPhone 4 users are stuck for now.) Given that this is pretty much standard procedure, why don't carriers just give up? Sadly, most other phones don't get this sort of white glove treatment. A grey market exists that traffics in phone unlocks for many devices including Blackberries and Nokias. Why? Because someone, somewhere wants to move their phone from country A to country B. The vast majority of phone users will never want to this but there is still plenty of demand. So why not ship without the lock? Well, there are a few possible answers, barring the obvious "Carriers suck."
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/54z-Yd_sx3E/
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Is That a Computer You're Wearing on Your Head?
Motorola announced Wednesday that it will develop a hands-free wireless computing headset with micro-display specialists at Kopin -- a move reminiscent of previous attempts to create wearable computers and communications devices. The device will offer voice, audio and PC capabilities on a virtual reality-style 15-inch monitor that will also support simulation software and streaming video.
Six Security Tips For The Holidays
Employee vacations, workplace celebrations, unexpected visitors and hours and hours of online shopping loom. Time to take a pre-holiday look at your seasonal security preparations.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=bc41f449498624a12e9f88652ec37c06
SMBs Go App-Shopping, Slice And Dice Data
On Wednesday, I wrote a blog about the results of a recent study by the SMB Group. The topic? The top four technology trends and how SMBs can leverage them to grow their businesses. The "winners" were social media management, mobile commerce, application marketplaces, and business intelligence/analytics.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=656de331d78fc502136bffffaaabf7a0
Sony Looks To Take Half The Domestic E-Book Market In Japan
Sony's Walkman line managed to outsell the iPod in Japan earlier in the year, proving that Japan is still Sony dominated in many ways. The company's struggles globally have been well documented, and particularly in North America, they have been struggling to return to the prime position they had held for so long before the recession. But now, Sony's going back to their roots. The company will reportedly (based on an Reuters report) re-enter the Japanese e-book market before Christmas, and that will also include
Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Sony-Looks-To-Take-Half-The-Domestic-EBook-Market-In-Japan
Saturday, November 27, 2010
The new Mac OS X: What Apple has in store for 2011
With all the attention focused on the iPhone and iPad, you might have forgotten that Apple has a computer called the Mac. Today, Apple previewed the new Mac OS X operating system, to be released in summer 2011, about two years after the release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, a refinement of the previous version, Leopard.
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mac/the-new-mac-os-x-what-apple-has-in-store-business-291?source=rss_mac
Using Video Games to Burn all that Fat Caused by Playing Video Games (TCTV)
HopeLab is a nonprofit video game lab founded by Pam Omidyar, wife of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. That's right, I said non-profit video game lab. It seeks to make the world better through video games, and it's hoping it has a new hit on its hands with Zamzee. Zamzee combats sedentary behavior by giving kids and teens points for moving more throughout the day and those points can be used to buy virtual goods or exchange for gift cards. Early research shows a whopping 30% jump in activity when people play Zamzee-- the equivalent of running a marathon every month. HopeLabs has decided to spin the game out into a for-profit company to help commercialize the game faster. Richard Tate of HopeLabs joined us via Skype to talk about the game that may be a solution if your kids ate too much Turkey yesterday.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/1bYKRen0kuQ/
Has Steve Ballmer gone bonkers?
I think it finally happened. We'd all been expecting it for a while now, but not quite so suddenly or emphatically: Steve Ballmer has gone completely insane.
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/has-steve-ballmer-gone-bonkers-637?source=rss_windows
Daily Crunch: Couch Cushion Edition
Review: 2011 Ford Edge Sport Volt?s Wild Ride: A Long Drive In Chevy?s Electric Vehicle A Chair Made Entirely Of The Cracks Between The Cushions The SenseFly Swinglet CAM: Your Very Own UAV Metaflex: Getting Closer To A Proper Invisibility Cloak (� La Harry Potter Or Solid Snake)
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/06/daily-crunch-couch-cushion/
Friday, November 26, 2010
Google Sky Map Enables 'Time Travel'
The Android app can display past or future positions of stars in the sky.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=a19be8d7eb28662daf155cd40262162d
Dell Customers Combine Cloud Servers With Specialized Apps
Microsoft's Azure cloud has been built with Dell's Data Center Solutions unit as a close partner and supplier.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=df613ab8e07a27e1af62c691f69a0db9
The 7 terms admins need to demystify to the business
I forget sometimes when I'm talking to friends and family that they have no idea what I mean when I use certain terms. We all do that, right? For example, we'll toss out words like "cloud" when we mean the Internet, not to confuse our audience but because we're caught up in the current technojargon. But when we do so with our business colleagues, we risk confirming IT's propeller-head stereotype and, even worse, having them tune out what we're saying.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Daily Crunch: Open System Edition
Cool Idea: Separate Key Puts Your Stang Into Race Mode Can Old-School Hard Drives Compete With Today?s? The Kinect Is Now Basically Wide Open Jolicloud Confirms ?Jolibook? Netbook Coming This Month, Price Still Unknown UK Retailers Threaten To Ban Publishers That Use Steam ? Good Luck With That
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/12/daily-crunch-open-system/
TRENDnet Introduces 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapters
TRENDnet announced a 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter and a 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit. By plugging a 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter into an electrical outlet and another to your router, you'll be able to create a secure 500Mbps building-wide network. A Windows utility is included to help you manage each Powerline adapter on the network. For security, the adapter supports 128-bit AES encryption. The 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit, model TPL-401E2K, comes with two 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapters. TRENDnet®
Source: http://hothardware.com/News/TRENDnet-Introduces-500Mbps-Powerline-AV-Adapters
FCC Taps Terremark Enterprise Cloud
The federal agency will redesign its website and add processing, storage and networking services by leveraging the company's platform.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=f3aaa36f73f6ebd2a20728b4aac2d29f
Daily Crunch: Bacon Soda Edition
Jones Soda Jumps On The Bacon Train Sharp Shows Cell Phone With Built-In Projector iPads Used For Studio (Or Non-Studio) Lighting CrunchDeals: 10% Off Megapots and V-Vessels The Weirdest Meetings Ever: Best Of 2010
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/10/daily-crunch-bacon-soda/
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
U.S. Warns Of 'Huge' Cyber Threats
Departments of Defense and Homeland Security are monitoring Stuxnet worm and China, among other critical infrastructure risks.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=4f44793d99c7c1c3a8809460388a760e
Torelli�s �Uncloudy� Cloud Moment
There is an old folk song that talks about the promise of �an uncloudy day,� a time and place where everything is clear, serene and peaceful. Sounds pretty tempting � especially if you operate a typical small to midsize business (SMB), where clarity and serenity are seldom the order of the day.
Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=0fe8d5716dc8c79da3c315d6d4478775
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