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Google Defaults to https: Access for GMail
For any of you that might have missed their recent blog post, Google has announced that they are currently rolling out https: access for all GMail users. Up until now, Google has left it up to the end user to decide whether or not to use encryption, since users can experience delays as encrypted data [...]
Continue reading...Your life… TiVo’d…
9. September 2009
Imagine arriving home after work and replaying the day’s events. Who you spoke to… who you saw… what you experienced… You could fast forward, rewind, and pause. Sound strange? Yes indeed. But it is out there, and Microsoft is investing money in it. You can read more of it from Microsoft here. Enter the SenseCam [...]
Continue reading...Augmented Reality – Coming to a cell phone near you…
8. September 2009
The buzz these days on a lot of the tech blogs is something called augmented reality: Taken from Wikipedia: Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with-, or augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery – creating a mixed reality. You have [...]
Continue reading...What the @%#$ is Wakoopa?
7. September 2009
Alright, here is a new one… Wakoopa (www.wakoopa.com) Taken from the About Us page: Wakoopa is a social network that helps people discover the best software, games and web apps on the market. Sign-up, install a small tracker on your desktop and automatically create your online software profile that you can share with friends and [...]
Continue reading...Google Powermeter aims to reduce energy consumption
7. March 2009
Google recently announced a new service, Powermeter. As the name suggests, Google is attempting to use its expertise at gathering and organizing information to help reduce the electricity consumption of households. Ultimately, this would help people reduce their utility bills by making smart decisions regarding their use of electricity and reduce their carbon footprint. Although [...]
Continue reading...Setting up your own weather station
6. March 2009
Photo by Law Leven Every morning when I wake up and head into my living room, my wall-mounted screen lets me know, via Homeseer, the current weather outside. It grabs the weather from the internet and posts it in a easy-to-view page. I am, however, unable to see the actual weather at my specific location. [...]
Continue reading...Backing everything up the Lazy Way
4. March 2009
Has this happened to you? You turn your PC on and nothing happens. No drive spinning, and when it finally does, you realize that it’s happened to you – you are the victim of a hard drive crash. The hard drive that contains all your files… Pictures, documents, e-mails… You name it. All gone. [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s Future Vision Montage – 2019
2. March 2009
This is a peek into what the future may hold for us, compliments of Microsoft. Whether it is Microsoft, Apple or a startup, the graphic user interfaces (“GUIs”) shown in this clip are pretty amazing. It’s a short clip but is well worth the watch.
Continue reading...Why every flash drive should have PortableApps installed on it.
28. February 2009
PortableApps.com allows you to take software with you. It is open source (free), and works on any portable storage device (USB flash drive, iPod, memory card, portable hard drive, etc). If you are constantly moving around, you really should check out PortableApps. Setup is easy – simply head over to PortableApp.com and download the application [...]
Continue reading...Blog Networks
17. January 2010
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