May 11, 2010
As you know there are few books that I keep mentioning because I love. One of them is “What Would Google Do?” from Jeff Jarvis. I also listen every week to Jeff (Gina Trapani and Leo Laporte) in “This Week in Google” or TWiG. I follow him in twitter… so basically I like the way […]
May 11, 2010
Online video education is a space that is growing rapidly, and even attracting the attention of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who thinks that web-based learning sites will revolutionize education. Today, Udemy is launching as a learning site that aims to democratize online education by enabling anyone to teach and learn online. Udemy, which was incubated at the Founder […]
May 11, 2010
After nearly a year in private Beta, Silentale, which is calling itself the “Dropbox for communications”, opens to the public today. The service is a kind of personal CRM system, providing a searchable backup of your contacts, messages and attachments across various communication channels, including email and social networks Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It’s designed to […]
May 9, 2010
I recently discovered some little-known ways to use your Gmail address that can give you greater control over your inbox and save you some time and headache. When you choose a Gmail address, you actually get more than just “yourusername@gmail.com.” Here are two different ways you can modify your Gmail address and still get your […]
May 7, 2010
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. As you’re planning your Cloud Architecture, check out this helpful resource from our sponsors: Using a Data Center Relocation To Create A Virtual Infrastructure. At Google Atmosphere last month, Google Apps President […]
May 7, 2010
Jessica Miller has written for Jewcy.com, The Jew and the Carrot, and is an avid digital music explorer. She holds a B.A. in religion from Barnard College, and blogs regularly on her own site, The Boomerang Blog. You don’t have to be Oliver Sacks to know that music can have a profound effect on the human psyche. Music is […]
May 5, 2010
Today, Google is giving users even more tools for finding and understanding their web stats. The company has just announced they’re opening a full App Gallery for Google Analytics. Currently, the gallery holds 32 applications, with more on the way. Developers can submit their apps online, of course. Apps are available in 12 categories, including business intelligence, […]
May 4, 2010
Here a quick list of the products I can’t live without: Gadgets: Macbook pro iPhone 3GS (as soon as the 4G is out… then … 😉 ) Nikon d300 with nikkor 18-200 and sigma 10-20 (I wish it was a nikon d3s though…) Fonera2.0n (great concept and community. I have two an convincing friends to […]
May 4, 2010
Social media has superpowers. Or so goes current tech-wonk opinion on Facebook, Twitter, et. al. From creating a “social Web,” to shaking up e-commerce, to mobilizing people behind a presidential candidate, social media has reached its tentacles into pretty much everything. Except places where there aren’t iThings and high-speed wireless. Ya know, most of the […]
May 3, 2010
I have read extensively about how to organise yourself. One of my favourite authors for this is David Allen and his “Getting Things Done” book and now philosophy. It does not fit my needs 100% but you can get a lot of good ideas. It is a read I recommend to anybody who would like […]
May 3, 2010
How do you manage your tasks? This is how I manage mine: I use google apps (you could use gmail tasks) and I use the tasks there. You can create a calendar with the tasks with due date. In my iPhone I syncronize it with Geetasks pro which is a great app that syncs your […]
May 3, 2010
Check it out with this website: http://zesty.ca/facebook Then adjust your privacy settings accordingly (in facebook sure).
May 2, 2010
[ By Elizah in Architecture & Design, Travel & Places, Urban Images. ] Reflecting their creators’ desire to step far, far away from the sheepish architectural clones that our culture has grown to accept as “normal”, these outstanding structures are among the unique global jewels that convey a quirky sense of personality tucked within an […]
May 1, 2010
I have discovered a very interesting website: animoto Animoto does nice videos from your videos and images automatically. The output is pretty impressive and it is very easy to use. With the free account you get 30 sec videos. Take a look at the one I just did for my son. It has taken me few minutes […]
May 1, 2010
Last week, the newly renamed Google Places added a ton of features to help local businesses create a directory page right on Google. Today, Google’s Street View is joining the party by showing links to local business listings right in Street View. As you turn around in Street View, names of local businesses and other “Google Places” […]