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Entries from January 2008

SUMo: Keep your PC programs up-to-date

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware
If you’re like us, you like to keep on top of the latest software updates, OS updates, and so on. However, it gets a bit unruly having to open each piece of software you have on your PC and running the “check for updates” option for each one.
Recently released SUMo […]

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FCC Testing Internet Prototypes for TV Airwaves (Wireless Newsfactor)

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Federal regulators said they will try again to test prototypes on Jan. 24 for transmitting high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves. Late Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission said the devices — developed by Adaptrum Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc. and Philips Electronics North America Corp. — will be tested in laboratory and real-world conditions. […]

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Reopen closed tabs in Firefox with your keyboard

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

It happens to everyone, and it’s annoying. Sometimes the wrong tab gets closed in Firefox, but it’s OK. There’s a solution to the problem, and it comes in the form of CTRL + SHIFT + T in Windows or COMMAND + SHIFT + T in Mac OS X.
We’ve covered other solutions in the past such […]

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Tags: Thoughts

Progress is being made on Vudyo and Cromple.

January 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I now have a few sites up and running. Vudyo is an audio sharing playlist site thats run on a clipshare foundation.

Which is doing pretty good. I have to fine tune it some more though.
My second is

This one is a micro-blogging site that is custom coded. Cromple just started and is making […]

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Tags: News · Startups · Web design · Entrepreneur · Business

French President Proposes Tax On Internet

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has proposed banning advertising on public television and recovering some of the lost revenue by taxing the Internet and mobile phones.
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Study Labels Social Networking Types

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments

MySpace commissioned a study of MySpace and Facebook users and researchers identified six types. They also invented a word or two along the way.
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Plaxo, Facebook, and Google go ‘open’ by joining DataPortability.org

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Google, Social Software, web 2.0
In the wake of last week’s explosion of attention on data portability on social networks, (that is, being able to take your data from one social network to the other) there is a huge development today. Google, Facebook, and Plaxo have all announced they’re joining DataPortability.org.
What does this mean? […]

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Obama most popular with tech savvy voters

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Internet, Social Software, web 2.0
As you may know, the New Hampshire primary for the US 2008 Presidential election is today. Although web 2.0 itself has not been positioned as a major campaign issue, the power of the web and social networks has played a large role in not only individual candidate campaigns, but […]

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Guerrilla Mail: Add e-mail to your disposable lifestyle

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, E-mail, Web services
If you’ve ever wanted to sign up for a website just to check it out, but were hesitant to surrender your e-mail address for the fear of worthless e-mails filling your inbox to the brim, there is a solution as elegant as disposable tissues - and it’s called Guerrilla […]

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Tags: Business

Online Job Ads Up In December

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

In December there were 3,541,200 online advertised job vacancies, an increase of 6 percent from last December, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series.
While this number is up from last year, it was down by 13 percent from the November level, partly because of a seasonal pattern, which began with the Thanksgiving holiday. […]

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