May 2007
Chris Brogan: I'm with Mika and my new web...
Chris Brogan: I’m with Mika and my new web designer, even though she drinks cider. (via Twitter / James with friends)
Brocade and Mercury rain cash on SEC to settle...
Don’t mention the stock
Brocade and Mercury Interactive have coughed up $35m between them to settle charges they deliberately flouted SEC rules by falsifying dates of stock option grants.… (via The Register)
Slashdot: The IT Department as Corporate Snoop?...
Slashdot: The IT Department as Corporate Snoop? http://tinyurl.com/2y6phf (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: Ignite Boston is jammed! Super geeks...
Chris Brogan: Ignite Boston is jammed! Super geeks everywhere! And friends! (via Twitter / James with friends)
Slashdot: MLB Says Slingbox Illegal, CEA Thinks...
Slashdot: MLB Says Slingbox Illegal, CEA Thinks Otherwise http://tinyurl.com/yuwpzo (via Twitter / James with friends)
Justine: Apparently there is some type of threat...
Justine: Apparently there is some type of threat and the main tunnels are closed in Pittsburgh. (via Twitter / James with friends)
What lurks below Microsoft's Surface? A brief Q&A...
Surface features a touch interface, but it doesn’t use a touch screen. Instead, five separate cameras are used to record motion on the table’s surface. Ars spoke with Nigel Keam, a member of the Surface team, about the technology in the device, and he explained that five cameras were needed because of field angle issues……………….. (via Digg /...
Slashdot: A Look Beneath the 'Surface'...
Slashdot: A Look Beneath the ‘Surface’ http://tinyurl.com/yuqk3z (via Twitter / James with friends)
Justine: Being sassy at Dez
Justine: Being sassy at Dez (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: Hanging with Steve Garfield at Tommy...
Chris Brogan: Hanging with Steve Garfield at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard. (via Twitter / James with friends)
HOWTO: Send Email To Cellphones
A handy list of services and SMS gateways that allow you to send email to almost any cell provider (US). (via Digg / Technology)
Actually, It's Bill Gates
Until recently, Bill Gates has been viewed as the villain of the tech world, while his arch rival, Steve Jobs, enjoys an almost saintly reputation. But these perceptions are wrong. In fact, the reality is reversed. It’s Gates who’s making a dent in the universe, and Jobs who’s taking on the role of single-minded capitalist… (via Digg / Technology)
VIDEO: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together: Part 1...
First video of historic Gates/Jobs appearance is live at allthingsd.com. (via Digg / Technology)
The Google Maps Street View Team [Pic]
Here’s a picture of the Google Maps Street View Team standing outside as the vehicle passes. (via Digg / Technology)
MySQL warns Microsoft on open source credibilty
Stick to the knitting
Microsoft must work with, not against, open source otherwise it risks sacrificing developer support and credibility among customers - even Windows loyalists.… (via The Register)
Dell cheers Q1 with workforce decimation
2.0 - 8,000 = more money
Dell will decimate its workforce over the next year, eliminating more than 8,000 jobs. The company released word of this restructuring as it dished out first quarter financial results that beat market expectations.… (via The Register)
Slashdot: Microsoft Sees No Conflicts With Patent...
Slashdot: Microsoft Sees No Conflicts With Patent Initiatives http://tinyurl.com/3bgfe7 (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: What's the best event you attended...
Chris Brogan: What’s the best event you attended in the last 12 months and why? (via Twitter / James with friends)
Mass deletion sparks LiveJournal revolt - CNET...
Users rebel after Six Apart deletes 500 groups, including ones devoted to literature, abuse recovery and Harry Potter fan fiction. (via Digg / Technology)
Let's Build a Grid - Webdesign
So much web design work relies on establishing a grid and the constraints on that grid: ad sizes, display size, browser display area minus chrome, and so forth. Grids are, quite literally, everywhere. But learning how to effectively utilize grids— without becoming a slave to them— can make the difference between a competent layout and a great lay (via Digg / Technology)
New York Gets Decent Street Furniture
New bus stops and news stands are popping up all over New York. They are designed by Nicholas Grimshaw Architects and made by 95% recycled material. NICE! (via Digg / Technology)
Chris Brogan: Heading to Harvard Square. Going to...
Chris Brogan: Heading to Harvard Square. Going to IgniteBoston. I hope to see you there. (via Twitter / James with friends)
Fedora 7 suppresses Red Hat separation anxiety
So communal it hurts
Fedora developers have performed a catch and release with their beloved operating system, unleashing today the final cut of Fedora 7.…
(via The Register)
Slashdot: Democracy Player Receives $100K Grant...
Slashdot: Democracy Player Receives $100K Grant From Mozilla http://tinyurl.com/29bqjv (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: On my way down to Cambridge, to...
Chris Brogan: On my way down to Cambridge, to Harvard Square. Come out and play. (via Twitter / James with friends)
Slashdot: A Look at BSD Rootkits...
Slashdot: A Look at BSD Rootkits http://tinyurl.com/2cj8k5 (via Twitter / James with friends)
Calacanis Says Mahalo
Jason Calacanis is out there trying something new, and so people are going in all directions talking about it. Mahalo is a human-powered search engine. What’s this? It means that people put in the links, and people try to build relevance to the topics. It’s not that far off from what Jimmy Wales is (was?) planning to do. Only Jason’s already launched it. “First!”
Will It Work?
I like the...
Chris Brogan: So who's going to IgniteBoston...
Chris Brogan: So who’s going to IgniteBoston tonight? (via Twitter / James with friends)
Jaguar's new transmission selector looks straight...
Jaguar’s new transmission selector won’t look like a normal stick shift. Rather, it’s a dial surrounded by rings that fall away when the car is started. Just twist the dial to select the gear you’d like. Geordi La Forge not included. (via Digg / Technology)
The Google Street View vehicle revealed
By now, we’re pretty sure you’ve heard about Google’s new Street View feature, right? If you’re like us, you’ve been wondering about the vehicles they’re using to create those voyeuristic, 360-degree, street-level images in Manhattan’s concrete canyons and beyond. Well, here’s a hint: that’s Immersive Media’s vehicle reflected in the...
Slashdot: Germany Declares Hacking Tools Illegal...
Slashdot: Germany Declares Hacking Tools Illegal http://tinyurl.com/2dzaf8 (via Twitter / James with friends)
Slashdot: Germany Declares Hacking Tools Illegal...
Slashdot: Germany Declares Hacking Tools Illegal http://tinyurl.com/2dzaf8 (via Twitter / James with friends)
Joost views ex-Cisco prodigy as CEO
I want my Volpi TV
Joost is wooing former Cisco senior executive Mike Volpi to take the reigns as CEO of the online video service, according to reports.… (via The Register)
Whale rescue hotline hacked
45-ton mother and calf ‘put down’, trolls falsely claim
Even a pair of stranded whales and the legions of people dedicated to saving them aren’t safe from trolls, it seems.… (via The Register)
Chris Brogan: How many features on *anything* do...
Chris Brogan: How many features on *anything* do you really use? What percentage? (via Twitter / James with friends)
Tories appoint former tabloid editor as chief spin...
Untainted by Royal phone-tap resignation
The Conservatives have appointed former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, who resigned after his paper was embroiled in a royal phone-tapping scandal, as its new director of communications.… (via The Register)
Digg Flash API Contest: And the winner is...
The Diggs are in and you’ve chosen the winners of the Flash API Contest! Chris Alvares, Ryan Robinson, and Hart Woolery came out on top. Check out Digg Labs to view the apps that they created. We’ll be featuring them in Labs for a little while so more of you will have an opportunity to check out their creations. (via Digg / Technology)
Robot lawnmower kills Danish man, begins...
n what is surely the opening salvo of the robot insurrection, a 45-year old Danish municipal worker was tragically killed by a robotic industrial lawnmower this afternoon, after the unit tumbled off a slope and onto his head. (via Digg / Technology)
Facebook Platform: Graffiti Wall
Graffiti uses the new Facebook platform to let your friends draw on your wall. (via Digg / Technology)
Here's a Direct Video Link of Steve Jobs at All...
Forget the play-by-play over at Engadget (which I greatly appreciated), here’s the actual video from the conference. (via Digg / Technology)
60 Days With Ubuntu
I have been using Ubuntu for approximately 2 months now. This has been a fairly monogamous relationship, I think I booted Windows all of twice, mostly because I had to go to a specific site that uses IE7 streaming capabilities. I know I can install IE7 in Ubuntu, but I am not that devious. So, how does it feel like? (via Digg / Technology)
Fedora 7 Released!
Fedora 7, the latest version of the popular community-driven Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, was released this morning. This is the first Fedora release to incorporate and unify both the Core and Extra platform components, thus obviating the need for the traditional inclusion of the word “Core” in the distribution’s name. (via Digg / Technology)
Clarity lacks, er, clarity over CEO
‘Should I stay or should I go now’
Software vendor Clarity Commerce Solutions has been getting itself in a spin over the future of its CEO Graham York.… (via The Register)
Chris Brogan: Warner posts craploads of old music...
Chris Brogan: Warner posts craploads of old music videos (via scoble): http://tinyurl.com/244pvx (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: Okay... I skipped lunch to do...
Chris Brogan: Okay… I skipped lunch to do Internet TV with JeffPulver. Gotta hit the road and get a sammich. Daddy has to eat. (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: Canadians- BlogTV.ca works in...
Chris Brogan: Canadians- BlogTV.ca works in Canada, and COM in the US and something else in Israel. Not sure why… (via Twitter / James with friends)
Chris Brogan: Half of GIMP.TV stopped working to...
Chris Brogan: Half of GIMP.TV stopped working to hang out with us. (via Twitter / James with friends)
Justine: Waiting for Dez to get ready then off to...
Justine: Waiting for Dez to get ready then off to a coffee shop to do some work. Of course, you can watch at ijustine.tv (via Twitter / James with friends)
KWin Composite Brings Bling to KDE
Screenshots, videos, and detailed description of KDE’s answer to Beryl and Compiz:From the Article:”These features have brought KWin rapidly into the era of dazzling eyecandy, along with some pleasant surprises on the usability front.” (via Digg / Technology)
The First Cyberwar? Groundzero: Estonia
The attackers used a giant network of bots, perhaps as many as 1 million computers in places as far away as the U.S. and Vietnam — to amplify the impact of their assault. In a sign of their financial resources, there is evidence that they rented time on other so-called botnets. The 10 largest assaults blasted streams of 90 Mbit/s for 10 hours each (via Digg / Technology)