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[Your Name Here] — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:04:29 +0000

Apple Iphone OS 4.0 check it out here

Intel Dragging with USB 3.0

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:44 +0000

With companies like Asus and Gigabyte all gung-ho to push USB 3.0 into every household, you'd expect the new spec would have an easy time marching into the mainstream. Unfortunately, that isn't the case, and you're not likely to see USB 3.0 become widespread until the tail end of 2011. The reason? No direct support from Intel.

"The real sweet spot of a new version of USB comes when it is integrated into the chipset of the PC," said Brian O'Rourke, an analyst at In-Stat. "That's when USB becomes mainstream. By integrating it into the its chipsets, Intel essentially allows PC OEMs to offer that new flavor of USB for free.

Firefox Add-on - PDF Download

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:58:15 +0000

Came across this article featuring a firefox add on PDF download. It's a nice litte add on for those who use Firefox. Download Add-on

Ed Roberts Passes Away, PC Pioneer

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:51:55 +0000

You will be revered Mr. Roberts your creation was a pivotal instrument for humankind.

More after the jump

Death of Net Neutrality

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:44:19 +0000

This is big. It allows ISPs to control how, for how much and potentially if, you can get the content you want from the Interwebitubes. For example, if viewing a movie online on Netflix starts costing more for a customer than having the disk sent because movies use more bandwidth and get charged at a higher rate by your ISP, fewer people will use it. It might not be cost effective for Netflix to offer the service anymore. Many more examples have been floated. Read more after the jump

MSN redesign, take a look

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:04:07 +0000

Since March 9 of this year Microsoft has been rolling out their new design of MSN.com.

Backed by countless hours of testing and roughly 70,000 pieces of feedback from their users, the design has been tweaked over the last four months to its current state.

Visitors who cannot yet view it at http://www.msn.com can access it at http://preview.msn.com.

In this post, we take a look at the new redesign and examine its positive and negative aspects.

Feel free to share your opinion on the design in the comments area. Read full post at webdesignerdepot

Great article on Serendipity

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:02:19 +0000

Serendipity is not randomness. It is unexpected relevance.

I constantly hear the fear that serendipity is among the many things we’re supposedly set to lose as news moves out of newsrooms and off print to online. Serendipity, says The New York Times, is lost in the digital age. Serendipity, it is said, is something we get from that story we happen upon as we flip pages, the story we never would have searched for but find only or best in print. Read full article from Buzzmachine.

Where do you fall in the Diagram?

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:59:42 +0000

Are you a geek, nerd, dork or dweeb check out the diagram.

Now it's time to crank up Ipad Mania

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:58:12 +0000

Check out post on Ipad Mania from Dvorak.org Post

The Ipad Mega Review

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:53:10 +0000

At least eight people got iPads from Apple pre-launch, three usual suspects plus some new faces. Their approaches are different, but the take-home remains the same: It's good. Here's the easiest way to digest all the iPad reviews at once Read full article from Gizmodo