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Archive for July, 2009

Boulder, Colorado, fraternity goes solar

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Boulder, Colorado, fraternity goes solar Fraternity houses are not know for being eco-conscious.  Most fraternities are known for their partying and campus irreverence than for any sort of environmental conscience.  Fraternity houses are better known for piles of empty pizza boxes and beer cans than ecological tidiness.

Firefox downloads pass one billion threshold – Mozilla chasing Microsoft

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Firefox downloads pass one billion threshold - Mozilla chasing MicrosoftThe Firefox Web browser has been growing in popularity for a few years now as people seek an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Mozilla has today announced Firefox downloads have surpassed the 1 billion mark. Can Firefox carry on this momentum to eventually overtake IE?

Google launches an incredibly easy online store with new Google Checkout feature

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Google launches an incredibly easy online store with new Google Checkout featureEver wanted to start your own online store, but had no clue how to go about doing that? Well, Google just made it so insanely simple a… prehistoric person that lived in caves could do it.

Tenenbaum conviction a formality; jury to consider damages today

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Tenenbaum conviction a formality; jury to consider damages todayThe man who’d hoped to rewrite the rulebook on filesharing is now certain to be convicted. Joel Tenenbaum’s hopes now lie with a sympathetic jury awarding minimal damages.

Will anyone use MySpace Mail?

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Will anyone use MySpace Mail? MySpace is set to launch its brand new email service to the 68 million people in the U.S., making it the second largest email provider in the country. However, that doesn’t mean that those people want MySpace Mail.

The Internet is huge, global, and still growing

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The Internet is huge, global, and still growingWhat was the world like before the Internet? That may seem a stupid question easily answered, but at times I find it hard to remember quite what we all did and how we all coped before the Web was born. Now, the Internet permeates every aspect of life, is a truly global phenomenon, is bigger than you can imagine, and is growing all the time both in terms of content and reach.

US poll says climate change not a priority

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Whose least likely to want climate change regulations? Why the US, of course It isn’t surprising that of the 18,578 people from 19 countries that were surveyed, United States citizens were among the least likely to want climate change legislation or regulation.  Denial at its finest.

Virtual world populations continue to grow

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Virtual world populations continue to growRemember when virtual worlds were in the press what seemed like every day? Well, that day has long since passed, but it appears that has had absolutely no impact on their ability to continue to recruit new members.

New flaw found in secure Web site technology

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

New flaw found in secure website technology\0 might look like a particularly obscure emoticon or “smiley”. But it’s actually the key to exploiting a newly-discovered flaw in the technology behind secure Web sites.

Obama motorcade and safe house details leak on P2P network

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Obama motorcade and safe house details leak on P2P network Information about the security of presidential motorcades and the location of the first family’s safe house were leaked via a peer-to-peer network Limewire in recent days. Who knew Limewire was still around?

New Twitter homepage puts emphasis on Search and newbies

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

New Twitter homepage puts emphasis on Search and newbiesWhat is Twitter? Is it a social network? Is it a micro-blogging tool? Is it a breeding ground for breaking news stories? It’s actually all three, but Twitter recently unveiled its new homepage which focuses on one of the three. Search, hot trends, and popular topics are now afforded the biggest section of prime homepage territory.

Wheego wants to snap up shuttered car dealerships

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Wheego wants to snap up shuttered car dealerships Wheego Electric Cars manufactures Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs), also known as Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs).  LSVs and NEVs have a top speed of 20-25 mph and are limited to streets with 35 mph or lower speed limits.  While the rest of the country may see the elimination of car dealerships as an unemployment disaster, Wheego sees them as opportunities.

Microsoft Yahoo deal finally complete, but not the merger it once was

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Microsoft Yahoo deal finally complete, but not the merger it once wasAfter years of speculation and rumor, Microsoft and Yahoo have finally reached a deal to pool the collective resources of the companies, but it isn’t the deal we had expected. Back in late 2007 rumors began circulating that Microsoft was attempting to buy Yahoo, which would allow the two entities to combine their search engines in the hopes of catching up with Google.  However, much to just about every analyst and board member’s amazement, Yahoo rejected the offer.  This led to major shake-ups in the management at the former search engine giant, and led to everyone scratching their collective heads as to what the two companies would do without one another. Rumors continued to circulate that some sort of deal was still on the table, but it was beginning to look more and more like Yahoo would give over its search portal to Microsoft, and that Yahoo would be the sales force behind selling ads on both portals.  This was indeed the final shape that the deal took as it was announced this morning, and thus brought an end to the age of Yahoo as a search engine company. While analysts all over the Web are still trying to decide just how good of a deal this is, one thing is clear in that Yahoo’s fortunes are now completely out of its own hands.  Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo, stated in a blog post on the deal:

Pirate Bay sale could be sunk

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Pirate Bay sale could be sunkFollowing criminal convictions for its founders, the Pirate Bay site is now facing civil action to curb its activities. This comes as a key figure in the firm planning to take over the site quit, claiming the numbers don’t add up.

Smith Electric cuts air pollution with electric trucks

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Smith Electric cuts air pollution with electric cars When you think of electric vehicles you might envision Tesla’s sports car or other electric cars.  But Smith Electric Vehicles makes electric trucks, big electric trucks.  If you want an electric pick-up truck, check out future Ford and GM products.  If you want a large electric commercial vehicle, go to Smith Electric.

Message on Twitter leads to lawsuit

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Message on Twitter leads to lawsuit It seems you need to be careful of what you say on your Twitter account or you might just find yourself being sued.

Aardvark is (almost) instant Yahoo Answers

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Aardvark is an (almost) instant Yahoo Answers Aardvark lets you ask a question and receive an answer in about five minutes via email, instant message or Twitter. Just please don’t go around varking everything in sight.

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