Is This the Future of Computing?
Monday, October 20th, 2008Get ready for on-slaught of low cost, small, green computers.
I remember in the mid 90’s, talk about how the future of computing was moving away from massive hard drive, application intensive computers to smaller, less application intensive computers that relied on the net for applications and storage space. The idea never took off, but things […]
Mobile Blogging
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008I ran out to get lunch and I decided to give mobile blogging a second try after a failed attempt earlier this morning.
I like the idea of mobile blogging. It’s a great way to be able to post to your blog even if you are not in front of your computer. A tool like […]
Setting Up a Wordpress Site- Hosting
Monday, October 13th, 2008Hosting Explained
After you have your domain name you will want to set up hosting. Hosting is where your site will reside on the world wide web. Most hosting packages are shared hosting packages. This means that your site is on a server with a number of other web sites and all these sites share resources […]
The Presidential Candidates on Net Neutrality
Thursday, October 9th, 2008There was a lot of talk at the Presidential debate on Tuesday but there’s no surprise that no one talked about net neutrality. This issue is under everyone’s radar. Why?! Net neutrality and the future of the internet, should be an important issue. Remember, the internet is a relative infant, imagine what television looked like […]
Posted in Net Neutrality, Technology | No Comments »>Setting Up A Wordpress Blog- Intro
Sunday, September 28th, 2008One of the promises of Web 2.0 is a fast and cheap launch to the web for the average user. Web 2.0 technology is suppose to lower the barrier to entry and allow users to get on the web and get their content out to the millions of internet users just waiting for you launch […]
Posted in Featured, How-to, Technology, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »>Jacket Flap: Social Networking for the Children’s Publishing Industry
Friday, September 19th, 2008Social networks are a staple of the Web 2.0 scene and most people are familiar with MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn as ways to connect and network with other people. Sometimes the breadth and scope of a network like LinkedIn can seem a little daunting. I struggle sometimes to see the benefits of participating in such […]
Posted in Quick Tip, Technology, Web 2.0 | No Comments »>Sarah Palin’s Yahoo Email Hacked
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Last week, I wrote about password security and making sure you use secure passwords. This week VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account was hacked by simply answering a few password recovery security questions. The Huffington Post breaks it down here. Of course, Ms. Palin like most of us chose to use real language answers, […]
Posted in Quick Tip, Technology | No Comments »>Stephen Colbert’s Interview with Bob Lutz- Priceless!
Thursday, September 18th, 2008GM CEO Bob Lutz appeared last night on the “Colbert Report” to promote the new Chevy Volt, a plug in hybrid that promises the to deliver around 150mpg for trips shorter than 40 miles until the Volt begins to use a small gas engine to recharge the cars battery pack. The significance is that most […]
Posted in RAVES, Technology | No Comments »>“What’s This?”: RSS
Friday, October 12th, 2007You may have noticed these days a lot of web sites are sporting this “sexy little orange icon” usually found in the address bar at the top of your browser. Good looks aside, this icon has lead to revolution of how content is viewed and distributed on the web. This icon is for the Real […]
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