Archive for 2009

Microsoft Research creates secure browser

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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The Register is running an article that claims that the MS Research group has created a secure browsers, that is better than current versions of IE and Chrome. The down side as reported, is that the browser - a.k.a Gazelle - is slower and requires more resources than its cousins.

My {take}

Hmmm…A secure browser from Microsoft? I’m sure i’ve heard that before. They should make it an open source effort. What do you think?

Gmail + Twitter = A better FaceBook

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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FaceBook is currently the leading social network. This could all change if Google were to purchase Twitter and integrate the service directly into Gmail. Gmail includes tasks, IM and mail. Now add user stats from Twitter and iGoogle’s widgets, and we have a better FaceBook.

By all acounts, Google’s own social network Orkut hasn’t taken off in the states. What are your thoughts? Do you user Orkut?

fb{A} - Concept Update

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

140 characters isn’t enough to get to the point of most posts. So i’m going to use 280 characters. This what the blog says anyways :)

I’ll then use a max of 140 characters to outline my characters.

C# comes to iPhone and Wii: Yeah Mono

0 Comments  Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Several apps in Apple’s App store are powered by Mono. The apps are statically compiled to native code; For this, Unity is the best option.

My {take}.

WOW! Now I don’t have to kill myself with [[NSFoo alloc] initWithTrash] anymore. I can just focus on the code and not retain/release.

Send big tweets with BigTweet

0 Comments  Thursday, February 19th, 2009

BigTweet is used to create tweets with up to 280 characters. The tool includes bit.ly, special characters, a character counter, and more…

My {take}

Users are required to sign in with their Twitter password. The site is not very user-friendly - click the big blue “BigTweet” button :)

FaceBook Backtracks on its TOS

0 Comments  Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The {news}

Community pressures FaceBook to revert changes to its TOS. FB complies temporarily and promises substantial revision in a few weeks - more.

My {take}

Seems like the users have won a small victory (for the time being). It’s good to see large companies listen to their users.

Mashable: 18 People to Follow for a Real Time Education

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The {news}

The article lists 18 people that provide poignant and thought-provoking information. An explanation details why each person is listed.

My {take}

This is one of the more meaningful twitter related articles that I’ve seen in awhile. It is well written and very detailed.

AMBER Alert app for iPhone: Helps find missing children

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The {news}

The app lists missing children; On sightings, users report a sighting of a victim or suspects along with their GPS coordinates - more.

My {take}

This is very good work. Technology isn’t all about how much money can be made. But sometimes, how we can best help others (with technology).

Pre to support Flash

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The {news}

Palm joins Adobe’s Open Screen Project. Pre will support Copy and paste, data tethering, and now Flash - more

My {take}

So the Pre is going to support all the things that the iPhone is missing? hmmmm. “Going support” is not the same as “supports“. fun days.

Apple bans “South Park” from its App Store

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The {news}

Although allowing users to download episodes of South Park from iTunes. Apple has rejected an iPhone app that will stream episodes - more.

My {take}

It’s their [Apple] store, their rules. All that’s missing, are some consistent app guidelines. Is that, and cut-n-paste too much to ask for?