Freemium Your Content with Social Cord (audio)
When I first heard about Social Cord (via @waynesutton) the service which had been explained as being similar to “Cable for Social Networks” was immediately intriguing. I visited the site and even read up on some articles via Venture Beat and Mashable, both of which didn’t do the service any justice (not so much Venture [...]
Read MorePimp Your Desktop with Rainmeter 1.0
Desktop customization in Windows has always been kind of a pain. On the most extreme end, it involved entirely replacing your Explorer shell with something like Litestep. At the very least, you’d end up editing a bunch of config files, trying to get everything just right. All in all, it was never worth the time and effort for the average user. The learning curve was just slightly too steep.
Read MoreN’Gai Croal & Seth Schiesel Talk about the Future of Video Game Journalism
As you know the video game industry continues to evolve, and with that evolution decisions have to be made about how this industry should be covered by technology journalist. This video from the D.I.C.E. Summit 2009 in Las Vegas, NV features commentary from prominent African-American technology journalist (who write extensively about the gaming industry) N’Gai Croal of Newsweek and Seth Schiesel of the New York Times. Check out the video below:
Read MoreRipple’s New PC is a Good LOOK
Korean PC-maker Ripple has just unveiled their latest netbook. With compact dimensions of 215mm x 235mm x 69mm the Ripple LOOK Mini PC is perfect for people that want a desktop PC but may not have a lot of space to spare. Its petite size makes it ideal for mounting on the back of any monitor, thereby saving even more space. Sleek and elegant with an eye-catching design on top, this nettop is definitely a nice-looking piece of tech.
Read MorePrivacy Issues with Cloud Computing
he digital world is currently buzzing about Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing allows users to share information, data, applications, and software over a series of virtual networks. Essentially the need to store data on a hard drive or static server is becoming a thing of the past. Some examples of online services using Cloud Computing are:
* Second Life
* Google Apps
* Amazon’s Simple Storage Service
Read MoreAllRise.com the People’s Court – Vote on Roy Jones, Jr. versus Ustream
AllRise.com is the community’s court. Anyone can go to the beta site to enter a case on the “docket,” press a virtual suit against a friend, co-worker – anyone – and all0w the community to vote and render a verdict. It has to be one of the craziest sites there is but for some odd reason it works.
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