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Monthly Archives: June 2008

06.30.08 / Gmail adds features in public beta

For the first time, Gmail users will be able to participate in a public beta testing of new features. Google is notoriously secretive about newly developed products and services, and they limit public beta testing to those products under the … Read more »

06.30.08 / National Security embraces Web 2.0 with Intellipedia

Intellipedia, the dynamic cross-agency repository of intelligence information, celebrated its second anniversary this year.  Functioning much like the familiar Wikipedia online encyclopedia program, Intellipedia helps Department of Defense, CIA, FBI, and other intelligence agencies search for and contribute to subjects … Read more »

06.30.08 / BrightSource brings solar energy to California

Many state governments are taking the lead on renewable energy by contracting with clean sources to supply their power grids. California is one of the most progressive, mandating that at least 20 percent of their power be supplied by renewable … Read more »

06.27.08 / Photo albums Shwup to new levels

Wedding photo albums used to be comprised of professional shots taken by the photographer.  Then came disposable cameras and event coordinators everywhere started placing these little cardboard quick-snaps on each table for candid shots.  More recently, people have started using … Read more »

06.27.08 / Bill Gates talks with NBC News about retirement

Today is the end of an era. Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft, nearly thirty years after founding the software company. Anyone who has touched a computer has been influenced by his vision for personal technology. He … Read more »

06.27.08 / Meetup throws out the corporate rule book

Many creative companies struggle with traditional corporate hierarchies, org charts, and workflow. How do you best harness the power of innovative employees, and keep your process organized without stifling their talent? While many innovators, such as Apple, are notoriously top-down … Read more »

06.27.08 / Information at the speed of sound

Nothing is more frustrating, (and unsafe), than trying to navigate a website for directions or information while driving.  Yet, it is usually while we are in our cars that we really need to know where something is or how to … Read more »

06.27.08 / The Mobile Olympics

The Summer Olympic games in Beijing will be different from previous contests. Unlike Olympics before, people will be able to download Olympics coverage right to their own mobile phone. On Yahoo.com there is a link that reads “2008 Olympics Coverage” … Read more »

06.26.08 / Silverlight to support Ruby and Python developers

In an increased effort to boost adoption of their Silverlight development platform, Microsoft will support the use of Python and Ruby programming languages for client-side development. Announced in late May at the RailsConf conference in Portland, Oregon, John Lam (lead … Read more »

06.26.08 / PBS explores ads on Hulu

PBS’s decision to place some of its programming on Hulu has caused murmuring among commercial-free purists.  In a slow shift towards moving program accessibility to modern technological venues, episodes of Nova, Carrier, Wired Science, Design e2, and Scientific America Frontiers … Read more »