New Imagery for Google Earth - June 2nd!
[UPDATED several times] — Google has just released new imagery for Google Earth (exit GE and re-load it if you had it turned on over night). Most of the UK is now in high resolution. It appears th...
iPhone release date: June 29th?
Take this one with a grain of salt, but we have it from a source that works in television who tells us that Apple's next round of iPhone commercials (three different spots) have been submitted for air...
Genius and Misfit Aren't Synonyms, or Are They?
THE story of the college dropout who became the world's richest man still has the power to inspire us. It affirms our deeply engrained view that rejecting the received wisdom (do my own thing!) is a ...
The User Interface of Firefox 3: Features
Firefox 3 is going to provide a wide range of improvements to performance, stability, and security, and it's also going to present several new user facing features. Here is a quick recap of design wo...
TiVo Warns Investors New Open Source License Could Hurt Business
Under Linux's GPLv3, expected this summer, TiVo would no longer be able to implement measures it says are essential to protecting copyrighted material. — Novell isn't the only company that could be ...
Google Keeps Tweaking Its Search Engine
THESE days, Google seems to be doing everything, everywhere. It takes pictures of your house from outer space, copies rare Sanskrit books in India, charms its way onto Madison Avenue, picks fights wi...
One year with Linux
pretty package! © Fabienne / CC — One year ago, I switched to Linux for a variety of reasons revolving around software freedom, choice, and data preservation. At the time, an anonymous commenter s...
Deconstructing TripAdvisor
Nancy Keates on how seasoned travelers decode the ratings — on the nation's most influential hotel review site. — 'Simply the best!!!!!! " "Very Grand!! " "Awesome. " "Unbelievable. The last o...
10 obvious things about the future of newspapers you need to get through your head
Invisible Inkling — Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education. — home — work — about — more — 10 obvious things about the future of newspapers you need to g...
Inside the Black Box
THESE days, Google seems to be doing everything, everywhere. It takes pictures of your house from outer space, copies rare Sanskrit books in India, charms its way onto Madison Avenue, picks fights wi...