Did you know you can buy the Complete National Geographic Collection on a 160-GB Hard Drive! It consists of 120 years of amazing discoveries, maps, and the world’s best photography included in every issue of National Geographic magazine, digitally reproduced in high resolution.
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Kodak is letting you display your photo on the New York City Times Square on the huge digital display on the 50-yard line of the Crossroads of the World.
Kodak says the digital display is now networked and an app will let you to share your picture on the sign and the cool part about it [...]
One of my favorite gadgets for iPhone! OWLE Bubo Review Coming Soon!
Tags: OWLE Bubo Demo, OWLE Bubo Gadget Review, OWLE Bubo Review, OWLE Bubo Video
Photo by Nelson D. from Flickr used under Creative Commons
Yahoo open sourced its Traffic Server.Not entirely sure why I decided to predict events for 2009, probably because I did for 2008, which isn’t really an answer. I don’t recall why I ever decided to do predictions, but now it seems like a tradition.
Anyway, since I did, [...]
About Mission Statement History Advisory Board Staff Sponsoring Institutions Blogs Leadership 3.0 Blog OJR : The Online Journalism Review News for Digital Journalists Seminars Speakers How to Apply Training Resources Multimedia Training New Media Resources Contact OJR : The Online Journalism Review December 30, 2009 An online journalist's 10 resolutions for 2010 By Robert Niles No comments Archive Link We've talked often on this site over the past 12 months about what online journalists and journalism entrepreneurs should be doing to both prepare themselves for the changes coming to our field , as well as to take advantage of the changes already here . Now , at year's end , let's remind ourselves of 10 things that we can do in 2010 to help keep journalism vital in our readers' lives . and keep our careers in journalism alive at the same . time 1. Make your website more mobile-friendly Everyone I've spoken with in the industry this year about this has reported the same thing : The percentage of readers accessing their websites on mobile devices is increasing . Significantly . I'm seeing high single-digit percentages on the sites I publish , up from the fraction-of-a-point share I
Last month Twitter launched its new retweet feature in order to eliminate confusion and authenticate user quotes (as the copy & paste method was being exploited by spammers). Although the new retweet feature solved the latter issue, it led to more confusion in the twittersphere as many users became upset at “seeing new faces” in [...]
We were bored of using the traditional mouse-like computer mice. Okay sometimes gaming mouses may give you a break, but what if you don’t have one of the fancy computer mouse that’d keep your interested arrested.
Jelfin, Nevada Limited Liability company, has come up with an interesting reincarnation of the traditional desktop mouse. And what better [...]
Photo by doug88888 on Flickr used under Creative Commons
With 2009 winding down quickly, I’m pleased to present you with that good old blogging tradition–the year-end wrap post.
2009 was an eventful year for us. Mostly noteworthy: we joined the WebCenter development team to work on the internal rollout of WebCenter 11g, validating our work on Connect [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words! Moments and memories that hold a special place in our hearts deserve to be captured forever. With cameras going real compact and every mobile phone that comes with a camera makes capturing moments and memories forever easier!
The iPhone revolution has made our lives open and [...]
The geeks at Cherrypal, a company which very recently introduced the world’s greenest computer had this noble idea in mind which would bridge the “digital divide”, and enable everyone to access technology and benefits of the internet.
So, they launched a small sized netbook and mysteriously named it ‘Africa’. Perhaps, this is one of the best [...]
I could not login to Twitter today and found Twitter sent us 4 emails warning us that they had reset our password automatically due to a possible “phishing attack that took place off-Twitter”.
Here is the full text of the email we got 4 times…
Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a [...]I’ve seen a bunch of gaming addicts who believe iPhone is a gamer’s paradise and I oblige to their unanimous psychology. There are a plenty of iPhone gaming accessories available in the market today and each one is as interesting as the other.
I took a swerve from my Nokia to iPhone’s motion based gaming for [...]
We’ve always been associated with sources which claim their internet bandwidth to be superior to ours or the top-notch and fastest in the society.
There were reports earlier in 2007, about a 75 year old woman, having a whopping 40GBps internet connection at her Sweden residence.
Since then, a number of sources have come forward reclaiming similar [...]
A new year, new iPhone rumors, new armor for your iPhone, new bundle of iPhone games, new data plans and of course, a new list of best iPhone apps, lest you are inclined.
If you were thinking about the best iPhone apps for 2010, we just found the first incredible thing for your list. It’s the [...]
I don’t use Facebook much anymore. It’s become polluted with spam and annoying social games, not really my cup of tea.
Even so, as far as I know, Facebook is the de facto way to connect with people you’ve lost touch with over the years. While attempting to do this for a few people from the [...]
Now, even if you are not a geek you know that there are certain computer applications that you need to carry with you all the time.
Would you dismantle your computer and carry the hard disk everytime you need them or keep installing them on every alien computer you use, other than your home or office [...]
Asus, world’s No.1 motherboard manufacturer, has now stepped into the shoes of vaccum cleaning gadgetry. It’s latest venture is the Asus ECleaner, the first-ever Asus Vaccum Cleaner. Yes, it’s from the Eee family.
The Asus Ecleaner is a disc-shaped vaccum cleaner robot that promises to wipe off the dirt, dust and tiny skinny particles that your [...]
Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle will hopefully have solar charging stations for itself in 2010. The eco friendly car would soon be using Solar Charging Stations developed by Toyota industries corp.
Toyota’s idea impressed the Japanese municipal corporation so much that they actually ‘adopted’ the concept of using Battery charging stations powered by solar energy.
It’ll be [...]
Whenever writing about a religion or philosophy, things get sticky, and that’s why I often avoid it. There are many arms of Buddhism, and I don’t pretend to be an expert – only an always-improving student. Buddhism doesn’t care if you were born into another religion or whether or not you believe in a [...]
Outbound links from Twitter and Facebook currently don't pass any link juice. However, that may soon change since the sites have become common places to share links.
How can you add the snow fall effect to your WordPress blog? I got several compliments from readers for the cool snowfall happening right now in our blog design. Here is how it works.
Remember it started in 2007, when limited time snowing was introduced for wordpress.com blogs. Now though several snowfall plugins are available, I [...]
Did you know Kim Kardashian earns $10000 per tweet for tweeting advertisers products to her over 2 million Twitter followers! So you thought Twitter could not make money online for you?
Kim Kardashian is a celebrity Twitter user and is advertising products on Twitter via a new Twitter advertising service called Ad.ly, who have attracted a [...]
Twas the blog before Christmas,
When all through the server
Not a spam bot was stirring,
Not even a flammer
The template was all designed with care,
In hopes that a blog update would soon appear. The editors had written articles ahead
While visions of paychecks danced in their heads
I tweeted geeks both familiar and unknown
And Facebooked loved ones on my [...]
Guest post by Brandon Walker.
What are the benefits of buying Expired Domain Names? There are hundreds of expired domains that become available for sale every day and in most cases the reason they are for sale is because the registered owners have failed to renew them for any number of reasons.
Some reasons could include:
The owner [...]
So about an hour (or two) ago, my PC encountered the infamous Blue Screen of Death, an event that was ironically triggered by iTunes having “heart attack” while syncing to my iPhone. Normally when an event like this happens I break out into a geek sweat, moaning about all of the software I have to [...]
Happy holidays everyone. I got you a heat map. Do you like it?
I’m technically on vacation this week, but I cannot take a vacation from the Interwebs. While browsing feeds yesterday, I saw this post from Gizmodo titled “Foursquare, As Seen by the Predator”.
My crush on foursquare is well-documented, and I’ve always liked “The Predator“, [...]
I’m quite amazed to see that how one of our post about YouTube not working has attracted quite a good amount of visitors on this blog. Anyway, I thought that I would also like to add that it was for a short amount of moment that YouTube didn’t work for me and I was really [...]
As a writer, you may be tempted to use "clever" words over keywords. Using clever words may feed your ego but using keywords will make your writing clearer and help you get more search traffic.
Join me and the rest of the Bitwire Media crew for too much fun this Saturday, December 19, 2009, for the annual Holiday Marathon from 6AM to 6PM PST.
Each year, the Bitwire Media team celebrate the holidays with a live podcast and video marathon, with interviews, stories, laughter, games, contests, and a lot of [...]
So, I’m in the home stretch installing WebCenter.
Here’s the installation guide, if you’re following along at home. Yesterday, I got through the “Preparing to Install” steps, which consist mostly of running RCU to create the WebCenter schemas.
I’m skipping the installation of JDeveloper for the time being. If I were using the VM in the future, [...]
: About Mission Statement History Advisory Board Staff Sponsoring Institutions Blogs Leadership 3.0 Blog OJR : The Online Journalism Review News for Digital Journalists Seminars Speakers How to Apply Training Resources Multimedia Training New Media Resources Contact OJR : The Online Journalism Review December 15, 2009 Specialized Journalism : A Program Designed for the Future By Geneva Overholser 1 comment Archive Link As the director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism I'd like to introduce OJR readers to our Master's Programs in Specialized Journalism These are not your typical journalism M.A . programs . Though we also have an excellent one of those In this innovative nine-month program , we have a different aim : As journalism is reinventing itself , we are reinventing the journalism academy , here in this incomparable learning laboratory of the future , Los . Angeles Consequently , your fellow students will be atypical , as well . The remarkably interesting group we assemble each year brings artists and arts journalists of every stripe together with journalists eager to go deep into science demographics , education religion and a feast of other disciplines . Their work
Today, I hit a roadblock in my ongoing project to create a WebCenter VM.
I was all ready to get started with the WebCenter install. I found the installation guide and ran the installer.
Then, I hit the prerequisites.
Looks like I need to create the schemas first with the Repository Creation Utility (RCU), available for download here. [...]
Shortly after Chrome was released about 15 months ago, I remember Rich saying he had switched his wife over to it and was using it exclusively on Windows.
I was skeptical. After all, I love Firefox and have used it happily for years, but Rich was also a Firefox guy. So, something must have sold him [...]
My latest kick is to catalog useful information for reference purposes, which is one reason why I embarked on a quest to create a WebCenter VM.
Blogs are extremely good at SEO out of the box. So, it’s very likely that anyone searching for information on a technical topic will find a wealth of information from [...]
Ready or not, here comes another installment in my gripping series on how to create a WebCenter 11g R1 Patch Set 1 VM.
In the last part, I went over the last few steps of the 11g install. This part focuses on WebLogic, which is the preferred application server for WebCenter. I don’t know if it [...]
Inspired by Chet’s comment, I’ve decided to add a few tidbits I’ve cataloged during my other project for today, rebuilding my Ubuntu box.
Back when I began the WebCenter VM series, I mentioned my latest problem with Ubuntu. My bout with the flu took away all the extra time I had planned to spend on geekery. [...]
While finishing yesterday’s Part 3, I decided to investigate how to add a swap file to my OEL 5 VM to accomodate at least one of 11g’s resource requirements.
I may eventually have to bump up the physical memory allocated to the VM, which will completely cripple the host OS, but I’m bending the rules here [...]
I know very little, erm nothing really, about APEX, but I do know there’s a robust and tight-knit community of APEX developers out there, including (but not limited to) Chet (@oraclenerd) and Dimitri (@dgielis).
I know this because friend of the ‘Lab Carl Backstrom talked about it a lot, like every chance he got.
Little known fact, [...]
It’s been clear for a long time now that a cornerstone of any new service is a good, open API.
Twitter proved this point a long time ago. Now, everyone follows suit.
Original image by stevedamron from Flickr used under Creative Commons
Before I was felled by the H1N1, I happily reported that foursquare had publicly launched their [...]
It’s been quiet here for a while. Not sure anyone really noticed (or cared), what with the Thanksgiving holiday last week and all. Hope you enjoyed it, by the way.
Anyway, I’m emerging from a week-long flu fog courtesy of H1N1. That’s right, yours truly caught swine flu, and let me tell you, it wasn’t very [...]
As I catch up with all the backlog of my life and work after a solid month on the road, I’m still stoked by my amazing time spent with Alan Dean Foster.
While preparing for my meeting, I found a fascinating quote by Alan Dean Foster in an interview with Science Fiction and Fantasy News. He [...]About Mission Statement History Advisory Board Staff Sponsoring Institutions Blogs Leadership 3.0 Blog OJR : The Online Journalism Review News for Digital Journalists Seminars Speakers How to Apply Training Resources Multimedia Training New Media Resources Contact OJR : The Online Journalism Review November 27, 2009 How thankful are you for your role in journalism today By Robert Niles 2 comments Archive Link Here's my shout-out to all you fellow journalists , working today instead of hitting the malls , sleeping in or lounging on the couch , like the rest of America . today Okay , I suppose some of you have been assigned to covering folks at the mall , but still . Allow me to turn things over to you today . How are you feeling about your journalism career , as the first decade of the 21st century moves toward its finish How thankful are you for your role in journalism today poll by twiigs.com Me I've been on my own for going on 18 months now , and am throughly enjoying the adventure , though the lack of a constant paycheck and employer-paid retirement or health benefits for my family cranks up the stress some months . But how much security would I have now working in a newsroomAs I prepare for my meeting with Alan Dean Foster, one of the world’s most prolific and famous science fiction authors, I’m not the only one inspired by the whole concept of making dreams come true.
Robyn Seaton introduced Alan Dean Foster to me after she and I met at WordCamp Phoenix, and PodCamp Arizona [...]
I’m in Arizona after a very exciting and busy series of conferences, including the very successful WordCamp Netherlands, WordCamp Phoenix, and PodCamp Arizona, visiting family living near one of my favorite authors in the world, Alan Dean Foster.
During WordCamp Phoenix and PodCampAZ, I shared with my audience that I was too excited to just [...]
WordCamp Phoenix is all set to really rock and roll with great WordPress, blogging, and SEO experts on November 13, 2009, in Arizona at the Arizona Grand Resort.
Some of the hottest folks in WordPress and web tech are lined up to speak and attend, taking advantage of PodcampAZ and Az Entrepreneurship Conference happening the [...]