Google earlier this week announced the monster buyout of YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars. Yes, that figure is correct, its higher than the brand value of Starbucks and Nissan combined. Google has officially jumped the shark.
The problem is the value just isnt there with YouTube. Sure, everyone knows what YouTube is, but of everyone that […]
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Google Jumps The Shark
October 11th, 2006 · No Comments
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The 15 minute Windows XP tune-up
August 8th, 2006 · No Comments
Computing siteTweak3D.net offers a few suggestions that can get that sluggish machine running at max speed in fifteen minutes or less. I had a noticeable increase in speed on my WinXP laptop…
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Tags: Computing & Tech · Microsoft
The Top 10 things they never teach at design school
July 10th, 2006 · No Comments
This is an interesting read for all you aspiring designers out there on what it really takes to be a successful Designer. It may not be what you think.
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Google Likely To Buy Another Online Office App
June 15th, 2006 · No Comments
Gartner says Google is likely to acquire a Web-based presentation application, such as Thumbstacks.
Google Inc. is likely to acquire this year a Web-based presentation application, such as Thumbstacks, to add to its online spreadsheet and word processor, a market research firm said.
But even though Google is buying up Web-based capabilities found in Microsoft Corp.’s Office […]
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Windows Live OneCare Review
June 1st, 2006 · No Comments
Microsoft’s finally gotten around to providing a complete suite ofsecurity applications meant to protect Windows users from the threats lurking on the Internet, such as viruses, spyware or trojans.
Today security vendors worst nightmare became reality as Windows Live OneCare was launched after an extensive beta testing period.
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Google Releases Calendar: Be afraid Microsoft, be very afraid.
April 14th, 2006 · No Comments
Today Google releases it’s calendar program and it seems to work rather well at first glance, features include being able to share calendar listings with friends, a tight integration with Google’s Gmail email, a built-in search tool to find events, and cell phone text messaging notifications while on the go.
With calendar, Google leaves very little […]
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An idea whose time has come.
March 30th, 2006 · No Comments
The OSDL (Open Source Development Labs), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux and open source software, announced March 29 that it establishing the OSDL Fellowship Fund.
This Fund will provide financial support to software developers working on Linux and open-source community projects that don’t have access to financial resources or support.
Moe at […]
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