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Literally “the rest of it”. There’s a little more of my own words and opinions in these.
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Reshared post from +Adam Pash Kind of unbelievable: Chrome usage surpassed Firefox for the first time last month—and it’s still climbing. Watch yo back IE! Embedded Link Chrome Usage Surpasses Firefox for the First TimeThe browser wars are heating up. According to statistics gathered by web analytics company StatCounter, global usage in November of Google…
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Perilously close to a cat video, I just needed to test how the site imports a video. Really. Reshared post from +Google Creative Sandbox This ARM powered robot is constructed with mechanics from LEGO and uses a Samsung Galaxy S II phone that uses an Android app to control the robot’s brain. See how fast…
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Lifehacker explains write caching and how windows and mac handle it differently. Reshared post from +Adam Pash Do you really need to eject USB drives before removing them? +Whitson Gordon investigates! Embedded Link Do I Really Need to Eject USB Drives Before Removing Them? Dear Lifehacker,Some of my computers (like my Mac) are always warning…
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Highly technical, but AdWords is getting an update. Mobile included. New Designs. Bookmarking this for later. Reshared post from +Adam Rogal Want to see what we’ve been working on for the past few months? v201111 of the DFP API is now live! Embedded Link Announcing version v201111 of the DFP API – Google Ads Developer…
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From the article: …the Carrier IQ software secretly installed on millions of mobile phones reports most everything a user does on a phone. …the software is installed on most modern Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones …and decide to just use Wi-Fi, your device still reports to Carrier IQ. …the data — including the content of…
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Chris DiBona is a true geek’s geek. Outspoken, a little opinionated, and I met him once at a combination Linux and SciFi/Fantasy conference several years ago. Here’s a great G+ post on why you will never need antivirus for your android or iOS device. Reshared post from +Chris DiBona Sometimes I read an article…
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g+ Hangout Artist Reshared post from +The Next Web Add +Cliff Roth to your circles and join one of his hangouts, you might come out of it with something frameworthy! Embedded Link Meet the most talented Google+ Hangout artist alive, Cliff Roth Some of the people who I've talked to about Google+ Hangouts, the video…
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Another cool example of how connectivity can do good. Reshared post from +Steve Sherlock Good use of technology to quit a habit: “Smokers trying to quit who took part in in a text messaging program called txt2stop more than doubled their chance of kicking the habit. Some smokers said that the text messages were like…
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Google participating in the privacy discussion Reshared post from +Google Yesterday we welcomed 200+ guests in Berlin, Germany to our second Big Tent event, entitled DatenDialog and focused on the issue of online privacy. The term "big tent” reflects our aim to include diverse points of view in the discussion. Speakers included German State Secretary…
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The SOPA Act is finally getting some of the attention it deserves. Reshared post from +elliot noss mainstream media picks up on the Internet preparing itself for government intrusion. the example given is just one of a number I have seen. http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/11/23/wary-of-sopa-reddit-users-aim-to-build-a-new-censorship-free-internet/ Embedded Link Wary Of SOPA, Reddit Users Aim To Build A New, Censorship-Free…