10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. Macworld San Francisco 2008 Rumor Wrapup: Winners and Losers
After each major event, MacRumors provides a wrapup of rumors to reveal the sources of the most accurate (or inaccurate) information.
More @ MacRumors
2. Public transit made easy
A little over a year ago, I blogged about our simple textual directions as an alternative to the popular graphical Google Maps interface. Those directions help me orient myself and learn my way around. But in the interest of safety -- my own and others! -- I choose not to drive and rely heavily on public transportation.
More @ Googleblog
3. KDE 4.0: Everything that has an end, has a beginning
A confession: I was among the many who griped publicly (and privately) about KDE 4.0's release date. I thought KDE 4.0 was not ready for release and should be held back until it was. (Hey, my wife and my dog listened to me. So there.) Why? There were two main reasons.
More @ Tuxmachines
4. Add everything to your eeePC
More @ HackaDay
5. Messenger Probe Sends Back Mercury Photos
"NASA's Messenger probe flew past Mercury at a distance of 125 miles. The spacecraft took hundreds of pictures during the pass, updating photos from the now 30-year-old Mariner mission. According to an article at the International Business Times, the probe will eventually settle into orbit around Mercury in 2011.
More @ Slashdot
6. Counting to (Windows) 7
I’ve gotten lots of questions from Windows users this week about TG Daily’s story that Microsoft is running early with Windows 7 and has delivered an early build to unnamed parties outside of the company.
More @ ZDNetBlog
7. Yahoo To Cut 20% Of Its Workforce?
Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Yahoo is preparing to lay off up to 20% of its 12,000 strong workforce, a big purge as the Sunnyvale based company attempts to become more profitable.
More @ TechCrunch
8. iPhone does guitars, spying with ease
More @ Engadget
9. Iran's Supercomputer Envy Doesn't Make All Iranian IT Pros Evil
Iran is, according to CIA figures, a country that in 2006 had a GDP of nearly $600 billion. Clearly, it would have been even higher were it not for the state's control of so much of the country's economic activity and the inefficiencies that creates. Persecuting some of its best talent doesn't help, either. But none of that makes Iranian IT pros who work in the trenches of that economy different or unique.
More @ LinuxInsider
10. Can You Be God’s Kiss?
But First, Let Me Tell You About One Of The Most Beautiful Concerts I’ve Ever Watched… I shed many tears that day. I watched one of the most beautiful concerts in the world.
More @ BoSanchezBlog
After each major event, MacRumors provides a wrapup of rumors to reveal the sources of the most accurate (or inaccurate) information.
More @ MacRumors
2. Public transit made easy
A little over a year ago, I blogged about our simple textual directions as an alternative to the popular graphical Google Maps interface. Those directions help me orient myself and learn my way around. But in the interest of safety -- my own and others! -- I choose not to drive and rely heavily on public transportation.
More @ Googleblog
3. KDE 4.0: Everything that has an end, has a beginning
A confession: I was among the many who griped publicly (and privately) about KDE 4.0's release date. I thought KDE 4.0 was not ready for release and should be held back until it was. (Hey, my wife and my dog listened to me. So there.) Why? There were two main reasons.
More @ Tuxmachines
4. Add everything to your eeePCMore @ HackaDay
5. Messenger Probe Sends Back Mercury Photos
"NASA's Messenger probe flew past Mercury at a distance of 125 miles. The spacecraft took hundreds of pictures during the pass, updating photos from the now 30-year-old Mariner mission. According to an article at the International Business Times, the probe will eventually settle into orbit around Mercury in 2011.
More @ Slashdot
6. Counting to (Windows) 7
I’ve gotten lots of questions from Windows users this week about TG Daily’s story that Microsoft is running early with Windows 7 and has delivered an early build to unnamed parties outside of the company.
More @ ZDNetBlog
7. Yahoo To Cut 20% Of Its Workforce?
Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Yahoo is preparing to lay off up to 20% of its 12,000 strong workforce, a big purge as the Sunnyvale based company attempts to become more profitable.
More @ TechCrunch
8. iPhone does guitars, spying with easeMore @ Engadget
9. Iran's Supercomputer Envy Doesn't Make All Iranian IT Pros Evil
Iran is, according to CIA figures, a country that in 2006 had a GDP of nearly $600 billion. Clearly, it would have been even higher were it not for the state's control of so much of the country's economic activity and the inefficiencies that creates. Persecuting some of its best talent doesn't help, either. But none of that makes Iranian IT pros who work in the trenches of that economy different or unique.
More @ LinuxInsider
10. Can You Be God’s Kiss?
But First, Let Me Tell You About One Of The Most Beautiful Concerts I’ve Ever Watched… I shed many tears that day. I watched one of the most beautiful concerts in the world.
More @ BoSanchezBlog
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