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Google Drive for Linux Is on the Way | PCWorld Business Center

April 27, 2012 / posted in Business, Internet, Software, Technology / Comments Off

Someday Linux will no longer be an afterthought. Even to companies that rely so heavily on Linux for their products and internal processes.

The Google Drive launch has been one of the big announcements of the week, but it was a fairly unequivocal disappointment for one vocal category of users: Linux users are justifiably miffed that the new cloud storage service doesnt support the free and open source operating system.

via Google Drive for Linux Is on the Way | PCWorld Business Center.

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Get 50GB on Box.net for LIFE

February 24, 2012 / posted in Internet, Mobile, Technology / 1 Comment

This is cool. I am already a user of BOX. I keep copies of my latest resume there and link that with my Linkedin account. So that when people visit my Linkedin profile they can download my resume.

One of our big goals is to make it easy for users to access and manage their content from anywhere, without worrying about storage limitations. That’s why we’re making your Android-powered device even more powerful by giving you 50GB in the cloud. Yup, you heard us right: Now any Box personal user who downloads Box for Android will get 50GB free for life.  This promotion ends on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:59pm PST, so grab your free 50GB on Box by following these steps:1. Visit the Android Marketplace and download Box for Android2. Log into your account or register for a new one directly from the app3. Start sharing and collaborating in the cloud4. optional but recommended Tell the world how you’ll use your 50GB with the hashtag #Box50GB

via Android Users Get 50GB FREE. Get Your #Box50GB and Enter the Box Mobile Giveaway | The Box Blog.

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Web Consistency Testing

November 18, 2011 / posted in Internet, Whatever / 1 Comment

This is pretty cool. I wonder if something like this could be put in an ant task.

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Project:net.blackhacker.supermarketapi

November 17, 2011 / posted in Internet, net.blackhacker.supermarketapi, Projects, Software / Comments Off

You might remember that the guys from AisleFinder.com released a service that exposes thier data to all who want to use it. Well I build a simple API to uses this service. It is written in Java under the LGPL licence, so feel free to use it in your own projects. The source is hosted on google code and a jar file is available as well.

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AisleFinder launches SupermarketAPI

October 14, 2011 / posted in Internet, Software, Technology / Comments Off

Finding information on groceries at your favorite market like Whole Foods or Trader Joes can be a task. NewMe Accelerator startup, AisleFinder is making that task easier. They have launched a Supermarket API, an open source API for the grocery industry.

via AisleFinder Launches Supermarket API | Black Web 2.0.

This looks cool. I think I’m going to play with this.

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Great interview of Entrepreneur Curtis Pope, CEO of AisleFinder.com

March 25, 2011 / posted in Business, Internet, Technology / 1 Comment

Black Web 2.0 posts a Robert Scoble interview of Curtis Pope, a young entrepreneur who founded AisleFinder.com, an online shopping site that helps you find items in the grocery store. This is really a great idea. Every time I go shopping, invariably two things happen:

  1. I grumble about how my wife can’t group things together on the grocery list that would be near each other in the store so I wouldn’t have to do a “full table scan” every time enter a new isle to see if there is something in this isle I need.
  2. I have to make a second pass through the store picking up the things that where in isle 3 but at the bottom of the list.

 

I have thought about about this problem several time but concluded that collecting the data would be too labor intensive, to make it worth while. I’m glad somebody else has tacked the problem and I wish you guys had data on the store that I use.

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Security breach at TripAdvisor

March 25, 2011 / posted in Internet, Technology / 1 Comment

WARNING: If you use TripAdvisor:

TripAdvisor is the latest company to announce a security breach of its customer email addresses. The travel advice company has published limited details of the incident at http://www.tripadvisor.com/vpages/more_information.html, but is still investigating when the breach actually occurred.

via TripAdvisor email list stolen | Netcraft.

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No Net Neutrality provisions in the Comcast NBC deal?

January 19, 2011 / posted in Business, Internet, Technology / Comments Off

Comcast will retain NBC’s stake in Hulu, but is stripped of control

January 18, 2011 |  1:49 pm

Call it the Hulu Handcuff.

The federal government is making sure that Comcast Corp. won’t be able to use its newfound clout when it takes control of NBC Universal to sabotage the online video website Hulu.

via Comcast will retain NBC’s stake in Hulu, but is stripped of control | Company Town | Los Angeles Times.

Yes, but what provisions are in place to keep Comcast, one of the largest ISPs, from favoring Hulu over its competitors, like Netflix, being now that it has a 30% stake in Hulu?

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Amazon Working on Rival to Netflix Streaming-Only Subscription Service

December 6, 2010 / posted in Entertainment, Internet / Comments Off

Over the last year, Netflix has gone from a mail-order DVD subscription service to a streaming Internet video service. In the companys last quarterly report, it announced that streaming had surpassed DVDs as the preferred method for content delivery and just last month it began offering a streaming-only option in the U.S.Seeing this success, then, it doesnt come as a surprise that Amazon – the worlds largest Internet retailer – is looking to make a subscription-based, streaming-only option of its own to compete with Netflix.

via Amazon Working on Rival to Netflix Streaming-Only Subscription Service.

If all of the content that is available in Amazon VOD is available for the there their subscription service, THIS WOULD BE MONSTER.

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Comcast Pressures Netflix, Partner Level 3, to pay a bandwidth Toll

November 29, 2010 / posted in Internet, Technology / Comments Off

If anyone is at all wondering why Net Neutrality is essential to a free and open Internet I give you exhibit A

Level 3, who recently signed a deal to become the primary provider for streaming Netflix content, was pressured by Comcast to pay a “recurring fee” “to transmit Internet online movies and other content to Comcast’s customers who request such content.” After a few days of negotiating, Level 3 paid the fee, ensuring uninterrupted service for Netflix subscribers.

via Comcast Is Bullying Netflix Partners Into Paying a Toll to Deliver Streaming Video.

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