Category Archives: internet

ASUS eeePC 901

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

The EeePC 901 from ASUS looks very impressive based on the specs.   I’ve been using the original eeePC for several months and my two main concerns have been keyboard size (which I’ve become used to) and screen size (still a … Continue reading →

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More Copywrong News

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

Liked Matt Asay’s piece today about how poorly Government is comprehending issues surrounding copyright, especially in moves to extend the times which generally have little of the intended benefits to the artists but inhibit the much more significant process of … Continue reading →

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Google’s “Google Chrome” Browser

Posted on September 2, 2008 by

Update:  Google Chrome is now available.   I’m only starting to test it but it seems very, very fast, intuitive, and impressive. ——–  earlier ———– Google will soon launch an internet browser in what promises to be one of the most … Continue reading →

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Redbox Rocks – Brilliant!

Posted on August 3, 2008 by

Although it’s probably a transitional mode of movie distribution until streaming becomes the preferred mode – probably in 3-4 years, Redbox really puts conventional movie stores to shame when you want a popular title. The friendly big movie boxes are … Continue reading →

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240k Kindles with books on the wall, 240k Kindles with books

Posted on August 1, 2008 by

OK, so now TechCrunch is reporting that their secret source informs them that Amazon has sold  240k Kindles in less than a year.   That would be pretty good though it does not lead me to retract my May suggestion … Continue reading →

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Google: A Trillion URLs and counting

Posted on July 25, 2008 by

The Google blog notes how huge the web is now, with Google indexing over a trillion unique URLs.  As they note in the article the actual number of indexable URLs is, in one sense, infinite.    For example calendar pages will … Continue reading →

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Social Learning 2.0

Posted on June 19, 2008 by

Here is a great website about the intersection of education and the internet. One of the concerns of the main author is that educational institutions are ill-prepared to cope with the hurricane of new media information as well as potential … Continue reading →

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Free Google blog at your own website? Priceless.

Posted on May 24, 2008 by

Google has a great feature where you can add a free blogger blog to your website.  I use that for some other blogs though JoeDuck is hosted at WordPress, which offers more powerful content management features than blogger blogs. Here are the … Continue reading →

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Yahoo Microsoft: Is the fat lady almost singing at $34?

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

Henry Blodget is whining that the Yahoo Microsoft deal is back to where it started, but I think Henry’s wrong … again!      I’m glad Henry was wrong about the rumor that Yahoo’s Q4 would beat expectations because it was part of the … Continue reading →

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Craiglist Prank = horse stealin’

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

I’m reporting a remarkable local story from Jacksonville, Oregon that strains even one’s interenet sensibilities about a guy in Jacksonville who had his horse and property stolen after Craigslist postings said it was up for grabs.   The incredible part is that after … Continue reading →

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