Google Print Beta
Google has a beta version of its book search service, Google Print, online. Sample search. Standard book URL is http://print.google.com/print/doc?isbn=? ….
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PCWorld.com – Microsoft SPOT Watches Hit Stores
PC World reports that SPOT watches will hit stores in January….
Dallas News : Coffeehouse as your new office
Dallas Morning News has an article on the growing trend of a WiFi hotspot as a new home office….
LiveJournal Statistics
LiveJornal has posted some statistics on its users. 63.5% female, 94% unpaid. 27.7% updated within the last 7 days….
O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
I am thinking of attending the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, February 9-12, 2004. It will probably be $1200 out of my own pocket. ($766.50 for the conference plus Emergent Democracy Forum, $360 for four nights with shared room at Westin Horton Plaza, and I will be driving there and back from San Francisco) Have you been before? I am interested in learning new things and networking with really smart people not afraid to live life on the technological edge. I was one of the 230 proposals, but not one of the people accepted for the 45 slots. (Similar speaking topic…
RSS and BitTorrent
Steve Gillmor writes about how RSS and BitTorrent might be combined to share the bandwidth burden from a constantly pinged server….
FIFA Rankings
In the new FIFA World Ranking the U.S. outranks Germany….
Swastikas in the bookshelf
Steven Sinofsky apologizes for the inclusion of a clockwise swastika in Microsoft's Bookshelf Symbol 7 font. Character code 0x7E. Star of David is 0x74. Microsoft released a tool to take the offending character off of your system. Yes, the symbol was used by the Nazi party, but has a history of a few thousand years. It was also part of Rudyard Kipling's coat of arms!…
Google Search by Number
You can now search for a UPS or FedEx tracking number on Google, a patent number, FAA registration, and FCC equipment IDs. Full feature details….
FeedDemon 1.0 going Gold
congratulations to Nick for FeedDemon 1.0 going gold! I downloaded RC4b and I look forward to the final product….
Java Desktop System
I just ordered the Java Desktop System from Sun. $54.25 shipped. Should be interesting to experiment with….
Pretty women scramble men’s ability to assess the future
"Both male and female students at McMaster University were shown pictures of the opposite sex of varying attractiveness taken from the website 'Hot or Not'. The 209 students were then offered the chance to win a reward." "When male students were shown pictures of pretty women, they discounted the future value of the reward in an "irrational" way – they would opt for the smaller amount of money available the next day rather than wait for a much bigger reward." New Scientist article about the ability of men and women to think rationally after being presented with a picture of…
Following around a Tablet PC user for a day
Scoble writes : "Maybe we should have a film crew follow a Tablet PC user around for a day." An entire day would not be necessary. Just a typical meeting I think. Microsoft aims at the information worker and increasing productivity. It would be cool to define the purpose of the device in infomercial style. Have someone walk into a meeting with a 17″ PowerBook and someone with a Tablet PC. Both are very cool, but it is nice to compare functionality. The same method of questions you used to describe a sale at Best Buy could also apply here….
America West Airlines tray table advertisements
America West airlines now has advertisements on its tray tables. 4 week showings, minimum 8 week purchase, and design changes every 8 weeks….
NY Times : Starbucks WiFi flavors
Starbucks is offering content at its WiFi locations, regardless of your paid access to the outside Internet….
Longhorn and Mozilla: Birds of a Feather
Nigel McFarlane wrote a piece for DevX about the architectural similarities between Longhorn and Mozilla. Write down to the XAML vs. XUL comparison….
HBS Working Knowledge: Innovation
HBS Working Knowledge has selected its first weblog, Techdirt, as its featured Web site recommendation….
Licence fees and GDP per capita
How many months' salary is Windows XP around the world? 10 month average in Africa….
NY Times : Stealth Inflation
Are companies now preying on busy lifestyles? NY Times writer David Pogue examines overbilling and miscellaneous fees creeping into monthly bills. My $39.99 cellular service plan comes to about $46 with all the line item fees. I am not sure if these fees are government mandated or something invented by my service provider for a quick buck….
Finance for Geeks (The Business of Software)
Eric Sink has put together a column named Finance for Geeks (The Business of Software)….
Linux Tablet
Element Computer has released the Helium 2100, a new 14.1″ tablet running Lycoris Desktop/LX Tablet Edition. It costs only $999. The first device I have seen using a Via CPU….
Longhorn sold in Malaysia for $1.58
Longhorn alpha is on sale in Malaysia for six ringgit ($1.58) in Malaysia. The alpha is so hyped it is actually being bought!…
NY Times Magazine : Inside the iPod
Today's NY Times magazine has an in depth look at Apple's portable music player, the iPod….
SF Chronicle : Shame of the City
The San Francisco Chronicle's Kevin Fagan has the first of a five part series on the homeless issue in San Francisco. He will probably be up for a Pulitzer for this one, along with photographer Brent Ward….
Woman knocked unconscious by trampling shoppers
A woman in Florida was trampled by a herd of shoppers at Wal-Mart. In the 6 A.M. doorbuster she was pushed over in the rush to grab a $30 DVD player….