How to upgrade to Flash 10.1

The latest version of Flash is out of beta today. You definitely want it if you have a graphics card that can take advantage of the HD H.264 acceleration features. This feature off-loads some of processing to the GPU so that even lower end machines can run Flash more smoothly.  I have been running the [...]

Web curation for June 8th 2010 through June 10th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for June 8th 2010 through June 10th 2010: Vocus Acquires HARO to Expand Journalist-Driven PR Service – mashable.com Today Software-as-a-Service company Vocus will announce the acquisition of Help a Reporter Out for an undisclosed sum, with the aim of furthering both companies’ missions of shifting control in [...]

Web curation for June 7th 2010 through June 8th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for June 7th 2010 through June 8th 2010: From Twitter – RT @nicmcc The Step-by-Step Guide to Digitizing Your Life http://bit.ly/dtFZnZ Pulse iPad App Gets Steve Jobs’ Praise in Morning…Then Booted From App Store Hours Later After NYT Complains | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD – [...]

Web curation for June 6th 2010 through June 7th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for June 6th 2010 through June 7th 2010: SD Formatter 2.0 for SD/SDHC – SD Association – This software formats all SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards using a formatting program that complies with official SD memory card requirements. RAMMap – New Sysinternal tool – Use [...]

Web curation for June 4th 2010 through June 5th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for June 4th 2010 through June 5th 2010: Why Mark Zuckerberg should have a Carol Bartz moment — Scobleizer – scobleizer.com Watch live streaming video from disrupt at livestream.com Everyone seems to be against Mark Zuckerberg, founder/CEO of Facebook, lately. Shel Israel says he should step down. [...]

Web curation for June 3rd 2010 through June 4th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for June 3rd 2010 through June 4th 2010: Blu-Ray Rentals At Redbox To Cost $1.50 A Night – Blu-ray titles will start to pop up in your local Redbox kiosk over the next few months, and the company has talked the major movie studios into keeping the [...]

Web curation for June 1st 2010 through June 3rd 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for June 1st 2010 through June 3rd 2010: Street Giant » Leroy Stick – the man behind @BPGlobalPR – streetgiant.com Dearest Media, My name is Leroy Stick and I am the man behind @BPGlobalPR.  First, let me begin by explaining my name. When I was growing up, [...]

Web curation for May 31st 2010 through June 1st 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for May 31st 2010 through June 1st 2010: From Twitter – RT @science Video footage of the massive sinkhole in Guatemala City http://bit.ly/cr8hoY From Twitter – via @rww Firefox to Get Official Browser Sync Weave Graduates from Mozilla Labs http://bit.ly/btBvPS From Twitter – via @newsycombinator Google ditches [...]

First human ‘infected with computer virus’

In trials, Dr Gasson showed that the chip was able to pass on the computer virus to external control systems.