New and notable for January 2nd 2012 through January 5th 2012

What I’m reading and finding for January 2nd 2012 through January 5th 2012: From Twitter – Give your Android device instant access to all your Wi-Fi spots | TechRepublic http://t.co/HjZbEHcA From Twitter – http://t.co/lNDYy0nh Microsoft Secures Patent for Game Console DVRs IFTTT, A Glue Gun For Sticking The Web Together, Raises $1.5M Seed Round From [...]

How To Import Facebook Birthdays into Google Calendar

I’m using Google+ quite a bit lately so I forget to look at Facebook and see my friends’ birthdays. Even if you aren’t using Google+, calendars are great for planning upcoming events and Facebook doesn’t put upcoming birthdays in a nice calendar format. Fortunately Facebook provides us with a link usingthe webcal standard allow you [...]

Microsoft Releases Updated SkyDrive Built With HTML5

Microsoft has released the new SkyDrive. Designed with HTML5, it looks pretty cool and works well in modern browsers (IE9, Chrome, Firefox 4). So far I have only tried it in Google Chrome and I was able to create and edit a word document. You can also share files with people and edit collaboratively. Check [...]

Google Buys SageTV

Engadget reports that Google is buying SageTV. This is huge news! If I didn’t have Windows Media Center I’d be looking seriously at SageTV. Sage already has set-top box hardware for extending content from PC to the TV. Google could use that or leverage that into what they are already offering in their Google TV [...]

Video: A first look at the new Windows 8 user interface

The video below introduces a few of the basic elements of the new user interface. Microsoft announced they will have more to reveal at their developer event, BUILD (Sept. 13 – 16 in Anaheim, Calif.). Interesting progress so far.

Web curation for March 4th 2010 through March 6th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for March 4th 2010 through March 6th 2010: State of Now – 140 Conference SXSW Cocktail Party – Eventbrite – 140sxsw.eventbrite.com jeffpulver: Still looking for one sponsor (and a few more guests) for the SXSW party I’m co-hosting on Mar 12th. http://140sxsw.eventbrite.com MacHeist nanoBundle – macheist.com ChrisPirillo: [...]

Web curation for February 12th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for February 12th 2010 Fuck you, Google « Fugitivus – fugitivus.wordpress.com I use my private Gmail account to email my boyfriend and my mother. There’s a BIG drop-off between them and my other “most frequent” contacts. You know who my third most frequent contact is? My abusive [...]

Web curation for January 30th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for January 30th 2010 Google Agrees: IE6 Must Die – mashable.com The war against IE6 continues. Effective March 1, 2010, Google will begin phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6 in Google Docs and Google Sites. Google has just announced the news that it’s joining the long [...]

Web curation for January 19th 2010 through January 21st 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for January 19th 2010 through January 21st 2010: HELP BEANS, PLEASE! – blondebydesign’s posterous – blondebydesign.posterous.com Beans is an 18 mo old Catahoula mix pup that needs a home DESPERATELY! She’s very very sweet, with blue eyes and is deaf. If a home isn’t found for her, [...]

Web curation for January 3rd 2010 through January 7th 2010

Filtering the web so you don’t have to for January 3rd 2010 through January 7th 2010: Microsoft at International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 Virtual Pressroom – microsoft.com Microsoft: Dealing with some power issues in Vegas… Keep your eyes on this space. Live in 5. http://bit.ly/6BO7aJ #MSCES  The Shorty Awards – The best producers of [...]