Daily Archives: November 12, 2011

Windows 8′s Start Screen to allow for customization after all

November 12, 2011
Windows 8′s Start Screen to allow for customization after all

It’s a good news day for anyone who plans to use Windows 8 on a daily basis in the future. After some delay, it has been confirmed via a leaked screenshot that indeed, the new-touch focused ‘Start Screen’ will allow for both color and background image customization. This is a breath of fresh air for anyone...

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Fly Or Die: Giving Oink A Try

November 12, 2011
Fly Or Die: Giving Oink A Try

I’ve been writing a lot about Oink, the new mobile app from Milk, Kevin Rose’s current startup. Oink launched about ten days ago (you still need an invite to unlock all of its features), and Kevin Rose gave me a demo the day it launched. In this episode of Fly or Die, we give...

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Five Years Later, Apple Recalls The First Generation iPod Nano

November 12, 2011
Five Years Later, Apple Recalls The First Generation iPod Nano

In a move that demonstrates an incredible amount of either customer care or procrastination, Apple has issued a recall for the first generation iPod Nano. Not the one you use as a watch, not the fat one, and not the round one. The original (and in my opinion, the best). Turns out it has...

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What If This Is No Accident? What If This Is The Future?

November 12, 2011
What If This Is No Accident? What If This Is The Future?

The New Luddites are back, and they’re packing heat. The mighty Economist writes of “the disturbing thought” that “America’s current employment woes stem from a precipitous and permanent change caused by not too little technological progress, but too much … A tipping point seems to have been reached, at which AI-based automation threatens to...

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How Steelcase is designing now for the future of work

November 12, 2011
How Steelcase is designing now for the future of work

More and more, big corporations are focusing on how to increase the interactions between employees, and look to coworking as a possible model. Steelcase, one of the largest designers of office furniture and workspace environments in the world, is definitely taking note of the growth of shared workspace formats like coworking and incorporating that...

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(Founder Stories) Livestream’s Haot: “You Have To Be Able To Say I Was Wrong & Do It In A Very Public Way”

November 12, 2011
(Founder Stories) Livestream’s Haot: “You Have To Be Able To Say I Was Wrong & Do It In A Very Public Way”

We created a hundred something jobs.And we’re spending, we’re bringing European money to spend in America, so If you look at it that way, there are four ways you can do it. You can get married to an American. You can get the Green Card at the lottery. And then all you need is...

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10 Things Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn in College

November 12, 2011
10 Things Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn in College

Editor’s note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written 6 books on investing. His latest book is I Was Blind But Now I See. You can follow him@jaltucher. I’ve written before on 10 reasons Parents Should Not Send Their Kids to College and here is...

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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, November 11, 2011

November 12, 2011
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, November 11, 2011

We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. Article source: RRW

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You’ve got a gigabit network, so now what?

November 12, 2011
You’ve got a gigabit network, so now what?

Two news headlines of note this week highlight the challenges of getting what you wish for, especially if what you wished for is a gigabit network. From Chattanooga, Tenn. we learn about a contest this weekend to build a startup in 48 hours using the city’s gigabit broadband network, while over in Kansas City,...

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This New Social Network Is Definitely Worth A Try For Your Small Biz

November 12, 2011
This New Social Network Is Definitely Worth A Try For Your Small Biz

Image: Chime.in See Also: Tons Of Parents Are Helping Their Underage Kids Get On Facebook Klout Executive: ‘My Score Dropped 14 Points And It Hurts’ INFOGRAPHIC: A Look At What Makes A Family Business Thrive This article originally appeared at American Express OpenForum There are countless social networks out there, riding the success of...

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