Daily Archives: December 26, 2011

Google Releases Mac Management Tools

December 26, 2011
Google Releases Mac Management Tools

Google has a lot of Macs to manage. While Macs haven’t caught up to Windows PCs in the workplace, there are no doubt quite a few admins that are managing quite a few Macs – and looking for better tools to do so. To help other Mac admins, Google’s Macintosh Operations team is releasing...

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AND NOW FOR YOUR HOLIDAY BREAK… Darth Vader In The Death Star Cafeteria

December 26, 2011

British comedian Eddie Izzard does a great routine on the “Death Star canteen”–the place where Darth, et al, eat between battles. Here’s a LEGO version: Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/_Cf7l-Sadw8/eddie-izzard-darth-vader-death-star-canteen-2011-12

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This is what a 5MB hard drive looked like in 1956 (note: required a forklift).

December 26, 2011
This is what a 5MB hard drive looked like in 1956 (note: required a forklift).

‘In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first ‘SUPER’ computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5 MB of data.’ Texomatube via Retronaught (Thanks @Atul) Article source: TNW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/v-pqWWGny-w/story01.htm

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Namecheap Accuses GoDaddy of Delaying Domain Transfers [Updated]

December 26, 2011
Namecheap Accuses GoDaddy of Delaying Domain Transfers [Updated]

Here is what Namecheap has to say about GoDaddy as written on the company blog: We wanted to give our customers a quick update on the status of domain transfers associated with one of our competitors, GoDaddy. First, we’re very sorry that some of you in the past 24 hours have experienced delays in...

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Competitor Accuses GoDaddy of Delaying Domain Transfers

December 26, 2011
Competitor Accuses GoDaddy of Delaying Domain Transfers

One of the competitors to domain registrar GoDaddy is accusing the service of purposefully delaying domain name transfer requests. Namecheap, which stands to gain a lot of accounts from businesses and consumers switching away from GoDaddy, accuses GoDaddy of withholding WHOIS information to Namscheap, delaying the transfer process. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/aYirjYK1ILA/competitor_accuses_godaddy_of_delaying_domain_tran.php

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Five Predictions For Online Video In 2012

December 26, 2011
Five Predictions For Online Video In 2012

Editor’s note: Guest author Peter Csathy is President and CEO of Sorenson Media, a leading provider of encoding solutions. Peter was interviewed by TechCrunch TV earlier this year about how Hollywood is moving to the cloud. He blogs at Digital Media Update. In 2011, the long-promised ubiquity of video—on-demand anytime, anywhere—started to become a reality, driven by...

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Apple Just Put Up A Walkthrough Of iTunes Match Because Nobody Understands What It Is (AAPL)

December 26, 2011
Apple Just Put Up A Walkthrough Of iTunes Match Because Nobody Understands What It Is (AAPL)

Image: Apple See Also: The 10 Ways Tim Cook Could Blow It For Apple In 2012 Apple Just Made It Really Easy To Drop Lots Of Cash On TV Shows 10 Design Rules You MUST Follow If You Want Apple To Approve Your App iTunes Match launched a month or so ago, but we...

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Bob Morvillo, Defender Of Martha Stewart, Maurice Greenberg, John Zaccaro (And Me), Dies At 73

December 26, 2011
Bob Morvillo, Defender Of Martha Stewart, Maurice Greenberg, John Zaccaro (And Me), Dies At 73

Martha Stewart and Bob Morvillo. One of the most famous and successful white-collar defense attorneys, Bob Morvillo, died yesterday at the age of 73. A founding partner at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Morvillo defended dozens of high-profile clients in a career spanning four decades. Morvillo’s clients included Martha Stewart, John Zaccaro (the husband of VP candidate...

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Unboxing Nest’s learning thermostat

December 26, 2011
Unboxing Nest’s learning thermostat

The hottest item that you probably couldn’t get for Christmas this year was the Nest learning thermostat — the smart gadget has been sold out for weeks and you can’t get one until 2012. But I bought one a couple months ago for a Christmas present for my parents and the device finally showed...

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Boxee releases new PC version – as a farewell gift

December 26, 2011
Boxee releases new PC version – as a farewell gift

Boxee released version 1.5 of its software for PC, Mac and Linux users Monday – but at the same time announced that it is moving away from supporting computers for its platform. The latest version, which comes with a completely revamped UI, is up to par with the upcoming 1.5 version of the Boxee...

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