Jul 21
There is all this talk about the Internet overtaking other technologies and reducing the need for a personal computer. I don’t believe it. But again, what do I know? Ten years ago people were full of new ideas but the public wasn’t ready for them. Now we have less kids going to college for computers and all of them are joined at the hip to their texting/twittering/facebooking cellphone/iphone/pda. Which in and of itself is entirely odd. You would think that the people who use technology the most would see its importance and be interested in creating the next generation. But they aren’t. We have created a generation of self-absorbed consumers who have little interest in creating anything other than an entirely useless Youtube video.
Jan 12
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Owners of analog TV sets can send off their application for a free converter box to prepare for the digital switch over that will happen in February 2009. Two coupons will be sent to each person who applies, worth $40 off a digital converter box each.
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Farmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with switchgrass and proving that it can deliver more than five times more energy than it takes to grow it.
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TomTom, a maker of personal navigation devices, said Wednesday that customers can now use Google’s mapping service to find business addresses and then transfer them via a computer to a TomTom gadget.
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It has been reported that Microsoft wants to acquire computer peripherals maker Logitech for $8 billion. The firm’s co-founder doesn’t want to sell. He only owns 6% of shares, but the deal could still be a problem with antitrust regulators.
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Many sugar-free chewing gums contain a sweetener called sorbitol. Sorbitol is a laxative which is poorly absorbed by the small intestine. Two patients had chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and dangerously excessive weight loss. They chewed too much gum.
Tags: Acquisitions, biofuel, Business, Energy, ethanol, fuel, Google, gps, green, Health, IT, logitech, Microsoft, Science, technology, Television, tomtom
Oct 27
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Domain name registrar GoDaddy has increased its base price for .com domains to $9.99, plus an ICANN fee of $.20. It’s due to increases in the prices Verisign charges for all .coms. Good thing they keep having great discounts that I tell you about.
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Microsoft reported quarterly earnings Thursday that beat analysts estimates, citing robust demand for its Vista operating system as well as its new video game “Halo 3.” Shares of the company were up nearly 10 percent after-hours. If only I kept my stock.
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The Senate on Thursday night approved a seven-year extension of a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access. The two chambers will have to reach a compromise on the length of the ban and other differences.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a $27.5 billion buyout of Alltel Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest wireless carrier, to a private investment group.
Tags: Alltel, Business, congress, Earnings, FCC, GoDaddy, Halo, Halo 3, internet, IT, Microsoft, Stocks, taxes, technology, Verisign, Vista
Oct 25
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Would-be technologists are turned off by the tech crash of the early ’00s, the shift of jobs overseas to outsourcing providers, and an overall perception of IT as a go-nowhere, nuts-and-bolts profession, observers say. Good thing I love my job.
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Internet search leader Google is sharpening its focus on the television ad medium with demographic data from the Nielsen. Google will pay Nielsen an undisclosed amount to obtain detailed information about the kinds of people who watch specific TV shows.
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Microsoft is investing $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook. The investment values Facebook at $15 billion. As part of the deal, Microsoft will sell the banner ads on Facebook outside of the United States, splitting the revenue with them.
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