Upon looking through Wikipedia last week, doing research for the previous article on Ultrinsic.com, I noticed the site has implemented a change that incorporates article ranking. Rating if an article is "well-sourced", neutral, complete, and readable seems like information the free encyclopedia would like to know but also seems like it could be a move towards social news sites … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Google Buys BlindType
Back in the middle of August, I posted a video from BlindType at Jason Off The Clock showing the madness that is BlindType. The video shows how BlindType adjusts its keyboard to fit what you typed very accurately. Since that posting, they've made another video available that shows BlindType working on an Android phone as well as the … [Read more...]
Google TV Opens Its Doors
The Google Blog (and the Google TV Blog) provided an update today on Google TV's recent progress. For those who haven’t yet heard of it, Google TV is a new way to think about TV: it’s a platform that combines your current TV programming and the open web into a single, seamless entertainment experience. Overall, it seems Google doesn't know where Google TV is headed and doesn't … [Read more...]
The Significance of October to Computer Users
It's October which means you're going to start seeing pink ribbons all over the place and just the color pink everywhere. It's on yogurt lids and even the NFL wore way too much pink last year. The reason behind everything becoming pink, like the leaves beginning to change colors, is that October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. October 2010 marks the sixth annual National … [Read more...]
Emphasize the Crazy with The Benny Hillifier or Tube Dubber
Have you ever been watching videos, sporting events, a group of children, Team Fortress 2, or a cat and just thought to yourself "Now if this just had some Yakety-Sax music in the background this would be hilarious!"? Yes? Well, then here are two websites you need to know! The Benny Hillifier can add the Yakety Sax to any YouTube video and Tube Dubber can add any audio file … [Read more...]