Going from hating it to loving it, Google+ wins people over but when is it going to go public? The rumors of July 31st were clearly wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGugj1ym594 The first 150 people to use this link will be invited to Google+: http://goo.gl/KEWbr … [Read more...]
Amazon Spreads Kindle To Your Web Browser With Kindle Cloud Reader
This morning Amazon announced its new Kindle Cloud Reader. This allows you, like the Kindle or Kindle apps for other devices, to access your Kindle library from your web browser and read away. The website works with Chrome on Mac, PC, Linux, and Chromebook and Safari on the Mac, PC, and iPad. "We have written the application from the ground up in HTML5, so that customers can … [Read more...]
Cry Baby Android [comic]
This Joy of Tech comic picks on Android a little bit following Google's whining about software patents. … [Read more...]
NPR’s Talk of the Nation Talked Cutting the Cord
The Talk of the Nation program on NPR earlier this week discussed "cordcutting", or cancelling cable and getting your entertainment from other sources. The host, Tony Cox, along with guests Farhad Manjoo, Slate magazine's technology correspondent, and Pam Allison, a digital media and marketing strategist, discussed and took calls from listeners to cover the options some are … [Read more...]
XKCD Compares Mac versus PC Differences In These Web-centric Days
For a majority of users there isn't a whole lot of difference between using a Mac and using a PC these days. People are visiting OS-neutral websites with cross-platform browsers and maybe doing some word processing on the Microsoft Office suite available for either platform. XKCD presents this argument: So, unless you're into PC gaming or enjoy the ability to tinker with … [Read more...]