Reports are coming in that individuals are experiencing an error message when they visit their iGoogle page stating "Stack Overflow at Line 0". Other sites like CNN may give this error as well as it stems from the usage of Javascript on the site. Enough people are apparently affected by this that it has become the #1 Google Search Trend very quickly. This is a problem with … [Read more...]
14 Awesome Gadgets For Your Christmas Wish List
This is the time of year when it's ok to want things. In fact, you're told to want things and then put them on a list. In case you're having a hard time coming up with items to put on that list, here are some cool gadgets that are fun and functional. If you were nice, you might just find some of these under your Christmas tree this year. 1. Looxcie The Looxcie is a bluetooth … [Read more...]
Microsoft Fuse Labs Launches Montage – A Space For Digital, Curated Topics
Microsoft Fuse Labs beta launched an interesting new service today called Montage. Since I can't say it any better than they did: Montage is a flexible web-based service that makes it fun and easy to create and share a visual album of the web on the topics you care about. Montage is a shareable, personal, visual album of the web. You are able to design your personal Montage … [Read more...]
Granola Update Brings Some Much Needed Features To The Energy Saving Software
We last checked in with Granola back in June where I wrote about this energy saving software. Today, there was an announcement made that showed two needed features amongst the other changes. The two features that top my list are the ability to deploy via Group Policy and it now runs as a service so a person doesn't have to be logged in for the computer to save energy. The … [Read more...]
Blogging the First East Central Illinois Regional Broadband Summit
Last week, I had the privilege to attend the first East Central Illinois Regional Broadband Summit. The summit was put on by the East Central Illinois Development Corporation (ECIDC) and hosted in Mattoon, Illinois. The catalyst behind this summit gathering non-profit organizations and private corporations together stems from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 … [Read more...]