I’ve been thinking about scanning all my old family photos into a digital picture album. There are so many possible variations, online and off, to give everyone the gift of family memories. And there’s just as many options for getting help with scanning those photos too.
I just read an article about Kodak’s Scan [...]
Last July Google announced they had acquired GrandCentral Communications. Since then there has not been a lot of talk or blogging about it. But now Google has released the Beta version that allows GrandCentral Members to receive phone calls and post voice mail right on their blogs.
I have signed up for this service and it [...]
Nano Nano! Steve Jobs and Apple have announced their new generation of iPods. We’ve got some great choices now, which all include price cuts. Now the iPhone is only $399.
iPod touch (touch screen, Wi-Fi & music downloads at Starbucks stores)
iPod nano (now with video, in either 4 or 8GB models)
iPod shuffle (1GB = 240 songs)
and [...]
Rolling Stone has a good article about the upcoming press conference with Apple about iTunes. The new iPhone and iPods will probably be revealed too. Has EMI released The Beatles digitial catalog to iTunes finally? We’ll find out September 5th, when Apple phones home.
Source: iLounge.com
Spectacular Images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, exploding stars and faraway galaxies are just a mouse click away now through Sky in Google Earth. Users will need to download the latest free version of Google Earth to access the new features, but it’s really worth it.
Sky in Google Earth is produced by Google through a [...]
I wanted to get into video, but not into debt, so I shopped around for an introductory type video camera. Both of these models list under $200.
The Flip Video camera is great because it’s lightweight, very portable, and records up to 60 minutes of video. File output is .AVI type, which tends [...]
That appears to be the headline of the day and only 3 days after it’s release.
To be fair to Apple, it should probably be AT&T iPhone activation problems.
There does not seem to be a lot of actual iPhone problems, but rather a slew of problems based on AT&T not being ready for the amount of [...]
The iPhone finally made it’s debut Friday, and had early shoppers lined up for days to get the new wireless device. Initial reports are good so far…
Reuters reports thousands of faithful fans first to buy new iPhone.
Wired Blog Network shows the iPhone unboxed.
CNN Money…will it live up to the hype?
engadget iPhone Q & A
There [...]
In 1951, the first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
The first UNIVAC was delivered to the United States Census Bureau on March 31, 1951 and was dedicated on June 14th that year.[1] The fifth machine (built for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission) was used by CBS to predict the result of the 1952 presidential [...]
AR&D has an interesting post and graph on how Americans are getting their news.
No real surprises but it is clear that Television News and Newspapers are both in a world of hurt if they don’t figure out new ways of reaching their audience.
Something else they may want to consider is updating their web sites, [...]