March 2011

86 Stories

iPad 2 Jailbroken Already, Of Course

iPad 2 Jailbroken Already, Of Course

I believe it was poet William Smith who once quipped 'you can't stop the bum rush'. Then, I believe, he...

25 Countries Compared: Does Education Lead to Happiness?

25 Countries Compared: Does Education Lead to Happiness?

It isn't hard to draw a few basic conclusions. Better education leads to better employment. More employment options leads to...

Google Circles: It’s (probably not) Coming

Google Circles: It’s (probably not) Coming

Update: The most recent word from AllThingsD is that the product does not exist in any form other than in...

Portal Fans, Here’s a Sneak Peek of 2

Portal Fans, Here’s a Sneak Peek of 2

The wildly popular game Portal on Steam had its sequel officially announced earlier this month. Now, we have a sneak...

Tweeners: Why Engadget, Mashable, and HuffPo Shouldn’t Be Called “Blogs”

Tweeners: Why Engadget, Mashable, and HuffPo Shouldn’t Be Called “Blogs”

When AOL bought the Huffington Post for $315 million, I had to chuckle at the news reports calling it a...

Consolidated Review: iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom

Consolidated Review: iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom

As the rush to get hands on the iPad 2 starts, there are still some who want to make a...

By the Numbers: #SXSW

By the Numbers: #SXSW

This year, the popular South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas, returns to celebrate its monumental 25th...

Google Going for YouTube Gold

Google Going for YouTube Gold

YouTube has always been a "nice to have" property for Google. The traffic, the domination of a segment, the feather...

Amazon vs The Tax Man (with Roger Ebert caught in the crossfire)

Amazon vs The Tax Man (with Roger Ebert caught in the crossfire)

Whenever a state's tax man steps foot on Amazon's porch, they make a hasty escape out the back door. That's...

Anorexic iPods of the Future Set to Baffle Even the Faithful

Anorexic iPods of the Future Set to Baffle Even the Faithful

Steve must've completely lost it. Not content to leave the z axis uninsulted, it would appear Jobs & Friends are...

Why I Might Be Out Of A Job Soon

Why I Might Be Out Of A Job Soon

I have been blogging professionally for nearly five years — it has been my sole source of income. It isn't...

From Bits to Yottabytes: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Data Measurements

From Bits to Yottabytes: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Data Measurements

We've all heard of bytes, kilobytes, and megabytes for decades. The last couple of decades has put "gigabytes" into our...