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4/16/11
Smartphone GPS Picture Tags - ALERT!
Being able to take high quality pictures on your smartphone is a really cool and convenient feature if you don’t have a digital camera handy. However, you should be aware that if you the GPS service enabled on your smartphone that you could also be “Geotagging” these pictures. Geotagging basically adds the location to the picture file. The problem with this is that when you upload that picture to Facebook or share it on a website or via email it allows someone else to see where that photo was taken. This could potentially put you, your family, or your possessions at risk.
If you are concerned about this and don’t know how to turn this feature off on your smartphone find someone that does and have them check it for you. If you have a newer digital camera you should also be aware that it may have GPS functionality as well. The Panasonic digital camera I feature on my Product Recommendations page has GPS and I have turned it off.
via biggeekdad.com
12/6/10
Splashtop Instant-Access OS Enters Public Beta - AWESOME
Users of millions of laptops and netbooks have enjoyed the benefits of getting online with...
Users of millions of laptops and netbooks have enjoyed the benefits of getting online within seconds of power-on thanks to Splashtop, and now the system is available as a public beta download
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For those of us who virtually live online, waiting around those few precious minutes for the system to boot into Windows, connect to the Internet and then present the browser is time wasted. For the last few couple of years, more and more new Windows machines have come pre-loaded with something that boots straight into our beloved online world. Splashtop is a browser-based operating system companion that allows users to get online in seconds after pushing the power button on. Now it's being made available for public beta download.
Splashtop was introduced in 2007 and has since found itself being pre-installed on millions of laptops and netbooks from companies like Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and LG. It's a lightweight, web-centric operating system optimized for notebooks and netbooks that takes less than five seconds to load in and get users online.
Now for the first time, a beta download is available to everyone, although it's currently restricted to just a few supported devices. The company's Dave Bottoms told Gizmag: "We plan to add broad support for a range of Splashtop-enabled models we've already shipped first."
This is because engineers have already performed much of the testing and tuning necessary for getting Splashtop up and running on the many hardware configurations available.
Once downloaded, the software is loaded in via Windows Installer. During the installation process, Splashtop also imports settings such as time, date, language, location, and bookmarks from Internet Explorer or Firefox. It will also look for any Wi-Fi connection information in the Windows Connection Manager, so that the user can get online as quickly as possible.
If there's a bad connection, as sometimes happens, or you're out and about and using hotspots and Splashtop is unable to automatically connect, then you'd be presented with the Connection Manager to scan for available networks or to resolve whatever issue has arisen.
The new public beta has been stripped down a bit and doesn't include any of the native applications of the previous system. It features a locked-down Linux core running a browser interface based on Google's Chromium, but unlike Google's forthcoming Chromium OS, Splashtop has been built to work with (and not replace) Windows.
When you press the power button to turn on your computer, laptop or netbook, the Splashtop search screen – powered by Bing – and a few thumbnails of recently visited sites will be the first thing you see instead of the Windows desktop.
Users can then go off and explore, check email, update Twitter or Facebook profiles, check for updates on their favorite news sites, create online documents and so on, without needing to wait for Windows to boot up. All of the useful plugins that you'll need to enjoy your online experience are already there, including Adobe Flash, so there should be no need to have to stop while settings are updated.
Should a user wish to boot up Windows – to use a native application such as Photoshop, for instance – then Splashtop would close down and the system would load in Windows. Splashtop will be available from the next boot.
Bottoms told us that Splashtop OS would remain free to use, even after the beta tag has been dropped.
9/27/10
Ultimate Tablet Showdown: iPad vs. PlayBook vs. Galaxy Tab vs. Slate
The iPad's finally got some competition; in the past few weeks, the HP Slate made a brief appearance, the Samsung Galaxy Tab debuted, and just BlackBerry unveiled its business-minded PlayBook today. Here's how they all measure up:
It should be noted that there are still some things we don't know about the PlayBook, and the HP Slate specs are taken from a leaked internal document that hasn't yet been officially confirmed.
Still, the battlefield's a lot more clearly defined than it was when we first compared tablets—both real and rumored—back in January. And as its rivals catch up, the iPad's looking increasingly outgunned.
That's just on the hardware side, though. Apple's still got three major advantages that opponents haven't made up much space on: iOS, the App Store, and a huge head start. It's going to take more than a pair of HD cameras to overcome that.
via gizmodo.com
8/27/10
French Engineers Design a Pedal-Powered Submarine | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
First there was the bicycle, thenthe pedalo boat, then the pedal-powered aircraft — and now, thanks to a team of French engineers, the world has the pedal-powered submarine. The mini-sub, nicknamed the ‘Scubster’ is entirely human-powered and is designed so that the ‘driver’ only has to pedal to propel it underwater. The craft features a pedal belt connected to a twin-propeller system that, depending on the fitness of the driver, can reach speeds of up to 8km an hour (5mph). The mini-sub can currently reach a depth of 6 meters (20 ft), making it perfect for peddling through rivers, and shallow ocean excursions.
Of course, we’re sure you all want to know how long you can spend underwater in the Scubster. Unfortunately, while the sub’s cockpit is water-sealed, the driver has to wear an oxygen tank and mask to breathe and see. As such, time under the surface is dependent on oxygen supply. However during trials in in the Mediterranean waters off the Cote d’Azur, the submarine was submerged for a full hour.
While the 3.5m-long one-man submarine may look like the type of vehicle prefered by Bond villains, designer Stephane Rousson believes it may “capture the imagination” of high-market yacht owners — those with 60ft super-yachts, a fleet of speed boats and possibly a lair in a hollowed-out volcano.
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4/5/10
Creator of First Personal Computer Dies
We owe a lot to this man. Bet you didn't even know who he was, neither did I. Good read!
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3/8/10
3/4/10
Skinput Turns Your Skin Into A Touchscreen!
http://mashable.com/2010/03/03/skinput-turns-your-body-into-a-touchscreen-video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29#
Imagine using your skin as an input device. You've got to read the article and watch the video.
2/27/10
How Can I Ditch Cable and Watch My TV Shows and Movies Online? - Streaming Television - Lifehacker
http://lifehacker.com/5475091/how-can-i-ditch-cable-and-watch-my-tv-shows-and-movies-online?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29
Have you wanted to watch TV/movies, etc. on your computer? Here's some great info from Lifehacker.
Have you wanted to watch TV/movies, etc. on your computer? Here's some great info from Lifehacker.
2/4/10
Turn an Old USB HDD Enclosure Into an External DVD Drive
http://gizmodo.com/5463809/turn-an-old-usb-hdd-enclosure-into-an-external-dvd-drive?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29#
1/26/10
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo compared at the macro level
Nick Bilton of the New York Times has put together a segment-by-segment comparison between America's tech heavyweights, which does a fine job of pinpointing who competes with whom and where.
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