http://www.govgrantcash.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:44:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Facebook announced Wednesday morning that its in-browser Facebook Chat feature is now live to all members, over two weeks after it first debuted to a limited number of users. Facebook now has nearly 70 million users. It was clear that Facebook was concerned with the stability of the chat application, first debuting ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=346 Access to data, sites and applications on the Internet shouldn't be limited by the type of device being used, and Fennec will make that possible, said Mitchell Baker during a keynote speech at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Mozilla has shuffled around mobile for several years now, initially with ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=344 It takes one to know one. So, how can non-techies form an opinion on the abilities of a computer nerd? There is a language gap, a knowledge gap and, likely, a personality gap to overcome. Here's a tip. Ask the techie about the system (meaning hardware, software and manual procedures) ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=342 IBM and Saudi Arabia's national research and development organization have created a joint nanotechnology lab to develop new technologies in solar power, seawater desalination, and recyclable materials. An agreement to create the Nanotechnology Centre of Excellence, established by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and IBM Research, was ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=340 commentary Paul Kedrosky notices an impressive feat for Microsoft: for the first time in a long time, its stock has outperformed Google's this week, this month, and this year. Granted, this is like calling Microsoft the sexiest nun in the convent, given how poor its performance has been, but it's also an ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=338 commentary SAN FRANCISCO--In case you weren't able to attend the Open Source Business Conference today, or simply arrived too late to hear my opening remarks, I shared this video to illustrate how open source is rising...even as the economy falls. Enjoy. OSBC2009 - Welcome Video. http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=336 MIT students Alessandro Chiesa, R.J. Ryan, and Zack Anderson show up at, but do not speak at, the Defcon conference in Las Vegas on Saturday. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/News.com) The state of Massachusetts plans to ask a federal judge on Thursday to keep in place a restraining order that prevents three MIT students ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=334 LAS VEGAS--Speaking before a packed audience, researcher Dan Kaminsky explained the urgency in having everyone patch their systems: virtually everything we do on the Internet involves a Domain Name System request and therefore is vulnerable. Expectations were running high before Wednesday morning as Kaminsky, director of penetration testing for IOActive, had ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=332 Sure, the YouTube video "Where the Hell is Matt 2008" is clever and maybe even inspirational, but what's been overlooked in all the hoopla over the clip is how technology contributed to its popularity. Matt Harding first earned fame two years ago by filming himself dancing in exotic locales all over ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=330 The BackBeat Pros are available now for $99.99. (Credit: Altec Lansing) When we reviewed Altec Lansing's line of BackBeat earphones, we were pleasantly surprised that they sounded as good as they did for what they cost. Expounding on the bang-for-the-buck theme, Altec's now introduced the line-topping BackBeat Pro UHP606 for $99.99. Altec says ... http://www.govgrantcash.com/?p=328