Microsoft preps Office to run in a web browser
Microsoft unveiled plans to offer its Office suite in web browser. Google already offer this service through its Google docs service. Microsoft said that the Office Web apps would work with Safari and Firefox. The Office Web applications will be lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.
Google Moves toward OpenID
OpenID is a shared identity service, which allows Internet users to log on to many different web sites using a single user name and password, single sign-on, eliminating the need for a different user name and password for each site. Google announced that it will become a single sign-on provider using OpenID solutions. This will allow Google users to log in with their Google account information when signing up for new accounts on other sites. Microsoft and Yahoo have already taken step to offer this service, using OpenID.
Google Earth for iPhone
Google brings it Google Earth application to iPhone and iTouch. Google Earth can be downloaded for free from Apple’s App Store (accessible through iTunes). The application is available for download in 18 languages and 22 countries. The application, by taking advantage of iPhone’s mobile technology, is capable of offering location based results for search of services and products. Google Earth is a virtual globe program that shows the earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery and aerial photography over a 3D globe.
Discovering Interesting Blogs -1:
Blogosphere is a collective term encompassing all blogs and their interconnections. So how big is that?. As of this writing there are over 112 million blogs and still growing according to Technorati. But can we assume only the blogs which have great content are only popular. Of course not, there are truly hidden gems which are yet to be discovered. At Snugd we try to find one blog each week which has interesting content, a contribution for the community we all are part of. A word of caution - individual tastes may vary.Without further ado…we present…
Dismantle Civilisation -The only solution is a change of culture.
Bloggers at the endgames believes that the natural world is under attack. Our global economy & corporate capitalist system is destroying the planetary eco system at a pace that few of us can comprehend. Old growth forests are all but gone.
This blog hopes to pull together many diverging strands of information, to illustrate that the problem lies not with any one simple factor, but with the whole culture that we call civilization. The way we have been raised to view humans as superior and separate to nature, and hence how we behave in relation to our surroundings is ultimately the problem.
Obama Assassination Plot Foiled
A plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama had broken up by law enforcement agents. The arrested two men also planned to kill 88 people, including 14 African-Americans by beheading. 14/88 is a white supremacy code. 14 refers to the 14 words: “That the beauty of the white aryan woman will not perish from the earth.” 88 means Heil Hilter, as “H” is the 8th letter in the alphabet.
Free Crossover Mac Pro all day Today
CrossOver Mac lets you install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel-based Mac running OS X. Codeweavers, the creator of the software offered a lame duck challenge to George W. Bush, if the president achieved one of six “Lame Duck” goals during end of his 2nd term, codeweavers would make Windows-API enabler & WINE GUI CrossOver application free to customers for one day. Fortunately(or unfortunately) the global economic condition brought the average price per gallon in Minneapolis down to the target $2.79 which is one of the goals of the challenge. As promised Codeweavers offer all of their application free to download today. Due to overwhelming traffic their website is down right now, but you can still get a serial number which can be used for the next 48 hours to activate the applications.
Research May Extend Moore’s Law
Moore’s law describes an important trend in the history of computer hardware. Since the invention of the integrated circuit in 1958, the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has increased exponentially, doubling approximately every two years. But some observers have predicted that law cannot be sustained indefinitely. The McGill scientists , though, think they may have a way around those roadblocks. The research conducted by the McGill scientists may be the answer to continuing Moore’s Law .
Anitivirus on USB stick
SanDisk has added the built-in antivirus capability to its latest Cruzer USB drive. McAfee heuristics and antivirus engine will scan any files copied or saved to the latest Cruzer Enterprise. “Cruzer Enterprise is an ideal solution for the mobile workforce and for IT departments concerned with data security, because it allows employees to have access to data everywhere and yet be fully protected,” says SanDisk.
Online Advertising Spending will Continue to Grow
According to New Study in UK, online advertising spending will continue to grow, and approach £5 Billion ($8.7 billion) in 2012. In 2007, spending on UK Internet advertising topped £2.6 billion ($5.3 billion), up more than 30% from 2006. The growth in online advertising is due partly to growing agency expertise and advertiser understanding of digital channels.
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking Retires
Stephen William Hawking is a British theoretical physicist who became a scientific celebrity through his theories on black holes and the nature of time. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a title once held by the great 18th century physicist Isaac Newton. The university said Friday that he would step down at the end of the academic year in September, but would continue working as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. Hawking was quoted before a zero flight saying:
“Many people have asked me why I am taking this flight. I am doing it for many reasons. First of all, I believe that life on Earth is at an ever increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster such as sudden nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus, or other dangers. I think the human race has no future if it doesn’t go into space. I therefore want to encourage public interest in space.”
His science bestseller A Brief History of Time
How To:
This week we could find the following links for articles and blog posts which simply explain how to do some thing.
- How to Pitch and Demo Your Cool Web App.
- How To Stop Being A Lazy Designer.
- How to Answer Your Kids’ Existential Questions.
- How to get a great massage.
- How to Deal With Compulsive Hoarding.
- How to cope on your child’s first day of nursery.
- How to Tint Your Car Windows.
- How to Create a See-through Information Graphic.
- How to Use Windows ScanDisk.
- How to Find a Mentor.
Out-of-body experience To be Researched
Out-of-body experience has been reported in several incidents by people who cheat death at the last moment. Around 10 to 20 per cent of people whose heart stops after a cardiac arrest report some near-death experiences. But its never been scientifically proved whether they are real or just a trick of the mind. Scientists in UK are to examine the near-death experiences of 1,500 hospital patients to find out the truth. The research will be carried out for the next three years. Pictures will be placed on shelves high up in hospital rooms so that they can be seen only from above. If any patients recall the images, it would be the first hard proof that out-of-body experiences are real.
