Friday, February 8, 2008
About Web Hosting: what to do and what not to do!!
Going through the reviews and through investigation about the concern host can assist a lot. Questions like, what is the experience in the sector? Where is Data center location? What is the Customer and employee strength? All these questions need satisfactory answers.
Over 200 Operators are deploying WiMAX, worldwide
Over 200 Operators are deploying WiMAX, worldwide. Over 30 companies are supplying WiMAX infrastructure equipment. Over 16 companies are providing WiMAX client equipment. Over 19 companies offer 802.16e MAC/PHY baseband chip sets Over 15 companies are now offer WiMAX radio transceiver chips
Whoops. Has someone seen my SCSI tape?
The people that guard you personal information aren't necessarily doing a good job. Recently a backup tape at Iron Mountain disappeared. This contained over 600,00 people's personal and financial information.
What Google can do to help Yahoo?
Hours after Microsoft made its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo last Friday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly called Yahoo chief Jerry Yang and offered his help in fending off the software giant's unwelcome advance
Robot glider harvests ocean heat
A sea-going robotic glider that harvests heat energy from the ocean has been tested by US scientists.
A Totally Different Web Host Rating - The Real Top 10
Never though about this method of ranking Web Hosts, but it makes sense. Not one directory has the same result, so I really don't get any good feedback from them, This Website is different, some kind of a ranking Olympics where only the best is named. Then the guy provides some cool figures I never seen before. Great resource to pick a Host.
Google Reader Has Slowed Down
I love using Google Reader. I think its one of the best RSS aggregator service out there and its got a pretty good interface. But lately I have seen it slow down quite a bit. Earlier I used Google Reader to get updates from my favourite websites, but now its as slow as 6 hrs to show the update. So, is better to go to my favourite site and ...
New ginger update and 1000 invites for readers
New Ginger,the next release of Netvibes, has couple of new features and bug fixes...
HOW TO GET A TOP 10 RANKING IN SEARCH ENGINE
Sites are judged on two key elements, links and content. You need to find out how many links each site has and how many pages each site has. You can do this manually or by using the software application under the "Exclusive Tools" tab above.
Intel Sued For Patent Infringement
If the claims made by WARF - Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - are to be believed, then Intel has gotten itself into a bit of a soup. According to the Wisconsin organization, Intel infringed upon the University Of Wisconsin-Madison invention that significantly improves the efficiency and speed of computer processing.
Best Places to Find Old Motorhomes for Sale
Older models of motorhomes are out there everywhere for sale. They are on the lots, privately for sale and everything in between! This is not such a bad thing though, because those ones that have been barely taken out on the roads are the diamonds in the rough.
And now - the $10 PC per Child
FabLab and MIT have developed a Linux based solution where a $100 mainframe is wirelessly shared by twelve $10 thin clients. Each PC is the size of a large cell phone, and it can use a TV for it's display. The users can set up their own FabLabs and use distributed production to create smart devices for themselves.
WATShow Episode 13 - Amar Goel - Komli.com Founder - Talks A
WATShow is Back! This week we bring you gyaan from the recently funded startup Komli.com's (An Ad Network which also owns Pubmatic.com) Founder & CEO Amar Goel. Amar spoke about the following
Facebook Limits Interactivity Through Groups
Lets start with a Question - How many of You are Members of Facebook Groups? If you are a member of a Facebook Group, then how often do you visit the groups - chances are: not too often.
Social Networks Pursuing Social Ads on Facebook
We recently blogged about Ravi Shastri being affiliated with ibibo.com and we have now noticed that ibibo is pursuing Social Ads on Facebook. On one level this shows that Indian Companies are willing to experiment with new forms of marketing online but i doubt this kind of a strategy works for Ibibo
'Google Apps Team' Edition Released
Google has done it again! The world's most popular company has released another free program suit which could directly impact
Automate Grails App Builds with TeamCity
The Grails framework has reached maturity with the recent release of its 1.0 version. As Grails is becoming increasingly popular and more and more enterprise applications based on Grails started appearing, I believe that Grails developers deserve the same level of tool support that is available to plain Java developers.
Yahoo! goes Live!
For once, this is not a post about the Yahoo! - Microsoft merger :) Yahoo! recently launched a new product called Live! Yahoo! Live, according to Yahoo! is a platform for Live Video. Anyone and everyone with a webcam can stream videos of themselves in real time.
Blogging Away.. CartoonNetwork With Kids & Ravi Shastri
Blogs and Blogging are going mainstream and this can be said from the fact that niche blogging be it age based or topic based is being invested in by traditional and online media companies. Recently we mentioned on how regional women bloggers are in vogue and also how microsoft is trying to lure bloggers to sell its software.
Is It Too Late for Yahoo?
One of the first questions that Jerry Yang and his top lieutenants pondered after he became chief executive of Yahoo last summer was whether the company could remain independent. They quickly answered yes.
10 Effective Methods To Increase Web Traffic
Here are 10 simple and effective ways in which you can use to increase traffic to your website or blog.
Microsoft India Launches E-Commerce Portal To Combat Piracy
Microsoft has been in the news lately only for its bid to buy yahoo and we have covered that news in every which way even in a bollywood kinda way on WATBlog. Now it seems Microsoft India is taking serious steps in India to uplift its core business i.e. microsoft software be it XP, Vista, Xbox or Office.
Google Adsense. Some Loathe It. Some Love It.
Do you like Google AdSense? Johnny Chow hates it! But most others love it? Of course there are still many other alternatives. Is Google AdSense working for you?
Porn 2.0: Will Porn lead the way...again?
A blog entry discussing the nature of technological advancement and it's links with the porno industry.
The Web facilitates lying perfectly...
We lie 200 times a day according to Genevieve Bell at Lift conference and we do in order to protect our identity. Read her story and see the video.
La responsabilità sociale dellâimpresa
Rispetto per l'ambiente, attenzione verso il contesto sociale in cui si opera, volontariato e condizioni di lavoro dei dipendenti, qualità del prodotto e trasparenza della filiera produttiva: sono questi, con altri, i temi imposti dalla "cultura della responsabilità sociale d'impresa" (Corporate social responsability).
What's India searching for online?
In December 2007, for the first time in India, we released a list of most popular and fast rising searches, i.e. the Google Zeitgeist. But you don't need to wait till this December to know what was popular this year;
Super Tuesday wrapup
On Super Tuesday, voters couldn't cast their ballots online, but we were excited to see so many people turn to the Internet to participate in the election.
Insights & Skills Enable Social Media Development
You can follow along with this other natural path for those interested in using technology and the Internet to have their voices heard, or their business and services made more accessible.
Utterz.com: blogosphere will benefit from impulsive blogging
Utterz is sort of like an extended Twitter, with more media-types. Utterz mashes the voice, video, pictures and text you call or send in together and creates an 'Utter' that can immediately update your existing web pages on sites like Blogger, WordPress, Facebook, LiveJournal and MySpace.
Comments are open
Who is your favourite or worst blogger? Do you wanna hug or strangle them? Tell the blogosphere who you like or hate here!
The Serengeti National Park
A luxury African safari to the Serengeti National Park in Africa is a great idea. The Serengeti national park is famous for the unique migration that occurs in it each year. Large mammals counting more than two millions cut across the plains in a spherical march. Their movement is according to the land, availability of grass and occurrence of rain.
2009 Acura RL To Offer XM NavWeather
the 2009 Acura RL will allow new car shoppers to experience instantaneous modified weather tracking service openly through the in-dash navigation system. XM NavWeather makes use of an elite "Threat Matrix" technology to guide and give drivers instant alerts on surfacing climate threats including floods, hail, storm and tornado warnings.
UStream.tv negotiating $50 million sale to Microsoft
Sources tell Valleywag that lifecasting startup UStream.tv is in advanced discussions with Microsoft to acquire UStream for more than $50 million. We have no official word from either company, but we are extremely confident in the accuracy of this story.
Printing Multiple Copies of Photos
I do a holiday letter every year and send them to friends so they know what's happening with my family and I ask them about theirs.
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