When Gmail went down today, it caused more than a minor panic . People, like me, who use Gmail as their primary email couldn’t get much work done. There’s nothing like an outage to make you realize how much you rely on something.
A leaked poster told us most of the pertinent information about Canon’s upcoming 7D, and this adds weight to that info . There are a few new specs; apparently the AF system is a new layout, and it’s a dual Digic IV processor setup, which probably accounts for its ability to shoot at 8FPS
I just came back from the CNET Japan Innovation Conference 2009 [JP] in Tokyo, where Cerevo , currently one of the most ambitious tech start-ups in Japan, showed its self-developed digital camera aimed at heavy social media users for the first time. The company has just seven employees (two of them are part-timers) but big plans: Cerevo intends to dramatically simplify the process of uploading and sharing pictures online by providing both an extra-easy to use camera (the “CerevoCam”) and a photo sharing site (”CerevoLife”) specifically geared towards owners of that camera. And the company wants to bring its idea in front of a global audience.
Location is one of the features that a lot of the Twitter apps tack on using things like the iPhone’s geolocation services.
Canadian photo sharing startup BubbleShare will be shuttered on November 15, 2009. Users were notified via email and a notice on the site’s home page. The site, founded by Albert Lai , first launched in late 2005 and we immediately liked it: “Toronto-based online photo sharing BubbleShare is just wonderful, and ridiculously easy to use.
Ever since Netflix’s awesome vacation policy was revealed to the public (basically, there is no policy, it’s take the time you think you need), the company’s work policies have been of interest to people. A new 128-page presentation called “ Reference Guide on our Freedom & Responsibility Culture ” was recently sent around the company, and then put on SlideShare, where the blog Hacking Netflix found it
Every day, sports fans congregate at their nearest big-league stadium to bask in each other’s cheers, body paint, and beer, relishing their shared enthusiasm for the teams they love. But then the game ends. Everyone is forced to head back to their normal lives to trudge through their day jobs once more, at least til the next home game comes round.
This is a video featuring Kevin Spacey. He’s a man who gets paid millions of dollars to pretend to be other men, for entertainment.
Saving money is tough work, even when you’re working towards something you really want, like a new car or a vacation. First, there’s the business of actually finding someone to write you a paycheck each month, and then you have to look at that pile of cash sitting in your bank account, just begging to be spent on the latest DVD, book, or gadget that suits your fancy.
Just to follow up on our story from Friday , FriendFeed has now implemented the feature that will allow you to disable comments on individual threads. This move is in response to ours’ and others’ concerns that while FriendFeed’s real-time commenting component is great for conversation, it also can fuel the mob mentality, and quickly get out of control.
