Google Plus Ate My Blog, Find Me There…
I will no longer post to this blog and you can find me on Google Plus instead. I won’t write a long goodbye because this isn’t really a goodbye. Google Plus is a better platform for disseminating ideas and discussing items of interest. As of today, I’m up to an impressive 7,200+ followers on Google Plus [Read More...]
Google wants to kill your amateur blog… but that’s OK.
I believe Google wants to kill off as many hosted blogs as possible. Why? To make more money but that’s OK with me. I know that sounds strange coming from a blogger on hosted site but allow me to explain. Hosted blogs are typically funded through advertising, often Google Adsense advertising. When a blog visitor [Read More...]
Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+?
What do I think of Google+? Listen to my thoughts. Sorry about the extremely low volume. Thaddeus Preston – Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+? on Flipzu
Google Plus: Stealth Mode to Instant Competitor?
Google’s super secret social networking endeavor, Google Plus, was released this week as a “Field Test.” Many from the Google Buzz crowd and FOGs (Friends of Google) were invited along and within 48 hours it opened up to a much wider group. It is estimated (albeit unscientifically) that several thousand people now have access. I’d [Read More...]
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ThunderBolt™ by HTC Available Beginning March 17 BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced that the ThunderBolt™ by HTC, exclusively from Verizon Wireless, is available on March 17 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Powered by Android™ 2.2, the ThunderBolt by HTC [Read More...]
Originally posted on Blogs@RelativeProgress on March 12, 2011 We need to start thinking about the web as an interwoven fabric of three conceptual layers. First, the conventional web, or as I define it the ‘compute web’, what we define today as Web 2.0, constitutes the cloud computing paradigm allowing execution of instructions across distributed network [Read More...]
Xoom, Verizon and Motorola’s Honeycomb Tablet
I was able to kick the tires on the Xoom this past week. I found it to be a very good tablet and Android 3.0 Honeycomb is clearly a step in the right direction for Android. This product almost deserves two full separate reviews of the hardware and software but I’ll keep the review concise. [Read More...]
I will no longer post to this blog and you can find me on Google Plus instead. I won’t write a long goodbye because this isn’t really a goodbye. Google Plus is a better platform for disseminating ideas and discussing items of interest. As of today, I’m up to an impressive 7,200+ followers on Google Plus [Read More...]
I believe Google wants to kill off as many hosted blogs as possible. Why? To make more money but that’s OK with me. I know that sounds strange coming from a blogger on hosted site but allow me to explain. Hosted blogs are typically funded through advertising, often Google Adsense advertising. When a blog visitor [Read More...]
What do I think of Google+? Listen to my thoughts. Sorry about the extremely low volume. Thaddeus Preston – Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+? on Flipzu
Google’s super secret social networking endeavor, Google Plus, was released this week as a “Field Test.” Many from the Google Buzz crowd and FOGs (Friends of Google) were invited along and within 48 hours it opened up to a much wider group. It is estimated (albeit unscientifically) that several thousand people now have access. I’d [Read More...]
During this graduation season I’ve peered into my crystal ball to ponder career paths of the future. For all the newly credentialed college grads here are some careers you or your kids (and you will have kids) many need to focus future studies on. Quantum Information Scientist – An emerging information science discipline that studies [Read More...]
Originally posted on Blogs@RelativeProgress on March 12, 2011 We need to start thinking about the web as an interwoven fabric of three conceptual layers. First, the conventional web, or as I define it the ‘compute web’, what we define today as Web 2.0, constitutes the cloud computing paradigm allowing execution of instructions across distributed network [Read More...]
As a high schooler, I often have to deal with the annoying technologies that the school uses. These technologies often are outdated and are hard to deal with. For our login and file use, we use Novell NetWare 6. Yes, version 6, the version that was released in 2001. In addition we use Windows XP, [Read More...]
I was greeted to a pleasant surprise when I opened my Picasa Web Albums today; a redesigned home page. The new layout focuses on the activity surrounding your albums and the albums of the people you follow. The page starts with your recently used/accessed albums, then shows the recent activity of your friends. At the [Read More...]
Tech Bottle is adding new bloggers. Expect more posts, greater diversity in views expressed and a wider range to topics to be covered. A handful of people, including Louis Parker, have volunteered to write for Tech Bottle. I thank them in advance. If you have any interest in writing to this blog, whether or not you [Read More...]
Hello, I am a new writer here at Tech Bottle. My name is Louis Parker. I am a high school student who is very interested in technology. However, being a high school student, I do not wish to reveal my real name, and am instead using Louis Parker as my alias. I will begin with [Read More...]
I supplemented my usual arsenal of technology with a Samsung Galaxy Tab this past week. My usual arsenal of technology consists of two large notebooks measuring in at just over 17″ each, a 10″ netbook and a 3.7″ Droid Incredible. The Galaxy Tab is Samsung and Verizon’s first Android tablet and the screen measures 7″ [Read More...]
As promised. :) Verizon Wireless & Apple Team Up to Deliver iPhone 4 on Verizon BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey and CUPERTINO, California—January 11, 2011—Verizon Wireless and Apple® today announced that the iPhone® 4 will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Thursday, February 10. Qualified Verizon Wireless customers will be given the exclusive [Read More...]
Tomorrow Apple and Verizon publicly tie the knot in New York City at 11:00 a.m. EST. Yes, the iPhone is coming to Verizon. Here’s the quickest summary of all of the credible rumors about tomorrow’s event with attribution and links. The Wall Street Journal has been spot on with all of its Verizon iPhone articles [Read More...]
This is likely to be my next phone. No mention of RAM which could nix the deal if its too low (turns out it’s 768 MB which makes it acceptable, see HTC’s site: http://goo.gl/qz6HC). Also, no mention of a release date other than “soon.” HTC THUNDERBOLT DELIVERS STYLE AND SPEED ON VERIZON WIRELESS’ 4G LTE [Read More...]
