June 18th, 2010 | Tags:

Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist:

NewEgg: 32-inch LG 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV $499.99 + free shipping
Lenovo: 15% off ThinkPad Edge 14″ or 15.6″ [w/ Coupon USPEDGESALE]
SuperBiiz: Super Talent 16GB memory stick w/ Swivel Cap $22.34 shipped [...Read More...]

Facebook Changes Crawling Policy (for the better) — they’re implementing their crawling policy in robots.txt and not in additional contractual terms. This is in response to Pete Warden pointing out that robots.txt is industry standard and will avoid confusion such [...Read More...]

June 18th, 2010 | Tags:

Welcome to Episode 12 of the bit-tech and Custom PC podcast, brought to you from our plush media suite located just outside of Cape Town. No, really, we’ve got the vuvuzelas and everything… Oh, alright, we’re actually in the usual [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags: , ,

The FCC began in earnest Thursday to assert its primacy on how the internet will be governed, crafting rules that will have a long-term impact on the devices, services and apps we’ll be able to use on broadband.
The agency, [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags: , ,
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This week I sat down with Panasonic’s 50-inch VT20-series plasma 3D TV, connected to a new DirecTV receiver updated to output side-by-side 3D signals, to view FIFA World Cup broadcasts in 3D. This is arguably one of the most important [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags: ,
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The new Mac miniPhoto: Apple

Apple has updated its space-saving Mac mini both inside and out. We got a preview of the mini yesterday; look for our complete assessment in a future computer Ratings.
Outwardly, the Mac mini is a [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags: , ,

“Beautiful Visualization” releases in print next week. In putting together the book, Julie Steele and Noah Iliinsky asked a range of visualization experts like Nick Bilton, Fernanda Viega and Martin Wattenberg, as well as enthusiasts (like me), to critique a [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags:

Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist:

Newegg: Canon Wireless InkJet All-In-One Color Printer for $79.99 [w/ Coupon EMCYTZS55] + $2.99 Shipping
Walmart: Koda 50-Watt Ipod Dock System with Clock Radio for $20 w/ Free Shipping
Newegg: Seagate 1.5TB SATA [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags:
Health IT at OSCON 2010

Brian Behlendorf, one of the founders of the Apache web server project and the CollabNet cooperative software development company, is contracting now with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the CONNECT software project. CONNECT helps hospitals and [...Read More...]

June 17th, 2010 | Tags:
Health IT at OSCON 2010

Brian Behlendorf, one of the founders of the Apache web server project and the CollabNet cooperative software development company, is contracting now with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the CONNECT software project. CONNECT helps hospitals and [...Read More...]

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