Monthly Archive: January 2010

Jan 15

Adobe Goes Green(er), Installs Wind Power

Adobe-Windspires

Powerhouse Adobe just installed 20 wind turbines at their San Jose headquarters! Pretty awesome… I love that giants like Adobe, Google, Dell and Intel are taking huge steps in the green movement. Green is good. Green is great. Green is also sexy. Okay, maybe I can’t pull off that last one without a giggle and …

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Jan 15

Microsoft Open Business Licensing Explained – Part Two

SoftwareMedia TV’s spotlight star is donning the sleek black look, once again. Experienced Microsoft sales rep, Todd Francis, is back for part two of our Microsoft Open Business licensing video series.  In our first video, Todd explained how to purchase basic products through the Microsoft Open Business Program. He went over frequently asked questions such …

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Jan 14

Text Messaging Accrues Over $4M for Haiti Earthquake Relief

In spite of constant layoffs and a (seemingly) still drowning economy, Americans set a record for mobile giving yesterday. Tens of thousands of cell phone users texted donations that totaled $3 million. This record-setting amount of donations to the Red Cross will benefit the recent Haiti earthquake. According to Daily Finance, yesterday’s record blew away …

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Jan 13

Google Stands Up For Free Speech, Ready to Pull Out of China

Google China

Is China going too far? Was the Chinese government behind, as Google puts it, “a highly sophisticated and targeted attack” that’s gotten Google ready to pull out of China? In mid-December Google and, apparently, about 20 other companies, were attacked. Google’s investigation discovered “that the accounts of dozens of U.S.-, China- and Europe-based Gmail users …

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Jan 12

Free Online Hard (G)Drive from Google

Google-Docs

Another reason to use Google Docs, aside from it being free? It now allows you to store files up to 250 MB! That’s much more than the usual size allotment for email attachments. So, how is this helpful? As the Google Docs Blog tells us, “instead of emailing files to yourself, which is particularly difficult …

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Jan 11

SoftwareNewsDaily.com Animated GIF Contest Results

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Blame it on the Monday but I’m just going to cut to the chase. Congratulations Brian! Your design won over the SoftwareMedia.com office today. Check out Brian’s winning design and the three following runner-ups. Careful not to stare at it all too long — there’s a whole lot of animation going on all at once …

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Jan 11

Nexus One Having Trouble With 3G Network

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Already shell out the cash for a Nexus One after a much hyped debut last week? Then, find out the Nexus One has trouble with its data service this weekend? Dumbfounded by the constant back and forth between the EDGE and 3G network? It’s okay; it’s not just you. Over the weekend, users have been …

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Jan 08

Boxee Beta Available for Public Download

Boxee Beta became available just yesterday. What is it though, you ask? It’s basically a platform for you to watch videos and other Internet multimedia from six feet away (with a wireless remote or mouse). Download the software here. Feel free to also check out this how-to video: How To Get Started With Boxee on …

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Jan 08

Adobe Captivate Wins Best of eLearning Award

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Adobe Captivate was awarded “Best Simulation Tool” from the 5th Annual Best of eLearning! Awards. Winners were chosen by the magazine’s readers through an online ballot. Shameer Ayyappan from Adobe’s Captivate Blog tells us, “This award is especially valuable because these are based on end user nominations – our customers are voting for us.” Captivate …

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Jan 08

Google Wishes You a Happy New Year

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Ready for something super simple, yet oh-so-entertaining? Dustin showed us this fascinating “easter egg” that’s on Google right now. On the Google homepage, just hit the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button. It’s quite captivating. I’m still entranced, and it’s been a good half hour of multi-colored stars shooting off in every direction. Remember the zombies in …

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