http://www.thewogs.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:09:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amen. Looking around the industry, there's very little "innovation" going on. The iPhone's interface? Sure. Vista (or, for that matter, Apple's Leopard)? Nah. commentary I think there's a lot of truth in Linus Torvald's derisive comment about innovation, and the software industry's fetish with it. I think that "innovation" is a four-letter word in ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/09/04/linus-torvalds-on-the-four-letter-word-called-i/ This stands in contrast to Baidu's service, which the Journal says has led to legal disputes with record labels because illegal downloads are accessible. You get no shortage of illegal download options when you run a Baidu music search for Björk mp3s. (Sidenote: Björk herself plays Shanghai March 3.) It will ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/29/could-google-win-friends-in-china-by-giving-away-m/ Windows 7 Server to be 'minor release' MIT students fight to keep card hacking material confidential EA revises Take-Two acquisition offer, again Listen now: Torvalds to kernel hopefuls: Think 'trivial Also, a hearing in Boston is likely to resolve the question of whether or not students who found fare card ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/cnet-news-daily-podcast-microsoft-speaking-with-o/ The results are part of Google's Onebox technology, which treats the search box as a command input field that can be used to extract specific results such as answers to math calculations, plane flight details, package tracking, and the time in London. (Credit: James Martin/CNET News.com) He wouldn't comment on any plans ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/mobile-google-slips-scores-to-sports-fans/ commentary There was also a sharp falloff in the acquisition of start-up companies by bigger corporations...There were only 56 acquisitions in the first three months of the year, down from 83 in the fourth quarter. With those options increasingly off the table, investors must spend money and time nurturing--or altogether salvaging--existing companies ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/the-recession-comes-to-silicon-valley/ Those in the know may recall that Carney had reportedly gone all High Noon on Calacanis when the Santa Monica, Calif.-based tech personality was in town for a charity benefit a few months ago. But Carney and Calacanis appeared to have no hard feelings between them on Wednesday night, and ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/video-new-york-geeks-gone-wild-at-karaoke-bar/ "The company is clearly laying out a very optimistic scenario," Ross Sandler, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a research note. "Judging by recent history, we remain skeptical of Yahoo's ability to execute smoothly against this plan. If the overall economy and the online advertising space were ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/yahoo-looks-to-up-ante-with-investor-pitch/ Friend category View, send, receive messages Manage downloads Set the vibration feature of the controller Sign in to PlayStation Network Register friends Manage Bluetooth devices Terminate the game Music category Use the system BGM Work the system BGM operation panel Settings category Assign controllers View profiles Game category Set audio devices Use the voice changer According to the site, you'll be able to access the following ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/ps3-240-firmware-details-leaked/ Google on Monday unveiled a new Web-based tool, Map Maker, that lets people add roads, lakes, businesses, and other features to unmapped regions of Google Maps. I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand, it's great that this kind of activity can be crowd-sourced (please excuse the jargon) so ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/google-map-maker-unleash-your-inner-cartographer/ One caveat with Office Live Workspace: it does not allow users to edit documents online, as Google's service does. Microsoft executives haven't ruled out the possibility of online editing in the future. Microsoft's answer to Google and other competitors in the online application market entered widespread beta testing on Tuesday. The free ... http://www.thewogs.org/index.php/2010/08/24/web-based-office-extension-goes-to-testing/