Archives for December 14th, 2006

Bill Gates Sits Down With The Top Bloggers

Earlier today Bill gates sat down with some of the top bloggers on the Web and Steve Rubel was included in that list. I could only imagine what it would have felt like to meet Bill Gates but I am sure there was a lot of energy in the room. The session lasted just one hour and each of the 14 bloggers were allowed to ask one question.

December 14th, 2006
Bill Gates Sits Down With The Top Bloggers

What Would You Like To See From Google?

Matt Cutts, a Google employee, pointed out a site that has a list of things they would like to see from Google. The list has 16 items on it and many of them are respectable requests. Here are a few that I agree with the most:

December 14th, 2006
What Would You Like To See From Google?

From The Creators Of StumbleUpon Comes StumbleVideo

Okay, this is one of the coolest sites that I have been to in a long time. StumbleVideo is a simple concept that is based off of the popular StumbleUpon for Firefox and Internet Explorer. It will basically shuffle you through videos from MySpace, Google, and YouTube based upon the category that you want to watch.

December 14th, 2006
From The Creators Of StumbleUpon Comes StumbleVideo

Google Picasa Web Albums Get Some Much Needed Features

It has been a little while since we have seen some updates to Google Picasa Web Albums but it looks like there are some nice things just in time for the holidays. Here are the new features that I am sure you'll love:

December 14th, 2006
Google Picasa Web Albums Get Some Much Needed Features

Dell Expands Their Computer Recycling Program

In September Dell launched a computer recycling program but at the time it was only available for limited markets. The press release from yesterday also says something interesting:

December 14th, 2006
Dell Expands Their Computer Recycling Program

Google Patents Search Results Page And Releases Patent Search Engine

The above image was taken from the PDF for the patent that Google just received for their search interface. I'll warn you right now that there isn't much content in the PDF and the screenshots don't get any clearer from what I have pictured above.

December 14th, 2006
Google Patents Search Results Page And Releases Patent Search Engine

CyberNotes: How To Protect Unauthorized Activity On Your XP Machine

Many of us are aware that Windows Vista has a feature called User Account Control (UAC). This prevents programs from making changes to the registry or doing anything malicious to your computer without you granting the software administrative rights.

December 14th, 2006
CyberNotes: How To Protect Unauthorized Activity On Your XP Machine