There's Magic on Your Desktop
August 3, 2010
Apple's Magic Trackpad brings a touch keyboard to the desktop computer.
A small group of former magazine journalists and editors plan to publish Nomad Editions, creating content specifically for mobile technology.
Several apps make up for the iPad’s lack of printer support, and filters can solve glare problems on a laptop.
Also, fixing passwords on Firefox and the tip of the week.
SRI International, whose work led to the computer mouse, has set its sights on the mobile phone and Web market.
Striking workers at Honda auto parts factory in China are surprisingly tech-savvy, posting detailed accounts of walkout via Internet, text and video; they are following trend set by earlier groups of striking workers at other Honda factories, setting up Internet forums and online bulletins detailing battle over wages and working conditions; new technological tools are giving edge to emerging labor movement in China allowing leaders to outwit official censors and build broad support for rights o...
Workers on strike told their stories and tapped into a communications web allowing the working class in China to share grievances and strategies.
Traffic to the I Can Has Cheezburger blog has ballooned over the last three years, encouraging its owner to host 53 sites propelled by reader submissions.
Ben Huh has built Internet empire of 53 Web sites that use model of I Can Has Cheezburger, which pairs photos of cats with quirky captions; all sites are fueled by reader submissions; Cheezburger Network attracts up to 16 million unique visitors monthly; Huh says company, which makes money from online advertising, has been profitable since its inception, and popularity has allowed him to extend brand to merchandise; sites, created as trends emerge, are good measure of current Internet sensibili...