Monday, February 7, 2011

The next Wintel: Android plus NVIDIA | TechRepublic

Takeaway: Microsoft and Intel won’t be the same powerhouses in mobile that they were in PCs. The new leaders of the computing world will be Google Android and NVIDIA. Learn why.


Google Says, Honeycomb (Android 3.0) Won’t Be Coming To A Smartphone Near You, Just For Tablets » Antiroid

Google has confirmed that dreadful and unwanted news of Honeycomb not coming to your smartphone. A company spokesman was asked the question whether or not Honeycomb 3.0 would make its way to handsets, Andrew Kovacs said “no…Google’s Android 3.0 or “Honeycomb” is a tablet-only OS, for now.”



According to various portions of the SDK, it was clear that some aspects of the source code was clearly optimized for larger form factors. It raised numerous questions as to how this could possibly be delivered to handsets.



In an article The author raised the question that if Honeycomb is 3.0, what does this mean for smartphones running 2.x? And what happens when they get to 2.9? It seems as though, while one question was answered, a dozen more were conjured up. Only time will tell, as they say. But rest assured, Talk Android will be there to cover it all and inform the masses. Leave us your thoughts in the comments below.


Sunday, February 6, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks | HowStuffWorks

Unless you've been living under a rock in 2009, you know that social networking Web sites are the latest and greatest way to interact with other users on the Internet. Thirty-five percent of adults on the Internet now have a profile on at least one social networking site, and 51 percent have more than one. Three-quarters of users between the ages of 18 and 24 have an online profile [source: USA Today]. The Pew Research Center found that 89 percent of these people use the sites to keep up with friends, 57 percent to make plans with friends and 49 percent to make new friends.



Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster, Urban Chat and Black Planet are just a few of more than 100 Web sites connecting folks around the world who are eager to share their thoughts and feelings. But just like in real life, there's such a thing as sharing too much information (TMI). It's easy to get caught up in the social aspects of sites like Facebook, but what you choose to share is there for all to see if you don't limit who can view your information. The same study by Pew Research found that 40 percent of users have open access to their profiles, allowing anyone to view their information. The other 60 percent restrict access to friends, family and colleagues. Sharing personal information with strangers can be dangerous business, and there are some things you should definitely put on your "do not share" list. We'll go over 10 of those items in this article.


10 Business Uses for Your Apple iPad | ITBusinessEdge.com

Thinking of using the Apple iPad in your business this year? Beyond the various considerations to deploying the iPad, what roles could Apple's shiny tablet play in your company? Here are 10 possibilities.


Friday, February 4, 2011

"I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win." ~Arnold Palmer http://bit.ly/egiGkp
“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few more upon it.” ~Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), German medical missionary, Nobel Peace Prize winner http://bit.ly/fppmdq
The #1 predictor of the quality of your relationships with others IS the relationship you have with yourself. ~ Dr. Brian Alman http://bit.ly/hAaJdP

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Where there is movement, there is improvement. ~ Rick Helders http://bit.ly/gVhBfY
Financial success doesn't come from managing your money. It comes from managing your emotions behind money. ~ Julie Murphy Casserly http://bit.ly/g7kRdz
“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~Winston Churchill, (1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister) http://bit.ly/epuiYT
“There is no fate that plans men's lives. Whatever comes to us, good or bad, is usually the result of our own action or lack of action.” ~Herbert N. Casson, (American author) http://bit.ly/if1chz

The Blue Marble from Apollo 17 | TechRepublic

The Blue Marble from Apollo 17 taken in 1972. I have used this image as my Desktop Wallpaper many times.


Wednesday, February 2, 2011

This is for an old school friend of mine, Donald Windle, who lost his mother to cancer. He asked me post this in her memory:"A cancer patient only has one wish, to kick cancer's backside!. I know that 97% of you won't post this as your status, but my friends will be the 3% that do. In honor of someone who died, or is fighting cancer, post this."I thank you for doing the same. http://bit.ly/fvtZa4
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead http://bit.ly/dWT3Fv

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.” ~Warren Buffett, (1930- , American investment entrepreneur) http://bit.ly/dNjyrp
“It's not the cut of a man's coat, nor the manner of his dress. It's service that measures success.” ~George Washington Carver (1864-1943, American scientist) http://bit.ly/ezqk7u

Social networking sites: What information will they release about you? | TechRepublic

Takeaway: Michael Kassner takes a closer look at the kinds of information released by social networking sites about members if requested by law enforcement. Concerned? Or is it just the price of online participation?



It’s time to touch a sensitive subject. Under what conditions will Internet sites where people socialize–like Twitter, Facebook, even TechRepublic — release your personal information? And, will they tell you when they do?