QUOTE – googling
A little googling with Bing
I hope you find this as funny as I did.
If they can do it in Paris…
…why can’t we do it here in the United States?
Daily Paper for Children Defies the Craze for Digital
Every time I read something like this I’m embarrassed and depressed about the state of our education system. Do your kids read the newspaper? Maybe they should…
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07.2.10Microsoft PivotViewer
It’s not often that I’m impressed by something from Microsoft. I use Microsoft tools and software all the time but I’m usually not too excited about it. However… The Silverlight PivotViewer is awesome. But don’t take my word for it – take a look yourself. Basically this control allows you to visualize and sort thousands of items at once. I won’t go into detail…if you want to read more you can read Scott Guthrie’s blog post about it.
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/06/29/silverlight-pivotviewer-now-available.aspx
The sample app they built works against Netflix’s database of instant watch movies. It works well and it’s pretty neat – something I might actually use! Take a look: http://netflixpivot.cloudapp.net/
Outlook 2010: Ignore Conversation
Here is a really neat new feature of Outlook 2010! In addition to the threading features built into this version, outlook now has a tiny little “Ignore” button at the top left of the ribbon.
This button will delete the selected email and also delete any future emails in the same conversation! This could be extremely useful in situations where reply all is overused. This happens in corporate environments all the time. Someone replies to everyone and soon there are 15 other emails replying to everyone. If you don’t want to see them, now you don’t have to!
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Nominate Fishers for Google Fiber
Earlier this week I blogged about how Google announced their Fiber internet access experiment. Later this year Google will pick one or more communities to build an experimental ultra-high-speed fiber network. This will deliver internet to residents at over 100 times faster than the current high-speed internet providers.
Since this post I have received amazing feedback from my local community and I have started working with the help of a few others to push this initiative along.
We want Google Fiber to come to Fishers, Indiana.
And we can do it.
This is a two-fold plan. First the residents and anyone else that cares. And second, the town and it’s official representatives.
Residents
Nominate Fishers – This is the most important. Google has a quick form for you to fill out to nominate Fishers and explain why Fishers would be a good choice. http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b
Join our Facebook Group – We created a Facebook Group to show Google and the town of Fishers just how much we want this. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=462275585022
Share – this post, the Facebook group, and the Google form with all your friends and neighbors.
Contact – anyone you know in the Fishers town government and tell them you want this.
Officials
Google has specifically asked for an official response from the community. Google wants an authoritative voice to ask for this and tell Google about our community. The online forms can be found here: https://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/list_applications. Many other cities and communities have already begun this process and we want Fishers to have a chance. This will be a huge benefit to the community. It will be great for Fishers’ publicity and image. It will probably bring jobs to Fishers. If you have any questions about what this is all about please contact me and I will be happy to explain it.
UPDATE
The IndyStar ran and article about this! http://www.indystar.com/article/20100211/LOCAL0102/2110496/
Indy.com ran the same article here: http://www.indy.com/posts/fishers-man-leads-effort-to-attract-google-project
Google Fiber
Google recently announced that they are planning an experiment to make Internet access “better and faster for everyone.” Google will pick one or more communities to build and test a high-speed fiber network. This network will feature speeds of up to and over 1 gigabit. This is much faster than most household internet connections, which typically range from 1 megabit to 15 megabits.
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On Apple’s iPad
Apple recently announced their newest product, the iPad. Every blog now has a review, and either loves it or hates it. I’m going to take a different approach and just link to a few really good reviews and points of view. I hope you enjoy these, as they are hopefully a little different than most of the common reviews.
- http://stevenf.tumblr.com/post/359224392/i-need-to-talk-to-you-about-computers-ive-been
- http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?990
- http://www.1938media.com/you-deserve-to-be-fired/
I’ll try to update this list as I find new ones.
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