March 2011

Retail Stores Now Rocking the Roku

by Mike Mansell March 31, 2011

For a while now, the Roku box has been an excellent option for those looking to set up a cost-effective home media system with access to streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. However, unlike other more popular products such as the Apple TV, the Roku has – until now – been marketed to what [...]

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Review: Able Planet NC200b True Fidelity Noise-Canceling Headphones

by Rohan Reddy March 30, 2011

If you are a frequent traveller, whether that be by plane, train, or bus, you know that one of the most annoying and distracting drawbacks to travel is the noise. Whether that noise be from the engines, crying infants, or just the hustle and bustle of a commute, it is always nice to have a [...]

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Amazon Releases Cloud Drive

by Mike Mansell March 30, 2011

Just a week ago today, I wrote an article about Amazon – one of the biggest players in the online sales arena – and how they could hit major pay dirty if they were to use their existing Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure to create a consumer-focused service similar to Apple’s MobileMe product. In this [...]

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iPad 2 Unboxing

by Jeff Weisbein March 26, 2011

It was just under a year ago that I unboxed the original iPad live on stream and now almost one year later I’ve unboxed the iPad 2. I know I previously stated that I probably wouldn’t be buying an iPad 2, and well, I ended up doing so. How did it end up happening you [...]

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Why Linux Distributions Will Never Be Mainstream

by Keaton Taylor March 26, 2011

Throughout the history of software there has always been people who prefer customization over simplicity. In the more modern era of computer software the most evident example of this phenomenon is Linux distributions. A distribution of software cobbled together into one massive bundle that seems to be held together by an elastic band. Normally these operating systems are outdated and are [...]

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Comodo Data Breach Gives Web Users A Slap of Reality

by Mike Mansell March 25, 2011

As Internet users, we have always been taught to be mindful of the sites we visit, as some of them may very well be designed specifically to lure unsuspecting visitors into a fraudulent trap. Asides from checking the URL of the site that one is on or logging into, one of the biggest “rules” for [...]

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Will the PlayBook Be Successful?

by Mike Mansell March 25, 2011

A little more than a year ago when Steve Jobs first unveiled the Apple iPad many saw the device as revolutionary; not only in terms of grandfathering the tablet industry with previously unheard of features, but in terms of the price as well. With baseline models starting at just $499 (16GB, WiFi), the iPad was [...]

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What Is OAuth and How Can it Make the Internet Safer?

by Keaton Taylor March 24, 2011

Over the last few months I’ve been working on discovering the functionality of the OAuth standard. OAuth (Open Authorization) is an open standard for authorization. It allows users to share their private resources (e.g. photos, videos, contact lists) stored on one site with another site without having to hand out their credentials, typically a username and password. So [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Nico Westerdale (BitsDuJour Founder)

by Jeff Weisbein March 23, 2011

I recently got in touch with Nico Westerdale of BitsDuJour.com for our continuing interview/Q&A series. I met Nico this past summer at Affiliate Summit East (2010) and was lucky enough to have dinner with him one night. That’s when he introduced me to a website he runs which hosts awesome software deals (for both Mac and [...]

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