June 2011

MySpace Sells for $35 Million

by Mike Mansell June 30, 2011

It’s amazing how quickly things in life can change. Just a few short years ago social networking website MySpace was legendary and considered hip amongst the younger generation. Really, I remember a time when you would meet a person in line at a grocery store, and instead of swapping mobile numbers or even email addresses [...]

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Will Google Plus Be Able to Compete with Facebook?

by Mike Mansell June 29, 2011

Yesterday Google unveiled their new social suite known as Google+ (Google Plus). While currently available only by invite and not yet released to the general public, Google+ promises (yet again) to change how we communicate and integrate with other users. But this time, I think that Google has really hit the nail dead-center on the head.

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Firefox Support Cycle Draws Criticism From System Administrators

by Mike Mansell June 28, 2011

On June 17th of 2008, three years and less than two weeks ago, Mozilla Corporation released the 3.0 version of the Firefox web browser; a promising and steadily growing web browser than many people, myself included, thought would finally take a stab at the dominance held by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. I remember the day well [...]

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Best Buy Stops MacBook Air Shipments

by Rohan Reddy June 27, 2011

Best Buy, who is one of Apple’s largest resellers, has stopped the shipment of MacBook Airs, while Amazon says their stock is ‘Low’. This is usually a sign of an upcoming refresh. It seems like it was yesterday that the Air’s got their newer, sexy design, but a refresh is due. The internet has been flooded [...]

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Will WebOS Pick Up Where Android Falls Short?

by Mike Mansell June 27, 2011

For what seems like forever now, we have seen an ongoing war between rival technology companies Apple and Google, both of whom have managed to tap into the constantly growing mobile industry with their feature-rich operating systems; iOS and Android. With both companies being huge in the public eye, many have taken up one platform [...]

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iCloud Is Magical. There’s No Doubt About It.

by Jeff Weisbein June 26, 2011

When Steve Jobs announced iCloud at the WWDC earlier this month I thought it sounded great. I liked the feature set and the price tag (free). I even told you that I plan to pay for one of the non-free features called iTunes Match. However, it wasn’t until yesterday afternoon that I experienced the true magic of iCloud first hand. Let me explain.

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How Would iCloud Fare at the Enterprise Level?

by Mike Mansell June 24, 2011

When Apple’s legendary Worldwide Developers Conference rolled around earlier this month, I must admit that I was personally a tad disappointed at the lack of new hardware that many expected to be unveiled. Like many, I myself was secretly wishing that the company would unveil the next generation Apple iPhone. However, even without the presence [...]

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State of Wyoming Makes the Switch to Google Apps

by Mike Mansell June 23, 2011

Less than a year ago I wrote about a new venture that Internet giant Google was embarking on. After years of developing well-known and highly used and trusted communications and collaboration platforms for individuals like you and me, the company was working on making Google Apps specifically for government organizations.

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Verizon to Discontinue Unlimited Data Plans Next Month

by Mike Mansell June 22, 2011

We’re now seeing news develop that Verizon, one of the largest mobile networks in the US and very well known for a media campaign against rival AT&T, has announced that they too have decided to drop unlimited data services as one of their offerings as well. Now, if you’re a current subscriber to Verizon Wireless service it is important to realize that this change will not affect your plan or bill at the end of the month.

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