February 2012

Retickr Releases New Version, Continues Its Quest to Deliver News

by Jeff Weisbein February 24, 2012
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So what’s new in Retickr 2? The latest release of Retickr is definitely a much more polished product. The new version was essentially re-built from the ground up. It fixes a lot of the bugginess and has a ton user interface enhancements.

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Foxconn is Raising Salaries. What Does This Mean For The Global Tech Industry?

by Guest Author February 23, 2012
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Foxconn, a manufacturing contractor that operates the Chinese plants of Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and other major tech companies, announced this week that it would substantially increase worker salaries at its factories in Asia.

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If You Don’t Read This, You Could Lose Your Internet on March 8th

by Jeff Weisbein February 23, 2012
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There are currently over 450,000 computers, including Fortune 500 companies and government entities that are still infected with the DNSChanger malware and on March 8th, they will no longer be able to access the Internet.

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Top 5 Linux Distributions For Beginners

by Guest Author February 22, 2012
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What’s the best choice for a Linux newbie just getting started and looking for an easy-to-use distro to test the waters? Here are five of the most beginner-friendly Linux distros guaranteed to get novices on their way.

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SkyDrive Team Takes Potshots At Flickr

by Jeff Weisbein February 21, 2012
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As the much needed Flickr redesign news made its way across the web along with some screenshots, the Microsoft SkyDrive team took notice of some real similarities between their own site and the new Flickr.

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Retailers Not Having Success With Facebook Storefronts. Is F-Commerce A Failure?

by Jeff Weisbein February 19, 2012
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In the past year, Gap, JC Penny, Gamestop, and Nordstrom have all opened and subsequently closed their Facebook storefronts due to poor return on investment.

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Webair Launches FusionCloud Servers Featuring FusionIO Technology

by Jeff Weisbein February 17, 2012
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Webair has announced its latest Cloud Server offering called FusionCloud which features FusionIO technology. Webair states that its FusionCloud servers will deliver 10,000 IOP/S.

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Retickr: A News Ticker Focused on Delivering News, Not Noise.

by Jeff Weisbein February 15, 2012
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Our review of retickr, an awesome news ticker app. The idea behind retickr is to help eliminate all the noise that you have to weed your way through every day online. You can download it for free in the Mac App Store.

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Invoicera Review: Making Invoicing Simple.

by Jeff Weisbein February 14, 2012
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As the cloud continues to become more popular for businesses, a lot of companies are moving from desktop software to cloud services. Invoicera has taken the daunting task of creating, sending, and keeping track of invoices, estimates, clients, and simplified it into a single web service.

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