The Weather Channel just launched an online weather mapping service. Users can access weather data, get this, down to the very street of whatever area you want to have weather information access on.
It uses Microsoft Virtual Earth together with its technology to provide weather information over a very specific locale. Virtual Earth is used by [...]

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We’ve all heard of China blocking Internet users to access certain websites. Wondering if our Chinese friends can access your site? Scuttle over to GreatFirewallofChina.org to check.
And guess what? LifeSpy can be read loud and clear in China!

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Since I’m in the topic of security in my previous post, I’m moving on to what I call insecure security. I know that we all should respect privacy and all. But the growing rate of web related mishaps have prompted us to be just a bit more paranoid about how secure our PC defenses [...]

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Here’s a news clip from Top Tech News:
BBC Director General Mark Thompson said that YouTube was “a key gateway through which to engage new audiences in the U.K. and abroad.” YouTube attracts an estimated 70 million users each month. One new channel, “BBC Worldwide,” will show clips from hit BBC programs including motor show “Top [...]

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Saw this article from Digg.
Now Speedtest.net used to be a pretty boring site with your common speed stats displayed. But they’ve revamped the site including a pretty snazzy interface and comparison data.
If you’re wondering how your Internet connection matches up with the rest of the world (or if your provider duped you with all the [...]

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As a follow-up on my office ergonomics tips for business owners post, I’m posting this one on telephones.
I’ve seen far too many front desk people cradle phones between their shoulder and neck. It’s really bad for them. So if you ever do that, you might want to consider these tips on phone ergonomics:

Don’t cradle the [...]

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Firefox 3, which is due out later this year, will probably contain a slew of new features. As as Firefox junkie, I’m all too anxious to get my hands on the final version.
As news has it, 3 will probably include features like offline support for Web applications. One thing they’re also looking at is [...]

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Here’s the iPhone teaser commercial that came out during the Oscars.

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I’m not really a sound engineering but I like audio. I did a few mixes myself and done some voice acting. I still play the guitar when I can. And if there’s one thing that I’ve learned from all of that, talent is one thing, but equipment counts. I’ve done some personal recordings using a [...]

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Now as a follow-up to my previous post on the topic. I originally meant it as a cursory look at earning with Adsense, but since the post got a decent number of hits (thanks to David and our sister blog, Blogging Pro), I’m now making a follow-up.
You’re writing on your blog and you’ve got Adsense [...]

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I personally dread the lack of parking spaces in high traffic areas. You spend hours upon hours circling the block hoping to find a parking space only to find out your odometer raking up miles. Oh yeah, and those unscrupulous drivers who can’t seem to park their cars right – taking up a bit of [...]

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Google Apps for Your Domain is the collection of Google applications (already in circulation) that you can freely post on your domain. Much like this one:

It really helps small organizations provide Google services for all its users. So far, it features:

Custom Start Page
Gmail
Google Talk
Google Calendar
Google Page Creator

Now news has it that Google Docs [...]

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I know it’s nearing the weekend and I’m (like you) looking forward to the two days of rest. But here I am still feeding this blog with a thing or two of either interest or help to give all of us juicy giblets of wisdom. So here’s a little something that you might like doing [...]

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I’ve been rally hyping on office suites for their use as free and quick (no set-up required) document manager and collaboration software. So far I’ve only really used Google Docs and Spreadsheets until I stumbled upon a few others that you might want to consider.
Here they are:

Google Docs and Spreadsheets
Ajax 13
ThinkFree Office Online
Zoho Office Suite

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One things that’s a bummer. Some of us keep two accounts in one e-mail provider. Like for example, some would have two or more Gmail accounts. However, more often than not, you can only open one account at a time in a browser.
One quick way around this is to have two browsers open (usually IE [...]

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