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President Obama's Science Advisor Discusses Climate Change And More With John Markoff

New York Times science reporter, John Markoff, grilled President Obama's director of the

Original post made by Angela Hey on Dec. 12, 2013
Last comment by nicky, on Apr 21, 2017 at 1:59 am |
4 comments | 72716 Views

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Analyze data yourself with R - a fast growing language for statistics, forecasting and graphs

Data are everywhere. With today's powerful smartphones, tablets and computers anyone, from school children to seniors, can learn how to analyze and make graphics...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Apr. 17, 2014
Last comment by manojj, on Oct 3, 2017 at 6:57 am | 45 comments | 32974 Views

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Photo Overload: Can SmugMug & Flickr Help Your Pictures Stand Out?

In 2002, Don MacAskill and his father Chris started SmugMug. I was somewhat skeptical when they first entered the already crowded world of photo-sharing sites. Knowing...

Original post made by Angela Hey on May. 26, 2018
Last comment by Warsaw Realtor, on Jul 29, 2018 at 5:39 pm | 1 comment | 29450 Views

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Well-financed Blue Jeans Network enhances Salesforce Chatter with Cloud-based Video-Conferencing

In 1984, AT&T provided email as an emerging technology to athletes in the Los Angeles Olympics. The year before, in the research arm of the company, I wrote a report...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Nov. 20, 2013
Last comment by Raja Prasad, on Aug 9, 2017 at 9:45 pm | 3 comments | 22001 Views

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Intuit's Cook Campus Center wins LEED Gold Award for sustainability

Intuit employees have a new campus center that features cafeteria, gym, coffee shop, conference rooms and cozy alcoves, as well as outdoor spaces for dining and...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Aug. 27, 2013
Last comment by roland, on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:44 pm | 4 comments | 19432 Views

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Will Smart TVs Succeed At Last? Google Hopes So With Android TV

Do you have time to watch TV or do you spend time on smart phones, tablets and laptops? TV survives, because it provides a shared experience and is simple to use.

Original post made by Angela Hey on Jul. 1, 2014
Last comment by John Smith, on Oct 5, 2017 at 9:59 pm |
26 comments | 18216 Views

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StartX moves temporarily to Mountain View and gets $3.6M from Stanford

StartX, the accelerator for Stanford-affiliated entrepreneurs has moved from its base in AOL offices to 520 San Antonio Road, previously occupied by Fundly, for...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Sep. 26, 2013
Last comment by JeffEnsusa, on Sep 26, 2017 at 3:53 pm | 2 comments | 15597 Views

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11th-hour donation saves Hacker Dojo

After a months of fundraising, a last-minute, $57,000 donation has spared Hacker Dojo a city clampdown over code violations. Read the full story here http://mv-voice.com/news/show_...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Sep. 28, 2012
Last comment by DC, on Dec 2, 2012 at 9:33 pm | 7 comments | 15272 Views

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Smart Phone Opens Smart Lock Developed at Historic Byte Store Site

My new car starts when I push a button. If the car key is with me, I can get into my car, drive and lock it. The car stereo plays podcasts, playlists or albums from...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Apr. 21, 2016
Last comment by agus, on May 28, 2017 at 12:39 am | 3 comments | 14054 Views

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Intuit acquires BooRah's search technology

BooRah, see September article, announced Friday that it is now part of Intuit. BooRah helps diners find restaurants...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Apr. 20, 2009
Last comment by Angela Hey, on Jun 5, 2017 at 8:30 pm | 2 comments | 13992 Views

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Frustrated user asks "How do I remove myself from Plaxo?"

In April 2007, I wrote about Plaxo - a service that helps people keep their address books up-to-date. Now, 18 months later, a reader asks "How do I cancel my...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Sep. 16, 2008
There are no comments yet. 13667 Views

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Coursera Educates Five Million Students and Revenues Start Growing

Mountain View's Coursera offers free online courses from the world's leading universities. Today, at the Global...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Oct. 22, 2013
There are no comments yet. 13063 Views

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MobileIron Helps Companies Manage Mobile Devices, the CTIA Helps Individuals Report Stolen Devices

In April 2012, the Cellular Technology Industry Association (CTIA), the Federal Communications Commission and telephone companies...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Nov. 27, 2013
There are no comments yet. 12759 Views

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Google Wave Robots Automate Messages

Last night, Google's Seth Covitz gave an excellent presentation on Google Wave to the Silicon Valley Google Technology User Group....

Original post made by Angela Hey on Jul. 2, 2009
There are no comments yet. 12548 Views

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Catch Katie on Ustream

What does an Army officer think about while serving in Iraq? John Ham wondered how he could send live videos to his friends and family back home. Read the full...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Jun. 8, 2009
Last comment by qa, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:07 am | 3 comments | 12513 Views

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M2Mi Makes Global Connections To The Internet Of Things Secure And Simple

Billions of things ? watches, sensors, vehicles, wells, equipment and more ? increasingly need their own network connections ? creating the Internet of Things. ...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Jan. 31, 2015
There are no comments yet. 12454 Views

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They've got game

The concept behind uWink is simple enough: Offer eating and computer gaming, both favorite local pastimes, under one roof. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.p...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Dec. 15, 2008
Last comment by eric, on Jun 5, 2017 at 6:35 am | 6 comments | 12287 Views

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Brave new world for photo sharing

Photo sharing and viewing is undergoing a revolution. Facebook's plan to buy Instagram developer Burbn for $1 billion in stock and cash underscores how valuable...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Apr. 27, 2012
Last comment by Angela Hey, on Apr 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm | 1 comment | 12241 Views

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Big Data or Big Brother? Palo Alto's CIO discusses how towns can use information

The Center for Digital Government named Palo Alto top Digital City, among US cities with a population under 75,000. Palo Alto's Chief Information Officer, Dr Jonathan...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Nov. 16, 2013
There are no comments yet. 12216 Views

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My favorite browser - Opera

Check out Opera - it's becoming my favorite browser. Has your default browser changed in the last 6 months? Mine is still Firefox - but Opera is good for many...

Original post made by Angela Hey on Aug. 3, 2009
Last comment by marc isaac potter, on Oct 1, 2012 at 2:21 pm | 3 comments | 12161 Views
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