Google Plans for 3D Cities, Trekker View & Offline Maps for Android

Source: http://searchenginewatch.com

While Google’s Street View service is undoubtedly useful and one most people online have used, enjoyed and benefitted from, for the firm itself it has caused many headaches, as it has faced numerous lawsuits and privacy scandals over its Wi-Fi sniffing capabilities. Continue reading…

Paragon Software Hard Disk Manager 12 Professional Review: Storage Tools Wrapped in a Middling Interface

Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 Professional ($100 as of June 1, 2012) is as comprehensive a toolset for hard drives as you’ll find. It has full backup, imaging, and partitioning capabilities, and it also supports virtualization software such as VirtualBox and VMware by allowing you to create virtual machines for those programs. Continue reading…

Raytheon BBN helps lay groundwork for White House US Ignite science initiative

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The White House has launched US Ignite, a national innovation ecosystem for developing and deploying public sector applications and services on ultra-fast, software-defined networks. This initiative leverages important contributions from researchers across the nation, including Raytheon BBN Technologies, who have participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Global Environment for Networking Innovation (GENI). Continue reading…

Cantaloupe cool

Any way you slice it, cantaloupe’s a luscious and cool choice for summer meals. (Kevin Clark/The Washington Post) Cooling fruit: That’s what we need in this onset of dog days. Cantaloupes fill the bill. They have just arrived in area farmers markets, so here’s what to look for (from our Market Watch archives), and some of the more interesting ways to use them. Continue reading…

Pass the Clicker: Today’s Latest and Greatest High-Tech Remotes

Source: http://www.pcworld.com

Couch potatoes, rejoice: The remote control has come a long way in recent years. Gone are the days when you had to dig under the couch cushions prospecting for the clicker that controls the volume, and then fumble through the end-table drawers in search of the one that changes the channel. Today’s remote controls can do it all. Continue reading…

Do You Really Want A Horizon Treadmill?

The Horizon treadmill company are probably best known for producing a good treadmill package that is easily affordable by even those would-be exercisers on a tight budget. With a range of features that you might expect to see on higher priced fitness equipment, a Horizon treadmill offers you a great treadmill workout without breaking the bank to achieve it. The Horizon treadmill is available in a range of models, with price tags that range from well under a thousand dollars right up to the two thousand dollar mark. Consumers who have enjoyed the budget end of the Horizon treadmill range might think about investing in a higher spec model, to try to match their treadmill workout to their ever improving fitness levels, but reviewers would advise against such a switch the Horizon treadmill is a favorite in the budget category, but treadmill ratings suggest that if you are looking to spend a little more to achieve the treadmill workout you want then another choice might be more appropriate. Continue reading…

Reported Yammer Acquisition Seen as Beneficial for Microsoft

If Microsoft buys Yammer, as unconfirmed press reports indicate, Susan Gautsch hopes the Yammer team won’t lose the qualities she has appreciated in the several years her employer has been a customer.

The Yammer team has been attentive to customers and quick to improve and extend its product, said Gautsch, e-learning director at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business, which has been using the enterprise social networking tool since 2009. Continue reading…

The Difference Between Vendors and Consultants – Whiteboard Friday

In this week’s Whiteboard Friday, we are going to be discussing the differences between vendors and consultants. We are very excited to have Rhea Drysdale in the studio to present on this very insightful topic. Rhea is one of the leaders in SEO consulting services, but she hasn’t always been. Nope, she used to be *cough,* a vendor. Now, there’s not anything wrong with being a vendor, but if you’ve always seen yourself as a consultant it can be quite a shock to discover otherwise. Continue reading…

Total Mortgage Services Launches Wholesale Lending Platform In 17 States

MILFORD, CT — Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading mortgage lender and broker, announced today that it has formally launched its wholesale residential mortgage lending platform, TMS Funding, in 17 states across the United States. TMS Funding, which will compliment Total Mortgage’s successful retail lending platform, will offer mortgage brokers greater choice, service, efficiency and some of the lowest mortgage rates available. Continue reading…