April 2010
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Microsoft's Position on Flash
HTML5 Video There’s been a lot of posting about video and video formats on the web recently. This is a good opportunity to talk about Microsoft’s point of view. The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video...
Apr 30th
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iPad has 'changed' 99-year-old woman's life
Apple’s iPad has been enjoying some free advertising as of late. Reports broke last week that the prime minister of Norway was using the tablet to govern from an airport. And now, a story has surfaced claiming a 99-year-old Portland, Ore., area woman is using the iPad to overcome medical woes. According to a report in The Oregonian, Virginia Campbell, of Lake Oswego, Ore., suffers...
Apr 28th
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Some right-wingers ignore facts as they intone...
Some right-wingers ignore facts as they intone U.S. history The recent rejiggering of Texas textbooks put a focus to many recent conservative claims that Jamestown was a socialist flop and that Joe McCarthy was a hero. By Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers SEATTLE TIMES / THE SEATTLE TIMES President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the dedication of Grand Coulee Dam in 1934. U.S. Rep....
Apr 13th
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Why 9:41 Is the Official Time of Apple Product...
Every iteration of the iPhone’s mockups showed the time as 9:42. The iPad showed it as 9:41. It’s slightly peculiar—the times are grouped tightly enough to be intentional, but why those numbers? Why not 9:00? Network World investigated. Turns out Apple’s keynote organizers think about this stuff right down to the tiniest detail—and this is certainly one of the...
Apr 9th
California Educational Budget Cuts
via nypost.com Parody of reality. Posted via web from Woolgatherings | Comment »
Apr 8th
@janalee yep, coffee and natural energy drink from...
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Apr 6th
First iPad Car Installation [VIDEO]
via mashable.com I so want this in my car… Posted via web from Woolgatherings | Comment »
Apr 6th
Rep. Johnson Worries Guam will Capsize Due to...
via youtube.com Is he drunk? Our tax dollars at work, literally. Posted via web from Woolgatherings | Comment »
Apr 5th