Monday, August 8, 2011

World Reacts To U.S. Credit Downgrade - Money News Story - KERO Bakersfield

Standard & Poor has downgraded US credit rating and international markets are closing lower due to this credit hit. Read more at channel 23's website:
World Reacts To U.S. Credit Downgrade - Money News Story - KERO Bakersfield

No more bye-bye Bakersfield - Bakersfield.com

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A great article by Heather James of the Bakersfield Californian about why she and her family love Bakersfield. I'm happy to say that I concur with her comments. Bakersfield is my families home too!
HEATHER IJAMES: No more bye-bye Bakersfield - Bakersfield.com

Tactile technology guaranteed to send shivers down your spine

Disney is working on tactile feedback devices. From the article:
"A new tactile technology developed at Disney Research, Pittsburgh (DRP), called Surround Haptics, makes it possible for video game players and film viewers to feel a wide variety of sensations, from the smoothness of a finger being drawn against skin to the jolt of a collision."
Tactile technology guaranteed to send shivers down your spine

HTML5 — Edition for Web Developers

An excellent website for learning HTML5.


HTML5 — Edition for Web Developers

10 things you should know about HTML5 | TechRepublic

For those of you who use HTML, here is a good article about the upcoming de facto HTML5:
10 things you should know about HTML5 | TechRepublic

#Antisec hackers release 10GB of law enforcement data | Ubergizmo

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Two hackavist groups, Anonymous & Lulzsec, have acquired 10 gigabytes of police information. Here's a paragraph from the linked article:


"The leak contains hundreds of compromising email spools, personal information about officers, police training videos, contents of insecure anonymous tip systems, over 300 mail accounts from 56 law enforcement domains, the Missouri Sherriff account dump (7000+ usernames, passwords, home address, phones and SSNs), online police training academy files, Plesk plaintext server passwords, the “report a crime” snitch list compilation and stolen credit card information from the mosherriffs.com online store."


It's a double-edged sword. We place data online so it can be more accessible and share-able with those who need it but at the same time can be jeopardized if groups are persistent enough. So far there hasn't been any successful attacks on Google's cloud-based information storage. Read more:
#Antisec hackers release 10GB of law enforcement data | Ubergizmo

Google Steps Up Chromebook Marketing Campaign

As the PC evolves, more tasks are being performed online. Windows is being replaced by web functionality. Find out how can add Chromebooks to your company. See how these inexpensive yet great cloud-centric computers can add to your bottom line.
Google Steps Up Chromebook Marketing Campaign | Chrome OS Site

Smart introduces the blisteringly fast Optimus 1.6TB SSD

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Smart introduces the blisteringly fast Optimus 1.6TB SSD