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General Motors pulls annual $10 million worth of ads from Facebook | Ars Technica

Rich — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:41:31 +0000

“General Motors has announced that it would be pulling its paid advertising from Facebook, saying that it had too little impact. The announcement could not come at a worse time for the social media giant, which is expected to file its initial public offering on Friday.”

General Motors pulls annual $10 million worth of ads from Facebook | Ars Technica.

Chrome Offers Tabs to Go With New Tab-Syncing Features | Webmonkey | Wired.com

Rich — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:40:16 +0000

“Google has released an update for its Chrome web browser that adds tab syncing to Chrome’s list of tricks. Using the latest version of Chrome you can now access the tabs open on your desktop at home while you’re out and about with your Android phone. The syncing should work with any device that can run the latest version of Google Chrome.”

Chrome Offers Tabs to Go With New Tab-Syncing Features | Webmonkey | Wired.com.

How Google Developers Use Ubuntu ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Daily Ubuntu Linux Updates

Rich — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:22:27 +0000

“Goobuntu is Google’s version of Ubuntu and it is based on LTS releases. They make no changes to default UI of Ubuntu like Mint but they do use their own security authentication system and a internal repository system like Launchpad. They like that Ubuntu does a great job of a desktop that works out of the box.”

How Google Developers Use Ubuntu ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Daily Ubuntu Linux Updates.

GIMP 2.8 Released

Rich — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:21:03 +0000

“Good news for GIMP fans: after 3 long years in development a new stable version of GIMP has been released.

Announcing the release on the official GIMP website, the developers also state that the update sees ‘other important changes to the user interface’ that brings the team closer to matching their ‘product vision‘.”

GIMP 2.8 Released.

How To Pick One Good Android Phone | Fast Company

Rich — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:18:15 +0000

“The people who make and sell Android phones don’t make it easy to do apples-to-Apples comparisons. Luckily, enough of us have been buying the things to provide some money-saving hindsight.”

How To Pick One Good Android Phone | Fast Company.

Google Shares Experience of Using Ubuntu in their Offices

Rich — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:39:55 +0000

via Google Shares Experience of Using Ubuntu in their Offices.

Diaspora social network to finally launch sometime after this summer

Rich — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:34:40 +0000

“The founders envisioned a site that would function like a social network but would give users ownership of their data, taking exploitation out of the equation. You could store what you post on any server you want and then share it, delete it, or use it however you choose.”

via Diaspora social network to finally launch sometime after this summer.

Dawn of a new wireless: first 802.11ac router available today

Rich — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:14:54 +0000

“Texas-based networking company Buffalo announced its first 802.11ac wireless router and wireless media bridge are available today for retail purchase. The two networking products are backwards compatible with 802.11n devices, but also feature the latest ac wireless standard.”

via Dawn of a new wireless: first 802.11ac router available today.

Techdirt: Musicians Realizing They Don’t Need Major Labels Anymore

Rich — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:49:40 +0000

” Music reality TV has become a key feeding ground for the major labels lately. Shows like American Idol, the Voice, X Factor and the like seem to be where the labels have been picking up some of their bigger name stars lately — allowing the shows to help build up an initial following and then picking off the stars with typical record label deals. Except… it appears that some of those musicians are realizing that they don’t need the labels any more. ”

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120511/17433718892/musicians-realizing-they-dont-need-major-labels-anymore.shtml

VIDEO: Great Coffee on the Cheap

Rich — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:44:24 +0000

LongLongHoneymoon.com | Videos, tips & information for Airstream / RV travelers

via VIDEO: Great Coffee on the Cheap.