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What is WordPress – Really ?
WordPress powers an astonishing 8.5% of all that is the interweb. That’s an astonishing number for an open-source piece of software that really isn’t all that old – when you think that Matt and Mike started with the first official release of WordPress back in 2003. I found this infographic posted on the blog of [...]
Google Realtime Search
How fast do you want to know what’s going on in the world? How about in Realtime? Google has rolled out their Realtime Search capability and they’re promoting up-to-the-second social updates, news articles and blog posts about hot topics from around the world. Check out the following video explaining in a bit more detail the [...]
Apple September Event
Speculation begins moments before Steve hits the stage. Acoustic guitar as the invite logo, then The Beatles starts playing – interesting choice of songs “We Can Work It Out” – obviously no one is expecting that monumental hurdle to have been addressed yet, but I’m just saying… The Event today featured only Steve in his [...]
Matt Williams – New Digg CEO
Technology industry insiders know the name, but for those who may not know – meet Matt Williams, the newly named CEO of Digg. With the exit of Jay Adelson back in April, Kevin Rose has been running the organization all the while doing an executive search to permanently fill the CEO position. Matt Williams had [...]
Predictions For Apple Event
The annual September Apple event is upon us, and will happen on the 1st. The interweb is all abuzz with predictions, assumptions, and hopes. I’d expect the event to be rather brief, no more than an hour in length and Steve will lay out the plan for the forthcoming 2010 holiday shopping season. Below is [...]
Amber Mac Talks Power Friending
You gotta love Amber Mac (@ambermac). She’s written a book that all of us on the interweb can relate to – we all use social media tools, be they Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. but are we using these tools and getting the most positive results? Amber’s book Power Friending: Demystifying Social Media to Grow Your [...]
News of the Day: Android
Image via CrunchBase LG E720 Android Handset Leaked | Android Community Well look what we have here, its an LG Android equipped handset that looks similar to the Galaxy S, on a smaller scale. Packed below it’s 3.2 inch capacitive. http://androidcommunity.com/ — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:44:47 -0700 Froyo For Samsung’s Galaxy S Could Be [...]
Kevin Rose Responds About New Digg
Digg users – how has the New Digg experience been for you in the past few days? If you’re not completely sold on the new look, feel and experience – CEO Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) hears you. In a post on his personal blog yesterday, entitled: Digg v4: release, iterate, repeat, Rose opens up to his [...]
Best Buy Video Game Trade-in Program
Gaming enthusiasts nationwide now have more reasons to shop Best Buy as their gaming destination. Launching in close to 600 Best Buy stores this week, with additional stores to soon follow, the new Best Buy Trade-In program offers customers an opportunity to sell pre-owned video games. To celebrate the new offering, customers who trade in [...]
Mark Hurd Selling His HP Shares
Mark Hurd planned to sell $30 million in Hewlett-Packard stock on Aug. 23, less than three weeks after resigning as HP CEO, Bloomberg reported. Citing the Washington Service, which tracks insider transactions, Bloomberg said Hurd filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 775,000 shares. The filing said the sale was to be completed [...]
Elegant Themes Releases ‘Polish’ Theme
Nick is on fire this past month – he is pumping out some serious work lately with icon packs and a few awesome themes. Today, Elegant Themes has launched their ‘Polish’ theme which is very clean and slick. As is custom at Elegant Themes, there are multiple color options incorporated within ‘Polish’, you get automatic [...]
The RIGHT Way To Backup Your WordPress Blog
Right out the gate – if you’re not backing up your WordPress blog…shame on you – get to it. If you’re a site owner that has put a lot of time and care into producing content and sharing that content online, you’ve GOT to take the time to save and secure that data should the [...]
Around the Web: Latest iOS4 News
Loopt 3.0 Is Coming, Includes iOS4 Features :: App Advice The latest version of Loopt is about to be released. Version 3.0 of the social networking app will take advantage of many of the features included in the new iOS4. http://appadvice.com/appnn/ — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:03:17 -0700 Iphone iOS4 Review – Geek News Central [...]
MailChimp Likes Facebook
MailChimp (@MailChimp) is an awesome service. If you’re looking to distribute professional looking newsletters and email updates to your blog followers – it’s definitely on the short list of tools we recommend. As a matter of fact we use MailChimp here on THE Tech Scoop to keep our subscribers up-to-date with our daily, informative newsfeed. [...]
New Xbox 360 Unboxing, Hands-On
You’ve seen the new Xbox 360 slim specifications, now check out the official unboxing and a quick hands-on video, courtesy of Sean Hollister (Engadget). You can sign-up here with Amazon, to be notified when it’s available for pre-order ($300). Vi…
Google – The ISP
As I mentioned yesterday, with the release of Google Buzz, I really think Google is working to take over every aspect of our online interactions. Now, I don’t know if that is a good thing or the beginning of a mini monopoly. I’ve not had any problems with Google created products/services so I, personally, look [...]
In Other Tech News
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
iPad Compatible Clothing
You read that right folks – clothing that is compatible with your iPad does in fact exist. Entrepreneur Scott Jordan has started a clothing company, ScottEvest that specializes in technology enabled clothing. Jordan has been doing the tech clothing thing for a number of years, but has probably landed on a geeked-out gold mine with [...]
iPad Tip: Organize Screens Using iTunes
If you’re getting frustrated having to manually rearrange apps on your iPad, you can use iTunes instead. This excerpt from Biersdorfer & Pogue’s iPad: The Missing Manual will walk you through the process. If you want an easier way to fine-tune your iPad’s Home screens, iTunes lets you arrange all your app icons from your [...]
iPhone 4 Up Close
All you that do unboxing and disassembly videos should take note – the folks at TechRestore have seriously upped the ante. The following video is simply brilliant (and cool too). The took close to 1800 hi-res photos and made a stop-motion exposure of a disassembly of a new iPhone 4. Great job guys. You can [...]
DODOcase: The Coolest iPad Case
So yesterday I was pretty happy that I finally was able to pick up the leather iPad case from inCase. I honestly can’t stand the “default” case that Apple has; it looks cheap and feels cheap. The inCase one, however, is a much improved step up since it’s leather and really looks professional. Well, stop [...]
Cloud Computing
Cloud Quandary: Which Cloud Is Right for My Enterprise?
Cloud computing has raised the eyebrows of many enterprises today. If you have begun to delve beneath the surface of this new computing model, you have certainly discovered that there are many “clouds” to consider, and it is not one single cloud that will be part of your future. One of the hottest trends we are seeing right now among enterprises is the shift to private clouds. What is a private cloud, and how does it fit in your future? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers a definition of clouds that is useful to consider
Telco Cloud Services – Cisco’s Vision for the Smart Cloud
One useful way to dissect the Cloud market is to quantify what it means to telcos. Not only might they use it internally for their own IT operations, but it’s now the most strategic factor affecting their enterprise customer market, i.e. How do they build and sell ‘Telco Cloud Services’? read more
When Startups Grow, They Also Grow Out Of The Cloud
More than one and a half years back, I made a tweet asking people When startups grow, do they stay in the cloud or move to their own datacenter? I got multiple responses with some saying that they will continue to stay in the cloud as they don’t have to incur Capex and they can stay lean and others saying that they will move to their own datacenters. I was always curious to know the thinking that goes on among those who matter in such successful startups.
WordPress Jobs
- I Search Man can make Renovations in my wordpress and get moneyI Search Man can make Renovations in my wordpress and get money. this my asking for the man : 1.To Encode (theming) New Design 2.Add some plugins only this Renovations i need , so who is understood in this Topics and want to make some money Can contact me. Give me minimum one software to […]
- Cub Scout Pack Website DesignWe are trying to find someone to design a simple but eye pleasing website for our Cub Scout Pack. An example of what we are thinking of is here: http://bit.ly/15KlT1 We contacted this site’s designer (because this is EXACTLY like we want), but they never returned our calls. We would be running this on WordPress […]
Latest Apple Deals
- AppleShops: 16GB iPad Wi-Fi: $499 at Apple online, free ship - http://tinyurl.com/2wdolcu #ipad
- AppleShops: 4-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro available for $2399, $100 off MSRP, free ship - http://tinyurl.com/3a5zdsd
- AppleShops: Apple Store EDU: Students, faculty, staff take up to $200 off Macs, free ship - http://tinyurl.com/yc6jngf
Blog Stuff
A Perfect Website Design: How to attract visitors?
Unfortunately, your website is not going to be visited because it is a beautiful work of art, but rather because it is accurately returned in searches by one or more search engines. Attracting visitors to your site relies not only on design, but also search engine optimization(SEO services). Design and SEO go hand in hand [...]
Today in WordPress News
WordPress UK » Sofa iBloggr WordPress theme | rapidshare download … Sofa iBloggr is the very first WordPress theme made exclusively for iPhone and i. http://wpuk.co.uk/ — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:28:27 -0700 Jay-Z x Nike Air Force 1 Limited Edition “All Black Everything … HipHopJunky.Wordpress.Com. Odessa’s #1 Hiphop website, Your source for Free Mixtapes, [...]
WordCamp Boston
WordCamp Boston is about to kick off Saturday, January 23rd with what looks to be a whole host of fantastic panels and discussions. As should be expected, the event is already sold out, but according to the registration site, there are 2 remaining tickets that are on auction on eBay (with the proceeds going to [...]
Video Games
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: From Dreams to Reality
Ten years ago after the successful release of Marvel vs. Capcom the game giant released a sequel to hungry gamers everywhere. Everyone loved the extended roster , new features and of course new ways to lay the smackdown on their opponents. Arcades that have these machines to this day are always played as someone is [...]
The Mario Game
Nearly all gamers have heard of the Mario game, you know the one that Nintendo released in arcades during 1983. Well, here’s 13 things you may not have known about the famous plumber. Did you know that the original game was intended to only be a …
Get The Xbox Live iPhone App For Free
After initially being released for $1.99 and then getting a stern “talking to” by Microsoft for noncompliance with their policy, creator Xavier Larrea has released a free version of his Xbox 360 Live iPhone app and it is available now in the iTunes App Store. [via] Go get the app here. Per the description, Xavier’s [...]
Joystiq Launches iPhone App
Joystiq, a very in-depth (and cool) site about video gaming, has launched an iPhone/iPod Touch app. The new app gives you quick and easy access to catch up on the latest news while on the go, and the category view gives you the ability to focus on reviews, interviews, contests, or updates for your favorite [...]
Social Media
King Lebron James Joins Twitter
After being a sponsored trending topic on Twitter all day yesterday, it appears that King James himself has joined the Twittersphere. It’s not a Twitter Verified Account just yet, but Lebron’s buddy and fellow NBA player, Chris Paul says it’s definitely him using the username @KingJames Isn’t this interesting folks? The big news of the [...]
Look Who’s Back Blogging…Julia Roy
After many months, a job change here and there and other random life events, the original Digital Girl is back to doing the blogging thing ! You remember Julia as the host and founder of the viral video series Tweet Week, and one of the first to be referred to as a “Twilebrity” – check [...]
Relieving Check-in Fatigue
Nowadays if you find yourself on the interweb, you’ve undoubtedly built up a few important social circles. I would also assume that you’ve dove into the world of location-based check-ins with those members of your social circles. Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Gowalla, etc. have made experiencing the vastness of the interweb and sharing your findings with [...]
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