Watch: Social Searches (ABC News)
Like Facebook’s “like” button, Google adds the ” 1″ button to their searches.
March 31, 2011
Today is World Backup day (Dallas News - Tech Blog)
So, according to some unseen mystical force on the internet, today is World
Backup Day.
I’m reviewing an online backup service called CrashPlan (look for a full
review in a few weeks), and they, among others, want me to spread the word
that if you take the time to back up your data now, you won’t be sorry when
the “you-know-what” hits the fan. And it will eventually…believe me.
So, instead of looking like a fool on April 1, take a little time today and
backup some or all of your data.
At least upload some of your music to the new and free Amazon Cloud Drive
service.
MS exec says tablet computing may not be ‘persistent’ (TUAW.com)
Microsoft’s view of computing in the post-pc era is quite different than
Apple’s. Apple anticipates the tablet will temporarily fill the void between
the smartphone and the computer. Eventually, it will replace the computer for
many users.
Microsoft, on the other hand, questions the longevity of the tablet market and
is slow to embrace this emerging market after its earlier, failed UMPC Origami
project. Speaking at a luncheon in Sydney, Australia, Craig Mundie, the chief
research and strategy officer at Microsoft, said
> “Today you can see tablets and pads and other things that are starting to
live in the space in between (a PC and a smartphone). Personally, I don’t know
whether that space will be a persistent one or not.”
The future for Microsoft lies in connectivity of devices that does not tie to
you a computer sitting on a desk. The computer will be “in the room” and
controlled by a wireless controller similar to the Kinect.
This wait-and-see attitude towards the tablet is further evident in
Microsoft’s current tablet strategy. The Redmond company pushed HP’s Windows
7-powered slate in 2010, but the device failed to attract customers. Future
tablets will be based on …
