Google has published a facial recognition patent that might be used to auto-tag people across the web.  Auto-tagging, feature recognition, and 3D modeling are far from new concepts so it seems like Google is going to rush to beat Facebook to the punch.  I suspect that in five years you’ll be […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Another wonderful cross post from the glorious uTest blog: There are only two kinds of people who aren’t following the iPad 2 saga with every waking moment – luddites and first gen iPad owners. I fall into the second category. Before we get into the iPad 2 details, a quick […]
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Copied from my post on the uTest blog. Google’s off to a pretty intense start in 2011 – from a change in CEO to launching new products that compete directly with some of the biggest tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon and of course, Apple. It’s no secret that web and mobile […]
As the Meeting Cost Calculator illustrates, people are increasingly aware of the cost of pointless and long-winded meetings. This is always a crucial consideration – in person meetings, however, is easy to recognize that the CEO or VP are sitting there tapping their fingers. With email distribution lists we tend […]
This is a great infographic. Â The most surprising statistic to me was that the peak photo-uploading age is 26 (later than I expected) and even more surprising is that 45 year olds – the lowest photo-upload levels post 26 – is only lower by 30%. Â Everyone is uploading pictures and […]
This will be my first year heading to SXSW and I have little clue of what to expect. I’m fortunate in that I have a few friends who are veterans of the sport and willing to let me tag along. Even with that network it’s certainly an intimidating event – […]
How cool is this? I love having multiple monitors and had wondered about the ability to use the iPad as one. Â Now for just $2 you can turn your iPad into a second monitor with DisplayLink. I had no problems with the wireless setup, it was extremely easy and only […]
This is a cross post from the uTest blog.  The original, with read comments, is available here. One thing I’ve learned in life is that it’s important to test everything to prepare for worst-case scenarios — whether it’s software, emergency response, or simply your new snow tires in a desolate […]
Google has taken a pretty direct shot at Bing and the gloves are off. On Tuesday, Google released a blog post accusing Bing of “stealing” their data.  Danny Sullivan wrote a nice piece on the details of Google’s experiment.  This is a bold accusation and both sides are fighting for search market share. […]
If you follow me on Twitter or DailyMile you’ll know that I spend a lot of time running, hiking, and skiing with my dog. Getting her out for a run has been a big motivator to get me out and it’s morphed into bringing her along as much as possible. […]