21. Office 2010 hits release candidate milestone 8 hours ago   permalink

Blog.seattlepi.com

Office 2010, the new version of the ubiquitous productivity suite being released in June, has hit the release candidate milestone, Microsoft said Tuesday.

22. Is Windows 7 telling you to replace your battery? It may be wrong 9 hours ago   permalink

Blog.seattlepi.com

Microsoft is investigating an issue with Windows 7 that can lead the operating system to erroneously tell users they need to replace their laptop battery, even if they don't.

23. Adchemy Makes Advertising Personalized in Real Time 10 hours ago   permalink

Liz Gannes / GigaOM

Adchemy has figured out a way to tweak web ads to make them dramatically more effective. The company performs a crazy real-time technical dance to optimize the ads and landing pages shown to searchers. We visited its new office this week to learn more.

24. What Have You Been Putting Off and What’s Holding You Back? 12 hours ago   permalink

Darren Rowse / ProBlogger Blog Tips

In a quiet moment yesterday I asked my Twitter network: “what’s one thing that you have been putting off that would improve your blog? (and what’s stopping you from doing it now?)” The answers were quite varied – everything from redesigns, to writing E-Books, to posting more regularly to SEO optimization, to ...

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Twitoaster.com Problogger 18 hours ago feed Question: what's one thing that you have been putting off that would improve your blog?   —  Problogger 18 hours ago feed Question: what's one thing that you have been putting off that would improve your blog? (and what's stopping you from doing it now?) Darren Rowse / ProBlogger Blog Tips :    What Have You Been Putting Off and What’s Holding You Back?

25. Rosensweig named chief of Chegg 11 hours ago   permalink

News.cnet.com

Dan Rosensweig, a high-profile technology executive, is the new president and chief executive of the online textbook rental company Chegg. The appointment, announced by Chegg co-founder Osman Rashid on Tuesday, becomes effective immediately. Rosensweig finds himself in a crowded business segment, with Chegg squaring off against its chief rival, ...

26. Living in the Post-Cancer Moment 13 hours ago   permalink

Well.blogs.nytimes.com

Having cancer is like being kidnapped, being harried to a dark and deadly place by an unexpected assailant who has pressed the cold barrel of a gun to your skull. You might be strong enough or lucky enough to escape, to survive. Then again, you might not.

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Scriptingnewsmail / Scripting News :   If you think you have it bad...

27. Featured Tweets & Pics 13 hours ago   permalink

Www.nfl.com

Celebrate Super Bowl XLIV through the experiences of fans in South Florida and the rest of the world. Explore photos and tweets from fans tagged #SB44, the official tag of the Super Bowl. Want to be included in the experience? Make sure to include #SB44 in your Twitter posts and tag your photos on Flickr. Then come back often to see the ...

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CNET :   Meet the Super Bowl's official Twitter hashtag

28. Meet Marc Flores, the new MobileCrunch writer 13 hours ago   permalink

Www.mobilecrunch.com

I begged and pleaded with Greg, editor of MobileCrunch, not to make me write this, but it looks like I’m stuck introducing myself to you all. So in my best Troy McClure voice let me say: Hi, my name is Marc Flores. You might remember me from such popular sites as Boy Genius Report or True/Slant.

29. SDE-II Job 14 hours ago   permalink

Www.microsoft-careers.com

The mobile revolution is here. By all research estimates, the number of Smartphone shipments will match the number of PCs by 2011. Keeping this in mind, Developer Division is dramatically increasing its investments in this area by making it a top level business vertical. Simply put, our goal is to win the hearts of ISVs focused on developing for ...

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Kip Kniskern / LiveSide.net :   Silverlight for Mobile, more, for Nokia phones?

30. Sony Pictures to lay off 450 employees 14 hours ago   permalink

Latimesblogs.latimes.com

Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off 450 people, more than 6.5% of its global workforce, as part of a studio-wide belt-tightening move blamed on the growth of piracy and changing media consumption patterns, particularly the ongoing downturn in DVD sales.

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CNET :   Film studio blames money woes on economy, tech

31. Quirky and The Cone Of Silence 16 hours ago   permalink

Www.avc.com

My family is tired of hearing me talk about "The Cone Of Silence". This is an electronics product I'd love to have. I am not sure if it can be built with the current state of noise canceling technology, but here is how it would work.

32. Google Is Wrecking DoubleClick, Says Unhappy Client 16 hours ago   permalink

Www.businessinsider.com

I myself worked for firms that were acquired by Yahoo (YHOO) and AOL (AOL) for preposterous sums before management at the respective companies killed off all the value.

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Fmpub.net / John Battelle :   Tuesday Signal

33. Sneak Peek at the Create Consumer Key API 16 hours ago   permalink

Yahoo! Developer Network Blog

In about a month we'll be launching a new feature on the Yahoo! Developer Network (YDN) called the Create Consumer Key API (CCK API). This blog post is a sneak peek-- describing what it is, who should use it, and how interested 3rd parties can start integrating with it early. What is it? Many developers who use Yahoo! Web services and APIs ...

34. Lessons from a Fine Dining Experience 18 hours ago   permalink

Darren Rowse / ProBlogger Blog Tips

Yesterday I had the privilege of eating at a great Melbourne restaurant – Maha. The food was exceptional but what I came away from the meal with was…. well it was an ‘experience’ and not just a ‘meal’. A number of things went into the 3 hours that we dined at Maha that stood out and [...] Post from: Blog Tips ...

35. Be the CEO of Your Job 18 hours ago   permalink

Brad Feld / Feld Thoughts

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36. Bing Maps Imagery Release, January 2010 21 hours ago   permalink

Www.liveside.net

The second part of the January Bing Maps imagery release (total January release: over 1 million sq. km.) has just been released. This time containing 446,000+ square kilometers of new ortho imagery for:

37. Windows Azure: Billing starts February 2 22 hours ago   permalink

Www.liveside.net

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the United States.

38. My Chuck Experience 22 hours ago   permalink

Www.fahimanwar.com

So I have a large guest starring role on the sixth episode of season three of Chuck which sounds utterly ridiculous for me to even say or type. It's still hard to believe even when I've already shot the episode. I first decided to get into standup when I was 17 in Woodinville, Washington. My "plan" went so far as do standup and ...

39. Messenger Web Toolkit updated: version 3.7 available now 23 hours ago   permalink

Www.liveside.net

The Messenger Web Toolkit, which lets you offer Windows Live Messenger functions from within your blog, has just been updated to version 3.7, according to a blog post on The Windows Live Messenger Developer blog.

40. "Never request permission to start a revolution." 1 day ago   permalink

Kareem Mayan

“Never request permission to start a revolution.” - Franklin McCain of the Greensboro Four