Archive for June, 2006
« Previous EntriesPanasonic Extends Engagement with Priocept to Include Software
Friday, June 30th, 2006LONDON – 30 June 2006 – Panasonic Avionics Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and communication systems, has extended its engagement with Priocept to include software development services. This follows Priocept’s initial appointment in June 2005 to provide project management and technical consultancy relating to the development of internet functionality for their [...]
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 Review
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Here’s a review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 from DP Review. You can also compare prices of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 from Amazon.
The H2 follows the the same basic ‘SLR-like’ styling of the H1 before it - and the majority of its direct competitors. It’s a serious-looking camera bristling with buttons and switches, and despite [...]
X&Y (S.E.A. Tour Edition With Bonus DVD) by Coldplay at BangCD US
Friday, June 30th, 2006Coldplay will be playing live in Singapore on July 10 as part of its Twisted Logic concert tour in the region. In conjunction with this multi-platinum award-winning group’s concert, EMI is releasing a SEA Tour Edition of its X&Y album that includes a bonus DVD.
On this DVD, there are audio tracks Things I Don’t [...]
Minimalist Blog Design
Friday, June 30th, 2006Scott over at http://www.plaintxt.org/ has a collection of minimalist blog templates (these are for WordPress but could be adapted to any tool). With all the ‘bling’ and ‘widgets’ people add to their blogs these days, it is always refreshing to remember that a scaled down design can put the focus back on the content - [...]
Making a Good Podcast
Friday, June 30th, 2006Shel Holtz and Ted Demopoulos of Blogging for Business have a post where they interview Paul Gillin about What Makes a Great Podcast?
Some key points they make are the following:
Short (5 - 20 minutes)
Passionate
Format matches personality of the presenter(s) - 1 person talking, Q&A, Newscast, co-Hosted, Recorded Speech
ValueClick Chooses OpenPages FCM for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
Friday, June 30th, 2006June 29, 2006
OpenPages, the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management (GRCM) solutions, today announced that ValueClick, Inc. has selected OpenPages FCM for its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiative. OpenPages FCM will allow the company to automate its ongoing testing and review of its internal controls documentation and processes to reduce the time and resource [...]
Globat Webhosting 4th July Promotion
Thursday, June 29th, 2006From June 28, 2006, through July 5, 2006, Globat.com is offering the first year of hosting for only $4.44/month! In addition, each hosting plan comes with a FREE domain and no setup charge.
Globat.com is a leading-edge Web hosting company offering scalable quality hosting solutions at a fraction of what our competitors charge. At Globat.com, we [...]
DreamFactory Software Changes its Website Look
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006San Francisco, CA June 27, 2006 - Visual Resource today announced that DreamFactory Software has selected the agency to architect and design its new Web presence. DreamFactory, the leading provider of agile, custom fit, and customer empowered Web applications, will work with the agency to enhance its site’s graphic design, user interface and information [...]
Social Library Catalog at LibraryThing
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006WSJ has an interesting article about LibraryThing.com, a site that lets you create a database of your books, rate them, review them, and look at the catalogs of other users. The social information compiled by LibraryThing lets you find recommended books, the top-rated authors.
LibraryThing is free for users who catalog 200 or fewer books; after [...]
Room Tipping in Bermuda
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006Travelling is nice. But be careful of extra charges in your room bill.
I’m just back from a reporting trip to Bermuda, and boy, did my blood pressure rise when I examined my hotel bill while checking out of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. In addition to my $350 room rate and a daily resort fee of [...]