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Bicycling Directions, Trails Comes to Google Maps

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:41:17 +0000

There’s nothing worse for a bicyclist than finding yourself a mile in to a two-mile stretch of shoulder-less, busy, highway-speed traffic with no alternative route. Before today, this was a common occurrence if you went to trusty Google Maps to get bicycling directions, but starting today, that has all changed.

10 awesome yet forgotten CD-ROMs from the 90’s [Slideshow]

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:28:04 +0000

Before the Internet provided instant access to vast stores of reference information, news, entertainment, and the like, there were CD-ROMs.

Bump Technologies closes in on 10 million downloads!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:28:04 +0000

Sequoia-backed Bump Technologies Inc. is closing in on 10 million downloads for its nifty contact and data-sharing app.

US softens Internet export rules for Iran, Sudan & Cuba |

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:27:49 +0000

Looking to facilitate what it calls free speech rights in countries that don’t look favorably at such liberties, the US government Monday said it would ease the regulations around exporting Internet-based applications such as e-mail, blogging and social networking software to Iran, Sudan and Cuba

Comcast’s Latest iPhone App Manages Your DVR From Anywhere

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:24:44 +0000

Comcast is fairly evil, to be sure. But if they’re doing one thing right, it’s the latest version of their free iPhone app, Comcast Mobile App 2.0.

Feds Move to Break Voting-Machine Monopoly

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:24:43 +0000

Citing anti-competitive concerns, the Justice Department sued Election Systems & Software in order to force the company to divest itself of the voting machine assets it obtained from Premier Election Solutions last year.

Five Best VPN Tools

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:19:00 +0000

VPN software gives you access to private networks as though you’re sitting at a local computer on that network, giving you access to shared folders and tons more handy stuff. Here’s a look at five of the most popular VPN tools.

5 Great Extensions To Manage Various Tasks On Google Chrome

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:11:50 +0000

From opening a new tab to restoring or saving our session,we perform various tasks in our internet browsers. Sometimes these tasks are present in the browser in an already convenient enough manner to make life easier for the user. But at other times,in the form of extensions and add-ons,third-party developers make these browser tasks easier for us.

6 Critical WordPress Plugins You Should Have Installed

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:09:51 +0000

Using many plugins can affect a website’s performance, and thus, you must be highly selective in choosing the plugins you install. In this article, we share with you the WordPress plugins that we use on our sites.

Recent Nvidia Drivers Causing Catastrophic Failures

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:06:58 +0000

If you’re using an Nvidia graphics card you should check your drivers, as there is a chance the newest drivers could cause your card to overheat during World of Warcraft, the Starcraft II Beta, or even Warcraft III.