ME Allen Services Discussions: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

Robots infiltrate fish schools, garner followers | Crave - CNET

Cool, I could see where this would be useful in the current oil crisis. A robot fish could direct fish away from the oil and other toxic chemicals in the water.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Mercedes equips dealers with iPads | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

This actually makes senses as a place where iPads might be useful. Just as some PDAs are useful. On site access to data involving any sale, etc.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Google Chrome Blog: A new Chrome stable release: Welcome, Mac and Linux!

This is good news. I love Google Chrome. Now I can update it on my linux OS as well as make sure I have the best on my WinXP machine (dual boot).

Adobe's PDF Reader app comes to Android phones | Web Crawler - CNET News

This addition seems like another reason I should switch from the iPhone to a Nexus One or some other Android version of phone.

New ZoneAlarm is quietly effective (review) | The Download Blog - Download.com

This is a nice program to have if you want free firewall protection. I am glad that Zone Alarm has finally seemingly learned from past mistakes. I might have to take the new Zone Alarm for a spin.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Start your own business with Square for Android | Android Atlas - CNET Blogs

I will soon be able to try out the Square on my iPhone within the next few weeks. Should be interesting to take payments on site.

Goto https://squareup.com/ for more details about Square.

Google Font Directory

This is about time. I wonder if I can find my font or add a font to the Google Font Directory?

Google Font Directory: "If you ever need a special font for your site, try one from the Google Font Directory. Google hosts 18 fonts that are available under an open source license, including the Droid fonts.

'For a long time, the web has lagged print and even other electronic media in typographic sophistication. To enjoy the visual richness of diverse fonts, webmasters have resorted to workarounds such as baking text into images. Thanks to browser support for web fonts, this is rapidly changing. Web fonts, enabled by the CSS3 @font-face standard, are hosted in the cloud and sent to browsers as needed,' explains Google.

Google not only hosts the fonts, but it also makes it easy to add the fonts to a page with a single line of HTML code. For example, if you want to use Droid Sans, add this code in the HEAD element:

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Sans' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />

Then you can use Droid Sans in any CSS rule:

h1 { font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; }

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Google's code works in almost any browser. For Internet Explorer, Google converts the fonts to EOT (Embedded OpenType), a proprietary format created by Microsoft.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Google Wave Available for Everyone - Google Wave Blog

This is the best news I have heard so far from Google. Now I just have to add more of my friends to Google Wave. Maybe even add it to my Google Apps account if possible.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Google turns Nexus One strategy upside down | Relevant Results - CNET News

I am sadden by this change. I was so looking forward to buying my Nexus One from the online store. I just needed to wait for my existing contract to end and also to raise enough money to pay for it.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Mozilla expands plug-in check to other browsers | Digital Media - CNET News

I like this concept. I have used it both at home and at work.

go to: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Bionic hand can bear 200-pound loads | Crave - CNET

This is cool tech at its best. In a few years I would not be surprise if we match "Ghost in the Shell" level of bionics.

GM Chevy Volt to feature 'Mountain' mode | Green Tech - CNET News

Cool feature to have on the GM Volt. Increases my interest in acquiring the car within the next 2 years.

Monday, May 3, 2010

iPad Wifi/3G

On Sunday I was able to finally see and touch a iPad with the 3G access that a friend had bought. Although it was fun to play with, it was still limited in what I would consider useful to my own needs. If its going to cost the same as a laptop, it needs to be able to replace a laptop in my opinion. Will have to still wait and see if the OS 4.x will make any useful improvements such as improved multi-tasking.

Google Buys Bump Technologies, Maker of 3-D Desktop Software - BusinessWeek

Now this is good news. Maybe this means they will add the tech to the new Chrome OS. It would be a nice feature.

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