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Google Buys JotSpot Wiki Collaboration Company

Google officially announced today that they have acquired JotSpot.
Google’s office strategy just got a whole lot richer with the announced acquisition of the wiki based company Jotspot. A business oriented service that plugs a long list of different applications like calendars and photo sharing into a wiki framework.
Read more here on TechCrunch
[source: TechCrunch.com]

Do-it-yourself Vinyl Lettering … for anything!

The guys at Custom-vinyl-letteting.net have been offering their unique tool to help people design their own signs online for just over a year now. We’ve use them exclusively for all of our signage needs (cars, windows, indoor cool stuff, etc.)

Check this out … they even have a video on YouTube on how to easily apply […]

Google: Now Alert for Bloggers

From the Google Blog:
“So many interesting blogs and so little time! If you’re anything like me, you like to pick and choose what posts you read on any given blog. You may only want to read a post about a topic of your interest, or perhaps you only want to read blog posts by a […]

Kurt Cobain tops dead celeb earnings list

Deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has topped the list of Forbes.com’s top-earning dead celebrities, relegating Elvis Presley to second place.
From October 2005 and October 2006, Cobain earned $50m, compared to Presley’s earnings of $42m.
The list has been published for the last six years and Forbes.com bases its totals on licensing deals for using the deceased […]

Apple’s gift to air travelers - power

Apple’s gift to travelers: Magsafe airline power adapter

“With a MagSafe Airline Power Adapter, you’ll never again worry about losing power while traveling. Just plug it into your airline seat power port and keep your MacBook or MacBook Pro powered up for the entire flight.” - Apple Store
Tucked deep within the product pages for Apple’s new […]

Announcing Google Custom Search Engine

Straight from the Official Google blog:
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could easily build a search engine on your blog or website tailored to the topics and areas you know and love the most? You’re not alone if you’d like that — we’ve heard from partners large and small, and users across the web who […]

Adobe Announces - Photoshop Lightroom BETA 4.1 for Photographers

Posted on the Adobe Labs web site is their newest “by photographers, for photographers” software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom BETA 4.1 release.
Looks pretty impressive. Get a free download here.

Google Mobile - Cool SMS Stuff

Check out the latest Mobile offerings from Google.
mobile.google.com
Google Maps for Mobile
Gmail on your mobile
Google SMS (text messaging with a twist)
Try the demo here - it’s cool, just type in ‘weather’ and your zip code … pretty cool huh?
[source: google blog]

Legendary NY Club CBGB’s Forced to Close

The club that nurtured The Ramones, Blondie, and other punk legends is forced to shut its doors.
NEW YORK - Legs McNeil remembers the night back in 1975 when he walked into the dingy storefront club perched in the even dingier Bowery neighborhood. The band onstage, four guys in leather jackets and torn jeans, was the […]

NEC creates Chip that plays Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Discs

The almighty battle between the new high defenition DVD’s, Blu-ray (SONY) and HD-DVD (Toshiba), could have found a solution for the consumer.
The clever sticks at NEC have come up with a chip that will play both HD-DVD and Blu-ray disks.
A smart move for NEC, this could save the consumer having to make a choice between […]