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Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:38 am
by moongirl
Twibble & Symbian
Twibble - a location aware Twitter client for Mac, Windows, Symbian...
http://forums.cricketmx.com/viewtopic.p ... 752#p97752

What is Symbian OS?
Symbian OS is an open source operating system for mobile phones primarily used on Nokia advanced or data enabled smart phones. Symbian OS runs exclusively on ARM processors and has evolved from Psion's EPOC which was developed as a rudimentary operating system for early electronic organizers. The Psion EPOC OS was refered to EPOC16 beginning in the late 1990's to help distinguish it from the newer 32bit Operating system EPOC32, which eventually became Symbian OS. Psion software created a joint venture with several mobile hardware manufacturers, Ericsson®, Motorola®, and Nokia® called Symbian and eventually took on the name Symbian Software, renaming EPOC32 Symbian OS.

The key advantage of EPOC32 over its 16bit predecessor is the ability to multi-task, perform multiple functions at once. In newer devices, this might mean being able to surf the web using the phone and not lose your content when answering an incoming call.

Many third party manufacturers were able to license the 32bit EPOC OS for their organizers and other mobile data devices. Since the late 1990's,Symbian OS has become one of the most popular mobile device operating systems available...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-symbian-os.htm

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:14 am
by battye
SocialSafe for Facebook:
SocialSafe is the backup tool for Facebook. Your Facebook account - photos, your profile and your friends saved to you machine and device in minutes.
http://www.socialsafe.net/

It was featured on the Tech Bytes segment of ABC morning news, it is a program that lets you back up all of the data you put on Facebook on to your PC.

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:07 am
by moongirl

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:39 am
by moongirl
Google - The greatest detective of the 21st century...I presume.

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:19 am
by moongirl
Your Browser's Privacy Settings
See what others see when you use the internet, by visiting this site:
http://whattheinternetknowsaboutyou.com ... tails.html

Your Browser's Privacy Settings
Google the words: "Private Browsing" - this will bring up a list of browsers.
Check out the option you use.

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:48 am
by moongirl
Broadband internet access will become a legal right for Finland's citizens in July 2010.

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:49 pm
by moongirl
By Pope-ular demand...
Vatican Officials and Catholic Bishops are getting lessons on........................

Image

Facebook, Google officials give Vatican lessons about the Web
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-new ... ck_check=1

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:58 am
by moongirl
Webisodes
Unsure? Here is an example of a webisode at: Put This On.
http://forums.cricketmx.com/viewtopic.p ... 250#p98250

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:04 am
by moongirl
Meme
A meme is a catchphrase or concept that spreads person to person on the internet.
Know Your Meme: Documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more.
http://knowyourmeme.com/
And don't forget to visit Snopes.
The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
http://www.snopes.com/

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:26 am
by moongirl
Webinar
"Short for Web-based seminar, a webinar is a presentation, lecture,
workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web."



The quote I have used is from an excellent study into consumer passwords.
Imperva will host a webinar detailing the study's findings.
http://forums.cricketmx.com/viewtopic.p ... 238#p99238

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:37 am
by moongirl
Cyberchondria
Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search

Ryen White and Eric Horvitz
November 2008

The World Wide Web provides an abundant source of medical information. This information can assist people who are not healthcare professionals to better understand health and disease, and to provide them with feasible explanations for symptoms. However, the Web has the potential to increase the anxieties of people who have little or no medical training, especially when Web search is employed as a diagnostic procedure. We use the term cyberchondria to refer to the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomatology, based on the review of search results and literature on the Web. We performed a large-scale, longitudinal, log-based study of how people search for medical information online, supported by a large-scale survey of 515 individuals’ health-related search experiences. We focused on the extent to which common, likely innocuous symptoms can escalate into the review of content on serious, rare conditions that are linked to the common symptoms. Our results show that Web search engines have the potential to escalate medical concerns. We show that escalation is influenced by the amount and distribution of medical content viewed by users, the presence of escalatory terminology in pages visited, and a user’s predisposition to escalate versus to seek more reasonable explanations for ailments. We also demonstrate the persistence of post-session anxiety following escalations and the effect that such anxieties can have on interrupting user’s activities across multiple sessions. Our findings underscore the potential costs and challenges of cyberchondria and suggest actionable design implications that hold opportunity for improving the search and navigation experience for people turning to the Web to interpret common symptoms.
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs ... x?id=76529

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:48 am
by moongirl
Nerdists?
Not sure? This is where they live! Go on, go have a geekety peek! :wink:

I am Chris Hardwick. You probably recognize me from TV. You don’t realize that’s where you know me from, but it is. You think you went to college with me or I look like your cousin’s friend, but that is not the case. At one time or another you stumbled across me on your moving picture box in such cerebral gems as MTV’s “Singled Out” and Noam Chomsky’s “Shipmates.” I was also in House of 1000 Corpses, which you were afraid to see because horror films make you pee a little. I made an appearance in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which you may be somewhat reluctant to give me credit for, because I was only in a couple of scenes and I was not a robot.

Recently, I hosted “WIRED Science”, which was amazing, but you didn’t see it because it was on PBS and you’re not a hundred and four. My interest in Sci/Tech began in the mid 90s, when my best friend, Mike Phirman, and I started writing comedy songs about science. I realize that sounds less than hilarious but as Hard ‘n Phirm we did manage to eek out a few chuckles with songs about The Carbon Cycle, Pi, and a series of Country songs themed around science (a rarely covered topic in the genre). If that sounds like a snore to you then perhaps you’ll prefer our half-hour Comedy Central special on iTunes or the soundtrack that we wrote for Rob Zombie’s next movie, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. If not, we’ll quietly go to hell.

Currently, I host “Web Soup” and review gadgetry for “Attack of the Show,” both on the G4 Nerdwork. I also write for Wired Magazine and provide voices for talking animals on Back at the Barnyard on Nickelodeon. Some people like to angrily tell me that my character, Otis, is a male cow with udders and those simply do not exist in Nature. I remind them that animals don’t talk and scheme, either. Several times a year I will get up with a vocal amplifier and tell jokes to strangers in comedy venues. I invite you to come out and see just such an instance by signing up for my email list.

Thank you for giving this page two minutes of your life that you will never get back.
http://www.nerdist.com/
Thank you for giving this page two minutes of your life that you will never get back.
Dammit! Not the old two-lost-minutes caper! I can live with it! :wink:

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:03 am
by moongirl
The Quantum Dot
May 24, 2010
Scientists have created a transistor in a computer chip that is 10 times smaller than those commonly in use now, marking the start of a new age of super-fast, super-powerful computing.

At the heart of the electronic device is a "quantum dot" (pictured above), which measures just four-billionths of a metre — so small that it contains just seven atoms, compared to the millions that make up a typical laptop chip.

The technical breakthrough is reported today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-te ... -w4bi.html

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:23 am
by moongirl
Local Shared Objects
These are Adobe's Flash cookies. An obscure part of their Flash Player software.

Re: Byte Size Pieces - Web Talk

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:20 pm
by moongirl
Ghost Network Platform
iWebGate's Ghost Network Platform goes beyond the functionality of any firewall, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, user authentication or VPN service - http://iwebgate.com/firewall_dmz.php. Our patent pending technology enables every small, medium and large organization to quickly implement a protective network within the DMZ, packed full of services and features which establishes:...
http://iwebgate.com/products.php