Unhandled Perception

How Much Did It Cost AOL To Send Us Those CDs In The 90s? “A Lot!,” Says Steve Case:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/27/aol-discs-90s/

More On AOL’s Disc Strategy: $1.19 Floppies, 50% Of All CDs Made, And Precision Bombing:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/28/aol-floppy-disk/

Two excellent articles on something most (over the age of 30) have experience with.  I used to collected the AOL CDs and have a box filled with them.

Excellent graphic on Network neutrality.

Link: http://theopeninter.net/

Received the above holiday ‘card’ from the Webby Awards.  Talk about old school.

The Chrome operating system is a work in progress. We’re looking for the right users to try it out and tell us how we can make it better.

Each participant in the Pilot program will receive a Cr-48 Chrome notebook; in return, we’ll expect you to use it regularly and send us detailed feedback.

Link: http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program.html

With the ever-increasing sales of smartphones and the burgeoning tablet market starting to skyrocket, coupled with far greater access to more robust mobile data networks, the internet is now being accessed by our users in a multitude of new ways.

The huge range of mobile devices used to browse the web now means you really have to consider making your site mobile-compatible.

Link: http://sixrevisions.com/…

Each year, hundreds of companies pay 28-year-old Jason Sadler to wear T-shirts with their logos — and then promote his fashion statement through Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Consider it the modern-day sandwich board.

Much easier than developing websites.  I missed the boat on this one

Link: http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010…

get familiar with Lightworks, an Academy and Emmy award winning professional-grade editor with over 20 years of history in the film and broadcast industry. Having cut hundreds of films such as Pulp Fiction, The Departed, Centurion and Shutter Island, it includes a full feature set of editorial tools — from advanced trimming and media management, to stereoscopic support and realtime effects including multiple secondary colour correctors. Lightworks has an advanced effects pipeline, utilizing the power of your GPU. And with support for up to 2K workflows with realtime effects, it is the most advanced editing application available.

Lightworks:
http://www.lightworksbeta.com

Movies which used the software:
http://www.lightworksbeta.com/…

Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

At Amazon for $10.40

From what we can tell from a brief Reuters report, Microsoft is in talks with HBO and Showtime to broadcast and sell a la carte video through the XBox. Microsoft already offers ESPN through XBox Live.

Link: http://techcrunch.com/…

Link: http://turbomilk.com/downloads/zoom_eyed/

This guide will help you to switch from your current email provider to Gmail and shows you how to make most of it. That being said, if you already use Gmail, why not have a quick look of last few chapters that have a few handy tips even for advanced users.

You have to signup to get the PDF but for someone really looking to exploit the power of Gmail it may be worth it.

Article: http://www.makeuseof.com/…

PDF Direct Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/…