Friday, 10 June 2011
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Motz Tiny Wooden Speakers Review
I?ve reviewed a couple of Motz Tiny Wooden Speakers in the past, and I?ve always found them to sound amazingly good for such tiny speakers. Pyramid Distribution offers several versions of the Motz speakers, and they graciously provided The Gadgeteer with two more of the Tiny Wooden Speakers for review. We?ll be looking at the [...]Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/06/07/motz-tiny-wooden-speakers-review/
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Google Latitude check-in deals now available across the US
Recently, Google has been busy beefing up Latitude to make it more competitive with other location apps -- and more fun to use. Location history was added recently, iOS users can post check-ins via Latitude, and now Google has begun rolling out location-based deals which are tied to the service.
If you're in the U.S., you can now score local savings at participating merchants by checking in with Latitude. Google will also be offering "status deals," which users can unlock by visiting a particular merchant on a regular basis. Mashable notes three status levels: regular, VIP, and guru -- though partners can apparently customize those titles if they choose.
Right now deals are available from merchants like American Eagle Outfitters, Arby's, Finish Line, Macy's, Quiznos, and RadioShack.Google Latitude check-in deals now available across the US originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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How to Find Your Niche Market
John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business.
Dear John:
How do you find a niche market to enter? Is there a series of questions you typically ask yourself that lead you to an idea?
—Matt, San Diego
My model for creating a valuable business (and keeping as much of the equity for yourself) involves controlling the pricing of what you sell, which means you never respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) and you get paid by customers before you deliver your product or service.
This kind of pricing authority means you need to find a quiet little niche in which you can be the big fish who sets the rules. The secret to finding a niche is thinking about the things in your own life that are either missing or not working ideally.
For example, I'm preparing for a half ironman triathlon, and I use power gels on long training runs. I have a pair of Descente running shorts with a small back pocket on the outside of the fabric. It is the perfect size to store two gels, and it gives me easy access to the gels without stopping to shove my hands between my legs to fish one out from a front key pocket, which is where most running shorts' pockets are.
To be clear, casual runners seldom need to use gels, so it is no surprise that the major manufacturers ignore the extra work and cost of sewing a pocket in the back.
My trusty old Descentes are getting frayed, and soon I'll be risking an indecent exposure citation. I need new shorts, but no matter how hard I try, I can't find any with a similar pocket. Descente has stopped making my favorites, and I've tried probably 10 other manufacturers' shorts, and all just sew a key pocket into the crotch. I wonder if they have ever run 13.1 miles with a power gel rubbing against the inside of their thigh.
If I were starting a business today (I'm not), I would be tempted to develop a line of running clothes for long-distance triathletes.
When you're participating in your hobbies and interests, ask yourself, "What is the one thing that would make this activity better?" and that's when you'll stumble on a niche that you know intimately in an area that you care deeply about.John Warrillow is the author of Built To Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, which was released by Portfolio/Penguin on April 28, 2011.
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Gasco Expects To Raise $5.3 Million
Gasco Energy Inc. said Friday it has priced the sale of 25 million units at 24 cents a unit, for gross proceeds of $6 million. The Denver...Source: http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/10/Gasco_Expects_To_Raise_53_Million_6/
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Google Chrome now uses SPDY HTTP replacement, halves page load time
We're not entirely sure of the time line here, but it looks like Google has now rolled out the SPDY HTTP replacement to its full bevy of Web services, including Gmail, Docs, and YouTube. If you're currently using Google's Chrome browser you're probably already using SPDY.
We originally reported on SPDY way back in November 2009, when Google introduced it as yet another experiment in making the Web faster, like Go, Native Client and speculative pre-connections. Over the last 18 months, though, SPDY support has found its way into the stable build of Chrome.
SPDY is basically a streamlined and more efficient version of HTTP. At its most basic, SPDY introduces parallel, multiplexed streams over a single TCP connection -- but at the same time, SPDY allows for prioritization, so that vital content (HTML) can be sent before periphery content (JavaScript, video). All in all, the SPDY protocol can halve page load times, which is obviously rather significant.
The best bit, though, is that SPDY is an open-source project. HTTP 1.1 is a lumbering beast that needs to be replaced before low-latency real-time computing really becomes a reality, and SPDY is one of the best options currently on the table. To be honest, we're not sure why SPDY hasn't received more coverage -- it's awesome in every way. At the moment, though, the only way to help speed up SPDY's proliferation, is with an experimental Apache mod.
As far as actually 'trying it out,' your best bet is downloading Chrome, hitting up some Google sites, and then checking chrome://net-internals to see your active SPDY sessions. SPDY is a transparent replacement for HTTP, though, and as such it's rather hard to see its effects. Google's sites definitely feel fast in Chrome, but there are more technologies than just SPDY at work.Google Chrome now uses SPDY HTTP replacement, halves page load time originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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