2010-12

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http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2010/12/17/an-evernote-user-once-saved-the-company-with-a-last-minute-500000-check/ Evernote , the popular note-taking service, was once so short on cash and possibilities that it was facing the very real possibility of shutting down.

An Evernote user once saved the company with a last minute $500,000 check

The other day I saw the announcement for the new Chrome OS test laptop and decided to sign up on the off-chance that I might be able to snag one. In the request form I made it very clear that I would be attempting to use this laptop for development (easily my primary activity).

John Resig - Google Cr-48 for Coding

http://ejohn.org/blog/google-cr-48-for-coding/

Words Lens For iPhone Translates Spanish To English -- InformationWeek

Quest Visual's Word Lens application is generating quite a buzz on Facebook and Twitter and has become the second most popular free app on the App Store, where Word Lens made its debut Thursday. http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/portable/228800833
I am by no means a photographer; I just have access to a lot of tech people at fairly close range. I have a camera that’s meant for web work, not stills; and my hand isn’t the steadiest. Nevertheless, my Flickr buddy Charlis Tsevis , a visual designer living in Greece, thought this photo I took of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at f8 was pretty nifty, and he made it into the really cool mosaic you see above.

My Photo of Zuck Gets Tsevis-ized «

http://blog.jolieodell.com/2010/12/21/zuckerberg-photo/

Fred Wilson and Fortune are right about Android vs iOS (and everyone else), but I hate it — Scobleizer

Fred Wilson is recommending developers invest first in Android and Fortune has a similar article about why 2011 is going to be the year that Android explodes. http://scobleizer.com/2010/12/26/fred-wilson-and-fortune-are-right-about-android-but-i-hate-it/

Kinect May Support PC Games After All (Kevin Parrish/Tom's Guide)

At this moment, the must-read stories in technology are scattered across hundreds of news sites and blogs. http://www.techmeme.com/101226/p14#a101226p14

Writing Jamaican

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