News Smart Systems: Using Data to Find New Space in an Old World The water system that serves the U.S. capital city of Washington, D.C. dates back to the nation's Civil War. Just think - in the time of Lincoln people dug into the ground with hand-made shovels to lay a water system. Today, that 19th Century water system for the District of Columbia is now arguably one of the smartest in the world. Why? Those… Enterprise Alex Williams View comments
Reviews Control Any Desktop Computer From Your iPad with GoToMyPC Have you ever wanted to operate an old Windows XP desktop computer from a multi-touch, tablet-based interface? Now's your chance. GoToMyPC, the remote desktop application from Citrix, launched an iPad app today, allowing you to access a desktop or laptop computer from Apple's popular tablet. Using the app, one can control any machine with… Reviews John Paul Titlow View comments
mobile Mobile Operating System Market Share, Feb. 2011 (Infographic) We just came across this great infographic which provides a visualization of the various mobile operating system market shares from around the world and how each platform's share differs from region to region. The data is pulled from Statcounter, so it may not be the most accurate representation of mobile data there is, but it's probably not too… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
NYT The Net Delusion: A Review Evgeny Morozov's book, "The Net Delusion," is a condemnation of what he calls "cyber-utopianism." This is the belief that the social web is so sui generis that its essential difference alone will save those who use it from repression and tyranny. Indeed, it may have seemed like that at the beginning. But as even third-rate tin-horn dictators… Curt Hopkins View comments
Apple iPhone Application Development for Dummies Say what you want about the Dummies brand, but when you're brand-spanking-new to a task, topic, software program or anything else, those simplified, easy-to-read books and online tutorials are a good way to start getting your feet wet. With that in mind, when we stumbled across this "iPhone Application Development for Dummies" cheat sheet posted on… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments