All Entries Tagged With: "major"
Export your Google Docs data
One of my favorite personal blog posts is about not trapping users’ data . In late 2006, Eric Schmidt declared “We would never trap user data.” Many of the major Google properties (search, Gmail, Calendar) make it trivial to export or download your data. In the past, Google Docs would let you export a single doc at a time, but Google Operating System runs down exactly how to batch export your Google Docs . For each type of document (text document, presentation, spreadsheet, etc.) you can choose what file format to get. I had about 81 personal docs (~13MB) and it only took about a minute to bundle the files up into a .zip file that my browser automatically downloaded
Renewables targets will hinder decarbonisation, warn business leaders
Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Friday 23 October 2009 at 00:15:00 Delegates at CBI conference argue renewable energy targets are unlikely to be met, forcing the UK to increase reliance on gas The government yesterday came under fire from business leaders for sticking with its “ludicrous” target to source 32 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020….
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 v9.0.0.736
Paul Rowlingson, V3.co.uk , Friday 23 October 2009 at 00:00:00 Major revision to the popular anti-virus client Kaspersky Anti-Virus is specifically designed for home users to protect their computers from attack. You have full control over all the possible sources of virus infection, including the internet, disks,…
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 v9.0.0.736
Tim Smith, Computeractive , Friday 23 October 2009 at 00:00:00 Major revision to the popular security suite Kaspersky Internet Security is the latest in the line of software packages offering full protection in one place. The antivirus component checks all emails as they arrive on the computer…
Wall St falls on weak industrials; transports drag
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the major indexes slipping for the first week in three, as industrial companies’ weak results overshadowed robust earnings from tech and retail heavy-weights.
Dollar adds to gains after housing data
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar extended gains versus the British pound and other major currencies on Friday after a report said existing-home sales rose 9.4% to a 5.57 million pace in September, stronger than analysts’ expected. The dollar index , a measure of the U.S. currency against a trade-weighted basket of rivals, rose to 75.379 from 75.047 in North American activity late Thursday. The euro traded at $1.5015 from $1.5023 Thursday. The dollar bought 91.89 Japanese yen from 91.36 yen on Thursday.
World stocks end 3-day losing run
World stocks broke a three-day losing run on Friday and hovered near their 12-month high, boosted by the Dow’s return above 10,000 points, while the dollar briefly touched a new low for the year against the euro.
BoC focus on consumers worries analysts
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, said Thursday consumers would be at the “heart” of an economic recovery that continues to pick up steam, leaving analysts worrying a new wave of spending will only drive consumers deeper into debt
The Age of Social Search Dawns
During the first fifteen of years of the Internet’s gestation, we searched the web unassisted. In the second era, we’ll do so with the curated assistance of our social networks – and be able to spot trends from friends. As we wrote in our search white paper earlier this year… “However, on the whole, social networks are becoming a key way for people to find content that’s meaningful to them
New Google Music Service Launch Imminent (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch : New Google Music Service Launch Imminent






