Daily Friction #342
Check out Panasonic’s new 37-inch OLED TV, get tools for finding cheap travel accommodations, read the diary of a failed startup and watch for the pitfalls, understand Bill Gates greatest hack ever, watch out for the optical speed bumps, buy great bargains and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.
Hardware
- Panasonic Eyes 37-inch OLED TV - Panasonic is moving toward commercialization of OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panels and plans to put TVs with 37-inch OLED screens on sale in the next three years, according to a Japanese newspaper report.
Information
- 30+ Tools For Finding Cheap Travel Accommodations - With gas prices and airfare on the rise, you probably want to save money on every aspect of your trip. Cheap hotels are one idea, but vacation rentals, furnished apartments and even youth hostels can be lower cost alternatives.
- Diary of a Failed Startup - Postmortem - So, here’s the collection of lessons learned. I’m going to frame these as advice, but everyone should remember Buchheit’s Law: “Advice = Limited Life Experience + Overgeneralization”. This is one startup, and not even a successful one at that. There are many ways to succeed, and even more ways to fail, and so there will likely be exceptions to every single one of these rules.
- Bill Gates and the Greatest Tech Hack Ever - Bill Gates has pulled off one of the greatest hacks in technology and business history, by turning Microsoft’s success into a force for social responsibility. Imagine imposing a tax on every corporation in the developed world, collecting $100 per white-collar worker per year, and then directing one third of the proceeds to curing AIDS and malaria. That, effectively, is what Bill Gates has done.
- Optical illusion helps create fake speed bumps - The optical illusion is one of the latest innovations being tested around the country to discourage speeding.
Wed Development
- Why Disqus Is Winning the Web Comment Battles, and What’s Next - For a service that’s already got what I believe to the best solution with threaded conversations, a strong GUI and centralized activity, Disqus is continuing to work hard to maintain their lead.
Bargains
- Remember: Many of these bargains may be discontinued hours or less after they are announced, check the specified price to see if you arrived on time.
- Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router ($39.99).
- Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens ($529.95).
- Canon Pixma iP4500 Photo Inkjet Printer ($83.49).
- Terastation Pro II Nas 3TB 4X750GB Sata Raid 5 Gbe USB 2.0 ($1199.99).
techmount05-20
By writing about and linking to the articles/products/software on this page I do not endorse or testify to the reliability of them in any way or form.
