Technology

Open Source Bridge does computer nerds the world over a solid by "connecting developers across projects, languages, and backgrounds." Open Source Bridge is a conference for developers working with open source technologies and for people interested in learning the open source way. For the uninitiated, open source is a philosophy that says the best way to build software is to share and coll...

Pandaboard is a place for those genius whizkids making the cool apps for your smart phone. It adheres to the idea that technological information should be shared freely. Or, in more technical terms: pandaboard.org is an online resource and collaboration site for the growing, active community supporting PandaBoard, the low-cost, open OMAP™ 4 processor-based mobile software development pl...

Today seemed like a good day to mention Firefox, what with the release of Firefox 4. You may not know yet that they have a mobile browser nicknamed Fennec and now called Firefox Mobile. Just like in the sticker, go to http://firefox.com/m to get it. I did. It's available for Android and also Maemo for you Nokia minitablet guys. Firefox Mobile is tiny and fast. That's why they made this i...

ADstruc is an auction and listing-based marketplace for outdoor advertising. You can list your outdoor advertising slots for $1/slot/month there and buyers can browse and buy them online on the ADstruc public marketplace (the house gets 15%). Or you can get a private marketplace with logins for your pre-approved buyers. I'm gonna make up a quote now from StickerGiant founder John Fischer, who...

You may have heard of this thing Google. Right? Did you know that they do ads? Really, that's news to you? Really? See, that's called a paper strawman in rhetoric, or a false flag attack in comedy. Everyone knows that Google places lots of ads – they're like number one in the world or something. And you can get Google ads on your own website if you sign up. I guess that's what the Google...

So we're in the age where one persistent guy with a lot of equipment can be his own network. Like Steve Heywood, also known as The Tech Buzz. He's a web-streaming, podcasting machine, and you can catch his show at the Tech Buzz website or on UStream. And he's live from CES this week! Steve also does IT and social networking and video stuff for small concerns in western Pennsylvania and east...

Say you have a great idea for an Internet property without enough vowels in the name. Like, for example, Boxr, a fictional Internet startup that provides box-related services and social networking, with a twist: it targets people that actually live in boxes. So, you're the president and CEO of Boxr and now that you've had this great idea, you need a website that actually does what you say i...

Metroseen Sticker Unveiling from metroseen.com on Vimeo. A happy customer over at Metroseen.com sent us this video unveiling their custom sticker gracing a white MacBook. Metroseen is a site where local businesses tell their unique stories through video. It's been launched in Boulder, CO and they have plans for more localities. Here's an example of the kind of video you'll find at Metros...

Got a Blackberry? Want to capture the screen? You can do it with ScreenMuncher. This free app captures your screen as an image that you can then send to a friend or do whatever you want with, basically. And how can you resist an app with such a cute, Domo-kun-inspired mascot? From the video on their site it looks like the chompy mouth actually animates in and chomps your screen. Chompy mout...