Blog, Interrupted…no typing for a few days.

Maybe next year, you can watch me tumble down the mountain.

Broken man
(Credit: Larry Augustin)
I managed to fracture some bone in my hand and sprain my right thumb while performing a 360 backside-air at the Open Source Goat Rodeo.

(Credit:
James Martin/CNET)

The building will be powered by ground-source heat pumps from 72 geothermal wells, considered the most efficient way to heat and cool buildings.
Three of the people who spoke at Tuesday's event: June Grant, architect at AECOM Design, left; Simon P. "Pete" Worden, NASA Ames Center director, center; and Lt. Governor John Garamendi, [...]

The first iPhone 3G reviews have been released, and if you’ve been paying attention to the news for the past month, you won’t be surprised.
So, what was the final verdict?
Still, some interesting details were revealed. Mossberg didn’t seem very happy about the battery life. “In my tests, the iPhone 3G’s battery was drained [...]

The problem “affected a very limited number of users,” Google said. “We worked quickly to fix the problem, and we apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused.” The company encourages those with technical difficulties to report them to the Gmail Help Center.

The problem caused Gmail to reject some legitimate PayPal service e-mails, Google [...]

• Samsung’s e-book reader nears its launch. Rumor has it for less than $300.

(Credit:
IGN)

• Your contract is finally up. Do you get an iPhone or wait until Palm finally releases the Pre? Bonnie Cha sizes up the two handsets side by side.

• David Carnoy makes a valid argument about why the PS3 needs [...]

Yahoo’s Zimbra software now can work hand-in-hand with other server software for e-mail, calendar, and contacts, including Microsoft’s widely used Exchange.

Integration with Microsoft’s dominant Exchange is a major requirement for many companies. Yahoo got it working by using existing Microsoft Exchange APIs (application programming interfaces), said John Robb, Zimbra’s vice president of product marketing. “We [...]

“We’re doing this for two reasons. First, to increase the accountability and operational focus of each of those businesses, and, second, and just as important, to enhance our strategic flexibility,” said Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes in a conference call after reporting last quarter’s financial results.

Subscribers still worth money
Given what AOL has built up [...]

There was no mention of price or how such a service would work in the report. But let’s think about this: to compete with Apple TV or Vudu, the device would have to cost around $200, and rentals of movies and TV shows should be around $3 to $4 each, which would be slightly cheaper [...]

As part of the announcement, the company revealed a number of partners that plan to use the technology, including, Intel, Comcast, Disney Interactive, Netflix, Atlantic Records, and the New York Times Company.
The company has also adapted its technology to create a mobile version of Flash that is used on smartphones. The mobile version lets [...]

They can’t say they didn’t have it coming. But widgetmakers are angry all the same about Facebook’s decision to clone Slide’s Top Friends application as a feature in its latest redesign. “It would be insane for a new developer” to begin creating new apps the platform now, one executive at a Facebook-applications developer tells us. [...]