Howcast.com: Instructional Videos You’ll Actually Want to Watch

Posted February 8th, 2008 by Cyrus

Howcast is a startup company founded by ex-Googlers Jason Liebman, Daniel Blackman and Sanjay Raman. All three worked on Google Video and YouTube before creating Howcast. The site launched on February 6th, 2008 along with an announcement of an $8 million series A funding led by Tudor Investment Group. Howcast provides instructional how-to videos on everything from How To Paint A Wall to How To Pretend You’re A Real New Yorker. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Internet, Startups, Web 2.0

Cloud Computing and the MacBook Air

Posted January 29th, 2008 by Cyrus

In the last couple of years, the idea of cloud computing has begun to show itself. Cloud computing is the idea of using the Internet as a hub to access applications and personal files instead of relying on local hard drives, etc. Advances in wireless network accessibility, “web technologies” like AJAX, and laptop performance (and popularity) all can be attributed to the rise in popularity of cloud computing. Read the rest of this entry »

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