Archive for September, 2007

Adobe On AIR Minneapolis bus tour

Adobe came to Minneapolis for their Summer 2007 On AIR bus tour, where they introduced the new AIR runtime environment built to deploy internet applications to the desktop.

Feed subscriptions in Outlook and Outlook Express

RSS Popper is a feed subscription plug-in for Outlook and Outlook Express users that bring RSS, RDF and Atom support, as well as auto-add from Internet Explorer and synchronization support with other readers like Bloglines.

WiFi camera review: Nikon S7c

The Nikon S7c is one of the latest digital cameras to include WiFi capabilities. The 7.1 Megapixel camera sports a 3x zoom, 3-inch LCD, and a stylish design, but let’s not kid ourselves. The WiFi is the reason this camera is so attractive.

Amazon Web Services Minneapolis presentation

Mike Culver, evangelist for Amazon Web Services (AWS), visited the University of Minnesota Wednesday September 5th, to describe services Amazon has made available to programmers looking to leverage large data sets and world-class infrastructure.

Movie and Game rental kiosks

Movie rental kiosks present consumers with yet another option for video (and game) rental. Andy and Matt discuss two service offerings, Hollywood Video Express and Redbox, and their initial impressions and speculations.