Top Links 04-16-10

Stop Programs From Running at Startup Windows 7

If you have too many programs running at start up, this can cause your computer to load very slowly. It can also tax your memory for programs not even being used.
Most often when adding new programs to your computer, the software publisher will try and set the software to auto start. This video will show […]

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Top Links 04-16-10

iPhone 4.0 Beta Jailbreak Tool Released

Be careful what you do…

http://mashable.com/2010/04/16/that-didnt-take-long-iphone-4-0-beta-jailbreak-tool-released/

Boy Scouts Add a New Digital Badge

“Nearly 28 years later, the Boy Scouts of America have figured out a way to merge the two worlds of digital and nature with the launch of a new badge for geocaching.”

The boyscotts take a shot at modernization via http://www.geocaching.com/

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/boy-scouts-add-a-new-digital-badge/

Prosper Raises $14.7 Million For Peer To Peer Lending

Another round of funding for the funders… Earlier this week LendingClub secured $24.5 million in C funding.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/16/prosper-raises-14-7-million-for-peer-to-peer-lending-market/

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News 04-15-10

Google Adds Calendar Invitations to Gmail Messages

The invitation addition makes scheduling meetings and setting up appointments via Gmail much easier.  This seems like a great idea for non Gmail business users.

http://mashable.com/2010/04/15/gmail-calendar-invitations/

Tax Day Are you procrastinating?

Don’t worry many Americans are. Fill and extension if need be.

“According to search data from the past few years (see above), Americans tend to wait until the very last minute before seeking out information about filing our taxes.”

http://mashable.com/2010/04/15/tax-search-data/

F.C.C. Says It Will Move Forward on Expanding Broadband

Last week’s federal appeals court ruling stated the FCC went too far in its plans to require companies to give broadband users equal access to all internet content. So the FCC will try and re classify Broadband as a utility, similar to your phone, so they can have more regulatory control over access.

Some Republican senators sharply disagreed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/technology/15broadband.html

There is demand for Opera on the iphone

Opera Mini iPhone App Downloaded 1 Million Times On First Day In App Store. This is more than the Skyp and Pay Pal one day download totals. On a side note, will first day itunes download numbers become the new version of opening day box office numbers?

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/opera-mini-iphone-app/

News 04-14-10

Improve your Blog

How to make your blog more readable and enjoyable for your visitors. Rule number one is so important, know your audience. http://www.copyblogger.com/blog-design-mistake

Facebook Answers

Facebook is testing out a new Facebook Answers application. Yahoo has one. Linkedin has one, so why not Facebook, the world’s largest social networlk. http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/04/14/facebook-testing-in-house-questions-app

Google Now lets you go back in time

Google has added a feature that allows you to see what people where tweeting about at a certain time in the past. Text version of the wayback machine?

http://mashable.com/2010/04/14/google-twitter-search-2/

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/14/google-rolls-out-twitter-timelines-in-realtime-search/

Ipad will not go international

Until May. Apple plans to delay the launch internationally due to strong U.S. demand. Did they run out of units?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/technology/15apple.html

Need a loan?

So does Lending Club.com, the peer to peer lending group. The Lending Club has secured $24.5 million in C funding. This brings the total investment to %52.7 million! The C round will be used to expand the platform.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/14/lending-club/

Easily Convert Text to a New Contact

The Copy2Contacts iPhone app allows you to easily grab text from email signatures, web pages, plain text and add them to your contact.

http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-software/copy2contact-for-iphone-easily-convert-text-to-a-new-contact