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19 June 2008

My Faves for Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Quoted: Twitturly is a service for tracking what URLs people are talking about as they talk about them on Twitter.

[tags: tracking, twitter]

Quoted: Search Twitter conversations in realtime - discover what people are doing right now.

[tags: Search]

Quoted: Covestor was originated by a group of entrepreneurs who believe that salaried fund managers have no monopoly on investment talent and shouldn't have a lock on the rewards that come with investment success. Coming from the financial services and online world we trust our networks more than our brokers. We believe in democratizing the investment management industry and helping proven self-investors around the world compete with the large institutions.

[tags: investment, finance, social]

Quoted: Xoopit, the social webmail plugin that indexes your Gmail account's media attachments, has launched Gmail Media Search. The new feature compliments Gmail's standard ...

[tags: search, google, gmail, media]

Quoted: Despite getting off to a slow start yesterday, the official release of the Firefox 3 browser was downloaded 8.3 million times

[tags: firefox]

Quoted: Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X, OpenGL, and Unix.

Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available.

[tags: open source, software, windows]

Quoted: The definitive health, fitness and lifestyle destination. Dare to change your life.

[tags: health]

Quoted: A compound that accumulates in cells more readily than a commonly used colorectal cancer drug may be just as useful in treating colorectal tumors, but with fewer side effects, MIT researchers have found.

[tags: health]

Quoted: The shocking news of the death of Swedish pianist Esbjorn Svensson in a diving accident off Stochholm, on Saturday 14th June, will surely deeply sadden music lovers everywhere.

[tags: music, sweden]

Quoted: Jazzmusikern Esbjörn Svensson är död. Han avled på söndagen efter en dykolycka i Stockholms skärgård.

[tags: music, sweden]

Quoted: A new lithium-ion battery from A123 Systems could help electric cars and hybrids come to dominate the roads.

[tags: batteries, automotive]

Quoted: Hybrids, plug-ins, and extended-range electric cars are hitting the market. Use this interactive primer to learn how they work.

[tags: technology, automotive, EnergyTechnologies]

Quoted: Solar Energy in Spain

Spain forges ahead with plans to build concentrating solar power plants, establishing the country and Spanish companies as world leaders in the emerging field. At the same time, the number of installed photovoltaic systems is growing exponentially, and researchers continue to explore new ways to promote and improve solar power. This is the seventh in an eight-part series highlighting new technologies in Spain and is produced by Technology Review, Inc.’s custom-publishing division in partnership with the Trade Commission of Spain.

[tags: solar]

Quoted: The lack of efficient and dependable batteries limits the development of everything from portable electronics to hybrid vehicles. But new batteries made using nanotechnology are offering smaller, more efficient, and safer alternatives.

[tags: batteries]

Quoted: Jamming the right two pieces of plastic together creates a thin but strongly conducting channel along the junction that acts like a metal, say Dutch researchers. The discovery could lead to a whole new way of making electronics from non-metallic materials, and even new superconductors.

[tags: science, technology]

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