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You Tube is dropping IE6 Support Next Month

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IE6_Funeral

For those of you still using IE, let alone IE6, the time has finally come to get a real browser. March 13, 2010, the day YouTube will no longer officially support IE6. Burried deep in a Youtube help item in regards to browser support, under the header “When does older browser support end for YouTube and what does this mean?”. The answer says “Support stops on March 13th. Stopped support essentially means that some future features on YouTube will be rolled out that won’t work in older browsers.” The answer also details that Google’s YouTube will notify site visitors of this by displaying a message, until the user upgrades in place of the video the user is trying to watch. “On March 13, we are dropping support for your browser. You’ll still be able to watch videos after that date, but new features may not work properly” it will prompt for a time up until that fateful day.

This should not come as a surprise, we already are aware that March 1, Google will phase out support for IE6 in Google Docs and Google’s Site. They are not alone in this, various other sites, and governments have taken a stand against the browser due to recent events and overall security risks. I personally am very glad they are doing this, it is time for people to move to Firefox, Chrome, Safari, hell even Opera, ANYTHING BUT IE.

-Zach Morton “The Uber Geek”

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Google…Energy??

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Google Energy

In it’s quest for Global Domination…I mean, in expanding its business Google has gained clearance to now sell energy, just like the power company. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), is charged with the oversight of the U.S. power grid. On Thursday, FERC signed an order that grants “Google Energy” Market-based rate authorization. This enables Google to manage their own energy costs more effectively, but to possibly add electricity to its ever expanding list of services. This order specifically gives Google Energy the rights “For the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates”. The order also says “neither Google Energy, nor its affiliates own or control any generation or transmission facilities.” Google has several times said they wish to produce the energy the search engine mogul consumes. It has maintained a goal to be a carbon-neutral company. No matter which side of the Global warming Fiasco your on, you gotta love em for wanting to take care of the earth.

Even as far back as 2008, Eric Schmidt Google’s CEO, presented a plan as to how the United States could gain 100% of its power generation (electric) from renewable sources, cut emissions by half, decrease costs and create more jobs. The plan came complete with DETAILED mathematical calculations. Check it out here.

Google has also been one of the biggest investors in green technology. Investing hundreds of millions in start-up companies with major projects in wind, solar, solar thermal and geothermal technologies. It has also invested hybrid cars, even creating its own “smart charging” software for electric cars.Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were also early investors in the electric car maker Tesla Motors. The company has also launched its own 1.6-megawatt solar panel array for its Mountain View, CA headquarters and is thought to be the biggest corporate-owned array in the U.S.

After Google Energy made its request to FERC in January, the company maintained that it’s immediate wish was for more control over electricity pricing to more effectively gain access to affordable renewable energies. “Right now, we can’t buy affordable, utility-scale, renewable energy in our markets. We want to buy the highest quality, most affordable renewable energy wherever we can and use the green credits,” Google representative Niki Fenwick “We don’t have any concrete plans. We want the ability to buy and sell electricity in case it becomes part of our portfolio.”

In case….

-Zach Morton “The Uber Geek”

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Microsoft to add Myspace and Facebook connector to Outlook

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If you recall, back in November Microsoft announced a new feature for Office 2010 that connects your social feeds directly to your Outlook. The first site to be integrated was Linked In. With this Linked In connection, you are able to see business connections, alerts, and messages. Microsoft has now turned their attention to Myspace and Facebook. In the coming months, you will be able to see your friends, their status updates, and browse through photos, right from your Outlook. This is Microsoft’s attempt at competing with Google’s Gmail and Google Buzz. Why switch to a new platform, when you can just integrate the networks your already using into your Outlook.

Personally, I would probably stick with the outlook integration, but I don’t mind Buzz. I think when it comes down to it, most people will do both.

-Zach Morton “The Uber Geek”

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