Technology Predictions for 2009...

I found this article to be interesting and quite complete in their assessments.


Technology Predictions for 2009

Great Spoof Video... Matrix runs on Windows...

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Interesting Security Hole in WPA - WiFi security

Found this article interesting... check it out if you are running WPA.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/wpa-cracked.ars

Interesting Article: "14 free tools that reveal why people abandon your website"

I found this interesting article about understanding your visitors and web traffic.


It was particularly interesting because I've used half of these services but was never pointed to these all at once. That probably would have made my life much easier, so here I am sharing it now with you to check out.

A few that stand out are:

Google chat-back, Survey Monkey, and of course, Google Analytics.

If you are not using these and are paying for similar services, or are just getting started with your website and your efforts to connect to your audience / customers, then start with those 3.

In each case, they help you understand past, present, and future traffic and relationships to your audience.

Check out the article here.

Qik for the iPhone 3G

I have been waiting to see Qik come out for the iPhone 3G, an amazing live video to web application that allows you to literally capture live video from your phone and stream to a channel online.

Unfortunately, it looks like it is only for jailbroken iPhones.




I guess we'll have to wait.


We'll update you if/when a legit copy becomes available on the App Store.

Computer Security Quarterly Report - Panda Labs

Panda Labs has released a very nice write-up about the current Computer Security threats and what users face today in the ever ongoing battle against security threats, ID and Personal Data Theft, viruses, spyware, malware, and others.



Executive Summary:

At 62.16%, Trojans account for most of the malware, implementing scrambling and distribution functions.

Trojans that steal users' personal details through distribution channels provided by spammers continue to increase.

Storm Worm is still active and continues using social engineering techniques to spread massively.

Scrambling, encryption and packaging techniques aimes at making malware detection more difficult are on the rise.

Social engineering techniques that exploit the information published on social networks for identity theft are also increasing.

Its numerous users have made Symbian a target platform for malware creators.


Read the White Paper "Quarterly Report Panda Labs (January - March 2008)" here on our Homepage.


Thanks and Credit goes to Panda Secuirty for providing this write-up.

Minneapolis Hot Spots...

A while back I put together this cool mashup of hot spots in Downtown Minneapolis.

I listed great places to eat or cool places to check out.

Check it out for yourself, here. Downtown Minneapolis Hotspots


Other References:

• Wayfaring is a great site that lets you build your own Google Map Overlays, just like the one I built above. Check it out here: http://www.wayfaring.com/
  

• Check out our Partner Site, Minneapolis Restaurants Review here for more cool places to eat in Minneapolis. http://minneapolisrestaurants.ning.com/
  

Google Talk Chatback...

Today Google announced a great new add-on to Gtalk, that allows users visiting sites like this, to chat with the owner or person in charge.

This is such a cool idea that we've decided to implement this right away.

Here's the skinny from Google's Talkabout Blog...

"Today we're launching a new Google Talk feature that lets visitors to your web site chat with you. We call it "chatback" because instead of you doing all the talking on your blog, your visitors can talk back to you. Sure, they could leave comments, but those are public and hard to use for a real conversation. With chatback, it's a real instant message session."

Export Outlook Contacts to Google Gmail...

Here are some helpful instructions on how to Export Outlook Contacts to Gmail.

I was doing this myself and found this:

Export Outlook Contacts

1. In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
2. Click Export to a file, and then click Next.
3. Click Comma Separated Values (Windows), and then click Next.
4. In the folder list, click the Contacts folder, and then click Next.
5. Browse to the folder where you want to save the contacts as a .csv file.
6. Type a name for the exported file, and then click OK.
7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish.

Import Contacts into Google Gmail

1. Log on to Gmail, and then click Contacts at the top of the page.

   The Contacts list opens in a new window.

2. Click Import Contacts.
3. Click Browse, and then navigate to the .csv file that you created in the "Export Outlook Contacts" section of this article.
4. Select the file, and then click Import Contacts.

After your contacts are imported, a dialog box appears and displays the total number of contacts imported.

Notes

• Outlook Contacts without an e-mail address are not imported.
• Outlook distribution lists are not imported. Gmail does not support distribution lists.
• If an Outlook Contact that matches an existing Gmail contact is imported, your Outlook Contact information replaces the Gmail contact.

You can find the original post here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA011489021033.aspx

Engadget HD / Engadget Mobile

In the interest of keeping this Blog Fresh, I thought I'd "steal" the RSS feed that Engadget so graciously provides and share the feed right here on Digital Fray.


I know many of you are interested in the latest HD tech and Mobile sector, and thought I could share where I get my daily fix of this type of info.

Check it out on the right...


Thanks to Engadget for providing the RSS feed.

Links:
Engadget HD
Engadget Mobile

GoogleDocs - now with Forms!

A new feature tacked on to GoogleDocs is the new "form" feature.

This feature is great because it makes it simple for anyone to create a form and have it emailed to any recipient.

Before, you'd either have to build your own database, install a form application and share it with your recipients, or tediously build a form in Word. ACK!

Now, specifically in Google spreadsheets, you can design and create a form and send it to any email recipient.

When the user submits the form it automatically updates the spreadsheet with the responses.


Check out the official bit here:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2008/02/ … start.html




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Home Network Security Guide...

This is a repost of a previous entry here for Home Network Security.

It's very useful and for those of you looking for an end to end explanation for securing your home network, look no further.

This guide is very detailed. It's not for the faint of heart, it includes a wide variety of explanations to the various security threats out there.

Visit security-forums.com here.

Google Maps Street View + Realtor Tools

Recently Google Maps was able to fill in more of their "Street View" perspective for Downtown Minneapolis.


For Realtors, this can be used as another great way to differentiate themselves.


Learn more about our Real Estate Technology Enhancements Program.


You can check out this great new "Street View" on Google Maps here.

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Digital Fray is now offering the following services in Minneapolis:

• Google Adwords Setup
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• Real Estate Technology Enhancements Program

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