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x + 3: Browser Statistics

My general rule for browser compatibility when I develop a site is to follow a simple formula: if a browser has a 5% or larger share, make sure the site works on that browser, with or without JavaScript. If it’s under 5%, make sure it works so long as JavaScript is enabled (since JavaScript ca...

Google Dashboard

Single-page overview of everything tied to your Google account. Now that I’ve seen it, it’s hard to believe they didn’t offer this until now. Smart.

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How "new car smell" could save lives

That familiar and heady new-car smell is created by volatile organic chemicals. Chemicals that are given off by the materials used in the cabin of the car. It tends to be a mix of the tannins from the leather and the pvc in the dashboard. These days car companies try... ...

Google's PowerMeter Partners With The Energy Detective For First Gadget

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Google's energy monitoring dashboard, PowerMeter, moved onto the scene back in February. In May, they announced their first set of utility partners who were to take on the dashboard as something to offer to the utilities' customers. However, anyone who wanted to use PowerMet...

Twitter Data Analysis: An Investor’s Perspective

This is a guest post by Robert J. Moore, the CEO and co-founder of RJMetrics, a on-demand database analytics and business intelligence startup that helps online businesses measure, manage, and monetize better. He was previously a venture capital analyst and currently serves as an advisor to sev...