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Gist CEO T.A. McCann shares the vision and value of Gist in this short (1.5 min) video.

To read more about Gist, look at their blog

Book and software publishers are pulling out some old ideas about reading a book on a screen, interactive learning and reference materials.

Some of the same things we saw on CD ROM, but so much cooler on the iPad.

Does this make you want an iPad more?

Video preview of what Bing Maps can do when they add Creative Commons photos to the street level views available in some cities.

A map that’s just like being there?

The State, the Feds, the big companies.. they all want to have their standard forms used.

What a hassle to print it out, fill it in, scan and attach to an email.

FillAnyPDF is a FREE way to fill any PDF form online.

Using the latest browser software with plenty of memory will result in much faster load times.

If you use Firefox, these tweeks may also greatly increase your browsers ability to load pages, go back to pages you jut visited and get things done faster.

DISLAIMER: As with any registry or configuration tweeks, you have to assume the risk of messing up your software. A reinstall can get it back, but that a horrible way to save time.. Be Careful and use a backup

Froe Mashable: Google Energy: Google Can Now Buy and Sell Electricity

Google’s ever-expanding empire has added another branch: subsidiary Google Energy has been granted an order by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to buy and sell energy at market rates.

Does this mean Google is set to become your power company? Not yet — instead, Google wants more control over the high energy costs of its many data centers, and also aims to become carbon neutral. A Google spokesperson told CNET: “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 has been working toward energy autonomy for years. Green power, nuclear discussions, geo thermal and more.

Google has become a major user of power, and a powerful force in the world.

Will they now buy and sell electric power too?

This toaster by Sasha Tseng incorporates a little message board where one can read quick notes. The message also gets “toasted” into the toast itself so it gives new meaning to “read while you eat”.

I think I’ll put my TO DO list on toast and swallow each task as I get it donw

From MakeUseof.com Speeding Up Windows 7: Everything You Need to Know By >Mahendra Palsule

No matter which version of Windows you use, you will find your PC slowing down after a few months of regular use. This holds true for the latest incarnation as well – Windows 7. There are several third-party utilities that optimize Windows, but it is not safe to run system programs from unknown developers.

In this guide, we will cover speeding up windows 7 and how to optimize your Windows 7 PC or Laptop in a safe manner. These steps do not involve any “hacks”, so you can safely use them without harming your system in any way.

#1: Remove Unused Programs & Windows Features

When you buy a PC or laptop, it usually comes pre-installed with a lot of demo-ware, trial-ware, try-before-you-buy kind of software. If you like to play with new applications all the time, you might have yourself installed software downloaded from the Internet. Each program installed on your computer uses system resources that you are wasting if you don’t really need the software. Remove and uninstall all software that you no longer need from Control Panel –> Programs –> Uninstall a program. Also see How to Uninstall Applications Efficiently and Remove Obsolete Files.

Read 7 more steps to speed up Window 7 here