A 45-year-old homeless man who was found inside an abandoned church Friday has been identified by San Jose police as the city's second homicide victim this year.
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Santa Clara County DA softens boycott of judge
9 Feb 2010 | 8:13 amSanta Clara County prosecutors Monday backed off their total boycott of a judge who recently angered them, saying they were "willing" to have her handle misdemeanors. -
Santa Clara council set to consider final stadium ballot language
9 Feb 2010 | 8:12 amCouncil votes Tuesday on final version of measure to put before voters in June, but stadium backers worried the language is unclear and confusing. -
San Jose: Firefighters monitoring for flare-ups after warehouse blaze
9 Feb 2010 | 8:11 amFirefighters have controlled a huge blaze which gutted an abandoned, graffiti-scarred warehouse in East San Jose but remain at the scene this morning to monitor potential flare-ups, according to a San Jose Fire Department dispatcher. -
France's Areva buys Mountain View solar startup Ausra
9 Feb 2010 | 3:15 amFrench government-owned Areva, a leading maker of nuclear reactors, announced Monday it is acquiring Ausra, a Mountain View concentrated solar thermal startup backed by several Silicon Valley venture capitalists.
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Upgrades, updates, upcoming — a roundup
9 Feb 2010 | 7:54 amA number of news nuggets related to the marching order in the perpetual parade of progress: * Motorola Droid owners will start seeing the Android 2.1 update showing up on their phones this week. The new version brings most of the goodies seen first on Google’s own Nexus One (notably... -
Google set to socialize Gmail
9 Feb 2010 | 6:14 amWe’re all familiar with the Google mission statement, spelled out at its creation (”to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”), but since then, we’ve come to recognize the search sovereign’s unspoken mission statement for... -
Quoted: Don’t worry, Alan, those scorched eyebrows will grow back
9 Feb 2010 | 4:38 am“This tweet sent from an iPad. Does it look cool?” — A Twitter post from WSJ online executive editor Alan Murray sent last week during a very private show-and-don’t-tell briefing from Steve Jobs and quickly deleted, reportedly at the insistence of the livid Apple CEO. ... -
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Google “translator phone” to enable real-time misunderstandings
8 Feb 2010 | 8:26 amWe know from science fiction that some kind of universal translator gadget will be as essential a part of our future as it is now to screenwriters (if the folks on the Enterprise had to start each episode without any idea of what the aliens were saying, it would be slow going indeed). The most [...]
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Screenshots: Google Buzz In Action
9 Feb 2010 | 11:17 amNow that the Google event is over, the company has started turning on Buzz for Gmail users. Here are some quick screenshots of it in action. CrunchBase Information Google Buzz Information provided by CrunchBase -
If Google Wave Is The Future, Google Buzz Is The Present
9 Feb 2010 | 10:40 amSee our live notes from today’s Google Buzz event here. Google has a problem. Despite having their hands in just about everything online, they’ve never been able to tackle what is a key part of the fabric of the web: social. Yes, they have Orkut and OpenSocial, but no one actually uses them. Okay, some people use them, but not in the meaningful social ways that people use Facebook or even Twitter. Today, Google may have just solved their social problem. Google Buzz is easily the company’s boldest attempt yet to build a social network. Imagine taking elements of Twitter,… -
Gowalla Rolls Out API
9 Feb 2010 | 10:35 amAs location-based social networks gain serious traction, its inevitable that that these applications will become full-fledged platforms. Like Twitter, these networks can become ecosystems. Plus, they have a better chance of continuing to survive when Facebook enters the location ring. Foursquare released its API in November. And now Gowalla will has released its API today. In a blog post announcing the API, Gowalla encourages developers to build out features that incolve location and the community, highlighting the recent addition of user-curated trips. Gowalla also suggested several uses of… -
Google Street View Goes To The Top Of The Mountain
9 Feb 2010 | 10:31 amGoogle’s Street View has gone to many strange places, even off-road. But in preparation for the Winter Olympics it equipped a snowmobile with 360-degree cameras and took it to the top of Whistler, the Canadian ski resort where the Games will take place. The slope-side views can be seen in the map on Google’s new Winter Olympics information page. Google should do this for all major ski mountains. It’s a great way to see if you really want to go up to the top of that double black diamond chair lift. Here is a video showing how they got the images: -
Morning Buzz: Live From Google’s Major Step Into The Social Spotlight
9 Feb 2010 | 9:57 amThis morning, Google is hosting an event at its Mountain View, CA headquarters to show off a new social product it has been working on. Google VP of Product Management Bradley Horowitz, VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra, and product manager Todd Jackson are on hand to show it off. Below, follow our live notes (paraphrased): They’ve announced it will start in a few minutes, waiting for people in traffic, etc… Horowitz: Exciting news to share this morning. This is exactly the right audience. Next 45 minutes to hour we’re going to be showing off something. I bet many of you are…
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Google’s enhanced local ads put heat on Yelp
5 Feb 2010 | 2:11 pmWe learned in late December that Yelp turned down an acquisition offer from Google reported to be worth $500 million. Yelp then raised $25 million from Elevation Partners, with another $75 million possibly coming down the road. It may need that money to ward off Google, which is ramping up its local advertising offerings. The new service places Yelp directly in Google’s scope. And I wonder if it won’t lead Yelp to regret not selling when they had the chance. Google is now testing a paid, enhanced advertising feature that lets small businesses add all sorts of content to the… -
Apple: The new/old Pirates of Silicon Valley?
3 Feb 2010 | 1:08 pmNoah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates A few months back, I noticed a bunch of folks tweeting about the 1999 made-for-TV-movie “Pirates of Silicon Valley.” I remember hearing about the movie just as I was moving to Silicon Valley that year, but never got around to watching it. I had heard mixed things about the movie, and its accuracy, but the tweets seemed pretty positive, so I decided to rent it and see for myself. It exceeded my tremendously low expectations. Though as far as factual accuracy, it’s hard to say where truth ends and creative license… -
More on Google lobbying and influence
1 Feb 2010 | 4:00 amOver the weekend, my column looked at the remarkable growth in Google’s lobbying operation in Washington, D.C. In just four years, Google has become the valley’s second largest company when it comes to lobbying expenditures. Naturally, I left out a some details. While the story focused on money, there are other ways Google has been trying to extend its influence. And their adoption of these strategies shows how quickly the company has become savvy in the ways of Washington. Let’s run through a few of these. Google’s lobbying team includes the usual requisite of former… -
Apple earnings first of many to be boosted by new accounting rules
26 Jan 2010 | 12:28 pmLast fall, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) approved changes to the way many high-tech companies will recognize revenue. We saw the first of what will be many earnings reports affected by this when Apple reported on Monday results of its fiscal first-quarter earnings. Other companies likely to be affected include such heavy weights as Cisco Systems and Tivo. Often such changes take months for companies to adopt. And in this case, companies have until 2011 to adopt them. But this one is different because it will give companies a significant bump in short-term revenue. So many… -
How my Wii column drove gamers crazy
22 Jan 2010 | 11:40 amBoy, is that an understatement. I have been learning that lesson all week since we published my story Monday on “Why we didn’t get a Wii for Christmas.” The story, which I figured was a pretty innocent tale of my family’s decision, has sent some members of the gaming community off the deep end. To recap: My wife and I had planned to get a Wii video gaming console for Christmas. Like a fool, I didn’t do my research beforehand and didn’t realize all the extra accessories I’d have to buy when I got to the store. But as parents, we also weren’t…
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Toyota officially recalls Prius cars
9 Feb 2010 | 10:21 amFinally, it’s official — Toyota will recall about 437,000 Prius cars, easily the best-selling hybrid worldwide. -
DotNetNuke raises $8M in 2nd round
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ITunes price hike hurt Warner sales
9 Feb 2010 | 8:43 amWarner Music Group said on Tuesday that its sales have slowed at Apple Inc.'s iTunes store since prices were raised last year. (AAPL) -
Another analyst sees AT&T keeping iPhone
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SoloPower names Tim Harris to top spot
9 Feb 2010 | 7:54 amSoloPower Inc. on Tuesday named Tim Harris president and CEO.
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Pizarro: Children's Musical Theater does a little time traveling
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Pizarro: San Jose roller skaters may lose rink
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Pizarro: Parting is such sweet sorrow for Bellarmine theater
3 Feb 2010 | 9:09 pmThe San Jose school says goodbye to the Benson Theatre with a production of 'Romeo and Juliet,' and its new performing arts venue will debut with 'West Side Story' in May.
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IBM Software Group Chief Says SAP Problems Aren't A Problem
9 Feb 2010 | 9:40 amDid you know that IBM is the world's second largest software company?It's been about 6 years since I spoke with Steve Mills, head of IBM's Software Group - the most profitable business at IBM.Mr Mills was in town Monday evening to meet with a handful of media and chat about IBM's green initiatives around municipal infrastructure. I had a chance to go off topic and ask him about SAP and the changes at the world's largest business software company.[Please see: SAP Replaces CEO With 2 Co-CEOs - SVW]Mr Mills said that he welcomed the changes and that it would not impact IBM's SAP related… -
Analysis: Bad News For Startups If ISPs Start Charging Google
8 Feb 2010 | 4:39 pmAssociated Press reports: Spain's Telefonica considers charging Google - Yahoo! NewsSpeaking Monday at a press conference in the northern city of Bilbao, President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was lucky for them but not for Telefonica. ...He says things had to change. Foremski's Take: If ISPs, such as Telefonica, start charging Google they will also charge other companies providing web services. This will be bad news for thousands of startups worldwide.Why?Because Google can afford to pay the fees while startups cannot. This… -
Did The British Invent The Internet?
8 Feb 2010 | 11:51 amInteresting article on BBC News about early British computer pioneers.By splitting data into packets and threading them on the same line, the carrying capacity of that link could be boosted and the whole network made more powerful. Roger Scantlebury, who worked with Dr Davies, presented the ideas about "packet switching" to a conference in the US, where they were picked up by the creators of the nascent Arpanet, the fledgling internet. Does that mean Britain invented the internet? "Yes and no," said Mr Scantlebury. "Certainly the underlying technology of the internet, which is packet… -
Analysis: Online Retailers - Caught Between A Rock And A Big Hard Place
8 Feb 2010 | 9:37 amI never believed in online shopping price comparison services. Because I never believed that retailers would allow their sites to be scraped and their prices easily compared.Why would they do that? What advantage is there in allowing third-party services to undermine their business?I have rarely been able to find a straightforward price comparison that was able to factor in everything, such as shipping, taxes, and extras.The East coast camera retailers, for example, would advertise low prices online but then charge you extra for flash memory, shipping, warranties, and 'camera kits,' that… -
Major European Newspapers Behind Paywalls
7 Feb 2010 | 10:45 pmThe Berliner Morgenpost and the Hamburger Abendblatt have launched paywalls, and Le Figaro, a major French newspaper is expected to have its paywall ready later this month, reports Paidcontent.org.Access to all content on morgenpost.de now costs €4.95 (£4.32/$6.79) per month. A premium subscription to abendblatt.de costs €7.95 (£6.93/$10.90) per month. Abendblatt.de has a mixture of free and premium content: it appears it charges extra for content specific to the Hamburg region, while making national news free. Subscriptions for both are renewed on a monthly basis.The Times, Rupert…
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U2 gets behind carbon trading, raises money for geothermal
9 Feb 2010 | 11:47 amKnown for its international relief efforts, rock band U2 is now raising funds in Turkey to pay for the country’s Dora-1 geothermal plant. It is also selling carbon offset credits for $1.89 a pop. The credits will go toward purchasing clean power to neutralize the 127 kilograms of greenhouse gases each of the band’s fans, on average, generates to see the band play. Incidentally, the Dora-1 project could save as many as 30,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year. A modest facility by most standards, the geothermal plant is designed to generate 7.9 megawatts of power. In Turkey, however,… -
How Sergey Brin uses Google Buzz as a business product
9 Feb 2010 | 11:29 amGoogle Buzz, the social sharing tool that Google just announced at a press event in Mountain View, isn’t just for the fun. The company said it’s going to be launching a version of Buzz as an enterprise product, as a part of its Google Apps bundle of business applications. During the presentation, Google was pretty vague about Buzz in a business context, both in terms of how it might be used and when it will launch (“soon” is all the company would say). During the question-and-answer session, Google co-founder Sergey Brin offered one example: When he was writing his New… -
Google socializes Gmail with Google Buzz
9 Feb 2010 | 11:03 amGoogle announced the previously rumored social networking features in Gmail today with a new product called Google Buzz. Buzz is a service for sharing and talking about content. In the same way that the company calls Gmail “a Google approach to email,” it’s calling Buzz “a Google approach to sharing.” Todd Jackson, a product manager for Gmail and Google Buzz, demonstrated the product on-stage at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. He highlighted five key features: Auto-following — Buzz is built into Gmail, so instead of forcing you to… -
Ubisoft hits reduced expectations, announces new Tom Clancy game
9 Feb 2010 | 10:48 amUbisoft, the big French game company, reported third fiscal quarter results that met reduced expectations for its sales of video games in the busy holiday quarter. Sales for the quarter were 495 million euros, down 2.7 percent from 508 million euros a year earlier. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, sales were down 22.5 percent. Ubisoft said it is refocusing its high-end game strategy by concentrating on more regular releases for its major franchises. Ubisoft is also cutting back on new investments in games, allowing the company to rebalance its workforce among existing titles. -
EduRG Scores with the top technology and education conference in the country!
9 Feb 2010 | 10:41 amSpecial Offer for VentureBeat Readers: The Education Research Group is hosting the Education and Technology Conference in warm and sunny Phoenix, Arizona, on February 27th and 28th. Showcase your technology and services to decision-makers in the explosive Education industry with a special reduced rate for all VentureBeat readers. Education administrators, directors, and media and advertising executives will all be on hand for the EduRG Conference, you won’t want to miss this! In addition to the excellent showcase and networking opportunities in the Exhibit Hall, the expo will also feature…
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TwoF Nabs $2.1M
9 Feb 2010 | 10:41 amSan Mateo-based TwoF, a developer of proprietary technology for production of DNA microarrays, has raised $2.1M in an ongoing, $3.0M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week. No details on the funding have been released. TwoF is commercializing technology from MIT, at facilities in Italy. -
LiveScribe Ups Funding To $13.5M
9 Feb 2010 | 10:36 amOakland-based LiveScribe has upped its Series B funding to $13.5M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. According to the filing, the round is part of an earlier, Series B the firm announced in March of 2009. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. liveScribe has previously raised funding from Aeris Capital, Lionheart Investments, and VantagePoint Venture Partners. LiveScribe is a maker of digital pen devices which capture handwriting. -
ClientMagic Software Acquired
9 Feb 2010 | 10:23 amFolsom-based ClientMagic Software, a developer of scheduling and business management software for salons and spas, has been acquired. According to MINDBODY, a developer of software for the salon industry, it acquired ClientMagic to expand its software into hair, nail, and skin salons. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. MINDBODY said it has hired Stewart E. Skiff, the founder of ClientMagic, as well as the firm's technical staff. -
Redpoint Closes $400M, Redpoint IV Fund
9 Feb 2010 | 6:58 amMenlo Park-based Redpoint Ventures has closed on a new venture capital fund, Redpoint IV, the firm said Monday evening. The firm said it will use the fund to invest in social and mobile Internet, cloud computing and clean technology companies. Redpoint said the new fund comes after the fund's entrepreneurs gained over $2B in liquidity over the last six months, including Fortinet's IPO, and acquisition of LifeSize, WiChorus, Networks in Motion, and Kazeon. READ MORE>> -
Exar Buys Neterion
9 Feb 2010 | 6:14 amFremont-based Exar said this morning it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Sunnyvale-based Neterion, a developer of 10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapters supporting I/O virtualization. According to Exar, it will pay somewhere between $10M and $11M net of cash received for Neterion. Exar said the acquisition would complement the firm's existing solutions. Neterion was headed by Todd Oseth, and was venture backed by Menlo Ventures, VenGrowth, BDC Venture Capital, JAFCO Ventures, and Sand Hill Capital. The firm last announced a round of funding--a Series C round--worth $15M, in 2004. READ…
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You Deserve to Have Your School Taken Away
9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amParents, I’m a Geography instructor at the College of San Mateo and my colleagues and I have been fighting tooth and nail to save the San Francisco Bay Area's schools as the State of California systematically dismantles our entire public education system. But as the semester progresses, I need to talk not to you, but to your children. I want them to know that I’m glad the elites of this country are trying to take away their education. Did you hear me, students? You NEED your schools taken away from you. You do. Why? you ask. And I ask in return, in all seriousness, How do you motivate… -
Confessions of a Scrapbook Drop-out
9 Feb 2010 | 3:21 amI’m finished! I’m done with my children’s scrapbook. One of my scrap-loving friends might ask, “Done with the preschool scrapbook? The family vacation book? The birthday party pages?”No, I’m done with the whole darn thing – the book is complete until I add their wedding pictures in a couple of decades.When I was first pregnant, I bought a lovely scrapbook, special colored paper, and fancy tape, planning to document every element of my little darling’s life. Two years later, I only had seven poorly laid out pages.Page 1: Birth announcement. Page 2: Photos of the nursery… -
The Freaks Come Out at Night
8 Feb 2010 | 11:53 amMy children's school has a monthly fund raiser called Movie Night. The gist is that you can drop your children off at school (if they are students.....keep this in mind it will come up later) at 6:30 and pick them up at 9:00 p.m. For a minimal fee the kids bring sleeping bags, pillows, watch a movie, have a snack and then go home. Recently I was in charge of Movie Night, since I am in charge of 5th Grade Graduation and it was sponsored by the 5th Grade Class. I have never worked at Movie Night....and I never will do it again. The evening started out slow, except for the constant… -
STAR Test Prep Camp
8 Feb 2010 | 3:01 amYes, you read it right.STAR Test Prep Camps exist and may be offered at a recreation center near you. Can you believe it? Last week I was so annoyed to see a notice in my child’s Friday Folder advertising a STAR Test Prep Recess Camp, being offered by a local rec center during our school’s February winter break. I couldn’t believe that:a. it would even exist b. our school was promoting it According to the flyer, kids as young as 6 can prepare for the FOURTH grade writing prompt, which last I heard was being cut due to budget issues… -
Giftedness: The Third Rail of Public Education in California
7 Feb 2010 | 2:12 amI attended elementary school in the 1970s. I remember having a school nurse. I remember riding a bus on field trips. I even remember gifted programs. Due to education budget cuts in California, these are vestiges of the past. While my friend Darin's first grade son in New Jersey is identified as gifted and has an appropriate curriculum, the gifted curriculum in California doesn't begin until middle school.For the past two years, our son has returned from school each day completely frustrated by a system that won't let him work at his level in math. Before I had kids I would have wondered why…
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Google Invented a New Facebook-Type Thing
9 Feb 2010 | 12:17 pmGoogle Buzz is like Facebook, except built in to Google's GMail and automatically hooked up to your best email and chat buddies. You can share links, videos, photos and opinions. What could possibly go wrong? (Pic via) -
The Lonely Faces of Five Minutes On Chat Roulette
9 Feb 2010 | 11:17 amSo have you checked out this Chat Roulette thing? It's like Omegle, sudden instant e-chats with a stranger, only this time there's video and audio (which can both be turned off for anonymous browsing). Click, get a person, repeat. Curious about what the whole fuss was about, we spent exactly five minutes this afternoon (for this we are paid!) flipping through, and being flipped through. Who's on the strange, sad thing? Well, your typical gay dudes looking for action. There are also a few depressingly cheap, Eastern Bloc-looking porn ads. But mostly it's just lonely-looking people — in… -
Map of a Divided Facebook
9 Feb 2010 | 11:07 amDid you know "God" is the most popular Facebook fan page in every southern U.S. state? The West Coast elites, meanwhile, like Michael Jackson, Barack Obama and Starbucks. Above: a map of Pete Warden's social network census, via ReadWriteWeb. -
The Stripper Party Pics the Google Elite Didn't Want You to See
9 Feb 2010 | 10:55 amGoogle engineer and San Francisco partyboy Orkut Büyükkökten's wild housewarming may have been packed with internet billionaires like Sergey Brin last Saturday, but online pictures were reportedly forbidden. And yet here are snapshots of strippers and nude sculpture. Google co-founder Brin and search products VP Marissa Mayer helped christen co-worker Orkut's tenth-floor penthouse on San Francisco's Mint Plaza this past weekend, as we reported yesterday. It turns out co-founder Larry Page may have been there too; his model/Ph.D wife Lucy Southworth certainly was. At the time, we couldn't… -
Google's One of the Few Things in the World That Can Still Scare Lindsay Lohan
8 Feb 2010 | 5:24 pmThe Huffington Post looked for suckers in a target-rich environment; Lindsay Robertson offered a shocking new David Paterson rumor; and Lindsay Lohan is frightened by Google. The Twitterati hated the players and the game. Lindsay Lohan tried to imagine a world in which she had no privacy, in which her every move was digitally recorded and transmitted to strangers, and in which everyone else knew she hadn't read the news since 2006. So scary. The Huffington Post's tech editor wondered whether MacWorld Expo has attracted any technology bloggers eager to sacrifice their own time and money to…
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Account Manager – Santa Clara, CA
2 Feb 2010 | 12:27 pmOrganization: Oak Hill Corporation Contact: Tim Steele Location: Santa Clara, CA Duration: Staff Oak Hill Corporation, a growing nationwide provider of contract technical documentation, marketing collateral, and training services, is looking for a seasoned Account Manager for its West Coast office. You will be responsible for maintaining client and consultant relationships, and directly managing teams of contract writers, editors, illustrators, designers, and so on. You will also be responsible for analyzing additional client opportunities, suggesting additional services to the client, and… -
Web Content Manager – Pleasanton, CA
1 Feb 2010 | 9:18 pmOrganization: FrontRange Solutions Contact: Karen Elcenko Location: Pleasanton, CA Duration: Staff Are you interested in working for a fast-growth technology company with lots of energy and excitement? We’re the leading IT Service Management enterprise product suite ISV who is building to deliver Service Management product through SaaS. There’s opportunity for anyone who joins the team to make a big impact. FrontRange is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. FrontRange is seeking a Leader for our Web Content Delivery to manage the online content such as product documentation,… -
Technical Writer – San Jose, CA
31 Jan 2010 | 12:47 pmOrganization: BlueArc Corporation Contact: Ken Jercha Location: San Jose, CA Duration: Contract (Possible permanent opportunity) BlueArc Corporation specialized in Global Information Services, Technical Education, and Documentation. We are looking for a technical writer for a contract and possible permanent opportunity. Experienced with NAS, SAN, storage arrays, IP networking, Linux, Windows. Tools knowledge preferred: Frame, DITA, PPT, Photoshop, Illustrator. Contract will be from March through May. Pay DOE. www.bluearc.com -
Sr. Technical Communications Manager – San Mateo, CA
31 Jan 2010 | 12:14 pmOrganization: NextLabs, Inc. Contact: Sharon Baumgarten Location: San Mateo, CA Position Title: Senior Technical Communications Manager Reports To: VP Product Management NextLabs is looking for a rising star ready to help create high-impact technical documentation and training materials for our award winning Information Risk Management products. The Senior Technical Communications Manager will be responsible for communicating the function, use, and value of our products to administrators, end-users, system integrators and IT architects using a variety of media, including manuals in PDF,… -
Sr. Technical Writer – Palo Alto, CA
31 Jan 2010 | 12:11 pmOrganization: Voltage Security Contact: Shari Clare Location: Palo Alto, CA Duration: Staff Voltage Security is looking for a Senior Technical Writer with proven experience in producing effective and accurate content for system administrators and software developers. Successful candidates must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced Agile development environment. Responsibilities: • Write and update technical documentation for the Voltage Toolkit SDKs, including APIs • Develop expertise in the products you are documenting • Work closely with product management and engineering…
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In Obama's budget, it's techies vs. taxes
8 Feb 2010 | 8:26 amBy Jia Lynn Yang, writer There’s a frequent line in President Obama’s speeches that makes every U.S. tech executive cringe: his vow to cut tax breaks for “companies that ship our jobs overseas.” Obama’s brushing over some details here. The U.S. tax code does not literally give a company a tax break every time it moves a job offshore. But it does allow companies to defer paying taxes on their overseas profits, so long as the money remains invested outside the U.S. Obama has vowed to change this part of the law, and for months tech CEOs have been coming through Washington… -
미국 사회에서 인도인들이 가진 파워
6 Feb 2010 | 1:25 pm예전에 한국에 있는 친구와 통화하다가 이런 이야기를 질문을 받은 적이 있다. 흔히 말하는 인종 차별.. 그런 거 미국에서 존재하지 않느냐고. 그 이야기를 듣고 한참을 생각했다. 글쎄, 그런 게 있을 법도 한데… 내가 그런 걸 느낀 적이 있었던가? 내가 둔해서 못느낀 적은 있을 수 있지만, 적어도 내가 ‘인종차별이다’라고 생각했던 적은 단 한 번도 없었다. 이건 미국 어디서나 똑같은 이야기라기보다는 내가 있었던 환경 때문일 수도 있다. -
About success and failure
6 Feb 2010 | 5:06 amI found this on Venturebeat. An intersting video from Randy Komisar of Kleiner Perkins about entrepeneurship and failure. I am glad that he is not only looking at the States but also on Western Europe and Asia. -
Eticketing: What Silicon Valley is Bad At
6 Feb 2010 | 12:46 amOne of my first posts was called “A Letter to Silicon Valley” where I named 3 things in -
Facebook may challenge Internet giants with G-mail killer
5 Feb 2010 | 5:01 pmNEWS Facebook may challenge Internet giants with G-mail killer By Jessica Guynn February 5, 2010 | 4:47 pm PST Facebook has been challenging the Internet giants since infancy. Now, at 400 million users and growing, it’s firing a salvo directly at Google and Yahoo. TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington reports that Facebook is deep into a project long rumored to be in the works: creating its own Web-based e-mail. With Facebook gravitating to the center of the online world for hundreds of millions, it is well positioned for such a move. Facebook users already stay in touch and share links…
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Los Altos Real Estate Market Update – A 12 Year History of Home Sales
5 Feb 2010 | 9:40 amBelow are the real estate sales statistics for single family homes sold within the city of Los Altos going back to 1998. These statistics go to prove that last year was a difficult year for local real estate. Note: all data was taken from our local MLS and is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. 62 percent of all single family home listings sold in 2009. This is about seven percentage points lower than the 12 year average of 69%. Only 2001 and 2008 had a lower percentage of listings sell. Listings also continue to be off relative to prior years. Not reflected in the above… -
Live From Steps of The County Courthouse, It’s a Video Showing How A Trustee’s Sale Works!
26 Jan 2010 | 12:03 pmIf you’re looking for a bargain, one can be found in the foreclosure market. However, it takes plenty of patience and solid market knowledge. Oh, did I mention that you also need cash and lots of it – no loans or I.O.U.’s accepted. Yesterday I went down to 190 N. Market Street in San Jose to check on a property that was scheduled to be sold at a trustee’s sale. I came home with this video that shows how the process works. The video is longer than I hoped for and won’t challenge Avatar for best picture, but I think it accurately details the trustee sale… -
What’s Going to Happen With Jumbo Mortgage Rates?
21 Jan 2010 | 4:15 pmI’ve had a few clients ask me what I thought was going to happen with Jumbo Mortgage Rates in the near future. I found this video by Dan Green of the themortgagereports.com that explains it much better than I could. Hint…they are going up! -
High Ratings go to Los Altos Roads
20 Jan 2010 | 3:52 pmAccording to a press release issued yesterday by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Los Altos was one of the top scoring cities in the nine-county greater Bay Area for its roadway conditions, Los Altos city streets scored an average pavement condition of 83 out of 100, while the region overall averaged 66. The report graded the region’s 42,000 miles of roadway as “fair” overall, with many worn streets needing rehabilitation to prevent continued, rapid deterioration. Click to read report: Los Altos Pavement Condition Among neighboring cities, Sunnyvale scored 74; Los… -
Mountain View Real Estate Market Update December 2009 – Miramonte Neighborhoods (MLS Area 209)
18 Jan 2010 | 1:45 pmThe Multiple Listing Service area 209 consists of housing tracts with names like Cuesta Park, Varsity Park, St. Francis Acres, and Gest Ranch. Lots average about 6500 sf and homes average about 1400 sf. Gest Ranch lots and houses are about 1/2 larger. See neighborhood map at bottom of post. Depending on neighborhood, elementary school aged children would attend schools in the Mountain View/Whisman School District or the Los Altos Elementary School District. Note, there is a buyer’s premium for homes purchased within the Los Altos Elementary School District. Real estate in…
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Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition blogs
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VMT, mode share and the 280 morning commute
9 Feb 2010 | 8:54 amLast night I attended the San Jose General Plan Task Force 2040 meeting. The topic for discussion was transportation but specifically mode share and VMT. Mode share describes how we get around; wheter by bike, walking, car, carpool, or any form of transit (public or private). VMT, or vehicle miles traveled is a semi-wonky term that refers to how many miles each person drives each year. On average Californians drive 15,000 miles a year. During the meeting, the staff of San Jose's Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed different scenarios for reducing VMT; from road diets, to parking… -
UCLA Professor Donald Shoup to Speak in San Jose - Wednesday, February 24th at San Jose City Hall
4 Feb 2010 | 12:26 pmFor those of us fortunate to live in the Silicon Valley we have ample access to hills, trails, and beaches. One thing that we also seem to have in abundance is free parking. Join UCLA Professor Donald Shoup, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Greenbelt Alliance in San Jose for his talk about his book, "The High Cost of Free Parking", on Wednesday, February 24th at San Jose City Hall. (Download flyer for more details - pdf) Come join us for an evening of honest discussion about the trade offs that communities make when they supply an abundance of free parking. As public transit fares… -
From Copenhagen to Amsterdam
17 Jan 2010 | 4:25 pmBike garages that hold 10,000 bikes and bikes that last 100 years. Wow! Only in Amsterdam. <!--break--> This is a short (2 minute) clip from Amsterdam. Two things to notice; the cycle paths in central business districts next to shops and restaurants, and the amount of people out on their bikes enjoying the city. No drive through burger joints, no ferrying children in SUVs. -
Winter Cycling - Don't let the rain slow you down
17 Jan 2010 | 3:32 pmAfter seeing Mikael Coleville-Andersen speak in San Francisco in October it is refreshing to always see his videos from Copenhagen. Here is one showing January cycling in the city. This is from his site Copenhagenize. <!--break--> Copenhagen January Cycling - Your Country from Copenhagenize on Vimeo. Here is what Mikael noted in his post: "Another little winter film from the streets and bike lanes of Copenhagen. Snow and sub-zero temperatures and the bicycles roll on. There's even TWO bike lane snowploughs in the film for the Bicycle Infrastructure Fetishists :-). In both instances you can… -
Get SMART - Designing trains for cyclists
14 Jan 2010 | 9:31 amImagine being able to design you own airplane interior on your San Jose to Austin flight. Wider seats, more legroom, larger restrooms would be a start. Well, sorry but that's not going to happen. However members of the community are being involved in the design of the new SMART train interiors. SMART which stands for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit,will run 70-mile route between Cloverdale and Larkspur. Service is expected to start in 2014. Right now Caltrain is going through the same process. With the planned electrification of the rail line, new rail car design will require input from the…
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Civil rights heroes of Silicon Valley « 50 Most Important African ...
9 Feb 2010 | 10:18 amThe road to becoming a member of the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame started in an all-black community called Kinloch, outside of St. Louis. He was able to learn about work, sweeping in a black-owned billiards parlor. ... -
Gates: Google works looks like the Microsoft reputation in the ...
9 Feb 2010 | 8:13 amOn August 24, New York Times publishes the lengthy analysis to report that the article article believed that Google looked like same year's Microsoft more and. -
Google set to socialize Gmail | Good Morning Silicon Valley
9 Feb 2010 | 6:14 amGood Morning Silicon Valley · Home · Archives · Newsletter. Google set to socialize Gmail. Posted by John Murrell on February 9th, 2010 at 6:14 am | Categorized as Uncategorized | Tagged as Google. We're all familiar with the Google ... -
Smashing News » Blog Archive » Areva acquires Ausra, a Silicon ...
9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 amAreva acquires Ausra, a Silicon Valley solar power plant start-up. Technology — By L.A. Times - Technology News on February 9, 2010 at 10:00 am. With the purchase, the French nuclear energy giant has jumped into the U.S. renewable ... -
Bay Biz Buzz: France's Areva buys Silicon Valley solar startup ...
8 Feb 2010 | 5:22 pmFrench government-owned Areva, a leading maker of nuclear reactors, announced Monday that it is acquiring Ausra, a Mountain View concentrated solar thermal startup backed by several Silicon Valley venture capitalists.
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Rainmaker Properties
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Twitter Updates of the Week for 2010-02-07
7 Feb 2010 | 1:27 amGoogle provides new ways to view your home. But is it really a good thing?http://bit.ly/bXJCov # Rethinking Real Estate: A new approach to "Median" home prices; check sales data. http://bit.ly/cLmnsL # Planning for a Super Bowl Party? Tips on recipes, home decor, parties on a budget, entertainment for kids & more! http://bit.ly/aC5Jbq # Got a full house? This SF listing shares the same street as the home of the Tanner family from Full House! http://bit.ly/aXeaUl # Enjoy this post? Get more like it by subscribing to our blog! -
Twitter Updates of the Week for 2010-01-31
31 Jan 2010 | 1:27 amSan Jose Mercury News: U.S. Home Sales drop 16.7% in the month of December. What will 2010 bring? http://bit.ly/6LucEN # [Saavy Real Estate] Part 4/4: Wrapping up: Want to know the best way to calculate just how much HOME you can afford? http://bit.ly/aXHn4A # Home prices rise again in November. That's a good thing right? http://bit.ly/asa2f8 # New home sales fall 7.6% in December. Capping off tough year in the Real Estate industry. http://bit.ly/bFc1oK # Uh oh: SF Bay Area bridge operators approve $1 hike in tolls for six bridges. Which ones? http://bit.ly/9xhHB9 # Free E-Waste… -
Twitter Updates of the Week for 2010-01-24
24 Jan 2010 | 1:27 amForbes: Where do Americans pay the most property taxes? (Hint: 4 counties are in the SF Bay Area) http://bit.ly/5knhv8 # SF Bay Area storm of the year? Here are some reminders on safe driving in the rain this week! Drive safe everyone! http://bit.ly/7plTKt # [Saavy Real Estate] Part 1/4: All you need to know on buying that first home… Special thanks to Yahoo! http://bit.ly/7plTKt # [Saavy Real Estate] Part 2/4: Age old questions… Buying vs. Renting? http://bit.ly/5k8FY9 # Home construction down in Q4; Wholesale prices slightly up… http://bit.ly/5optA5 # California… -
Twitter Updates of the Week for 2010-01-17
17 Jan 2010 | 1:27 amCalifornia Builder KB Home posts first quarterly profit since 2007. Outlooks still remain cloudy. http://bit.ly/6ocorb # Enjoy this post? Get more like it by subscribing to our blog! -
Twitter Updates of the Week for 2010-01-10
10 Jan 2010 | 1:27 amBerkeley Condos shares crazy green features: Gate of old Volvos; Fence from street signs, solar panels & more! http://bit.ly/87TRn3 # Forbes.com: When’s the best time in the year to sell a home? http://bit.ly/8HtuiU # MarketWatch: Pending home sales drop; buyers take their time after U.S. housing credit extended. http://bit.ly/7DhGmO # Yahoo Finance: 10 Things you won’t be buying in 2010. http://bit.ly/8WjtXd # A Govn’t Tax Break for Renters? One Washington Post columnist makes an argument. http://bit.ly/71Xh8p # Enjoy this post? Get more like it by subscribing to our…
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Gruvr.com: Silicon Valley Concerts
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Tuesday Feb 16th: Billy Joel at HP Pavilion San Jose
9 Feb 2010 | 11:41 amat HP Pavilion 525 W. Santa Clara St. San Jose 95113 on 2010-02-16 -
Tuesday Feb 16th: Elton John at HP Pavilion San Jose
9 Feb 2010 | 11:37 amat HP Pavilion 525 W. Santa Clara St. San Jose 95113 on 2010-02-16 -
Wednesday Mar 24th: JAY-Z at HP Pavilion San Jose
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Friday Apr 2nd: LMFAO at LMFAO with Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour - HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose
9 Feb 2010 | 11:31 amat LMFAO with Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour - HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose on 2010-04-02 -
Thursday May 6th: DAUGHTRY at HP Pavilion San Jose
9 Feb 2010 | 11:27 amat HP Pavilion 525 W. Santa Clara St. San Jose 95113 on 2010-05-06
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Downtown San Jose Real Estate
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Public Meeting on New Family Courthouse in Downtown
8 Feb 2010 | 11:19 amA public meeting will be held this Wednesday evening, February 10, from 6p to 8p, to discuss the proposed new family court facility in downtown San Jose. The new San Jose Family Justice Center would consolidate six currently leased facilities and house 20 courtrooms including all family-related services such as Family Court, Juvenile Dependency, and Drug Court in the proposed 193,400 square foot building. The new San Jose Family Justice Center would be located on the current court parking lot on the block from Market to First Streets and St. James to Devine Streets. The public meeting on… -
Bright Lights and Electronic Signs in Downtown San Jose
3 Feb 2010 | 12:32 pmSo the San Jose City Council is giving the green light on loosening up restrictions on signs in San Jose and even allowing more electronic signs in downtown San Jose and certain other locations. The City Council gave preliminary approval on policies that would permit more downtown business to put up programmable electronic signs similar to the ones currently at the downtown Flames and the new Market by Safeway. The permission to install these bright, programmable signs in downtown would obviously be encouraging for current and future businesses in downtown San Jose and this is obviously one… -
Spectacular Penthouse Condo in Downtown San Jose
1 Feb 2010 | 10:24 amI usually don’t talk about any one specific property here on the blog but this one I’ve got to show off a bit. Not to mention that its one of my own listings but that’s beside the point. This is an incredible condo and nothing short of spectacular. This penthouse condo is over 2,400 square feet of luxury and is located in the Park Townsend complex in downtown San Jose. The floor plan includes an expansive living area, solarium, gourmet kitchen, master bedroom suite, and upstairs loft area. If you are looking for a downtown home to entertain family, friends, or clients, this… -
San Jose’s Urban Market Scheduled to Open This Summer
28 Jan 2010 | 11:59 amAccording to the developers, the eagerly anticipated San Jose Public Market at San Pedro Square is set to open this summer. At a meeting with potential vendors, local business owners, and residents, the devleopers of the Urban Market described plans for the project which would be located at the north end of San Pedro Square. The new San Jose public market, which has been previously compared to other public markets such as The Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco and Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle, will feature a wide assortment food establishments, shops and entertainment. At the… -
Practical Tips for Buying a Condo in Today’s Market
27 Oct 2009 | 11:37 amMany buyers looking to purchase a condo in today’s real estate market are obviously looking for a deal. And rightfully so with the number of foreclosures and short sales on the market these days. But what many condo buyers don’t realize or fail to realize the importance of, is that they are not just buying a piece of real estate, they are also buying a membership into the homeowners association (HOA). Most buyers are aware of this fact. Sure that means there are rules to follow, HOA dues, CC&R’s, and probably HOA meetings. No big deal, right? Well, probably no big deal…
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Me Too You
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It is coming together
31 Jan 2010 | 7:37 amAt the end of the last year/start of the new year, I wrote a #best09 series of posts, inspired by Gwen Bell. It was refreshing to look back over 2009 with a positive view, remembering things like the best restaurant moment, best social web moment, best trip, best person, best book, etc., instead of looking back on all the things that were wrong with my life...like I normally do at the start of a new year. The last entry was a resolution, very traditional new year's stuff and fitting for the new year, especially after having done an exercise on the positives. MY RESOLUTION 1 MONTH… -
A Jar for "Old Man"...and Haiti
29 Jan 2010 | 8:08 amDiscussions in the car lately.... Lily: "Oh my gosh! What is that old man doing standing in the middle of the street?!" Me: "Actually, he's sitting."Ben: "He's going to be smashed like a bug!"Me: "Actually, he's on the divider in between where the cars drive. So he's safe."Ava: "He's holding a paper." Ben: "It says (sounding out words)...P-L-E-A-S-E....H-E-L-P... Me. I know that word: Me. It says Please Help Me."Me: "He doesn't have any money and sometimes when people don't have any money they… -
'"It's not the money I care about," Coco muses, "it's the independence."' - Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky by Chris Greenhalgh
28 Jan 2010 | 11:20 amWomen entreprenuers and businesswomen can be seen in a different light than their male counterparts. The urge to go for it can be diminished by the struggle to create a balance with the other pieces of their lives. Home and work conflict much? When women don't have families, is it easier for them to immerse themselves in work? A couple of months ago I was invited to participate as a guest on a conference call with my sister's company's women's book club. The subject was one of my favorite reads from 2009 (#best09), The Shriver Report. It was such an engaging discussion -… -
Take the Pearl Pledge - Pearls of Wisdom Cervical Cancer Awareness
7 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pmLast month, I had the opportunity to be a part of a conversation with other SV Moms Group bloggers, Michelle Whitlock, and ABC News Medical Contributor Dr. Marie Savard ("Dr. Marie"). It was a frank and open call...and I learned a lot. As a cancer survivor, I am hyper-interested in learning anything about how any cancer can be PREVENTED. And the amazing news is, cervical cancer is a cancer that can be prevented. Some statistics: Cervical cancer used to be the #1 cause of death and it still remains the #2 cause of cancer (2nd only to breast cancer). There is no other cancer we know… -
GIveaway Time! The Harlem Globetrotters
5 Jan 2010 | 5:37 pmI don't know about you, but whenever I think about the Harlem Globetrotters, that song just invades my head. I have always wanted to see them live, having seen them on TV as a pretty young kid. So fun! I just heard that they are coming to town, to San Jose, in a couple of weeks and I have been offered tickets to go. And...I also have four tickets to giveaway to a lucky reader! Hooray - we can whistle the song together. (Yes, if you win, you MUST hang out with me and whistle the song. Just kidding. Not really.)So...if you are so inclined, please enter the giveaway below. To enter, please…
