Technology & Business
Apple Messages most secure messaging platform
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Daniel Dudek-Corrigan used under Creative Commons License [/caption] The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released an interesting comparison chart showing how well the most common instant messaging platforms compete on security. The EFF analysis looked at these criteria: Encrypted in transit Encrypted so the provider can't read it Can you verify contacts identity Are past communication protected if keys are stolen Is the code open to independent review Is security design properly documented Has the code been audited
Google second most valuable brand in the world (afterApple)
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“846”] Image by Duncan Hull under Creative Commons License [/caption] Google is the world's second most valuable brand (2nd year in a row). The king of branding is still the one, the only, Apple. This according to the Interbrands Best Global Brands report. (link) <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/d72eb11dac.jpg" alt=""> The report assigns Apple a brand value of $B118 whereas Google is a close second at $117. Evaluating global brands is a long and painful process but Interbrands boils it down to 3 main criteria:
See how that webpage looked years ago
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“776”] Geocities website December 20 1996 [/caption] The Internet Archive (link) was started in 1996 to catalog and preserve the web. Today it has saved 435 billion webpages and makes this massive historical collection easily searchable. the site is constantly updated with new snapshots and every couple of years the sites platform is upgraded to keep is modern and working. For those of us that have been on the web from very early on, there is something heartwarming and nostalgic seeing the early versions of Geocities, AOL, Compuserve and even Facebook.
$115 worth of Android apps for free for a limited time
Amazon's Android app store is at it again offering $115 of free android apps for free until this Saturday. Some are very good and others are just filler but this promo is definitely worth checking out and I have confirmation that it is valid in Canada, the US and UK so far. My favourite apps in this bundle are: Plants versus Zombies Plex Fruit Ninja Sonic the hedgehog World of Goo Lapse it Pro Longman dictionary of contemporary english Download it now while these are free (link)
Joos Orange Solar Charger Review
I love gadgets related to camping or survival. Over the summer, I had the opportunity to test various solar chargers in real world situations and after all the testing was done, the Joos Orange won a special place in my heart. The Joos Orange is a big heavy plastic box with a solar panel on it. Unlike all of the other major solar chargers I tested, it was the only one that is completely self contained (battery, circuitry and solar panel), waterproof and can be locked to a tree, table or other immovable item.
Google Street view powered by a Camel
Google is constantly pushing to map our big blue marble and some of those locations just aren't accessible via car. What is Google to do? They have resorted to Camel power to records the desert of LIWA in the UAE.
Google teases upcoming Android L release
Not news worthy but we have all been wondering what the L will stand for. Nice to see Google having some fun.
Access paywall content for Free with this trick
There are dozens of large well respected online sites that protect their content using paywalls. A paywall is a fancy way to define subscriber only content. In the above case, it is an article about Elon Musk's electric car company called Tesla. Unfortunately I can't read the article. If I click the X to close the subscription options, I get taken back to the homepage. But there is a way to gain access to the content without paying the subscription.
Amazon giving away $135 worth of Android apps free
Everybody loves free and now Amazon is giving you $165 worth of apps for free (nada, zilch) on its Android AppStore. The offer includes a wide range of categories from office productivity to gaming. Examples of the free apps includes: Sonic 4 Episode II Riptide GP2 Threes Paper Camera Sketchbook Pro OfficeSuite Pro 7 Swype keyboard Perfectly Clear <- AMAZING PHOTO APP. Get it Get It Get It! Merriam-Webster Pro dictionary City Maps 2 Go (great offline maps for travel) many many more Deal will be offered until September 27 so download it while the downloading is good.
A light tough enough for your GoPro action cam
A lot of people buy the GoPro adventure camera (cam) as the family vacation video camera. Putting these people aside, the real adventure seekers are the ones that are ready for a challenge anytime day or night. But the GoPro doesn't work at night (quality really degrades quickly as it get's darker and darker). But fear not my friend, the Knog Qudos is here to shed light when ordinary lights scare away and break. The GoPro friendly accessory mounts next to your beloved recorder and shines a very bright 400 lumens in wide angle mode (175 in target spot and 275 in ultra wide).