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Matt Cutts has a nice post on how to hack your iPhone to install third-party apps. I am still reluctant to do it.

Did you ever wanted to sync your iCal and your Google Calendar? I just ran into Spanning Sync. I have been testing and it is definitely worth it if you need such capabilities. Synchronize Google Calendar and Apple iCal. Share calendars between multiple Macs. Share calendars with your coworkers, family, and friends. And while you’re at it, connect Google Calendar to your iPod, mobile phone, and other devices.

I was browsing around today and I ran into Zattoo - TV to Go. It is a P2P IPTV service provided by an University of Michigan at Ann Arbor startup. See below their claim to fame. Zattoo acquires, transports and presents quick-start, long-play streaming video in one browser for all channels for broadband users anywhere. Zattoo is the only provider of P2P IPTV to provide users with diverse and desired content of the highest possible video quality in one browser, while dramatically reducing cost and increasing reach for broadcasters and enabling advertisers to leverage the best aspects of both web-based and traditional television advertising methods....

The E2K blog has moved. You can reach it at http://dita.ncsa.uiuc.edu/e2k/

DITA and ALG at NCSA have joined forces with the DISCUS team to enter the 2007 VAST contest. You can find a podcast of the entry to the contest here, and a description of the VAST contest below. Visual Analytics is the science of analytical reasoning supported by highly interactive visual interfaces. People use visual analytics tools and techniques to synthesize information into knowledge; derive insight from massive, dynamic, and often conflicting data; detect the expected and discover the unexpected; provide timely, defensible, and understandable assessments; and communicate assessments effectively for action....