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TechnoCrunch 40 Conference 2007

Xavier Llorà — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:23:27 +0000

TechCrunch40 Conference 2007 present 40 startups. If you want to procrastinate a bit, check the ideas they are proposing. Maybe they will get you inspired

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Installing third-party apps to your iPhone

Xavier Llorà — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:38:05 +0000

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

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Moving around Urbana

Xavier Llorà — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:22:29 +0000

Javier and Neus moved this weekend. Here are some pictures

Mudanza Javi&Neus Summer 2007

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Zattoo - TV to Go

Xavier Llorà — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:35:46 +0000

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. Zattoo partners with broadcasters and advertisers to serve consumers with a wide selection of content from various sources in one easy-to-use web interface.

Needless to say I asked for an invitation to test it. I am still waiting for it…

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Crawlers on the loose

Xavier Llorà — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:01:41 +0000

Recently, our lab web server has been experiencing a great increase of bot visits. Besides the usual Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. bots a new one caught my attention. It is visiting pretty frequently: Cuill. From the few information they have on their site, one of the co-founders is a former UIUC CS alumni Anna Patterson.

Cuill Inc. (pronounced [kool]) is a startup company that is pioneering a new approach to Search. The company was founded by Anna, Russell, and Tom. Our offices are located on a quiet street in Menlo Park, CA. If you’d like to learn more about Cuill or the people behind it, please get in touch.

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Google Notebook

Xavier Llorà — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:07:50 +0000

Google Notebook has a pretty cool add-on for Firefox. It allows you to clip, and organize information from across the web in a single online location that’s accessible from any computer.

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Is your MacBook Pro running too hot?

Xavier Llorà — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:14:39 +0000

The first generations of MacBook Pros tend to run too hot because the low rpm set by default. The new ones have doubled the rpm speed. If you have a first generation on and want to boost the fans a bit to make it run a little cooler, you may find two tool apps to increase the fan speed here.

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Machine learning & Statistical Learning in R

Xavier Llorà — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:37:13 +0000

Torsten Horthorn maintains a page with a list of packages for machine learning and statistical learning in R.

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University of Illinois vs a Mummy

Xavier Llorà — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:44:09 +0000

A hidden treasure found in the Urbana Free Library. University of Illinois vs a Mummy is a movie made by students at UofI. If you have never been in UofI you will find this movie pretty hilarious.

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Paul Borgeson poetry contest at UIUC

Xavier Llorà — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:08:40 +0000

There is a poetry contest at UIUC in honor of Paul Borgeson (former UIUC decesed faculty). You still have time to turn your poem in till April 6th. It is never to late to have fun.

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