JumpBox is a virtual appliance platform that simplifies the deployment of server software on local machines. By utilizing virtual machines and cleverly packaging an operating system, web server, database, application, Continue reading »

Colorado based Intense Debate, the sophisticated blog comment system with the silly name, launched its public beta this morning. There are some definite kinks in the service still, but there's Continue reading »

Recently launched Cofundos.org, from the Agile Knowledge Engineering and Semantic Web Research Group at the University of Leipzig in Germany, is a community funding site for open source software. The Continue reading »

Document sharing site DocStoc opened to the public today after months of a high-profile private beta. Similar to the already launched and funded Scribd, DocStoc aims to provide a place

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Plentyoffish_1_Man_Company_May_Be_Worth_1Billion'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; We've written before about PlentyOfFish, a leading online dating site that is run by a single person and is raking Continue reading »

Brijit is an interesting new service that supplies magazine abstracts for those of us too busy to read through every print publication we're subscribed to. If you don't subscribe to Continue reading »

YourStreet is relaunching this week as a local news aggregator and mapping service. It's simple but really well executed; getting to review nice, smart little apps like this one is Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/ActionThis_Launches_Online_Task_Management_Service_Free_Offer_for_R_WW_Re'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; ActionThis, a Wellington, New Zealand based startup, today launched a "Get Things Done" task management app. It enables people to Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/music/Jango_s_Social_Music_Service_Shines_In_a_Crowded_Market'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Jango is a social music site that's launching formally in the middle of next month, but has decided to reach Continue reading »

Boston-based Kinset yesterday announced the launch of their flagship 3D virtual world shopping platform. The downloadable Kinset client loads up a virtual shopping mall that looks and feels rather similar Continue reading »