John Gordon Ross

Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

ProgrammableWeb.com » Hack.Summit() Conference Tackles Inequality in Tech

Wednesday 26 November 22:25:29 UTC 2014

Hack.Summit() is a virtual programming conference being held Dec. 1-4. It's already the largest virtual programming conference in the world, with more than 27,000 registrations, but ProgrammableWeb readers still have time to sign up and participate. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Transitions API for Chrome to Animate the Web

Wednesday 26 November 21:42:44 UTC 2014

Google is looking to create an enhanced user experience via a Navigation Transitions API that provides seamless transitions in browsers and apps. The above video from Google's Chrome Dev Summit provides a sneak peak. [Link]

New Scientist – News » Toxic shockers: Key chemicals to look out for

Wednesday 26 November 20:30:00 UTC 2014

From BPA to burnt toast, pretty much everything in the modern world comes with a hidden cocktail of chemical extras. Get the facts on what to worry about (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Printchomp Print API Brings Scalable Print Functionality to Apps

Wednesday 26 November 19:17:16 UTC 2014

Despite the rise of the digital age, print has stood its ground. Take the humble business card, for example, or 3-D prints, photo books and product labels, to name a few. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Optimal Payments Launches Developer Center and New APIs

Wednesday 26 November 17:51:00 UTC 2014

Optimal Payments, a leading online and mobile payment processing services provider, has announced the launch of a Developer Center and a suite of REST-based APIs. [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2076: Tech Turkeys!

Wednesday 26 November 5:30:27 UTC 2014

Do they goggle gobble the bandwidth? If you enJoyed the comic, please retweet or share the URL. Thanks! [Link]

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