Eight Great Tips For Traveling With the iPad
The iPad is an almost perfect travel computer. But as convenient as it is, a little preparation will make things even smoother. Here are some things you should do before you leave the house. Go Offline A 3G iPad is a wonderfully useful machine, but outside of your home country, unless you’re willing to pay…
The Sailboat Race that Outpaces the Wind
Re-adjust what you imagine when you think of a fast sailboat. Forget the floppy sails, majestic prows, and guys scurrying around in silly caps. Those would fly off on a C-class catamaran. Hell, the boats even fly. C-cats, as they’re affectionately known, are the most efficient wind-powered vessels on water. They’re light, weighing about as…
The Problems With Google House Ads
Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman takes a look at what happens when Google enters its own ad auctions—and doesn’t like what he finds. A version of this article originally appeared at Search Engine Land. Introduction Many publishers run “house ads” to self-promote their own offerings. Google does too. However, Google differs from most…