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California

Startup Sleepbus Offers Comfortable, Affordable Overnight Rides From L.A. to San Francisco

I live on California's Central Coast, just about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. You'd think being in a location like this would make it easy to get to either of these urban centers. Unfortunately, that just isn't true. The process is somewhat manageable by car, but that's not always an option. There's a local bus service that does

Could the next Mac OS be named after a local town?

Starting with version 10.9, Apple began naming its long-running OS X operating system after specific places in the state of California. OS 10.9 was called Mavericks. The current version of the operating system, 10.10, is called Yosemite. Apple has already announced that the next iteration of OS X will be named El Capitán, after a famous mountain inside of Yosemite

Meteor Explodes Over California

While news reports have been scant, there was a major cosmic event over California and Nevada this past Sunday.  A meteor weighing approximately 70 tons rocketed across the sky at a stunning 33,500 mph and exploded in the atmosphere.  The meteor sighting was reported by residents of both states and those in California also reported the explosion, which rattled house

Location, Location, Location

A few days ago I posted an article here entitled “Waxing Nostalgic” in which I reminisced about the original three Podcast & New Media Expos held at Ontario, California and how special they were. Upon further examination, it’s suddenly become obvious to me what set these three conferences apart and what made them such a success from a social standpoint.

Waxing Nostalgic

The year was 2005. The month was November. The setting was the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California. The event was the first podcast media expo. The phenomenon of podcasting, brought to life by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, was a bit over a year old. At least a couple of thousand podcasters as well as many podcast listeners showed

I Hate Rumors, Yet I Hate Thieves Even More

*NOTE* Upon publishing this piece, another rumor had sprung up that Gizmodo paid $10,000 to gain access to the next generation iPhone. There is one thing that really gets my goat when I read the news section - The inundation of  "Rumors". One person says the right words on the right blog and everyone jumps on; Next thing you know, multiple articles