http://www.takeaplunge.com Ventures, Start Ups, Businesses Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.takeaplunge.com/visual-website-optimizer-another-way-to-run-ab-tests-on-your-site/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/visual-website-optimizer-another-way-to-run-ab-tests-on-your-site/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:32:25 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4167 A/B testing (this means running multiple versions of a site at the same time and tracking which one performs best ) has always been a very important part of launching a new version of any website. This is a complex process. Visual Website Optimizer offers to help users manage the whole process. Features You can perform [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/visual-website-optimizer-another-way-to-run-ab-tests-on-your-site/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/aol-and-google-expand-partnership-to-mobile-youtube/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/aol-and-google-expand-partnership-to-mobile-youtube/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:02:27 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4156 Google and AOL announced a 5 year renewal of their search deal. There is a search deal going on between the 2 companies. Google powers search across AOL’s content network and properties. Now it will also power mobile search and YouTube. Armstrong said in a statement “Today is another important step in the turnaround of AOL…AOL users will [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/aol-and-google-expand-partnership-to-mobile-youtube/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/windows-live-sync-to-upgrade-storage-to-5gb-and-become-windows-live-mesh/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/windows-live-sync-to-upgrade-storage-to-5gb-and-become-windows-live-mesh/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:44:03 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4125 Microsoft launched Windows Live Sync in beta at the end of June. It was merged with its long-awaited Windows Live Mesh, but both have their separate branding. In the next few months, the product will get Windows Live Mesh branding. Windows Live Sync already has 240,000 beta users. It can sync files between your PCs or between PCs [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/windows-live-sync-to-upgrade-storage-to-5gb-and-become-windows-live-mesh/feed/ 2 http://www.takeaplunge.com/stream-all-your-music-photos-and-videos-from-your-laptop-to-your-iphone-with-libox/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/stream-all-your-music-photos-and-videos-from-your-laptop-to-your-iphone-with-libox/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:19:27 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4102 Sometimes getting the media you need on the device you want it can be difficult when you have several devices. Apple provides a solution in the form off itunes and by making you constantly sync your iPhone with your laptop, but it involves wires and cables. Microsoft has Mesh for effortless syncing but it is [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/stream-all-your-music-photos-and-videos-from-your-laptop-to-your-iphone-with-libox/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/microsoft-to-launch-ie9-bets-on-sept-15/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/microsoft-to-launch-ie9-bets-on-sept-15/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:36:38 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=4028 Microsoft will launch the beta of the Internet Explorer 9 on Sept. 15. The latest version of the browser will be unveiled in an event in San Francisco to mark the arrival of the beta. The new version of IE is being billed as highlighting “the beauty of the Web.” Microsoft sent different art supplies, such as [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/microsoft-to-launch-ie9-bets-on-sept-15/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/simpler-fund-advices-with-yc-funded-futureadvisor/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/simpler-fund-advices-with-yc-funded-futureadvisor/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:28:11 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3955 You always wonder why mutual funds are complicated. Probably the mutual fund or the fund managers are making it complex so that you need their services. Every year, 13 billion dollars are generated in mutual fund fees and so you can see the temptation. Can’t it be simpler? Y Combinator-backed FutureAdvisorwants to help. The company is like a [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/simpler-fund-advices-with-yc-funded-futureadvisor/feed/ 1 http://www.takeaplunge.com/checks-the-tone-of-your-email-like-a-spell-checker-checks-your-spelling/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/checks-the-tone-of-your-email-like-a-spell-checker-checks-your-spelling/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:50:07 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3877 Ever sent or received emails that can be misinterpreted? Well, if you haven’t, there are chances that you’ll someday. But you can stop that from happening with the help of ToneCheck. It is like an emotional spell-check application. Canadian startup Lymbix wants to help you avoid misinterpreted textual communication. ToneCheck is available today for Microsoft Outlook. It will [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/checks-the-tone-of-your-email-like-a-spell-checker-checks-your-spelling/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/microsoft-puts-down-the-kin/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/microsoft-puts-down-the-kin/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:17:17 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3769 We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and technologies from KIN into future Windows Phone releases. We will continue to work with [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/microsoft-puts-down-the-kin/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/windows-7-sells-7-copies-every-second-150-million-copies-total-sold-so-far/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/windows-7-sells-7-copies-every-second-150-million-copies-total-sold-so-far/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:44:42 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3723 The Windows 7 operating system upgrade is going fast. Microsoft has already sold 150 million copies of Windows 7 since it launched last October, which means it is selling 7 copies every second. Windows 7 is by far the “fastest selling operating system in history,” according to Microsoft. Most of the demand for Windows 7 is being driven [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/windows-7-sells-7-copies-every-second-150-million-copies-total-sold-so-far/feed/ 0 http://www.takeaplunge.com/one-laptop-per-childs-next-move-the-100-tablet/ http://www.takeaplunge.com/one-laptop-per-childs-next-move-the-100-tablet/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 01:40:58 +0000 admin http://www.takeaplunge.com/?p=3599 The idea of $100 laptop is pushed to the backseat because the nonprofit organization behind the $100 laptop for children in the world’s poorest places is jumping on the tablet bandwagon. One Laptop Per Child’s next computer will be based on chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd.’s Moby tablet design. Marvell’s prototype was showcased this year and the cost was said [...]]]> http://www.takeaplunge.com/one-laptop-per-childs-next-move-the-100-tablet/feed/ 0