Phil Butler is a mechanical engineer, technical writer, blogger and IT professional focused on emerging technologies and development. Currently a Senior Partner at Pamil Visions PR and Consulting, Phil is also a former teacher, research scientist and technical trainer.
Phil Butler
Users of the Streamy service can create profiles, join groups, read and share news, chat, message and a host of other standard social features, but there is more to the service than that. On the face... Read More
Sun Microsystems announces its variation of cloud computing services, taking on Google and Amazon. Recent news from Cisco, combined with this latest announcement, reveal a highly competitive trend... Read More
We know Google has been watching, and we know why, but we did not expect them to announce the are really Big Brother. Google announced today a behaviorally targeted ad system powered by user... Read More
Legacy Locker Co-Founder Jeremy Toeman describes the service as an “online safety deposit box.” Ironically, the service costs about as much as one too. At a cost of about $30 per year or $300 for... Read More
In the words of one designer; "a balance between the way a site works and looks" is fundamental to the minimalist philosophy. Evaluating aesthetics and function in this way can be equated to building... Read More
Aesthetics and graphic design seem to take a back seat to workability and programming excellence in many developments. From an engineering standpoint, this is logical when we talk about usability,... Read More
FileRide is a social startup designed to create interaction around ideas and interests. The design is striking, the utility clever and the philosophy behind it inherently interesting. For a desktop... Read More
Adobe applications come under more fire with alerts of serious security issues. Whilst no product is ever 100% immune to being hacked, the company's response to threats has historically been limited.... Read More
Gmail crashed again spawning further debate over the validity of cloud computing. The rationale might be expressed like this; "If Google can go down for even an hour, then what might happen to much... Read More
Microsoft announces Elevate America, a program to help displaced workers get technical training in these difficult times. Whether an altruistic exercise or a truly innovative outreach, the program... Read More
Coghead, one of the Web's best enterprise SaaS solutions closes shop. Whether the economy helped close it down, or data security was the issue, the Web lost some great innovation. How can we prevent... Read More
The Screen Actors Guild wants the sweetest deal possible from online video. News today reveals a Hollywood's surreal expectations for Web revenue sharing. The studios simply cannot solve the "money... Read More
Facebook's Barry Schnitt: "We will not sell user data. Any assertion to the contrary is false." Facebook may be guilty of many things, but selling user data is not, nor will it be, one of them. Read More
Nokia, along with Apple and Microsoft, apparently have a more refined model for how to market products to millions of users. Part of this apparent "advantage" no doubt arises out of their potential... Read More
