Must-read or listen speech giv…

Must-read or listen speech given by Hawaii labor leader to UH faculty. http://bit.ly/eMxnsV

Secure your Google Account with Advanced sign-in security

While most of us are casual with our password usage across many minor web sites, there are a few sites that you should have very strong passwording. Your Google or gmail account is one of them. Google is rolling out a pretty serious 2-step verification system that will make it really, really hard for others to take over your account. If you live in the Google ecosystem, I strongly suggest you take a close look at this

2-step verification requires two independent factors for authentication, much like you might see on your banking website: your password, plus a code obtained using your phone. Over the next few days, you’ll see a new link on your Account Settings page that looks like this:

Mubarak better come on the sce…

Mubarak better come on the scene soon. that huge #egypt crowd will not wait too long

if you want to see an amazing …

if you want to see an amazing twitter stream, check #egypt amazing.

Mubarak NOT stepping down in #…

Mubarak NOT stepping down in #egypt gotta watch this speech now.

Awesome! RT @HawaiiRealty: Thi…

Awesome! RT @HawaiiRealty: This could be the best sunset this year! And I am not easily swayed.;) http://yfrog.com/h3i8apuj

iPhone with Skype can now call Skype TVs

I’m jealous. There is Skype for my Evo 4G but it doesn’t do video. Meanwhile, the iPhone continues to get the early releases of the leading-edge Skype versions. If you’ve got an iPhone, enjoy! Android users, you’ll just have to keep waiting

A small, but interesting, update to Skype‘s iPhone app got pushed out today. Version 3.0.1 builds on the video calling capability that was added back in December by adding support for a wider range of Skype clients and devices, including Skype for TV.

If the idea of making a video call from some far-flung corner of the world back to a family TV sounds appealing to you, you’ll need a TV that specifically supports Skype. A number of Panasonic and Samsung sets will do the job, while a compatible webcam is required too. A list of supported kit is here.

While video calling to your TV may

Hey Google: welcome to Evil Corporationism

Sad to see this but Google is following the inevitable path that hugely successful American companies get pulled into: that of the evil corporation. I’m not saying Google is evil. Quite the contrary. What I am saying is that the bigger a company gets, the bigger the target on its back becomes ripe for accusations from those that want “fairness”. I hope Google comes out of this better than Microsoft did.

A Google sign is seen at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. | AP Photo

There are increasing calls for a sweeping antitrust probe of Google. | AP Photo Close

Google is under siege in Washington like never before — and it says an “anti-Google industrial complex” is to blame.

In an interview with POLITICO, a Google spokesman argued that a cabal of antitrust lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms is conspiring against the Internet search giant. The mastermind? Google says it’s Microsoft.