100 UC Berkeley students took place in a test of a new technology that, among other things, will enable phones to “proactively say, I see you have a meeting that’s coming up in an hour, the route you usually take is congested. You probably need to leave 15 minutes early.” [Video Included]read more | digg story Follow

It’s not the price of the software that makes the real difference (although it’s a reason to migrate from one software to another for many people); it’s the idea that proprietary software comes with boundaries that keep the user experience confined to… well, being the user. Here are 50 commonly used programs that have open source alternatives.read more | digg story Follow