http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/chegg-founder-raises-another-7-5-million-for-stealth-startup-kakai http://tech.peekbase.com/chegg-founder-raises-another-7-5-million-for-stealth-startup-kakai#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:40:06 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/chegg-founder-raises-another-7-5-million-for-stealth-startup-kakai December 23rd, 2009 It’s not often that you hear about a startup still in deep stealth that has over 40 employees and backing from some of the biggest names in the valley. But that’s exactly the case for Santa Clara-based Kakai, which was founded in May by Chegg founder Osman Rashid. The company ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/judge-orders-microsoft-to-stop-selling-office-by-january-11th/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009 http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:40:02 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009 December 22nd, 2009 ‘Tis the season shop until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday). In that spirit, for the next few weeks we’ll be rounding up a dozen daily deals courtesy our friends at DealNews.com. Each afternoon tune in to TUAW for this handy summary. Keep in mind that while ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/apple-not-liable-for-plagued-imac-screens-updates-firmware-anyway/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/tethering-for-the-holiday-traveler http://tech.peekbase.com/tethering-for-the-holiday-traveler#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:20:02 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/tethering-for-the-holiday-traveler December 22nd, 2009 I know that many of our readers will be traveling during the holiday season, so I wanted to share a walk-through that will help keep your MacBook of choice connected on the go. This is an article intended for those using iPhones on carriers that do not officially support tethering. TUAW would ... Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/tethering-for-the-holiday-traveler/feed 0