With all of the talks going around about HP buying out Palm, we can’t help but to ponder upon this topic a little deeper. What better than sharing a memo from Jon Rubinstein himself that was sent out to Palm employees?

For those of you who don’t know, Jon got his start with HP prior to his involvement with Palm. In his letter, you can see just how much insight he had in regards to the possibilities that Palm can accomplish with this new merger.

In my opinion, it’s great to see Jon letting his employees know that during the HP integration process, it will be business as usual in the Palm offices. He is still determined to motivate his employees to continues selling and innovating so that Palm can continue the legacy as seamlessly as possible. Without further ado, here’s the letter that he sent out to all Palm employees.

The Letter

Team,

Over the past two years, we have made remarkable progress transforming Palm. We returned to our innovative roots and delivered some of the best mobile experiences on the market. Today, we are taking a huge step forward in accelerating that strategy with the announcement of a merger with HP.

I am very excited about the potential of this merger (and not only because I started my career there). HP recognizes the value in our platform, our IP and our people, and that is all a result of your hard work. In a very short period of time, we amassed a world-class team, brought webOS to market with widespread acclaim, launched four new devices, and launched in eight countries. In short, we have delivered on our original plan.

HP is a world-class company which brings the extensive resources necessary to scale the Palm webOS platform. Together, Palm and HP share a history of innovation and technology leadership, and I look forward to working with them to accelerate the development and adoption of Palm webOS.

There are many decisions to be made and questions to be answered in the coming months as we turn to completing a successful integration. During this process, we must remain laser focused on our priorities––increasing sell through and customer satisfaction, and continuing to work on our innovative product roadmap.

I’m sure you’d like to hear more about this announcement, and perhaps ask some questions, so please join me in the multi-purpose room at 5:00 p.m. today for an all hands meeting. For those of you not located in Sunnyvale, we will provide a dial-in number in the meeting invitation.

One last public service announcement––as you might expect, this development may generate considerable interest from the media and shareholder community. [...]

Thanks again for all your hard work, and go Palm and HP!!

jon

Are you curious about HP buying Palm?

Stay tuned, I will be posting about this acquisition here shortly. For those who haven’t been able to get up on this topic yet, I will help you become informed so that you can stay on top of what’s happening in the world of technology as we know it.

Discover Dropbox

These days, having a computer is very common. Working with multiple computers is also pretty common. However, what isn’t common is someone that truly understands the best way to keep the files shared between multiple computers.

Sync Your Data

Dropbox is an application, which is hosted in a cloud hosting environment to provide you with the opportunity to work with multiple computers seamlessly. This is much either than storing data on a CD or flash drive.

Pricing

They do have a free edition of Dropbox, but it’s only 2 GB worth of space, which these days is normal to consume quickly. I have to recommend going with the paid version, so that you truly have the best experience possible.

Do I really need this?

This is something that I really can’t help you answer. But, ask yourself the following questions.

• Do I waste time e-mailing documents to the other computer?
• Do I often come home only to find out I forgot the most important file, so I have to turn back just to go get it?
• Do I want a reliable backup solution so that I don’t risk losing my data for good due to a technical malfunction?

If you answered yes to any of the above, please do yourself a favor and get Dropbox. It’s truly worth the few dollars a month to have that extra layer of protection as well as seamless access to all of your data.

Dropbox Summary

Dropbox is a pretty good solution. Many people that I know personally are satisfied with it and I see why. It provides them with a way to work anywhere at anytime without having to worry about not having the needed data.

For more information on Dropbox, please visit http://www.dropbox.com. Let me know what you think about this? I am always looking for everyone’s opinion on what I cover here at BYOIT!

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What has really got us going is the features provided when you book a flight on one of the Virgin America flights. It seems like the geeks (yes, we’re all geeks, it’s one of the best things in the world, just ask around) are being targeted by Virgin America.

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When it comes to the internet, Google is a name that is automatically known all around the world. I remember when Google was still in their first days as a search engine provider. Now, they are one of the most dominant companies to ever hit the internet to this day.

Now, you probably already know about how powerful Google is. So, I’m not going to touch on that subject. What I’m touching on is the announcement that Google made about their experimental fiber optic network. You can find the blog post on the official Google blog. (more…)