I’m terrible about trying to use apps to manage my time. Normally everything I try gets about a day of use and then I give up on it. It’s either too invasive, too demanding or otherwise just ineffective because of limitations. When I got sent the pitch forSandglazI didn’t think that things would be any different. I was pleasantly surprised. First off, the Sandglaz team understands that everybody works a little bit differently....

It’s been almost a year since the last release of the closely tied open source productsHamlandSass— and for one of the two, the new 3.1 release brings significant changes. Previously Haml and Sass were a part of the same package under Haml. The biggest update on the Haml side of things is that the two projects have now been split and are available in separate gems. The most exciting update to Sass, at least to me, is the ability to create user-defined functions in Sass....

Timbre Media, an India-based multi-genre radio station, has teamed up with a music labelSaregamato create a satellite radio with customized channels across various languages and genres. Although the exact financial details of this agreement weren’t disclosed, Timbre Media will make use of Saregama’s content and distribution strength in return for a 10% stake in the company. However, the programming of these radio channels will be handled by Timbre Media’s team of ex-Worldspace Radio employees....

Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite television service, says it has passed the 2 million customer mark, with almost half of its user-base jumping ship from BSkyB. Freesat is a not-for-profit joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc, launching to the public in May 2008. It offers a satellite alternative to theFreeviewservice on digital terrestrial television, with roughly the same selection of channels, and it also offers an alternative to Sky’s pay-TV digital satellite service, though with less channels available....

Satellites orbiting Earth are increasing like crazy — how do we prevent them from crashing? 1. Definition Satellites are regulated at the national level and through licensing, guided by the principles of theOuter Space Treaty of 1967. Though the terms constellation or mega-constellation are not found in the treaty, they are considered space objects, like all other satellites. As procedures and regulations vary from country to country, the challenge is how to govern mega-constellations without creating legal fragmentation....