The Rivercast

Potential New Job

2012-01-18T10:27:00.002-05:00

Yes it's been a tough job market. But I've found there are jobs for experience. The trick is to find your niche. So going back to work, is my goal. Now I have an interview for my field (maintenance and buildings and grounds). I'm pretty confident about. We'll see how it comes out. The lady that called me was excited to meet me, so that's a good sign. I'm up for this and ready to jump into it. Wish me luck...

So much to talk about

2008-09-28T13:03:00.002-05:00

After all I haven't blogged here since February '08. I bought a flip camcorder and posted some hot videos on You Tube. Shortly after I made that purchase I realized that streaming is now the new thing on the web. Well I have not bought a camera to stream with yet, I can tell you it's in my future. I want to use the website "Qik" for streaming video because of the portability. That requires a new cell phone and cell phone service that is more than I want to spend right now. It's very hard to keep up with technology. The iPhone will work very well but that will be upwards of $100 a month for the cell bill alone. Like I said on an earlier post: decisions/decisions...

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo

2008-02-04T16:51:00.000-05:00

What you all are missing about Google
I’m surprised that even Kara Swisher has missed this. The bloggers are going nuts, once again, over the email that a Google lawyer sent to Microsoft regarding Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Yahoo.

Here’s what’s really going on:

1. Google doesn’t mind this deal going through at all. Google knows they will be able to outrun a “Microhoo.” Why do they know that? Because they’ve been able to outrun them both separately. As we heard on Channel 5 news on Friday night: put two turkeys together and you don’t get an eagle.
2. Google stands to gain HUGE by slowing down this deal. Every month longer that this deal takes is tens of millions in Google’s pockets. Why? Well, the real race today isn’t for search. Isn’t for email. Isn’t for IM. It’s for ownership of your mobile phone. The guy who runs China’s telecom said last week he’s seeing six million new people get a cell phone in China every month. So, every month that Microsoft and Yahoo will be stuck in some courtroom arguing out why this is a good deal means money in the bank for Google as they close mobile phone deal after mobile phone deal.
3. Email is not where the money is. Google knows this. So, who cares that Microsoft and Yahoo have a monopoly there? There’s only one way to make money with the 600 million who are on either Microsoft’s Hotmail or Yahoo’s email: get them to join other services where there ARE ways to make money. Danny Sullivan said that this deal is all about search. He’s right. But you gotta be able to get those 600 million people to not just use your email, but come over and use your search. Google is trying to slow down these teams from doing that. But Google knows that even if Microsoft and Yahoo join email and do a pretty decent job of integrating search into there that Google will still see more growth in both email and search than Microsoft and Yahoo together will see. Why? Have you compared Google’s offerings to the others? I have (I am a Hotmail user). Even though I am locked into Hotmail cause my email address is all over the Web I’d rather be on Gmail and Google’s offerings are better integrated and better designed.
4. IM is harder to monetize than email is. Do we really think Google is concerned about either email or IM? If they were they’d be pouring lots of resources into Gmail and Google Talk. Hint: Google isn’t doing that. Why not? Because they aren’t taking their eye off the mobile ball. They are hoping that everyone else does, though, by sending this note. It sure did work, too. Damn the bloggers all took the bait and either called Google arrogant or hypocritical or annoying. Google is all of those things here, for sure, but they are damn smart and are doing this for their own purposes.

Now, we can argue about whether this deal is good or not, or whether it’ll work out for Microsoft or not, but people, don’t take your eye off of what Google is really up to here. Google is having fun by causing Microsoft to react, not to mention that if its little note is taken seriously this deal will be slowed down by six months or more while government regulators look it over. Even in the best of situations it’s going to take a year for these two huge companies to integrate and figure out how to work with each other. So, every month that this gets delayed is gold in Google’s pockets.

Better or Worse today?

2008-01-31T07:07:00.000-05:00

Are you like me, some days you feel great, positive and have plenty of strength. Other days you feel weak and not sure of yourself. It seems that there's no control over which kind of day today will be. So far it's been the weak one. I have a lot on my plate today so, actually I'll be glad when this day is over. Here's hoping you have a good day.
By the way my iRiver is working again. I've been listening to podcasts and I'm back to my old self in that respect. Have been listening to Todd the Geek at Geek News Central Podcast. I'll be doing my own podcast in the near future. It will be aptly named "The Rivercast."

Choices

2008-01-28T10:29:00.000-05:00

but that's always the case with life, isn't it?
you make your choices, you bear the consequences, you live with it, you move on.
I read this on someone else's blog this morning and I thought I'd share it with you.
You see I'm trying to make a major choice in my life right now and this sentence just seemed to tell it all.
It's really past time for me to retire. Age wise at least. Of course there's always the money question. Will we have enough, is a part time job enough, what's the answer.
As the sentence says above: make the choice and live with it.

Back in the groove

2008-01-18T11:57:00.000-05:00

Six months later I submit my next blog. As I look out I see snow where there was green grass last time I blogged. The biggest thing that happened was we gave the grandchildren each a very large gift at Christmas. Both granddaughters got a Dell Inspiron laptop computer. The grandson received a new Playstation 3. But my wife and I did ok also. I received a large flat screen tv and my wife received a Playstation 3
So everyone is fat and happy and I'm a bit more broke than I was originally.
I still have wants though. I want the iPhone. hah!!

China

2007-07-14T08:18:00.000-05:00

Frankly I'm fed up with China this and China that. Our companies have moved many products to China. To increase bottom line as we all know. Now we learn every day how absolutely filthy China is. The Hershey company has moved some of it's chocolate manufacturing to China, some to Mexico and some to India. Every time I hear the name Hershey I think of this. Not only have they ruined local jobs, they've moved the product to an inferior country. Yesterday there was an article on msnbc discussing Chinese food vendors mixing cardboard into pastry they sell on the street. This shows you the mindset of the average China person. No thank you!!!

Catch up

2007-03-18T12:01:00.000-05:00

Yes. Last Saturday Dinner with wife, my Bro and his friend. Very nice. Back to our home for some chat after. Sunday quiet. Friday big snowstorm. That sucked. Of course we had to shovel it Saturday. That was super suck. So here it is Sunday and it's quiet day again. Very nice.
Maybe snow will melt this week. We'll see

What's the big deal about big weapons

2007-03-11T16:10:00.000-05:00

If you watch the series on Discovery Channel about future weapons, you'd think we should be cleaning house in Iraq. It's obviously not happening. Weapons or "future weapons" as Discovery Channel calls them are not making a difference. We have those robots over there and they are not making a difference. Our guys use them to detonate suspicious roadside bombs. I'm sure we are forever the good guys not wanting to hurt anyone innocent.
President Bush has called this war our childrens, childrens war. I disagree. Clean house Mr. President. Take out some good guys with the bad. Announce in advance, people are about to die. Then wipe out neighborhoods. These people think it's wonderful to kill. We should kill. Do massive wipeouts. We can do it you know. we have the MOAB. Hell we can wipe out Baghdad in a single day. Start the whole city over with new people. I'm tired of our American volunteers dieing at the hand of cowards that blow themselves up. Wipe them out now!!!!
This is a request to get on board and push our president. Change your strategy. Kill huge numbers of Iraqies with the weapons we have. There are many Iraqies that don't appreciate our sacrifice for them. It's time to show what happens when we are taken for granted.
Go USA.

2006-09-10T19:20:00.000-05:00

Odd and Ends with Music

My latest Vlog

2006-08-01T16:09:00.000-05:00

What do you want on your Zune??

Here I go again talking about Zune

2006-07-22T14:17:00.000-05:00

Zune

Discussing Zune

2006-07-16T19:58:00.000-05:00

NOKE Boarder II

Grandson a.k.a. NOKE is getting hot at this.

2006-07-04T09:48:00.000-05:00

Stormy Driving

Driving recently in Lancaster County, PA we ran into a rainstorm.

Gadgets I Want Podcast

2006-06-10T23:42:00.000-05:00

Click the link above for my latest podcast. I'm a gadget freak and let it all hang out here. Leave your comments if you are a similar freak. See ya. Ira

What a weekend

2006-05-28T18:03:00.000-05:00

Well we played golf yesterday (Saturday). Eighteen holes at Groff's Golf Club, a local club we never played before. The scores were actually pretty bad. But the golf was fun. So what more could we ask, right? Friday night we had dinner at The Paddock. Food was so, so. Saturday after golf we ate at The Country Table. Delicious!! Today, Sunday we rode bikes on the Heritage Rail Trail. It was good fun. Afterward we stopped at a local winery. Tasted some wines and bought two bottles. We promptly came home and drank one.
YESS!! Tomorrow we visit family for a cookout. Then Tuesday it's back to work.

Twilight Princess Lava Boss Video

2006-05-21T18:54:00.001-05:00

This is the reason we play Zelda.

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Stock Charts: Nintendo vs. Sony

2006-05-21T18:54:00.000-05:00

Sony's stock continues to decline in the wake of E3, while Nintendo is flying high. Apparently investors are not impressed with the PS3.

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Atlantic City Trip

2006-05-14T08:36:00.000-05:00

Making Bootable Movies with eMoviX

2006-05-05T15:37:00.000-05:00

"If you are like me and do all your video recording in Linux, you may wonder how you can share the TV shows, personal videos, and other multimedia content with friends and family who don't use Linux. How can you get the video from your hard disk to the people you care about in a way that you know they can play it?" Using eMoviX ...

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Microsoft's War-Plan Against Google

2006-05-05T15:02:00.000-05:00

Microsoft will increase investments by 60% in MSN, Windows Live and its other online businesses to $1.6 billion next year as it escalates a battle with Google, its chief executive said Thursday.

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BlackBerry back on the Defensive

2006-05-02T17:11:00.000-05:00

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will face a patent lawsuit from mobile email company Visto seeking an injunction and monetary damages, according to Visto.

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Earth's Artificial Ring: Project West Ford

2006-05-02T17:09:00.000-05:00

In May 1963, the US Air Force launched 480 million tiny copper needles that briefly created a ring encircling the entire globe. They called it Project West Ford.

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Pizza deliver cars running on Deep Fryer Oil - Madison, WI

2006-04-27T19:17:00.000-05:00

Leave it to the pizza delivery guy to have Madison thinking green. Glass Nickel Pizza is running 4 of their delivery vehicles on Fryer Oil Bio Diesel.

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Court throws out RIAA attempt to sue little girl

2006-04-23T08:52:00.000-05:00

"A judge in Michigan has thrown out a case where the RIAA attempted to sue a small child for file-sharing, after failing in its attempt to prosecute the child's mother." Michigan also turned down a violent videogame law. At least there's still some sanity somewhere.

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Advice for Computer Science College Students

2006-04-23T08:04:00.000-05:00

A well-written article describing tips for making computer science your profession

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Save the Internet

2006-04-22T08:15:00.000-05:00

Congress is pushing a law that would abandon Network Neutrality, the Internetâ��s First Amendment. Network neutrality ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate website by preventing companies like AT&T from rigging the playing field for only the highest-paying Web sites.
[Can we stop this?]

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Apple to Release 8GB and 10GB Versions of the Popular iPod Nano this Summer

2006-04-22T08:07:00.000-05:00

For all the iPod fans, summertime will see the release of two higher storage capacity Nanos. The rumored touch screen iPod is still in the works. Pictures of the new versions are available -- although it appears that there have been few if any cosmetic changes.

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Good night's sleep boosts long-term memory

2006-04-18T17:09:00.001-05:00

Brain scans have revealed how information we learn during the day is squirrelled away into long-term memory while we sleep. During a good night's rest, memories of recent events are shifted from one part of the brain to another, a process that is crucial for developing long-term memories.

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Most web users are 'silent surfers'

2006-04-18T17:09:00.000-05:00

The majority of web users don't participate online, preferring just to passively read information presented to them, according to new research.

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Yahoo's instant search

2006-04-11T17:19:00.000-05:00

Instant Search gives you answers as you type -- no more waiting!.

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Internet has 80,655,992 websites

2006-04-08T08:52:00.000-05:00

According to Netcraft's most recent web server survey, the amount of hostnames on the Internet has doubled within the past three years. At the end of March, Netcraft said it identified a total of 80,655,992 websites!

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Biochemists Discover Bacteria's Achilles' Heel

2006-04-08T08:51:00.000-05:00

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have determined what factors turn on protein production in bacteria, a finding that provides new targets for the development of antibiotics.

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Google Music Launching - ITunes Competition

2006-04-04T21:24:00.000-05:00

Late last week, Google met with a group of music industry executives and described the private event as merely for "networking." But Caris analyst Mark Stahlman suspects that Google is getting ready to launch a Music Store to rival Apple Computer iTunes.

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Chevy gets trashed in commercial contest

2006-04-02T12:50:00.000-05:00

Chevrolet created a contest to let users make their own ad for the Chevy Tahoe, but the company let a couple slip by under its nose depicting the SUV as a gas-guzzling, environment-destroying machine.

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RIAA Victims Banding Together

2006-04-01T09:29:00.000-05:00

Good news: the economics of RIAA spray-style lawsuits just got better for the little guys.

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How phishing sites fool us

2006-04-01T09:28:00.000-05:00

Solving the puzzle of why so many people fall for the email-based phishing attacks was the driving force behind a US research study which reveals that consumers may not comprehend even the most basic internet security indicators.

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Macintosh market share has plummeted over 50% during Jobs' current tenure

2006-03-31T08:53:00.000-05:00

"Apple's share of the worldwide PC market has tumbled from 4.6 percent in 1996, the year before Jobs returned, to just 2.2 percent in 2005... Gartner puts Apple's 1996 share at 4.6 percent, IDC at 5.1 percent. Market share in 2005 was 2.2 percent from Gartner and 2.3 percent from IDC... Apple's market share peaked at 15.8 percent in 1980...."

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The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia

2006-03-30T09:12:00.000-05:00

There is a small town in Pennsylvania called Ashland where Route 61's northbound traffic is temporarily branched onto a short detour. Beyond it lies a town filled with overgrown streets, smoldering earth, and ominous warning signs. It is the remains of the borough of Centralia. Very intersting article to check out!

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Firefox "thanks" Microsoft for monopolistic tactics

2006-03-29T11:53:00.000-05:00

"Over at ZDNet, Microsoft employee John Carroll makes the case that his companyâ��s monopolistic tactics over the past decade have in fact benefited our industry, and cites Internet Explorer as an example. Without preinstalling Internet Explorer, he says, how would anyone download Firefox? How would open-source markets grow?"

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Microsoft's Worst Enemy: Microsoft

2006-03-27T09:26:00.000-05:00

A detailed look by the NY Times into the problems of Microsoft with their recent setbacks with Vista and Office. The conclusion: The strategy of bundling software in the 90s has created too much baggage and bloat.

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The Man Who Could Fix Windows

2006-03-27T09:24:00.000-05:00

Steven Sinofsky is a rare bird on Microsoft's Redmond campus -- a manager who actually delivers software on time. He's now been put in charge of Microsoft's Windows group, which has seen endless delays in the release of its new Vista operating system. -

Good Luck!

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Cable Companies: We'll Kill VoIP

2006-03-14T10:03:00.000-05:00

Cable companies in the U.S. and Canada may be moving to squash one of the biggest threats to their future expansion --- VoIP. A Canadian cable company is already charging customers a premium for using competing VoIP products, and users are complaining that Comcast is purposely degrading the quality of Vonage connections.

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The Woman who Remebers EVERYTHING PERFECTLY

2006-03-14T10:02:00.000-05:00

AJ can recall with astonishing accuracy what she was doing on that date and what day of the week it was. Because her case is the first of its kind, the researchers have proposed a name for her syndrome -- hyperthymestic syndrome

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Flash Earth: Google Earth In Your Browser

2006-02-03T10:28:00.000-05:00

Flash Earth is a Flash version of Google Map's satellite pictures. Unlike Google Maps, Flash Earth allows you to zoom and move your view smoothly and responsively. It also has support for MSN Virtual Earth (but I'm sure you all prefer Google).

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The Stranglehold of Broadband Monopolies in the U.S.

2006-02-02T10:53:00.000-05:00

Broadband access is the new electricity... without universal access, we will be left in the dust by countries like Japan and Korea where they are deploying broadband that's 500 times faster than ours. Lobbyists make my blood boil!!!

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The Top 10 weirdest USB devices ever

2006-02-02T10:45:00.002-05:00

The title says it all. Some really weird USB devices in there! I digg!

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5 Things Steve Jobs Has Misled Us About In The Last 30 Years

2006-02-02T10:45:00.000-05:00

While Jobs certainly deserves praise ... when is too much ... too much?

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Yahoo, MSN, and AOL gave you up to the Feds; Google tells them to shove it

2006-01-20T10:08:00.000-05:00

A DoJ spokesperson has confirmed that Yahoo, MSN and AOL all provided the government with search records. Google is still standing their ground, refusing to provide the data.

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Most Insane Desktop Setup EVER!!

2006-01-20T10:06:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture (Flickr) of this guys home setup. He has multiple 30'' displays, a mac mini dedicated to his music, this guy is without a doubt hardcore mac.

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Scammer changes name of OpenOffice, sells as his own for $29 per download.

2006-01-19T10:58:00.000-05:00

This clever guy changes the app names - OpenOffice.org is Luxuriousity Office Suite ($29.95 for Instant Download!), GIMP is Photographer's Dream Pro ($19.99 download) on his site, and on eBay, search for "luxuriousity".

The kicker? No mention of GPL or source - a violation of GPL, I believe. Is there any way to stop guys like this?

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BlackBerry Shutdown May Hurt U.S.

2006-01-19T10:56:00.000-05:00

Research In Motion Ltd. says its BlackBerry e-mail device is so critical that a court-ordered shutdown of U.S. service could threaten public safety and business productivity.

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North Korea Missile Warhead Found in Alaska

2006-01-19T10:53:00.000-05:00

The warhead of a long-range missile test-fired by North Korea was found in the U.S. state of Alaska in 2003. This makes ANY threat from North Korea much more real.

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Firefox 15% Marketshare In U.S. And 20% Marketshare In Europe!

2006-01-17T11:27:00.000-05:00

Spread Firefox Announced: A new Xiti Study shows that Firefox has now more than 20% marketshare in Europe and more than 15% in the U.S. Check it out!

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iPods will gain in battery life with new Wolfson audio chip

2006-01-17T11:12:00.000-05:00

The new chip will give up to 70 percent more listening time according to Wolfson. This means if your current iPod can play music for 14 hours (a statistic for a typical 5G iPod), with the new Wolfson chip and a similar battery the same iPod would be able to play for 23.8 hours.

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New iMac Reviewed

2006-01-17T11:11:00.000-05:00

Ars Tecnica has posted a review of the new intel iMac.

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Intel drops "Pentium" brand!

2006-01-15T09:03:00.000-05:00

Intel has made a final decision to get rid of one of its oldest and most valuable brands, sources told TG Daily: "Pentium," unveiled in 1993 for its P5 processor generation, will begin to quietly disappear in the current CPU generation such as the single-core 600 series as well as the D 800 and D 900 families.

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City employee gets fired for accessing a web forum 19,200 times in 2 months

2006-01-13T10:38:00.000-05:00

Under the username 'Sassy Sarah', he posted Web 6,622 times, while at work.

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iPod Update Causing Major Headache for Some Video Owners

2006-01-13T10:36:00.000-05:00

The Apple iPod update that was released yesterday is causing big problems on many Video iPods. Symptoms include video playing for 20 - 30 seconds, freezing, and then continuing with no sound. Only current fix is to downgrade to previous firmware version. Link goes to a forum where issue is being discussed.

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Watch Steve Jobs keynote from Macworld 2006!

2006-01-11T12:06:00.000-05:00

Steve Jobs introduces the new MacBook Pro at Macworld.

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Postal Employees Steal Netflix DVD's From Customers

2006-01-08T14:02:00.000-05:00

I for one have been the victim of stolen mail and packages by postal employees and it seem the postal inspectors don't have much interest in doing anything about it. Glad to see local police stepped up on this one! Makes you wonder what else these two had been stealing from the mail.

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How does Orange County Choppers handle a computer crash? Just as expected..

2006-01-08T14:00:00.000-05:00

I would hate to see how Paul Sr. would have reacted if it was his computer that crashed. It looks like everyone at OCC has a temper. Check out the video...

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Google Pack is Live

2006-01-07T10:36:00.001-05:00

http://pack.google.com/ is live.

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Homeland Security opening private mail

2006-01-07T10:36:00.000-05:00

Last month Goodman, an 81-year-old retired University of Kansas history professor, received a letter from his friend in the Philippines that had been opened and resealed with a strip of dark green tape bearing the words â��by Border Protectionâ�� and carrying the official seal of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Say goodbye to Hard Drives

2006-01-06T11:50:00.000-05:00

With flash storage being brought up by the cellphone industry for its efficient size and energy consumption it is the next natural storage medium for laptops. Also sporting instant on capability, it seems that cost is the only thing that stands in the way of flash sending hard drives into storage along with tape drives.

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Collectors Go Bananas for Flawed $20 Bill

2006-01-06T11:47:00.000-05:00

Story about a $20 Bill with a Del Monte sticker under the serial number and seal. With picture.

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1 In 10 Now Use Mozilla's Firefox

2006-01-05T09:32:00.000-05:00

"Firefox is very close to hitting a critical mass of 10 percent, which could mean a more rapid adoption rate," said Vince Vizzaccaro, vice president of marketing at NetApplications, in a statement.

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Starz to make their movies downloadable

2006-01-03T10:18:00.000-05:00

Nice, Lets keep the ball rolling. Come on HBO.

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A huge virus threat for every Windows PC ever made

2006-01-03T10:16:00.000-05:00

Experts believe that this could be the biggest vulnerability that has ever surfaced for Windows PCs. Other than the users themselves.

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This year, Santa went cybershopping

2006-01-02T08:56:00.000-05:00

Online holiday spending rose 25 percent to 30 percent from a year ago, with hot items being computer hardware, consumer electronics and clothing, according to two reports released on Thursday.

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Google Cheating on Firefox?

2006-01-02T08:48:00.000-05:00

Google and Opera seems to be getting ever cozier with each other. Wonder what Mozilla thinks.

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Podcasting Today

2006-01-01T11:21:00.000-05:00

In Business 2.0 Stacy Kramer states that Podcasting could do for audio what TiVo did for Television. I agree, but with a far more better flair. With Podcasting there are as many subjects and slants on subjects as there are podcasts. Plus, and this is a big plus, you can listen not only WHEN you want, but also WHERE you want. This is big, this is REALLY big. Now on-demand has reached the audio entertainment world. There are books both free and charge available to listen on mp3 format. Listen to a book while you work, drive, eat whatever. Without disturbing anyone around you. More: do your own podcast. Share your passion. The horizon is limitless. There's no stopping the growth of Podcasting. The winner of the next Presidential election could very well be determined by Podcasting. Thousands of people are already cutting their teeth with their own podcast. Come election time, many of these will be sharing their views. Getting out information not yet available to the masses. People doing their own podcast from the comfort of their home are developing long lists of subscribers to their daily or weekly podcast. The information these people put in their podcast will go straight into the ears of their faithful listeners. What do YOU have to say?

FBI looking to hire IT workers

2005-12-30T08:54:00.001-05:00

Annual pay for the positions ranges from $35,452 to $135,136

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Ten Failed Tech Trends for 2005

2005-12-30T08:54:00.000-05:00

At year's end, newspapers, websites, and tech publications are full of predictions of future trends. ExtremeTech decided to take a look backwards at 2005, and figure out which hyped trends failed to materialize.

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Circuit City to do an Xbox 360 Re-Launch

2005-12-29T10:47:00.000-05:00

For those of you who were not able to get a 360 yet, we have some good news. They have informed us that some time in January Circuit City will be having an Xbox 360 Re-Launch just like Best Buy did on Dec. 18th. They could not give us the exact date, but they did say when you see the Xbox 360 system in their ad, that's the day to go!

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HBO to release video content for iPod?

2005-12-29T10:41:00.000-05:00

Reuters reports that HBO's chief executive hopes to make a deal with Apple for supplying iPod/iTunes Video content at some point in the future.

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Happy Holidays: We've Lost All Your Critical Data

2005-12-28T23:54:00.001-05:00

Over 200,000 employees, time share owners and customers. Included in the data were every identity thief's dream starter kit: names, social security numbers, bank account numbers and credit card numbers. To apologize, Marriott has agreed to spend the $100 or whatever to give everyone impacted a free credit monitoring service.

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Trade your CDs for an iPod

2005-12-28T23:54:00.000-05:00

45 CDs = 512 MB iPod ShuffleÂ
65 CDs = 1 GB iPod ShuffleÂ
85 CDs = 2 GB iPod NanoÂ
110 CDs = 4 GB NanoÂ
130 CDs = 30 GB iPodÂ
175 CDs = 60 GB iPodÂ

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The strange truth behind Super Mario Bros. 2

2005-12-26T11:20:00.000-05:00

The US version of SMB2 was actually a rehash of a Famicom game called Doki Doki Panic. â��The Lost Levelsâ�� was the original SMB2.

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Opera buys Opera

2005-12-25T13:15:00.000-05:00

OSLO, NORWAYâ�� Amidst mounting speculation of an all-out bidding war between Microsoft, Google and the Korean bakery down on 3rd, Opera Software announced today that it inadvertently purchased itself in a $0 million recursive merger set to complete on Monday.

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50 all time best gadgets

2005-12-25T12:40:00.000-05:00

How many of the gadets do you own or have owned? Pretty good read.

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The GOTY 2005!

2005-12-25T10:54:00.000-05:00

Gamespot finishes up its "Best and Worst of 2005" with the coveted Game of the Year award. I was rooting for it all along!

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Netflix wins first round in online DVD rental war

2005-12-25T10:52:00.000-05:00

The companies switched places in market value over the course of an intense, yearlong price war, with Netflix -- which has no debt -- now worth $1.5 billion, compared with Blockbuster at $684 million and more than $1 billion in debt.

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers

2005-12-24T09:50:00.000-05:00

Must read if you are a new or pro programmer.

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HowTo: Score an Xbox 360 online at MSRP

2005-12-22T09:46:00.000-05:00

This Microsoft employee figures out (and shares) how to snag an Xbox 360 online at MSRP by combining two easy to use tools - no auctions required.

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The 10 Best Tech Podcasts of 2005

2005-12-21T12:30:00.000-05:00

Probably the 10 best tech podcasts in the world?

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Is Slashdot dying?

2005-12-21T12:29:00.000-05:00

A look at the average number of comments per story over the last 7 years reveals that community activity on Slashdot is declining. Are sites like digg and del.icio.us killing Slashdot?

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use Google as a free proxy

2005-12-20T10:12:00.000-05:00

at work? blocked site? proxy blocked also?
Fear not, since google is almost never blocked!
This artice shows you how to use Google itself as a real-time (as in: not via Accelerator or Cache) web proxy for shady and interesting websites! Don't Be Evil? yeah Right!

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Google Now Supports UPC Code Lookup

2005-12-19T10:42:00.000-05:00

Google has added yet another feature to integrate an existing third party web service. If you enter a UPC code, it automatically references a link to the UPC Database project to perform a lookup. Way cool!

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Extremely Safe Browsing

2005-12-19T10:38:00.000-05:00

A guide on how to run Firefox on a Virtual Machine within your OS. This means the browser is completely isolated from your system meaning it's very very secure.

Perfect for protecting your Credit Card etc.

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More artists take a stand against DRM

2005-12-18T09:21:00.000-05:00

The battle between artists and Sony BMG over the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy protection on audio CDs just got even more interesting as some more artists have decided to act.

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Top 10 Funniest RSS Feeds of 2005

2005-12-17T12:39:00.000-05:00

A list of the top feeds that made us laugh in 2005. If you aren't subscribed to them yet, you should be.

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Hackers find first Xbox 360 cracks

2005-12-17T12:37:00.000-05:00

Only weeks after the introduction of the Xbox 360, hackers appear to have cracked their way into the software that runs the Microsoft game console.

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Official: access gmail from your mobile..!!

2005-12-16T08:48:00.000-05:00

yeah i know there have been other althernatives.. but now its official from google..!

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ThinkGeek.com Clearance Sale

2005-12-16T08:42:00.000-05:00

Sales on items such as the VersaCharger, MP3 Sunglasses, DiscHub, Digital Camera Binoculars, USB 2.0 portable hard drive, and Mimobots USB flash drives (I want one sooo badly!).

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Sex for an Xbox 360?

2005-12-15T11:21:00.000-05:00

Craigslist ad purported to be from two female gamers who would do anything to get the next-gen console.

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Bush Whips Out iPod During Interview

2005-12-15T11:20:00.000-05:00

Ever wondered what the most powerful man in the world listens to in his spare time? In a rare departure from formal media interviews, George Bush has revealed what is on his personal IPod. Andrew Wilson reports on the President's favourite tunes.

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New Da Vinci Code Trailer

2005-12-14T10:17:00.000-05:00

Columbia Pictures has brought online the first full-length trailer for The Da Vinci Code, from director Ron Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman, who last teamed-up on Oscar-winner A Beautiful Mind. You can watch the trailer at Apple in High Definition QuickTime and regular QuickTime formats!

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Apple may announce iPod with integrated Satellite Radio capabilities

2005-12-14T10:12:00.000-05:00

Some of the earlier reports described the device as an â��iPod radioâ�� which does suggest that Apple might have integrated satellite radio capabilities into the device. This doesn't seem too far fetched considering that there have been negotiations between Apple and Sirius Satellite Radio over the past year...

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Incredible 2D Halo Game Released!

2005-12-12T11:46:00.000-05:00

"And here the greatly awaited day, the release of Halo Zero in its final version!" The 2D adventure boasts a single player with multiple skill types, along with a strong multiplayer mode. Worth a shot from anyone who has a few minutes!

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