Archive for November, 2008
Apple Releases iPhone 2.2 Update | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
Apple Releases iPhone 2.2 Update | Gadget Lab from Wired.com. Apple late Thursday night released a major software update for its iPhone operating system, introducing features such as remote podcast downloading and Google Street View. Remote podcast downloading enables users to download audio and video podcasts onto their iPhones with the iTunes app over a [...]
The Surface of the Sun is in Santa Barbara
Be sure to check out the HD version…. Fire sucks! Tea / Las Alturas Fire, Santa Barbara California from Patrick Lawler on Vimeo.
Spam Volumes Drop by Two-Thirds After Firm Goes Offline
The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide plummeted on Tuesday after a Web hosting firm identified by the computer security community as a major host of organizations engaged in spam activity was taken offline. (Note: A link to the full story on McColo’s demise is available here.) Experts say the precipitous drop-off in spam comes [...]
First Look At the New USS Enterprise – Geeky!
By Jason Chen Entertainment Weekly‘s got an exclusive first picture of the new Enterprise, also known as the old Enterprise, also known as Kirk’s Enterprise. It looks quite Enterprisey—a sort of mashup between the old sensibilities of TOS, the more advanced special effects of the USS Enterprise E (Picard’s latest ship) and Scott Bakula’s lousy [...]
Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User – Pogue’s Posts Blog – NYTimes.com
Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User – Pogue’s Posts Blog – NYTimes.com. Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User Last week, I wrote an entry on my blog that began like this: “One of these days, I’m going to write a book called, ‘The Basics.’ It’s going to be a compendium of the essential [...]
Ballmer Rules Out Another Yahoo Bid – WebKit Statements Overblown – ReadWriteWeb
Ballmer Rules Out Another Yahoo Bid – WebKit Statements Overblown Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 7, 2008 9:26 AM / 2 Comments ballmer_sydney.jpgMicrosoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer is always good for a controversial statement. His latest came during a Q&A session after a speech to developers in Sydney, Australia. After a question about the relevance [...]
AppleInsider | Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer
AppleInsider | Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer. Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was “interesting” and added “we may look at that.” Ballmer chanted his hallmark line “developers, developers, developers” to engage participants at [...]