Tech News November 9, 2009
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Facts of the Day
The only day in the ten years 1993-2002 when no suicide was recorded in Britain was Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day, Friday 16th March 2001.
Quote of the Day
“Do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don’t pick your nose.” Jeff Mallett
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Website 2.0 Tool
InstaColl is an easier way to securely share your Microsoft Office documents with remote colleagues in real time. Seamlessly web-enables desktop productivity applications such as the Microsoft Office suite – combining the power and familiarity of your desktop applications with the collaboration facets of the Web. (link to web tool . . .)
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Ads Coming to Your Cell Phone
Thank you, Google. (nytimes . . .)
Rupert No Like
Murdoch doesn’t like Google because it indexing his sites. He needs a better webmaster. (gizmodo . . .)
DIY Project
Any scrap wood just taking up space? Make a table. (instructables . . .)
Dynamic Paper
Hug a tree. (illuminations . . .)
18 Button Mouse
Not a typo, 18 button mouse. (theregister . . .)
The eReader Worth The Wait
Pocketbook 360 (wiki . . .)
Radio Shack News
iPhone coming to ‘The Shack” (rs pr . . .)
Droid Prepared for iTunes
Wonder how long that will last before Apple cuts the cord? (theregister . . .)
UK Carrier Unlocks iPhone for Customers
Now that is nice. (wired . . .)
Microsoft Free Software Leaked
Microsoft’s free software, Cofee, to police forces around the world and helps access details about crimes such as identity theft, online fraud, child pornography and illegal filesharing before criminals can wipe the information – has hit the internet. (inquirer . . .)
Police Get Hacked
Virtual Protest. (inquirer . . .)
All in One Place
One database for everything. One hack to affect everything. (gcn . . .)
Black Friday
It has started. (crunch gear . . .)
Microsoft Wants to Place Nice
Social Networking and Microsoft SDK. (neowin . . .)
Comment Clash
Article: A Few Reasons not to Buy Modern Warfare 2 — a game. (link . . .)
Comments: What use does anyone actually have for night vision goggles? (reddit . . .)
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Monthly Online Gaming Pick
The Lord of the Rings Online has quickly established itself as the emerging leader and was named the PC MMO Game of the Year 2007 by the editorial staff of GameSpy and PC Game of the Year 2007 at the 25th Annual Golden Joystick awards. The New York Times proclaimed The Lord of the Rings Online “a major achievement of interactive storytelling, the first game truly worthy of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise and a must-play for just about anyone with an interest in Tolkien or the future of online entertainment.”
Demographics: 80+% of Lord of the Rings Online players are male and are on average 31 years old. Additionally, the game is only available for PC users it is not currently MAC compatible.
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Website Pick
Pimp That Snack is all about foo. PimpMySnack documents projects to recreate familiar snack foods at gigantic scale — huge home-made candy bars and snacks. Diabetics beware! This website features guides on creating giant versions of everyday snacks. Articles are submitted by members of the public and a voting system allows people to rate each pimp from 1 to 100. (link to site . . .)
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