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Tech News January 4, 2010

tech — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:58:34 +0000

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Name Kelsey Grammer
Location Malibu California
Web Yes
Bio Frasier, Cheers and more

Bio Sample Tweet: “in deed”

Website Pick

Twalkin (http://twalk.in/)
Twalkin lets you easily connect and talk with all your Twitter friends. All you need is a phone and Twitter account. Have a private chat with your closest friends. Make a big announcement while your team or fans listen. Hold a conference call with a select few speakers

Facts of the Day

An okapi can wash its own ears inside and out with its tongue. (qi.com)

Quote of the Day

“Well, I’ve been lickin’ this carpet for 3 whole hours and I don’t feel like a lesbian.” Cartman (South Park)

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Internet in 2020
Hint, there will always be porn. (read more . . .)

Popbox
It is fine to drink Coke while watching the Popbox. (read more . . .)

Ping.fm Being Bought
Seesmic owns it now. (read more . . .)

Magic Wand Back
It is called a Wiimote. (read more . . .)

Doom Comes to Pre
Fun. (read more . . .)

US FCC Chairman Facebook
Government Compromised (read more . . .)

Don’t Tase Me Bro!
Alternative to guns is being rejected??? WTF. (read more . . .)

Vampire Ship

There I Fixed It

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Is this your Mom? (article/picture . . .)

“Best Mom Ever” (comments . . .)

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Tech News December 31, 2009

tech — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:18:54 +0000

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Name Chris Hardwick
Location Lawss Angleez
Web Yes
Bio I am Chris Hardwick and these are my Tweets!

Bio Sample Tweet: “did I really just pull the price tag off a toy I got my dog for xmas?“

Website Pick

Copyscape (http://copyscape.com/)
Copyscape is dedicated to defending your rights online, helping you fight against online plagiarism and content theft. It finds sites that have copied your content without permission, as well as those that have quoted you.

Facts of the Day

A sole can live cheerfully at a depth of 35,800 feet (10,933m). (qi.com)

Quote of the Day

“You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.” Evan Esar

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I said Good Day, Sir!
STNG Captain Knighted. (read more . . .)

AT&T Cutting Cords
No more lanlines. (read more . . .)

Apple is Unix, So Why Not?
Micrsoft pondering linux. (read more . . .)

Newbie Ubuntu
Perfect for those who want linux but without the hassle of understanding computers. (read more . . .)

Doom Comes to Pre
Fun. (read more . . .)

Cell Phone Loophole
The new law, passed by the 2009 Oregon Legislature, exempts motorists who are on their hand-held cell phones “in the scope of the person’s employment if operation of the motor vehicle is necessary for the person’s job.” (read more . . .)

Tiger Dropped
AT&T doesn’t just drop phone calls. (read more . . .)

Domain Battle
Google Lost. (read more . . .)

Microsoft Threatened
By OpenOffice? (read more . . .)

Scary Gadget
Using cell phone for credit card transactions, security better be good. (read more . . .)

O2 Apologizes for AT&T
Sad. (read more . . .)

First No Bees, Now This
When nature runs shouldn’t we? (read more . . .)

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There I Fixed It

Comment Clash

Star Wars Sneakers (article/picture . . .)

“I’ll just buy the knock offs at the flea market for $10″ (comments . . .)

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Tech News December 29, 2009

tech — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:41:25 +0000

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Name Jimmy Fallon
Location New York, New York
Web Yes
Bio Snork.

Bio Sample Tweet: “The Muppets sing the 12 Days of Christmas with The Roots!!! http://bit.ly/8M8NHQ“

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Facts of the Day

The electric chair was first suggested by a dentist from Buffalo, New York. Alfred Southwick got the idea after he read in the paper of a man who was electrocuted to death when he fell into the generator at the city’s power plant. (qi.com)

Quote of the Day

“I wanted to do something nice so I bought my mother-in- law a chair. Now they won’t let me plug it in.” Henny Youngman

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McAfee Says You Should Be Scared!
Putting out 2 reports: July 2009 top 15 spam subject lines by domain, among other highlights and which 2010 software you should avoid. (read more . . .)

Ratted Out
Ex-Employee Says Seagate Stole Quiet Hard Drive Tech From MIT Researchers. (read more . . .)

GPS Problems
People seem to be stupid when they get a GPS. These are older people who are too lazy to even have a map in the car! (read more . . .)

Can’t Set Your Own Password
Twitter bans 370 password. (read more . . .)

Scientist Predict
We are all doomed. (read more . . .)

iPhone Not Good For Networks
Since UK based, O2, got the iPhone, their network has slowly started to see issues. Customers have been experiencing dropped calls, the inability to make calls, and weak data connections. (read more . . .)

Extra Large iTouch
The new Apple tablet will be nothing more than a larger version of the iTouch. Amazon just called the larger version of the Kindle – KindleDX. Why can’t Apple just call it iTouch XL? (read more . . .)

Make Your Own Media Center
XBMC 9.11 makes your open source home theater look shinier. (read more . . .)

Music Trends
But when will ticket prices go down? (read more . . .)

Medical Marvel
It is taking the strong to cure the week. (read more . . .)

First No Bees, Now This
When nature runs shouldn’t we? (read more . . .)

Picture Pick

There I Fixed It

Comment Clash

Star Trek Body Paint (article/picture . . .)

“Four of them have the wrong comm badges for the uniform chosen.” (comments . . .)

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Tech News December 28, 2009

tech — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:51:13 +0000

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Name The Onion
Location New York
Web Yes
Bio America’s Finest News Source

Bio Sample Tweet: “Jackie Chan Endorses Government Control Of Chinese http://bit.ly/6usJNg“

Website Pick

Cloudo (http://www.cloudo.com)
With Cloudo, every computer, in school, at work, at your friends or even in the library becomes your own, free of charge computer. And with Cloudo Mobile your online computer is accessible from your mobile phone as well. Imagine a world where your computer wasnâ’t tied to a physical computer, but rather a computer that lived on the Internet, instantly accessible from any computer or mobile phone connected to the Internet.

Facts of the Day

The originial “The Frog Prince” story – the princess with full force threw the fog against the wall. It was the force of impact that turned the frog into a prince, not a kiss.

Quote of the Day

“Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.” Bion (~100 BC)

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No iPhone for You!
AT&T is currently blocking customers in the New York area from ordering an iPhone online. (read more . . .)

Wii Owners Patient for Deals
The best deals are not always about what is underneath the christmas tree – it about having enough money after the holidays. (read more . . .)

Linux Does Do Games
No, Seriously – Linux has games. (read more . . .)

Problem: Lost Battle to Apple
Solution: Sell T-Shirts. (read more . . .)

Another Change To DTV
Not that anyone outside a metro area can get DTV. (read more . . .)

“Merry Christmas” Says Hackers
Several of the retailers websites were taken offline by hackers. (read more . . .)

Advice for Palm
Will Palm survive iPhone, Droid & Google phone? (read more . . .)

US FCC Has War Over Virtually Nothing
The FCC is getting involved in the war over the wireless spectrum to make sure everyone get’s enough bandwidth. Translation: Makes sure corporation have equal control, not the US citizen have enough bandwidth. (read more . . .)

When Will There Be A High Speed Rail Around the World?
International Flight will not allow any electronic device. Old school pencil games will be long flight choice, until pencils get banned. (read more . . .)

Looking Back At 2009 Best
#35 Driving on the left side of the road to avoid gridlock! (read more . . .)

Largest Cruise Ship
Goal of the largest ship is to “spend all your time indoors.” (read more . . .)

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Comment Clash

Hacking Stephen Fry’s Twitter Acount (article . . .)

“Nobody hacking Mrs Stephen Fry’s twitter account?” (comments . . .)

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Tech News December 21, 2009

tech — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:20:37 +0000

The Contemplation keeps you updated with the latest web sites, tech and science news from around the world, videos, free and paid tech magazines, and free iTune downloads. The Contemplation wants to be your source for casual information, comments are encouraged but not expected.

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Name Ralph Macchio
Location New York
Web IMDb
Bio Officially my page, actor, creator, husband, father, in any order… it’s me, Ralph

Bio Sample Tweet: “Goal 4 2day, Dig out of 2+ ft of snow at 10a, slam the Motrin aound 12:30p 4 lower back pain from the task, then feet up 4 football at 1p!“

Website Pick

Picture Trail (http://www.gwap.com)
PictureTrail offers several services that enable you to express yourself. Photo sharing, cool photo slideshows, and image hosting will enhance your online community experience. PictureTrail also host personal homepages which enable you to build your own social networking community right here on PT.

Facts of the Day

The Lithuanian god of thunder was called Perkons. (qi.com . . .)

Quote of the Day

â’I would believe only in a god who could dance.â’ Nietzsche

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Name Issue
Bing! Information Design, a design company from Missouri, is suing Microsoft over ‘intentional interference’ with their trademark and claiming Microsoft had knowledge of the trademark when it relaunched its rebranded search engine. Microsoft legal representative Kevin Kutz states that he believes the case will be dismissed and that Microsoft ‘always respect[s] trademarks and other people’s intellectual property, and look[s] forward to the next steps in the judicial process.‘ (read more . . .)

WWDC 2010 Apple Repared
‘One More Thing’ better not be another lame iPod video or iMac. (read more . . .)

YouKu Expanding
$40 Million. (read more . . .)

10 OS You Should Know
Go open source. (read more . . .)

The Best X-Mas Gift
Gift of Linux. (read more . . .)

Most Expensive Twitter Message
““Back to 500. Yess!!! “500″ means where doing good. Way to Play Hard Guys.” cost: $7,500 (read more . . .)

Verizon Forcing Bing
On Blackberry users, don’t worry fix will be soon. If not by Verizon it will come for Crackberry. (read more . . .)

Browser War
Winner: Firefox. (read more . . .)

Poor Customer Service?
Really, bad. (read more . . .)

Now You Know
How Daisy gets its spots (read more . . .)

Amazing Discovery

Where is this? I want to send a letter and donation.

Comment Clash

Poor Advertisements for Child’s Site (article . . .)

“IMO that site uses FetchBack. A marketing technology that picks up cookies of the site recently visited and re-targets the product” (comments . . .)

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