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A robot that paints like Jackson Pollock

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, computer scientists at the Washington University in Saint-Louis WUSTL have built a robot that makes drip paintings like Jackson Pollocks -- who was also known as "Jack the Dripper." The robot, dubbed Action Jackson, can finish an artwork in just minutes, like Jackson Pollock...

Tags: Robots, Action Jackson, robot

Blog posts 2007-03-23

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Blitz Football Pro for iPhone 1.6 (Mobile)

Blitz Football Pro for iPhone is an entertaining and action packed football game you can get for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Whether you are a seasoned pro or have never touched a football you can immediately pick this game up and play just by touching the screen to throw...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Pass, CoreSoft, Smart Phones, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-17

European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft's Windows 7 E plan

European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft's Windows 7 E planMS has a conflict of interest between the OS and application marketsOpera, Mozilla etc compete with "Microsoft, the application vendor". It is "Microsoft, the OS vendor" who is being asked to ship multiple browsers."Microsoft, the OS vendor" does [i]not[/i] compete...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Opera Software ASA, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Microsoft's third Laptop Hunters commerical - Lisa and Jackson

Microsoft's third Laptop Hunters commerical - Lisa and JacksonMacs have games tooBut to each his own, I guess...Keep up the funny "whine" comments too, they're pretty hilarious.- JasonAgreed.I like the friendly "zing" aspect of the new ads. And as I said in my blog about the first MS commercial ("Lauren")...

Tags: Games, Operating systems, third Laptop Hunter, Laptop Hunters, Microsoft Corp., Jackson, Lisa, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, game

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

New auto emission regs could block some car sales

Detroit automakers and their wealthier Japanese competitors have one more obstacle to rebuilding car sales. They are about to face a spate of new state-level auto emissions restrictions across the United States. Some current and planned models may not make the cut. It's being leaked about D.C....

Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Emission, California, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sales, Manufacturing, Regulations, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-26

Naivete: Web 2.0's biggest security threat

Last year, when I first started poking around in social media from my security high horse, people asked me what it was like to live in two totally different worlds. Keep in mind I'm no technology thought leader, hacker or researcher -- but I've been working in security for the...

Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Social Media, Twitter, Internet Threat, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-01-05

Ghost Story: Fear of Microsoft Fades

As Halloween fast approaches, Apple is producing more good-natured fun, poking fun at Microsoft's decision to end the use of Vista as the name of its Windows operating system for PCs. It probably didn't cost much to produce the latest...

Tags: Operating System, Apple Inc., Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Internet, Software, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-10-30

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...

Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Thoughts on Bill Gates

Thoughts on Bill GatesGood lawyeringOne thing that is often forgotten is the fact that, when Gates purchased and licensed dos to IBM, the contract was the "killer app".It required IBM to pay for DOS on every machine whether they used it or not, while allowing MS to license DOS...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Is Facebook an open source hero or Microsoft clone?

Neither. Facebook is a currently popular site with very personal information stuck in the crosshairs of dueling expectations. The Canadian Inquisition is, for all the heated rhetoric attached to it, not that big a deal. Canadian authorities want to use Facebook to set rules...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Canadian Inquisition, Software As A Service (SaaS), Government, Blogging, Channel Management, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party run

Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party runNon-issueThis church stuff is a politics of racial fear-mongering. I don't see it as more than a one-day story. Any impact was diluted by Ferraro's racist statements. And note -- (via News for Real -- In 1988, she said: "If Jesse Jackson were...

Tags: Ferraro, Obama, third-party run, Net-driven, nomination, Hillary nomination

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

The+EU%3A+Too+much+control+over+the+tech+sector+%28and+Microsoft%29+%3F

The+EU%3A+Too+much+control+over+the+tech+sector+%28and+Microsoft%29+%3FYawn. You really are anidiot. I just had to finally say it, as I do not say that much (I do try to be respectfull of others's points of views and beliefs), no matter how right or totally wrong they may be, Yet I get the sense that you...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., merger

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

Mobius Amsterdam 2007: Windows Mobile present and future, welcome to the HTC MAGIC Labs

Introductions: Today was the first full day of discussions and presentations at the Mobius 2007 event in Amsterdam following last night's evening reception. John Starkweather started off the day by laying out the ground rules for the event where most everything was completely open and we were invited to interact...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Chipset, Chipsets, Components, Device, Handhelds, Hardware, High Tech Computer Corp., MAGIC Labs, Marketing, Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobius, Operating Systems, Photograph, Qualcomm Inc., Semiconductors, Social Computing, Software, Sony Reader

Blog posts 2007-11-29

Is anyone surprised Microsoft is lobbying to thwart Google?

Is anyone surprised Microsoft is lobbying to thwart Google?Some day Someone will have to force MS to behaveSadly EC AND EU made a small scratch on MS but soon we should have a real hit across the head off MS with real penalty something that MS will remember for...

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-09-24

Fatal Attractions: technology, judgement, and the big four

Fatal Attractions: technology, judgement, and the big fourLaurence Peter might have predicted itIt's really a variant of what he called "computerized incompetence". I wonder what percentage of senior managers are hired from outside, since it's clear that real accountants at the lower levels are strongly encouraged to go elsewhere.Andersen:...

Tags: Andersen

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

Start the Zander countdown: Motorola warns (again)

Start the Zander countdown: Motorola warns againWell if Motorola is having problems , they should get rid of ZANDER .This is just a test .Campaign to remove Ed Zander from MotorolaI wanted to alert you to the shareholder action campaign on YouChoose, that, among other things, requests the removal of...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Financial accounting, Wi-Fi, Motorola Inc., Ed Zander

Discussion threads 2007-07-11

An explosion of comment on net neutrality as public comment period closes

In an unusual display of democracy in action, thousands of people registered their opinion on the "net neutrality" issue during the three-month public comment period that ended last week, reports Wired News. Usually, complicated issues of this type are commented on only by lobbyists and special interest groups, but by...

Tags: Net neutrality

Blog posts 2007-06-20

Web threats to surpass e-mail pests

Web threats to surpass e-mail pestsAdvicea) Stick to trusted websites.b) If you use Vista, make sure UAC and IE's Protected mode are always on, even if you don't use IE.c) If you use Firefox, use NoScript.d) Don't click links from emails. Always use your bookmarks or type the URL directly.e)...

Tags: Web browsers, Firewalls, e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, firewall, applet, VMware Inc., security, Mozilla Firefox, Web

Discussion threads 2007-04-24

Microsoft asking EC for more details on licensing fees

Microsoft asking EC for more details on licensing feesIs 0.0% a permissible amountwhy even call it a fee if that number was granted? Just say the penalty applied is freely licensing.Talk about blowing smoke..."The Commission will review Microsoft's response and will ultimately make a formal decision on whether Microsoft...

Tags: Sales force management, Microsoft Corp., Kroes

Discussion threads 2007-04-23

Principal sues ex-students over MySpace profiles

Principal sues ex-students over MySpace profilesHarHarThis is easy. Since the principle has since landed another job with a different school, its hard to argue that he was slandered to the point where it had a real effect. Now if he took a paycut to get that job or had to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, MySpace, ex-student, MySpace Profiles

Discussion threads 2007-04-09