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Teaching old-school journalism in a new world

Teaching old-school journalism in a new worldCan't be free....Good journalism can be online, but it can't/shouldn't be free...Most of the time, you get what you pay for. I agree with this article, good journalism won't live on advertising alone.http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1877191,00.htmlRE: Teaching old-school journalism in a new world"The press is in need...

Tags: Monitors & displays, bathroom, journalism, old-school journalism

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

(Images: Ghost-hunting tech)

(Images: Ghost-hunting tech)P.T. Barnum's GhostIt's appropriate that this article opens by acknowledging P.T. Barnum, one of Huxterism's forefathers.What's sad is that despite all our technological advancement and scientific knowledge, grown men and women are still wasting their time and money chasing ghosts. Worse yet, new devices and software are...

Tags: bathroom, basement, ghost, P.T. Barnum, voice

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

Better than YouTube? Google Testing on the Toilet!

Whats better than than the latest Google snack-sized clip culture YouTube hit? The latest Google "episode" of Testing on the Toilet, in the eyes of some "passionate" software testers!The "Google Testing Grouplet" is a self-descibed "small band of volunteers who are passionate about software testing," at Google. In January, the...

Tags: Culture, Enterprise, Google, Google Software Applications, Software

Blog posts 2007-05-09

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Poll: Where will you shop for an HDTV on Black Friday?

Missing OptionsEarly Adopter - I got it.Neo-Luddite - Vis and Vis TV: no mas.Already got a few...Might pick up a back up for the master bathroom... =D

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Give us clotheslines

Darn those HOA'sDarn HOA nazi's in most cases will prevent you from hanging clothes outside. Apparently, it brings down a community's property value. Because you know, owning a washer/dryer is a sign of wealth or something...HOA and their bylaws along with the RIAA, two organizations that should be...

Tags: HOA

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Toilet Tissue, Quilted Northern, 60/Carton

Quilted Northern Goes Cheap Quilted Northern, relying on the long term customer base they established and that has the expectation of continuity, has now changed/cheapened their product. If you have old rolls compared to the newer packages the first noticeable changes are in size. To me,...

Tags: Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

The Sims 3 1.1.9 (Mobile)

Play with your Sim using touch and accelerometer controls while exploring stunning 3D open-world environments. Customize your Sim with personality traits and physical characteristics. First choose a personality for your Sim like neurotic, funny, shy or bored. Then, make your Sim come to life with physical characteristics like bouncy blonde...

Tags: Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Characteristic, Sim

Software downloads 2009-09-25

The Classmate is not a compromise

As I was setting up a cart of Classmate PCs this week, a parade of students back and forth from the bathroom had to stop and comment or ask questions about the diminutive machines. "They're so small!" "So are you," I'd reply. "Are those the new computers?" "Do...

Tags: Classmate, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Productivity, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Do video games really make you fat, depressed?

I don't know about this survey. I'll have to take it with a grain of salt. I'm sure there are plenty of overweight video gamers (we are the U.S.A. afterall), but it all depends on lifestyle and the video games being played. Take a look at the wii,...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, Nintendo Wii, video game, video, baseball

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

How-to: Hackintosh the HP Mini 1151NR

How-to: Hackintosh the HP Mini 1151NRGood griefAnother article on violating Apple's licensing for OS/X. Not liking their licensing terms does NOT make it OK for you or anyone else to violate them.I think that their licensing terms are ridiculous, but they do have the right to set them as they...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., OS/X, hackintosh, netbook, Apple Inc., non-Apple

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Photonasis 3.2 (Mobile)

Photonasis comes with all these effects: gray scale, negative, sepia, sharpening, edge detection, smoothing, mean removal, Gaussian blur, emboss, histogram equalization, pinch protuberant fisheye, punch concave fisheye, swirl, cylinder, bathroom effect, salt and Pepper effect, dilate light enhancing, erode darkness enhancing, dither, threshold, X-Ray, soften, median, contour, artistic pencil, pencil,...

Tags: Mobile, Adjustment, Mohamed Moshrif

Software downloads 2009-08-03

Another kick in Facebook's privacy policies

Mitch Ratcliffe, ZDNet colleague and man who takes pleasure in ranting in a range of technological subcultures, recently asked why a married man of seven years has had his Facebook profile pictures used in ad promote matchmaking sites for singles. I scrolled through a number of adverts...

Tags: Facebook, Privacy, Network Technology, Networking, Security, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Study: LCD viewing angles are too narrow, many TV features are marketing fluff

Study: LCD viewing angles are too narrow, many TV features are marketing fluffAnd what normal people look at their TVs other than from a..straightforward viewing angle? Why the hell would i put my TV or look at it from a 45 degree viewing angle? Why would i do that? What...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DisplayMate, marketing, LCD, TV, Viewing Angle

Discussion threads 2009-07-12

Map of Toronto Subway System 1.0 (Mobile)

Includes GO connections, last train times, parking and bathroom information, and compass,

Tags: Mobile, Toronto, Teramap, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-08

NSA will monitor private-sector networks

NSA will monitor private-sector networksSigh, These things always depress me.Someday, I am going to end up living in a cave with out any type of electrical device, just to enjoy some privacy. This will probably be illegal as not wanting some one to invade your privacy will be a crime.Is...

Tags: Vertical industries, private-sector network, NSA, government, Bush, imager, monitor, Socialism, network

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Find-a-Deal 2.2 (Windows)

I recently put a Master Bathroom addition onto my home. I wanted to purchase a clawfoot tub for the bath but they are quite expensive and the economy is quite poor right now. So, I decided that I would have to purchase a used tub in order to complete the...

Tags: Craigslist, Clawfoot Software, Find-a-Deal, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Microsoft Windows, Cellular Phones, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-01

To blog or to Tweet? That is the question . . . here is an answer

To blog or to Tweet? That is the question . . . here is an answerMore Reasons to Believe Generations are Dumbing DownBeing born in the Sixties I am afraid I probable be the last generation who can express my ideas in paragraph form. Titter forces one to dumb down...

Tags: Blogging, Pretty Much, Tweet, blog

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Microsoft's naive vision of the future home

Microsoft's naive vision of the future homeCost go down and effciency goes up after a while.Most technology costs goes down as time goes by. 50+ in HDTV a 10 years ago costs mored than 10K, now you can buy them at less 1500. Cost of new technology is always expensive...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zack, future home, vision, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

Cut. Scan. Read.

Cut. Scan. Read.i dunno man.there's something about destroying books that makes me queasy. i know you're not destroying the information... but it's a visceral response, i guess.My biggest issueRight now when I fly, or when the power goes out, I have a book in my lap, reading comfortably by natural...

Tags: natural light, eInk

Discussion threads 2009-06-08