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Harvesting data from children with cuddly creatures and cutesy keyboards: Harvesting data from children with cuddly creatures and cutesy keyboardsA scary anectdoteI remember, a few years ago while I was still in the Service, I'd come home on leave and went to a local minor league hockey game. Before letting us into the stadium, they did the wand test, and...; Tags: Keyboards, Marketing research, bear, cutesy keyboard, cuddly creature, Build-A-Bear Workshop, creature, keyboard; Discussion threads 2008-01-21

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Another student hacks another police website: Oh the fun. Once again, another police website has been hacked by a student, showing that even the police aren't safe from all crimes. This is another link in the long chain of attacks over the years from egotistical teenagers trying to get a kick out of life without sticking...; Tags: Web Site, Attack, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Assessing winners and losers: Updated below: Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have settled their looming proxy war. According to a statement Monday, Yahoo's board of directors will be expanded to 11 members and one of those seats will go to Icahn. The two remaining seats will be filled based on...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
OK, folks...if you want Windows it's going to be Vista: So here I am, gathering requirements from the various school principles and power users around the district as we really flesh out plans for a tech refresh (exactly what software do we need to support and why, who could use mobile computing, where could a smartboard or projector enhance instruction,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-24
diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industry: diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industryRE: diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industrythe lack of women in IT is less about the attitude of women than the attitude of men. perfect sat scores, check. 15 years experience, check. IQ in the 160s,...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Testosterone, women, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-06-21

Spore Creature Creator (exe): Spore is an upcoming computer game for a variety of systems that allows users to create unique creatures and guide them on epic journeys through universes of their own creation. The Spore Creature Creator is a separate pre-release utility that is free to try. The trial version contains 25% of...; Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Creature, Spore, Spore Creature Creator, Games, Productivity, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-06-18
Spore Creature Creator (dmg): Spore is an upcoming computer game for a variety of systems that allows users to create unique creatures and guide them on epic journeys through universes of their own creation. The Spore Creature Creator is a separate pre-release utility that is free to try. The trial version contains 25% of...; Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Creature, Spore, Spore Creature Creator, Games, Productivity, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-06-18
The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses and minuses: The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses and minusesNegatives!!!What negatives!?RE: The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses and minusesWho gives a shit what cio's think? aren't these the very same jerks whose stocks are plunging, without the iPhone? How many ford execs have Blackberries? enough said.RE: The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses...; Tags: Games, E-mail, Hacking, iphone, Pondering iPhone, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-10
Mac OS 10.6 to be Intel only?: Mac OS 10.6 to be Intel only?64-bit is the future64-bit is the future anyway so no problem with releasing a 64-bit only OS. It might seem painful but it's good given that it's just going to pave a way for people to switch from 32-bit to 64-bit as if the...; Tags: Desktops, Network technology, Operating systems, 64-bit, Apple Macintosh, Mac OS 10.6, Intel Only, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Intel Corp., hardware; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
Microsoft opens philosophical can of worms with Live Search Cashback: Talk is bubbling up across the blogosphere, Gillmor Gang and Techmeme daily about social graph personal information. This may be among the most important discussions and topics of our time. How the "social mesh" works out now will affect our lives and businesses for a long time. It may even...; Tags: Social Networking, Web, Data, Agreement, Commerce, Microsoft Corp., Worm, Data Portability, Channel Management, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-23
EA releases 'Spore' video: One of the most anticipated games in years, Electronic Arts' Spore is an evolution game by the creator of The Sims that tasks players with growing, step by step, from a small, spore-like creature all the way to galactic explorer. EA on Tuesday released a video showing the cell phase...; Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Video, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Spore, video games, EA; Videos 2008-05-21
Patent reform dead for 2008: Patent reform dead for 2008Patent "REFORM"What annoys me about pundits who write about patents is that invariably they have never filed for or prosecuted a patent. Thus, they inveigh for things that they have no clue about. Most of the patent legislation is a balancing of special interests....; Tags: patent, Patent Reform; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
Pet Shop Hop (exe): The joys of animal companionship can now be yours to share! For decades your family business has offered pretty fish, cuddly kittens, furry rabbits, adorable puppies, and feathered friends to customers from the neighborhood. Times are changing though, and now MegaPet Superstore is threatening to put you out of business!...; Tags: Shop, Business, PlayFirst, Times; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Panthers call open source: Panthers call open sourceYou do know, of courseThat the nice purring domestic cat in your lap who seems so nice and cuddly is a member of the panther family of cats, don't you? :)ttfnJohnOpen standards are good enoughAdobe's recent opening of the spec and removing restrictions on writing players is...; Tags: Panther, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Wavering on waves in Northern California: Wavering on waves in Northern CaliforniaTypical of California and any attempt to build any power plant.1. Study environmental impacts.2. After several years of studies, determine that environmental impact will be negligible.3. Draw up plans to copy successful implementation of designs from elsewhere in the world.4. Do new environmental impact studies...; Tags: environmental; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
2008 BMW M3 Coupe: Photo gallery:2008 BMW M3The new and highly anticipated 2008 BMW M3 embodies many qualities that made BMW's reputation. This rear-wheel-drive slugger leaves a little room to play with the handling, so expert drivers can learn to work with the car on track days, yet it works perfectly well in the...; Tags: BMW AG, BMW M3; Product reviews 2008-04-16
A Semantic view of the Wikipedia for Data idea: Last week CNet's Dan Farber picked up on a post by ex-Googler Bret Taylor, entitled 'We need a Wikipedia for data.' Sarah Perez followed up on ReadWriteWeb with a useful roundup in 'Where to find Open Data on the Web,' and the usual flurry of interested individuals commented on each....; Tags: Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0: Last week I spent two days on campus in Redmond with about 40 of my industry colleagues at the Microsoft Technology Summit, an annual invite-only event where Microsoft selects a swath of people from all over the world -- key technology influencers -- to learn about what the company is...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Is Apple good or evil?: Is Apple good or evil?Rotten to the Core nt.Who cares?The debate of "good vs evil" for companies is getting a bit tired. Since we did we start treating companies like superheroes? Every company has its good and bad points. Can we just leave it at that and quit talking like...; Tags: Apple Inc., Evil; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
The iPhone impact on open source: The iPhone impact on open sourceDo you know why truth about iPhone is not welcomed?Do you know why truth about iPhone is not welcomed?"Apparently, 12 percent or so of iPhone users just can’t get the hang of the device, calling it “tricky”, and soon after returning it."http://www.iphoneworld.ca/news/2008/02/06/one-in-eight-iphone-users-befuddled-by-their-iphone/"And surprisingly Apple has...; Tags: open source, Apple iPhone, e-mail; Discussion threads 2008-03-11