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Video of the day: Prankster mocks those who linked to fake Chrome OS images

Video of the day: Prankster mocks those who linked to fake Chrome OS imagesThat's me!I am the prankster a matter of fact. Never expected it to get this large. ha.RE: Video of the day: Prankster mocks those who linked to fake Chrome OS imagesNo! It's my table!Can I have the...

Tags: Corporate communications, prankster, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system, video

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Video of the day: Prankster mocks those who linked to fake Chrome OS images

Here in the tech blogosphere, we love our news scoops. And when we can't get them ourselves, we're quick to link to those who do get them. Apparently, that's not always the smartest move. At some point yesterday, when everyone and his mother was posting news about...

Tags: Google Inc., Prankster, Video, Blogosphere, Image, Blogging, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Prankster (Mobile)

Prankster is a fun little application for your P3. It allows you to play 3 diffrent tricks on your friends Palm 3! One warning: Be sure he doesn't take it seriously and return his Palm 3! Also- only use this on very GOOD friends!! The tricks are: Reset, Hello, and...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Prankster, JetWare, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story posted by teenager

The prankster who posted an amateur citizen's report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack earlier this month has been identified as a teenager who possibly did not post the report for financial gain. The identity of the 18-year-old prankster was not known, though a Bloomberg...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Prankster, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-23

CES: Gizmodogate, and I have a sense of humor, thank you very much

CES: Gizmodogate, and I have a sense of humor, thank you very muchGizmodo's height of hypocrisyAm I the only one who finds it hypocritical that the Goo Goo Ga Ga Gizmodo pre-school pranksters had so much fun with the very device they ripped to shreds in an earlier review?http://gizmodo.com/archives/tvbgone-023694.phpRE: CES:...

Tags: Blogging, Consumer Electronics Show, Gizmodogate, prankster, humor, Gizmodo

Discussion threads 2008-01-12

It's all fun and games until someone gets banned from CES ...

Since a few people have asked me for comment on the whole Gizmodogate incident I'm willing to break my self-imposed vow of silence on the matter and say a few words ... This is how I look at it - someone decides it would be funny to...

Tags: Game, Consumer Electronics Show, Prankster, Gizmodo, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Professional Development, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Career, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-01-12

Gizmodo prank trashes CES presentations

Gizmodo prank trashes CES presentationsHas Larry figured it out yet?So far, he and the Goo Goo Gaa Gaa Gizmodo pre-school prankers are about the only ones who think it's funny.How's THIS for hypocrisy?Am I the only one who finds it hypocritical that the Goo Goo Ga Ga Gizmodo pre-school pranksters...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, TVs, Giz, Gizmodo, Consumer Electronics Show, prankster

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

Photos: April Fools' prank at Sun

Sun pranksters installed a mock "EcoBox" executive suite at the campus.

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., prankster, photograph

Image galleries 2007-04-04

Embarrassing Firefox pranksters

Embarrassing Firefox prankstersInteresting pointWould these bozos be vindicated if Mozilla did indeed do an internal audit and find a few bugs which is entirely conceivable? That seems to be some peoples take on the macbook wifi hoax.And, Mozilla is still diligently working on the problem in case there issomething more...

Tags: Web browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Mozilla Corp., Firefox prankster, media, Krebs, prankster, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2006-10-03

Additional Resources

News to know: Social media spam; Sprint; Windows Mobile; Google

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jennifer Leggio: Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Silverlight 3 available...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Social Media, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Britain hires hackers for intel squad

Britain hires hackers for intel squadDOD Cyber CommandI can't wait to see the kind of job offers appearing when CYCOM stands up. All of the best guys could never get a clearance. Worst of all, if the NSA is running the show, they might need a polygraph. ...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Recruitment & Selection, hacker, White Hat

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Can we force anyone into care?

Can we force anyone into care?This is the problem with religion!You get a bunch of followers to follow something there's not even proof to, than you control them. Remember David Koresh? Those wackos in Utah? I hope they find the mother of this kid and lock her away for life....

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Internet

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?A fix which does not involve "nuking the system" is best.If the problem is coming from residue in the registry, 5 minutes with a registry cleaner will suffice. Try the registry cleaner in CCleaner as a first step. That should be sufficient. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, fiction, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

Aerosmith's Tyler sues over blog impersonations

Aerosmith's Tyler sues over blog impersonationsRich.Surely Tyler should shut his gob, after impersonating a rock star for nearly a million years suddenly he's upset when someone pretends to be him pretending to be a rock star? And here's me pretending I care...Big dealIt could be some minor kid being a...

Tags: Blogging, Tyler, blog impersonation, Aerosmith, blog

Discussion threads 2008-09-28

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?So what are you advocating, anarchy?So, are you advocating anarchy where there are absolutely no constraints on moral, ethical, fair and legal behaviour?I am so sick of people who say that it's OK for a person to do something illegal, let alone it...

Tags: Blogging, SECURITY, Koman, blogger, mentality, Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Eets 1 (Windows)

Eets is a combination of Lemmings and The Incredible Machine. It is easy to pick up, and features tons of unique, crazy characters. Prankster Whales, Superpigs, and Radioactive Ginseng. Our puzzles are easy to play, but hard to master. We've got over 100 puzzles built-in, with enough for every type...

Tags: Klei Entertainment, Eets, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-03-04

It's all fun and games until someone gets banned from CES ...

It's all fun and games until someone gets banned from CES ...Kick these children out of adult venuesThere is no place for this at CES. Kick these stupid creeps out of CES and other industry events forever (CTIA, ...). Companies spend small fortunes to bring awareness and prestige to...

Tags: Games, game, Consumer Electronics Show

Discussion threads 2008-01-12

How to temporarily "kill your television"-and everyone else's, too

How to temporarily "kill your television"-and everyone else's, tooHow do you think..that those displays are turned on and off? Did you notice that many were mounted more than head-high? Those IR sensors are used.Not that I condone the activity...But perhaps in the future the vendors might do something...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, prank, Consumer Electronics Show, jerk, TV

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

Holiday PC prank

Holiday PC prankDone that many timesI love that prank and have done it many times.I fell for that once...Once!Earlier this year, I did an internship in the IT department of a local town. During my first or second week there, I made the mistake of leaving my desk without...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Mice, software, computer, Synergy, prank, BSOD

Discussion threads 2007-12-24

Holiday PC prank

The holiday season seems to always bring out the prankster in me - and this year I've got a fun trick that I'm planning to play! It's simple really - fire up a few apps, take a screenshot of the desktop, set it as the desktop background...

Tags: Desktop, PC, Holiday Season, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-12-24