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Ashes of 'Star Trek's' Scotty beam down, go missing

Ashes of 'Star Trek's' Scotty beam down, go missingOopsHey,They can't find him, they don't have enough power. :-)What a waste of moneySome people just have too much money to throw away.Horendous Weather?What the heck is she talking about? Its been unseasonably cool and beautiful in New Mexico...

Tags: Ashes, Scotty, Star Trek

Discussion threads 2007-05-11

Space, finally, for Scotty

Space, finally, for Scottya yoyo>""Whatever goes up must come down,""<>"A second flight in December or January will send a capsule containing Doohan's remains into orbit where it will remain for several years, "

Tags: Scotty

Discussion threads 2006-07-25

Scotty would have been a VoIP user

Scotty would have been a VoIP userPhasers on stunWasn't the failure to work of the phasers and/or the communicators one of the standard plot devices on Star Trek?Doesn't sound like a good advertisement for VoIP to me.AwesomeThere's no reason that the WiMESH couldn't extend into the heavens - just select...

Tags: Mice, Telephony, Keyboards, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, communicator, mouse, VoIP, Scotty, phaser

Discussion threads 2005-07-21

Additional Resources

Cool New Google Maps Feature: New Jersey Wormholes!

wow, just wow ntntSpock: They're maps, Jim, but not as we know them.[sigh] Where's Scotty when you really need him?

Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Mapquest, Bing Maps, Cool New Google Maps Feature, Bing, New Jersey Wormholes, Brook

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

(Images: Microsoft puts universe on your desktop)

(Images: Microsoft puts universe on your desktop)Space the final frontierHow absolutely nerdy, beam me up scotty er i mean sign me up.

Tags: Desktops, desktop, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

Manes: no bones about it, 'SOA' (as we knew it) is still dead

"I never intended to say that organizations shouldn't do SOA (they MUST!), but SOA teams are hard pressed to get funding for their efforts unless they focus on delivering services that generate measurable business value." - Anne Thomas Manes Anne Thomas Manes...

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Star Trek 1.0 (Mobile)

Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk make special appearances to assist you on your journey through space and time. Valiantly fight alongside and against familiar ships from the series like the Keldon, Valdore, and K'tinga. Navigate the USS Enterprise through deep space in three exciting and unique ways. Tilt the accelerometer...

Tags: Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Star Trek

Software downloads 2009-05-14

Advances in TREKnology

Advances in TREKnologyI can think of three . . .right off the top of my head:1) The high-speed sliding doors at every mall, store, emergency room, etc, you go to today, came about as a direct result of the inventor seeing it on Star Trek, and wanted to duplicate...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Robots, Corporate communications, Geordi, computer, Kirk

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?Scott McNealy is worm ridden filthHe only cares about two things.HimselfHis holy war against MicrosoftHe is a certifiable nutjob who should have been put into an institution long ago. Hey Scott, you lost, Bill Gates won. Take that to your grave scum...

Tags: Servers, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Arg, Scott McNealy

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

World Series of Poker Pro Challenge (Mobile)

Feel the rush of going head''s up against Johnny Chan, Chris Ferguson, Scotty Nguyen, Shannon Elizabeth and other top World Series of Poker pros. Don''t forget to pay attention to their unique animations and emotional responses as you learn to read them. Play your hands correctly to frustrate the pros,...

Tags: Mobile, Pro, Glu Mobile, It', Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-11-26

BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T on November 4th

BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T on November 4thThoughts on BlackBerry BoldI had the Bold for one week. I purchased an unlocked Rogers Bold and ran it on ATT. I have used BlackBerrys including the 8700 and 8300. I have also used WM phones like the ATT 8525...

Tags: Keyboards, Handhelds, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, AT&T Corp., BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, 3G, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Microsoft, this is how you can deal with Google

Microsoft, this is how you can deal with GoogleScotty! I need that Powerset engine onlinen now!I figure that is what Ballmer is saying to MS' Live Search group - Star Trek style. From what I've read, Bill Gates himself is playing close attention to the matter. Once Powerset is at...

Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-20

World Series of Poker Pro Challenge 1.0 (Mobile)

Feel the rush of going head''s up against Johnny Chan, Chris Ferguson, Scotty Nguyen, Shannon Elizabeth and other top World Series of Poker pros. Don''t forget to pay attention to their unique animations and emotional responses as you learn to read them. Play your hands correctly to frustrate the pros,...

Tags: Mobile, Pro, Glu Mobile, It', Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-12

William Shatner signs off on video autographs

William Shatner signs off on video autographsBeam my up Scotty"Beam me up Scotty...there's no intelligent life down here! Another P.T Barnum is born.What a complete waste. What ever "respect" I had for Shatner before reading this article, has completely vanished.Any fool who pays for this "service", who actually believes that...

Tags: Corporate communications, William Shatner, video autograph, video

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Measuring malware infections in the Chinese Internet

Measuring malware infections in the Chinese Internet.....Yeah... all those pirated versions of Windows coming back to bite us in the @ss! Wonderful! ]:)RE: Measuring malware infections in the Chinese InternetQuote from Scotty from Star Trek III-The search to Spock "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to...

Tags: INTERNET, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, malware infection, Chinese Internet, malware

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Why do Macs need so much fixing?

Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly ntntI guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

The plane facts

One of the ugliest environmental truths about our modern life, perhaps worse than nuclear waste or even landfills or flotsam of plastic that covers square miles of ocean, perhaps worse than plastic leaching toxics into your bottled water...your next airplane flight. Spewing all that pollution straight into the upper...

Tags: Pollution, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-02-05

Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?

Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?Happy with VistaI'm happy with VISTA and would prefer that a new version doesn't come out anytime soon. I certainly don't want them trying to rush a new version only to get another Windows ME. Take the 5 years and do it right instead of...

Tags: Operating systems, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Anti-Vista

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

Microsoft's OEM chief defects to Lenovo

Microsoft's OEM chief defects to LenovoSo you two work at Microsoft?For a bunch of Microsoft employees, you guys sure aren't very loyal. BTW: Ballmer does get over excited, but he's sane. I would oust him out, but he's not crazy.How many chairs did Ballmer destroy this time?Wuahahaha!! I wonder how...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, insult, Microsoft Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd.

Discussion threads 2007-12-02

Is the Linux engine room overheating?

The release of Linux Kernel 2.6.23, discussed by Paula Rooney a few weeks ago, somehow got me into a Star Trek reverie. All good Trekkies know by now that they're casting a new Star Trek movie. British comedian Simon Pegg Shaun of the Dead has been chosen...

Tags: Star Trek, Kernel, Linus Torvalds, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-22