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BestBuy.com has Wii games available for pre-order

Jun 14, 2006

from engadget The kind folks at Best Buy have pulled off the shadester move of the week, and are offering Nintendo Wii games for “pre-order.R...

CAD, Drafting, General

Updated Autodesk DWG TrueView now available

Jun 14, 2006

The latest release of DWG TrueView (previously known as DWF Composer) is now available. It allows you to markup and share AutoCad drawings over the In...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General, mnrx

Apple Ipods Made in Chinese Sweatshops?

Jun 14, 2006

According to allegations in this post, the super-popular Apple Ipod is assembled in Chinese factories by workers who are paid $50 a month.  Hopefully...

General, mnrx

Google to Release GBuy

Jun 13, 2006

In an attempt to capture some of the rising e-commerce business, Google is set to release its new online payment program, called “GBuy” on...

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Be Sure to Run Windows Update

Jun 13, 2006

This month’s Microsoft Windows update is a whopper. There are 12 software flaws that will be patched. Nine of the updates are for the Windows op...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General, mnrx

DOE Hides the Fact That They Got Hacked

Jun 12, 2006

from the Associated Press A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy DepartmentR...

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Parents: Monitor your Child’s Online Habits

Jun 8, 2006

Dateline NBC has been running a series on Child Predators and how they operate. Many people have seen these sting operations. Basically, they enter a ...

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Microsoft Cuts PC-to-PC Synchronization from Vista

Jun 8, 2006

Citing quality concerns, Microsoft removed this feature from Vista. They will probably develop it and release it in a future version of Vista. It woul...

General, mnrx, Technology

New Google Spreadsheet from Google Labs

Jun 7, 2006

Here are a few quick musings about this latest offering from Google: The Good Free! (always nice) Imports from Excel fairly well (some things did not ...

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Motorola Phones Will Cook your Brain

Jun 5, 2006

Well maybe that is a bit of a stretch. However, according to this report on CNet, Motorola does occupy most of the top 10 spots on the list of highest...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General

Bloggers Unite: Learn the Gang Sign!

Jun 3, 2006

Rise Up, all you dedicated men and women with worn fingertips, dark circles under the eyes and failing marriages! Bloggers now have their own gang wit...

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Microsoft Releases Windows Vista Demo Site

Jun 2, 2006

The marketing people at Microsoft have created a Flash web site touting the benefits of Windows Vista. It is a pretty thorough walkthrough of what the...