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...A Heads Up!
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)21 Apr 2008 at 6:12 pm
Hello everyone! I know it has been awhile. I sometimes browse around the archives - how nerdy of me - and it hit me once...This blog has been up for over three years! All I can say is...WOW! Amazing how times flies....Anyways, enough reminiscing. I'll be blogging about GPS technology & GTX, a company the specializes in miniature GPS tech gadgets over at GPS Tech. It's a paid gig lasting until ... read more
YouTube Handed Out User Data
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)22 Oct 2006 at 7:23 pm
Millions of people use YouTube (Correction, "GoogTube") to watch thousands of videos online, but you might not know that YouTube might be watching you. After getting a subpoena in May, YouTube has been keeping tabs on users who are known to post copyrighted materials, and has even given a name to lawyers from a movie studio.The studio turned out to be Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures and they went ... read more
Apple Ships Virus-Infected iPods
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)17 Oct 2006 at 10:20 pm
Apple Computer has confirmed that they have accidentally shipped a small number of video iPods with the Windows trojan, RavMonE.exe. While only 1% of the units shipped after September 12 were affected, it should still raise concern. RavMonE.exe, a mass storage virus which only affects Windows, allows hackers to get into your computer after contacting remote servers to alert the attackers of infect
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U.S. Gov: Taxing Virtual-World Economies?
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)16 Oct 2006 at 7:47 pm
Thousands of dollars are exchanged in virtual worlds and games, such as World of Warcraft and Second Life, and now the big question is whether it should be taxed. After launching a probe into many online games sporting virtual economies, the U.S. congressional committee is wondering if virtual assets and transactions should be taxed. Over $500,000 is exchanged in Linden Lab's Second Life game each
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Camera Autopsy
by noreply@blogger.com (Illumen)11 Oct 2006 at 9:26 pm
I had nothing constructive to post this week, so I decided to post something destructive.
My digital camera died a few months ago, and I decided on the spur if the moment last weekend to take it apart for a blog article. Here are the photos!
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Google snaps up YouTube
by noreply@blogger.com (Illumen)10 Oct 2006 at 9:42 pm
Monday night the web-based video company YouTube was acquired by Google, the notorious search giant. The deal was worth over a billion dollars in Google stock.
Because I am writing for a weblog and not a newspaper, I feel compelled to offer my opinions on this deal, despite the fact that it is not my weblog. There are a few interesting aspects to this deal. Firstly there's the fact that it is be ... read more
SearchMash, Google's New Search Site
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)3 Oct 2006 at 11:28 pm
SearchMash is a low-profile search tool created by Google that mixes normal search results with Google Images. As shown in this screenshot, the idea is similar to an older version of A9. The Google Operating System has the run-down:Search results are numbered and you can reorder them. Clicking on the green URL, you'll see a list of options like "cached copy", "similar sites". You don't have click ... read more
Facebook Users Get "Unfaced"
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)2 Oct 2006 at 10:23 pm
Anyone remember Unfaced, a tool that could check user's Facebook profiles to see whether they were romantically compatible? As good as that may sound to some of our more weirder readers, Facebook sent a cease-and-desist letter to Unfaced's creator, John Arrow, and disabled his Facebook account until the site has been removed. Facebook argues that it breaks several parts of their terms of service,
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LimeWire Countersues RIAA for Damages
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)27 Sep 2006 at 11:15 pm
Following the lawsuit launched by the RIAA, LimeWire has decided to take the offensive and countersue the music industry for anti-competitive activities, illegal restraint of trade, tortious interference and deceptive trade practices. To start, LimeWire plans to make sure that courts understand how their software works, pointing out that it is much different from the original versions of Napster.
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Wal-Mart: Wii Don't Want any Accidents!
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)26 Sep 2006 at 10:22 pm
When you visit your local Wal-Mart over the next few weeks, you might be to surprised to find that there might not be a demo unit of the Nintendo Wii to play with. According to an article from Joystiq, the electronic department at Wal-Mart will not offer any demos of the Wii because children could hurt themselves using the Wiimote, a wireless controller that will sense movement. The tipster also a
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Motorola Selling Products via Vending Machines
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)21 Sep 2006 at 10:41 pm
Motorola has started to sell phones and accessories using vending machines in the United States. Called "Instantmoto", the machine will vend about 30 Motorola products, including the ever-popular RAZR and Motorola Q. For now, you'll be able to fine these machines in 20 airports and malls around the country, but you might start to see more depending on the success of the vending machines. Zoom Syst
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Yahoo Plans New Marketing Campaign, Free Coffee
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)19 Sep 2006 at 10:56 pm
Yahoo! is planning to launch a new media campaign that will spread from radio to television. The campaign is slated to start this Thursday, and will be the biggest marketing push from Yahoo! in two years. Besides buying prime-time television and radio advertising spots, you'll also see the search engine in theaters across the United States. To top that whole deal of, Yahoo! will be offering anyone
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Easter Egg Discovered in Google's Picasa
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)18 Sep 2006 at 10:26 pm
There has been an "Easter Egg" discovered in Google's photo-editing suit, Picasa, which displays a teddy bear upon typing certain keys. An Easter Egg is a message or feature hidden within programs, websites, books or video games (Or basically anywhere someone places one, including DVDs and CDs). Although they are against computing policy to include them in programs, many developers do it for the f
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Microsoft and NY Times Release "Reader"
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)16 Sep 2006 at 7:55 pm
Through a partnership with Microsoft, The New York Times has released a desktop application that will allow you to read NY Times updates electronically using advanced screen reading technology. The software, known as Times Reader, is built off of Windows Presentation Foundation, which is Microsoft's way of designing advanced user-interfaces for applications. For now, it's unclear whether Times Rea
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The Friday Linker (for 09-15-06)
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)15 Sep 2006 at 9:19 pm
End your weekend with a list of our favorite news items from around the 'Web, as well as websites that we find interesting. Welcome to "The Friday Linker". Have any "cool" news items that you think should be here? E-mail Alex Morganis with your suggestions or visit his del.icio.us page to see even more links...
Tech News:
Top Ten Requests for Future iPod Games: At an event held earlier this week, St ... read more
Yahoo! Mail Beta Now Open to All
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)14 Sep 2006 at 10:46 pm
Yahoo! has just released their new, AJAX-powered version of Yahoo! Mail to all United States users and in 18 international markets. Giving a more desktop-like experience, the new version utilizes the innovative technology that it gained when the search giant acquired Oddpost, such as drag-and-drop functionality, an instant preview pane and an upgraded searching tool. The new Yahoo! Mail also featu
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Apple Releases Slew of Updates, iPod and Movies
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)12 Sep 2006 at 10:25 pm
During an event held at an Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts, Apple Computer released a few expected and unexpected pieces of news. Steve Jobs, the CEO of the tech giant, first said that the popular iPod lineup would be updated with two new iPods, which will both sport 60% brighter screens, as well as upgraded versions of the iPod Nano and Shuffle. In 30 and 80GB flavors, the
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Adware to Increase Exponentially, Study Shows
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)11 Sep 2006 at 10:32 pm
The amount of spyware and adware is expected to increase exponentially on the Internet, according to a recent study published by McAfee today. The study also points out that only one out of 33 Internet users can determine if a website is safe or malicious. This is certainly bad news to security experts, who are looking to intensify work to stop these "badware" applications. Even more shocking is t
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The Friday Linker (for 09-08-06)
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)8 Sep 2006 at 11:32 pm
End your weekend with a list of our favorite news items from around the 'Web, as well as websites that we find interesting. Welcome to "The Friday Linker". Have any "cool" news items that you think should be here? E-mail Alex Morganis with your suggestions or visit his del.icio.us page to see even more links...
Tech News:
Why windows takes so long to start up: Can you make a cup of coffee in the ti ... read more
Beginning Linux Testing....Test Completed
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)6 Sep 2006 at 10:50 pm
This article was written by a hardcore Opera fan, known as Stephen. He enjoys writing, talking about his love for Google and playing around with Linux. If you're interested in more information about Linux, check out our previous articles, such as Linux vs. Windows. As an editors note, Stephen will be joining as an editor here at the AMCP Tech Blog! Welcome!
Slax is a new Linux distribution, based o
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Office Depot Selling a $99 PC
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)5 Sep 2006 at 8:35 am
Looking for an low-cost computer, but don't mind paying a pretty steep shipping and handling charge? You maybe in luck, because Office Depot has started to offer a PC on their website for $99, however the deal ends on September 9. The system being sold is a Hewlett Packard desktop computer featuring an 80GB hard-drive, 256MB or RAM, and a Celeron D 352 processing chip. This PC normally retails at
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Poll Study: What Gaming Console Will PWN?
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)4 Sep 2006 at 9:10 am
As another week begins, it's time to take a look at last week's poll, which asked you which gaming console would pwn (Another term for "own"). The results have come in, and you can view them here. You can now vote in this week's poll, which asks if you use "meme trackers". For now, however, let's take a look at some of the gaming consoles that were mentioned in our recent poll...
The Microsoft Xbox ... read more
Browzar Might be More than a Privacy Browser
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)3 Sep 2006 at 3:14 pm
In last week's Friday Linker, I pointed out a new browser that was marketed to protect your privacy to deleting your cookies, history, caches, and auto-complete forms, called Browzar. In less than three days, it's been mentioned on BBC, Digg, C/Net and Slashdot. People were calling it one of the newest browsers to enter the market that could give leaders, such as Microsoft and Mozilla, a run for t
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The Friday Linker (for 9-1-06)
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)1 Sep 2006 at 5:01 pm
End your weekend with a list of our favorite news items from around the 'Web, as well as websites that we find interesting. Welcome to "The Friday Linker". Have any "cool" news items that you think should be here? E-mail Alex Morganis with your suggestions or visit his del.icio.us page to see even more links...
Tech News:
21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic: I always enjoy reading about how to impro ... read more
Microsoft Updates WMP 11 with Beta 2 Release
by noreply@blogger.com (Alex)31 Aug 2006 at 10:29 pm
Microsoft just released the second beta update for Windows Media Player 11, which provides some performance improvements, bug fixes, and integration with Windows Media Connect within the program. In the release notes, Microsoft commented that users can now automatically share their WMP libraries with compatible devices over a wireless network. Although you might not be seeing as many noticeable im
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