I like Detroit and I’m all for promoting tourism, but this is rediculous. I’m taking about the new song paid for by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. It sounds like “white suburban lounge singers” (it was recorded in Birmingham), not Motown, or anything that says Detroit. Why would this inspire [...]
You’re not really any good at Dance Dance Revolution until you can play while juggling - Engadget - www.engadget.com /
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Vonage cracks into market dominated by landlines | CNET News.com
Net phone operator Vonage has teamed up with Alarm.com to tackle a common problem that has kept some consumers with home alarm systems from subscribing to Internet phone services.
This is a smart move for Vonage. Next to 911 service, home alarm systems is probably the [...]
Keep an Open Eye · AJAX: The Foaming Cleanser
developers and architects in general (not just Web developers) should take a look at what is happening in and around AJAX the foaming cleanser in both its Java and JavaScript forms.
This is a concise article on Ajax with some good reference links.
Researchers isolate a microorganism that binds to HIV and blocks infection. The discovery may lead to an HIV-killing predatory bug — and a cheap and easy way to fight the virus.
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In Apple, Microsoft OSes, search is on | CNET News.com
Interesting article on c|net about desktop search engines. It compares Microsoft to Apple.
The Laporte Report
I’m very happy to report that Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and Robert Heron are back together again, every Sunday in a weekly podcast. From Leoville.com
It is done. The first ROTSS has been posted. Subscribe to the podcast to get it by midnight every Sunday, press the play button to the left, [...]
It’s almost too easy to publish content online. That’s probably why there are over 8 million blogs out there today and growing! Here are some free services to get you started:
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I’ve always wondered why Google has been lagging behind Microsoft and Yahoo in RSS-izing thier various web services. Looks like I’m not alone:
RSS and The Big 3 - Richard MacManus
Yahoo, Microsoft and Google in RSS - Dave Winer
Update: Gmail Getting RSS Aggregation Feature?
Has anyone else noticed that the online photo sharing site Flickr uses Google ads? This strikes me as odd because Yahoo owns Flickr. I wonder how long before the Google ads are replaced with Yahoo ads…