Archive for February, 2006

U.S. Grants Patent For Using AJAX

Friday, February 24th, 2006

This is just ridiculous… via digg

Now any site that uses rich-media technology implementations, including Flash, Flex, Java, Ajax, and XAML, when the rich-media application is accessed on any device over the Internet, including desktops, mobile devices, set-top boxes, and video game consoles will need a licence.
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Conversational Terrorism: How NOT to Talk!

Monday, February 20th, 2006

via Lifehacker:
Conversationalists Dean and Laura VanDruff post an exhaustive list of ways people can cheat in conversations, like:

OVER YOUR HEAD:
“I’d like to respond to that, but taking into account your background, education, and intelligence, I am quite sure that you would not be able to understand.”
EVEN YOU:
“My next point will be so cogent that even […]

Microsoft Defender

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Microsoft has released a new version of their AntiSpyware software called “Defender”. It’s available as a free download.

Secure your passwords

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

If you’re like most people, you don’t enjoy having to remember all your passwords. Modern browsers such as Firefox have the ability to save passwords for you. Convenient. The problem is, by default, your passwords can be viewed by anyone who has access to your computer. From Lifehacker:
Those saved passwords appear […]

Superbowl XL Commercials

Monday, February 6th, 2006

In case you missed them, Google has the Superbowl XL Commercials.
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Detroit: Downtown Shooting

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Ohhh Detroit. After all the positive press surrounding the SuperBowl, this had to happen. The Detroit Free Press reports:
A shooting following a fight early Saturday in downtown near the site of Super Bowl weekend festivities left a woman dead and a man hospitalized, police said.

It looks like all the talk-show hosts were right […]

WordPress 2.0.1 Upgrade

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

The latest version of WordPress, 2.0.1, has been released to the public. I’ve upgraded this blog — if everything worked, you wont notice any changes.
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Online Banks Compete, You Win

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

If you don’t have an online savings account, you’re probably not earning enough interest on your hard-earned money. A lot of traditional financial institutions are jumping into the online savings account business. Emigrant Direct’s “AmericanDream Savings Account” offers 4.25% APY. ING Direct offers 4.75 APY on deposits from Jan 19 - April […]