Google Voice is open and free to everyone now, but explaining what it does isn’t the simplest of things. Lifehacker takes a crack at it:
June 28, 2010The Cover Page Has No Page Number, Part IMicrosoft Word isn’t very forgiving when it comes to a common task: Create a document with a cover page where the cover page doesn’t have any headers or footers or page numbers, but the next page does. And further: The next page starts page numbering with page 1 instead of page 2. Yes, it can be done, but it’s not pretty.
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June 27, 2010‘Shutting Down the Internet’ Gets More RealA bill that would give the US President the power to turn off the Internet for up to four months has cleared a panel in the Senate and is ready for a vote.
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June 25, 2010Gizmodo Gets Even on AppleYeah, Apple and Gizmodo have had at it since the folks at Giz found (paid for) a rogue iPhone 4. Even so, their article tearing apart the new device is top-notch:
Good reading. How To Tell If You’re In a Video GameHere are a dozen things to note for those times when you seriously question reality and begin to wonder whether or not you’re playing a combat-type first person shooter video game. June 23, 2010Google Voice Open to AllAfter a long beta, you can now sign up for Google Voice. It’s really difficult to describe what Google Voice does, other than it’s an über communications system that can be used as your voicemail service, to place free phone calls, and to manage phone calls.
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Tags, Tags, Everywhere!One of the latest rages in our digital obsession over searching is the use of tags. Tags are text tidbits that help you find things — providing that you know how to put tags to work.
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June 22, 2010Working at Google? Over 40? Not so fast!Apparently it’s against Google’s corporate culture to be an employee over the age of 40. The California Supreme court will be hearing an age-discrimination suit soonly.
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June 21, 2010Yep, Apple malware does exist. Apple knows it, but says nothing.So much for the claim that Apple’s are “virus-free.” How well do you think that marketing slogan will play into social engineering for Mac owners?
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Had It With the HackersI have really enjoyed playing the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It is a hell of a game, marvelous story, wonderful gameplay. But the online, multiplayer version of the game is riddled with hackers — cheaters who make the entire game a pitiful, pathetic joke. |