Blogging live from Spiral Jetty
Posted on July 3, 2009
Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.
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Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store
Posted on July 3, 2009
The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it’s too early to tell.
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Md. Prisons, Wireless Industry at Odds Over Jamming Inmate Cellphones
Posted on July 2, 2009
In the war for wireless supremacy, there is Verizon vs. AT&T, the iPhone vs. the BlackBerry. — And then there’s Gary D. Maynard vs. the 23,000 residents of Maryland’s state prisons. — In his bid to snuff out mobile phones in Maryland’s two dozen state lockups, Maynard, the state’s public sa…
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DHS Cybersecurity Plan Will Involve NSA, Telecoms
Posted on July 2, 2009
The Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials.
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Peak Oil: Bugatti Makes a Car for the Ages
Posted on July 2, 2009
Bugatti’s convertible is the pinnacle of internal-combustion car tech — one that will probably never be surpassed with the auto industry’s focus shifting to electric vehicles. Here’s what it’s like to drive it.
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Keeping It Reel — Five Pieces for Your Must-Have Angling Kit
Posted on July 2, 2009
Fly fishers dread the question: “Catch anything today?” Dazzling your interrogators with cool gear might let you dodge the question. No gadget can improve your cast, but tech can surely enhance life on the water.
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Sites that help you lodge complaints
Posted on July 2, 2009
If you’ve been wronged or you’re just not happy with the way you were treated, there are some sites on the Web that will help you get your voice heard.
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Google App Engine misfires
Posted on July 2, 2009
A morning outage in Google App Engine–a hosting service for Web application developers–was resolved around noon Pacific Thursday.
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Google Toolbar for IE speaks your language
Posted on July 1, 2009
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer introduces revamped translation tools, giving users one-click powers of conversion over many languages.
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Blizzard prepares for ‘cataclysm’
Posted on July 1, 2009
A trio of Blizzard trademark applications filed Friday cover various uses of the word “cataclysm.” A cataclysm could fit within key Blizzard franchises like Diablo or Warcraft, but it could also be tied up with a fresh property.
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