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From MSNBC: They’re already predicting, mathematically, what you’ll want to watch, what you’ll want to wear, and who you’ll want to vote for. Obviously, the next step is for computers to read your mind — and that’s just what they’re working toward at Tufts University in Boston. Your computer won’t be picking up details about …
From CNet News: For anyone who’s ever been stuck in rush-hour traffic on U.S. Highway 101 through Silicon Valley, the region’s overgrowth of green-glass office buildings, ugly tech company headquarters and expensive cars is a frustrating flip side to the steady stream of world-changing innovation that has emerged there. But if you’d visited the region …
I know… I’m way behind on this one! Back in January 2006 I contacted Ahead Software, the makers of Nero (the CD/DVD burning software) asking to do a review. They promptly sent me the packaged product in the mail along with some PR material. I started to use it right away, and have been impressed …
From PC Magazine: If you’ve browsed our recent list of the Top 100 Classic Web Sites, you may have been a bit disappointed by the familiarity of our choices. Such is the nature of a list of “classics.” So here’s the fun stuff: Our list of the new and/or undiscovered Web sites that have grabbed …
From InfoWorld: Discrimination against women and minorities is putting the U.S. at a disadvantage in technology innovation, according to the chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley. Robert Birgeneau said of the top 50 university computer science department jobs in the U.S.,The highest hand wins, and all online poker hands contain five cards. not …
Digital photography or more specifically digital camera have become disposable items. New models are released at regular intervals and previous models do not hold high resale value. New models incorporate new technology, usually resulting in higher megapixel ratings, new features, and better quality images. But do you need one? There seems to be a community …
From CNN Money: Should we start calling Facebook, the popular social networking site, Microbook or Facesoft? The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Monday afternoon that Microsoft is considering investing $300 million to $500 million for a 5 percent stake in Facebook. The high end of that range would value Facebook as a …
Most people are aware of viruses and the damage they can cause. Although rootkits have been around for a long time, it is only now becoming something that the average consumer is aware of. The site AntiRootkit.com aims to help people understand what rootkits are, highlight news regarding rootkits, and provide information on software to …
From CNN: Hackers compromised dozens of Department of Homeland Security computers, moving sensitive information to Chinese-language Web sites, congressional investigators said Monday. Investigators pointed a finger at a government contractor, saying the firm hired to protect DHS computers tried to hide the incidents from the department. The FBI is investigating the incidents, a congressional staffer …
From Reuters (via ZDNet News): Canada’s privacy commissioner told Google in August that the feature–which offers a series of panoramic, 360-degree images of nine U.S. cities–could violate Canadian laws if it were introduced without alterations. Some of the pictures feature people who can clearly be identified, which contravenes Canadian legislation on privacy. “We are thinking …