Archive for February, 2008

The Job Interview, Starring Your Avatar

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

As big companies extending their brands web-based communities of social networks, some employers are also exploring Multi-User Virtual Environments, or MUVEs.

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EarthLink hangs “for sale” sign on municipal WiFi business

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Tired of ongoing multimillion-dollar losses, EarthLink, the CEO of the company stated its intention to leave the business of municipal WiFi. Finding a buyer may prove extremely difficult, however. href =

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BlueProximity

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

BlueProximity — GNOME Bluetooth Device Remote Sensing and automatic locking tool to :-): What a great idea. Of course, keep my cell phone on my desk or in the pocket of my jacket half the time, so I am still screwed.

This software helps you add a little more security to your desktop. It does this by detecting one of its bluetooth devices, the more likely that his mobile phone, and keeping track of their distance. If you move away from your computer and the distance is above a certain level (without measurement is possible in meters) for a given time, automatically locks the desktop (or start any shell command desired).

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Yahoo! Board to Reject Microsoft Offer: Source

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

By Michael Santo Executive Editor, RealTechNews One source reported by the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) That the Yahoo! Board of Directors, which held an emergency meeting on Friday, plans to reject the offer unsolicited Microsoft, as “greatly underestimated” Yahoo! Of course, while the board has been mulling the offer, the offer has been significantly reduced, with Microsoft […]

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Google To Acquire Stake In CNet?

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Almost completely lost in the midst of noise about offering Microsoft was speculation Yahoo Friday that Google could be looking to acquire a stake in San Francisco-based CNet. CNet shares were up 7% Friday on the basis of hearsay. Last month, a group of investors started collecting shares of CNet and intended to influence […]

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Middio Deadpool

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Middio a fresh music search engine YouTube video, seems to have gone to DeadPool. The blank page is an index page. We pinged them for a comment (the founder is Jeff Jarvis' sixteen-year-old son Jake), and wait for your response. FIQL departure from the hotel, which is actually a much more useful […]

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Sending an S O S for a PC Exorcist

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

I jumped up from my desk assuring committing the most sensational revenge attack in the history of the personal computer industry.

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Alcatel-Lucent Posts Loss, but Revenue Climbs 18%

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Alcatel-Lucent completed its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros and sales of 17.79 billion euros, a 2.5 percent drop.

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