Category Archives: Technology

IBM Aims to Patent Profiting Off Patents

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Derek

AP Link: IBM Aims to Patent Profiting Off Patents Now I don’t speak legalease and their patent application is like a foreign language, but if they just tried to patent making money off patents, then we need patent reform, now!  … Continue reading →

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Love/Hate Relationship with Amazon

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Derek

As innovative as I think that company is sometimes, HOLY FREAKING CRAP can they be retarded at other times! It looks like Amazon.com was just awarded a patent for “including a search string at the end of a URL without … Continue reading →

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AT&T = lazy and uncreative

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Derek

I just came across this article AT&T unsure about bidding in 700MHz auction (InfoWorld) “Company CEO indicates that FCC’s open-access rules for the valuable spectrum could hinder the development of a profitable business model.” Essentially what you are saying is … Continue reading →

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Thanks Amazon!

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Derek

I realized I hadn’t yet picked up the latest She Wants Revenge album, so I figured this would be a good chance to check out Amazon’s new MP3 store. 15 non-DRM’d 256kbps tracks for $8.99 is a steal IMO. Thank … Continue reading →

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Google Docs just got pwned

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Derek

Check out these screenshots from Microsoft’s Office Live Workspace. Purdy.

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WP & MySQL updates

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Derek

Well, I just upgraded from WordPress 2 to 2.3 and MySQL from 4 to 5, so this is mostly just a test. Oh, and the theme I was using doesn’t play well with WP 2.3′s tags, so I’ll have to … Continue reading →

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Google launches Mobile AdSense

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Derek

In a logical step, Google has launched a mobile version of it’s ad network AdSense so users can now visit sponsored links on sites they are browsing on their phone. The original incarnation of AdSense uses JavaScript to embed ads … Continue reading →

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Microsoft looking into buying Facebook

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Derek

Who remembers two years ago when Yahoo was rumored to be buying Facebook for $1 billion and people thought Y! was crazy. Then, Facebook said “No, we’re holding out for $2.5 billion?”, and people thought FB was absolutely nuts? Well, … Continue reading →

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Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability

Posted on May 27, 2005 by Derek

Good stuff…

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Fun with Google Maps

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Derek

It’s amazing how you can waste hours of your day playing around with the brand new Google satellite maps. Here are a few interesting locations I’ve come across… White Sands Missile range. The middle of the circle is where the … Continue reading →

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