Computers

Insidious Worm Makes Unauthorized Purchases When Computer User Is Drunk

ISSUE 46•06 | 02.08.10 | Tech Trends

Computer experts say individuals with upcoming bachelor parties or afterwork get-togethers are especially vulnerable to cyber attacks resulting in fraudulent late-night purchases. more»
Highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show

ISSUE 46•02 | 01.13.10 | Infographic

The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show took place last week in Las Vegas. Here are some of the must-have gadgets rolled out by the big... more»
Man Signs Up For PumpkinZonia.com, Seeing As There's Free Prismatic Pumpkin Points In It

ISSUE 45•49 | 11.30.09 | News

BALTIMORE—Local restaurant manager Brad Conner signed up for a PumpkinZonia.com membership Monday, attracted by the irresistible lure of 10 completely free, no-strings-attached Prismatic Pumpkin Points, which he can spend as he sees fit. more»
Wikipedia Contributors Mostly Male

ISSUE 45•37 | 09.10.09 | American Voices

A new study of Wikipedia showed that 87 percent of the site's editors were male. What do you think? more»
Teens Don't Tweet

ISSUE 45•37 | 09.09.09 | American Voices

A survey by Nielsen found that only 16 percent of Twitter users were under 25. What do you think? more»
Gmail Suffers Major Outage

ISSUE 45•36 | 09.04.09 | American Voices

An overloaded Google router caused a shutdown of Gmail on Tuesday, affecting 150 million users for nearly two hours. What do you think? more»
Voice Recognition Software Yelled At

ISSUE 45•01 | 01.02.09 | Radio News
Junk E-Mail Falls By Two-Thirds

ISSUE 44•49 | 12.01.08 | American Voices

The amount of spam sent and received dropped last week to 60 billion messages a day—a decrease of 66 percent—after a Web hosting company... more»
OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7

ISSUE 44•45 | 11.05.08 | Infographic

Microsoft announced it will be releasing a new edition of its operating software, called Windows 7, while Apple is working on its new OS X Snow... more»
48-Hour Internet Outage Plunges Nation Into Productivity

ISSUE 44•44 | 11.02.08 | Radio News
Microsoft Ad Campaign Crashing Nation's Televisions

ISSUE 44•44 | 10.27.08 | News

WASHINGTON—Many television owners were left with no other option than to manually restart their devices by unplugging and then plugging them back in. more»
'I Am Under 18' Button Clicked For First Time In History Of Internet

ISSUE 46•52 ISSUE 44•42 | 10.15.08 | News in Brief

CHINO, CA—In an unprecedented and historic event Monday, the "I Am Under 18" button, an Internet security device which if selected restricts... more»
Seinfeld To Revive Microsoft

ISSUE 44•35 | 08.26.08 | American Voices

In order to revitalize its brand image, Microsoft has hired former sitcom actor Jerry Seinfeld as a spokesman. What do you think? more»
Apple Pulls $1,000 iPhone App

ISSUE 44•33 | 08.12.08 | American Voices

An application called "I Am Rich," which displays a ruby on iPhone screens, was pulled from the phone's application store without notice. What do... more»
Least Popular Widgets

ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 44•32 | 08.06.08 | Statshot
Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet

ISSUE 44•32 | 08.06.08 | News

HAZEL PARK, MI—Brandon Mylenek insisted his video comment would defy the laws of logic and grammar, and allege several elements of the clip as homosexual in nature. more»
Google Launches Wikipedia Competitor

ISSUE 44•31 | 07.30.08 | Infographic

Last week, Google made public its beta encyclopedia site, Knol, which unlike Wikipedia features articles written by a named author and only... more»
Courageous E-mail To Boss In Drafts Folder Since December

ISSUE 44•30 | 07.25.08 | News

COLUMBUS, OH—Brent Quigley considered sending the e-mail, clicking and holding his mouse arrow over the "Send" icon, but ultimately dragged it away. more»
Hewlett-Packard Introduces New Soup-Resistant Laptop

ISSUE 44•30 | 07.24.08 | Radio News
National Essay Writing Contest Now Accepting Video Submissions

ISSUE 44•24 | 06.12.08 | News in Brief

NEW YORK—Citing a stark decrease in written submissions since 1994, representatives of the Michel de Montaigne National Essay Writing Contest... more»
Computer Being Stupid

ISSUE 46•52 ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 44•14 | 04.04.08 | News in Brief

CAMBRIDGE, MA—After multiple attempts to get the thing to do the thing, 38-year-old freelance writer Joe Garvin gave up Saturday, citing the... more»
E-Mail From Aunt Accidentally Opened

ISSUE 46•52 ISSUE 44•08 | 02.23.08 | News

CHICAGO—After waiting for the e-mail to load, Gwen Petersen was subjected to mass-circulated poetry, pet humor, and vaguely religious inspirational aphorisms. more»
Mortgage Market Collapse Threatens Nation's Banner Ad Industry

ISSUE 43•36 | 09.04.07 | News in Brief

NEW YORK—With the mortgage market reeling from massive loan defaults, analysts are now predicting disaster for the banner ad industry .... more»
Tom Clancy Really Happy With How Latest Video Game With His Name On It Came Out

ISSUE 43•32 | 08.07.07 | News in Brief

BALTIMORE—New York Times–bestselling author and noted putter-of-his-name-on-things Tom Clancy announced Monday that he is... more»
Extra-Slanty Italics Introduced For Extremely Important Words

ISSUE 43•18 | 05.03.07 | News in Brief

NEW HOPE, MN—In an attempt to address writers' ever-growing word-emphasis needs, Minnesota-based Pica Foundry has developed a new,... more»
Air Traffic Controller Likes Pattern He Has Going

ISSUE 43•16 | 04.18.07 | News in Photos
Apple Unveils New Product-Unveiling Product

ISSUE 43•10 | 03.06.07 | News

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple claims the iLaunch can garner the same amount of press attention as a major scientific discovery, high court ruling, celebrity meltdown, or natural disaster at 200 times the speed of a traditional media-fostered launch. more»
Senator's MySpace Top 8 All Corporations

ISSUE 42•50 | 12.13.06 | News in Photos
Computer Makers Die More

ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 42•42 | 10.23.06 | American Voices

Death rates among people who work building computers are considerably higher than the rest of the population. What do you think? more»
Microsoft Releases Security Patch

ISSUE 42•39 | 10.02.06 | American Voices

Last week, Microsoft released a patch for a critical security flaw in its Internet Explorer web browser. What do you think? more»

computers

Insidious Worm Makes Unauthorized Purchases When Computer User Is Drunk

Highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show

Man Signs Up For PumpkinZonia.com, Seeing As There's Free Prismatic Pumpkin Points In It

Wikipedia Contributors Mostly Male

Teens Don't Tweet

Gmail Suffers Major Outage

Voice Recognition Software Yelled At

Junk E-Mail Falls By Two-Thirds

OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7

48-Hour Internet Outage Plunges Nation Into Productivity

Microsoft Ad Campaign Crashing Nation's Televisions

'I Am Under 18' Button Clicked For First Time In History Of Internet

Seinfeld To Revive Microsoft

Apple Pulls $1,000 iPhone App

Least Popular Widgets

Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet

Google Launches Wikipedia Competitor

Courageous E-mail To Boss In Drafts Folder Since December

Hewlett-Packard Introduces New Soup-Resistant Laptop

National Essay Writing Contest Now Accepting Video Submissions

Computer Being Stupid

E-Mail From Aunt Accidentally Opened

Mortgage Market Collapse Threatens Nation's Banner Ad Industry

Tom Clancy Really Happy With How Latest Video Game With His Name On It Came Out

Extra-Slanty Italics Introduced For Extremely Important Words

Air Traffic Controller Likes Pattern He Has Going

Apple Unveils New Product-Unveiling Product

Senator's MySpace Top 8 All Corporations

Computer Makers Die More

Microsoft Releases Security Patch

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