Thursday: February 25, 2010
Xerox sues Google over some potentially patent-infringing search methods.The patents themselves are very explicit, and appear to deal with the very specific application of methods and even software, some of it bearing Xerox trademarks. Theoretically, such methods could be used in the dissemination of live repositories of information.
Monday: November 30, 2009
Microsoft's top developers prefer old-school coding methods over those fancy modern ones.Graphical programming environments are usable when they are useless, but unusable when they would be useful,' said Jeffrey Snover, another Microsoft distinguished engineer and creator of Microsoft's PowerShell scripting tool for Windows.
Tuesday: November 24, 2009
CNN would like to let you in on eight weird ways to save the Earth.Covers everything from cloud whitening all the way up to (but not limited to) space-based frisbee deflectors. I guess they weren't kidding when they used the term 'weird' in the headline.
Tuesday: October 27, 2009
A handy list of fifty-five ways in which get more energy.Yes, sometimes laughter can be the best medicine for any occasion, including getting a much-needed boost of energy. I mean, just look at the cat in the thumbnail - he's having a great time.
Friday: September 11, 2009
Some alternative ways to access your GMail when GMail happens to be down.A great writeup for those of us who use GMail quite extensively and cried during the last outage.