Thursday, July 14

Top Ten Missed Technology

Technology evolves. Good technologies and products usually survive; poor ones usually go extinct. But not all of the technologies that have swirled down the drain of the tech gene pool deserved their fate. Here are some big, and some small, ideas that we thought we'd have with us forever.

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Tuesday, July 12

Forget the RIAA, don't mess with the NFL

A fan podcast for the Philadelphia Eagles has gotten the legal beat down by the NFL.

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if they claimed ownership/trademark or affiliation to the Eagles I could see where the NFL has a case. But they plainly state they have no affiliation and its their own opinion. No different than theforce.net's podcast.

Real Men of Genius

If you listen to the radio a lot, chances are pretty good that you've listened to and laughed at one of Bud Light's hilarious "Real Men of Genius" commercials. Well, I have a treat for you. Presenting ALL 79 commericals from Bud Light's "Real Men of Genius" ad campaign!

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Monday, July 11

Beenmapped.com

More Google Sightseeing.
Cool Google maps site. On this site people bookmark places on google maps and comment on the places.



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Friday, July 8

Doyle Brunson goes all in on the WPT

U.S. poker champion Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson has bid $700 million cash for WPT Enterprises Inc. just days after the company known for its World Poker Tour television show launched an online gaming site. Looks like the main event is a small pot this year.

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Regular Expression Library

A library of pre-written regular expressions that you can plug into your code. Also, features a regular expression online testing engine against inputted text or a website text. Very handy resource!

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Thursday, July 7

Forget Grokster—U.Mich launches the biggest copyright heist in history

There are massive copyright issues -- first with the University's violation of the library copying provisions under Section 108 of the Copyright Act, and secondly with Google's assumption of "fair use" under Section 107, even though they plan to make money from the copyrighted material by selling ads.

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WindowsDevCenter.com: Getting Your Bluetooth Headset to Work in XP

WindowsDevCenter.com: Getting Your Bluetooth Headset to Work in XP
Since Chicago now requires hands free devices. You can also use your bluetooth headset on your PC.

Wednesday, July 6

Google Maps Transparencies

Click and drag anywhere, just like normal Google Maps, and see how the Map View matches the Satellite View (or vice-versa). Control the level of transparency with the slider control at bottom.

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Tuesday, July 5

The Best & Worst Batman Villains

While Batman is, of course, the most vital part of any Batman film, the villains are also crucial. To some Ra's Al Ghul and Scarecrow may be odd picks for the first revamped Bat-flick, but they make perfect sense to us -- after all, these are two of Batman's greatest foes.

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