MySpace Diatribe Brings Death Threats

If you say it to one person and it gets repeated, it may be called a rumor. If you write it up and post it on MySpace.com, it’s no longer a rumor. And if someone prints your MySpace rant in the local paper, there’s no telling what may happen, as one woman found out.

Posted on: April 8, 2009 9:00 am

Take Your Home Office on the Road

First there were immovable office spaces, then there were home offices, now… Shoving all your electronics into a travel trailer cuts down on rent, allows for an ever-changing view, and… This wiki boasts some pointers on how to do it.

Posted on: April 8, 2009 9:00 am

Now on YouTube: First Moving Image Ever Made

70 “moving pictures”, dating back 100 years, have been posted on YouTube by the Library of Congress. The videos include “The Sneeze”, recorded by Thomas Edison in January 1894.

Posted on: April 8, 2009 9:00 am

New article: Twitter basics for business

Raise your hand if you’re sick of all this Twitter hype. Good. Now keep your hand up if you’ve checked out Twitter and don’t understand what the big deal is. I mean, why putz around reading a sea of dispatches from narcissistic hipsters, obsessed with what they had for lunch, when you’ve got real work to do? OK, your hand’s still up. Good. Don’t worry. Your reaction is perfectly natural for any sensible adult. But, you shouldn’t judge Twitter by your first impression.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: April 7, 2009 9:00 am

Phanfare releases the first iPhone app to offer online photofinishing

Phanfare has introduced version 2.0 of Photon for the iPhone enabling you to purchase prints and enlargements of photos from your iPhone or iPod touch. Phanfare makes common print sizes, including 4×6, 5×7, 8×10, and poster size available for purchase on Kodak paper from the iPhone.

Posted on: April 7, 2009 9:00 am

iPhone Hacks-Tips & Tools for Unlocking the Power of Your iPhone & iPod Touch

Authors David Jurick, Adam Stolarz, and Damien Stolarz teach you how to make your iPhone do all you’d expect and more. Learn tips and techniques for little-known features for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch.

Posted on: April 7, 2009 9:00 am

Aleratec Offers Quick, Easy Protection from Identity Theft and Fraud

Aleratec Inc. announces the Aleratec DVD CD Shredder Plus DS2, the simple, quick, and easy way to prevent unauthorized use of secret, classified, business, and personal confidential information on paper or discarded discs.

Posted on: April 7, 2009 9:00 am

Arizona teen’s mobile shops him to cops

Let’s see.. First he steals a car radio. Then, while he’s bragging to his friends, his (stolen) cell phone calls the police. Police track the phone and grab the teen, with stolen radio in hand. What kind of phone is this?

Posted on: April 7, 2009 9:00 am

CNC machine plays theme from Portal

To celebrate Friday, we bring you, well, Tim’sCNC machine. It doesn’t get better than this.

Posted on: April 6, 2009 9:00 am

Calif woman gets 6 years for fatal texting crash

In 2007 a woman was paying bills from her cellphone while speeding in a construction zone. The result was a fiery crash and a fatality. She’s now been convicted of manslaughter.

Posted on: April 6, 2009 9:00 am