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January 2006 Entries

The Horror of being "Sleepless in Seattle"

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:20 PM | Feedback (1)

On a plane near you; Online Cell Phones

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:16 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Atlas Eases AJAX Development

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:06 PM | Feedback (-1)

Interesting next-gen Web bits for Gadgets

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:14 PM | Feedback (0)

The Sand Game (whimsy)

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:55 PM | Feedback (1)

Vista Q&A with Jim Allchin

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Law and Order Valentines

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:49 PM | Feedback (13)

New T-Mobile Phones on Windows Mobile 5.0

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:36 PM | Feedback (2)

Suit against spyware maker

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:28 PM | Feedback (0)

Windows Vista Videos

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:32 PM | Feedback (0)

IE7 Beta 2 Preview Release Reviews

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:30 PM | Feedback (0)

Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:17 PM | Feedback (0)

Mix 06 - Gadget Contest

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:29 PM | Feedback (0)

Pocket-able PC and Computing Environment

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:14 PM | Feedback (0)

Xbox 360 Update Released

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:38 PM | Feedback (0)

MSN IM via ThoughtSafe

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:32 PM | Feedback (0)

MSN Spaces on Xbox

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:27 PM | Feedback (0)

IE7 Beta 2 Preview Video

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:23 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Outlines Policy Framework for Gov't Restrictions on Blogs

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:08 PM | Feedback (0)

Blackberry: Patently Absurd

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Google: Sellout.com?

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:35 AM | Feedback (0)

In Search of Yourself?

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:16 AM | Feedback (-2)

Google's Desktop OS: 'Goobuntu'?

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:52 AM | Feedback (0)

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview Released

posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:40 AM | Feedback (0)

Speaking of MSDN TV

posted @ Monday, January 30, 2006 9:51 PM | Feedback (0)

LINQ's Latest Developments

posted @ Monday, January 30, 2006 9:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Speaking of Podcasts

posted @ Monday, January 30, 2006 9:41 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Podcasts

posted @ Monday, January 30, 2006 9:35 PM | Feedback (12)

IMAGE Satellite Captures the Southern Lights

posted @ Friday, January 27, 2006 12:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Mike Nash, MS Security VP on Slashdot

posted @ Friday, January 27, 2006 11:32 AM | Feedback (0)

China to be First in Broadband

posted @ Friday, January 27, 2006 1:08 AM | Feedback (4)

Microsoft Earnings

posted @ Friday, January 27, 2006 1:01 AM | Feedback (0)

"Naked Conversations" Video Review

posted @ Friday, January 27, 2006 12:58 AM | Feedback (0)

The Smart List 2006

posted @ Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:48 AM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Research and MSN Launch Live Labs

posted @ Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:58 AM | Feedback (0)

Blackberry shut-off injunction date is set

posted @ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:42 PM | Feedback (13)

Dumbest Moments in Business

posted @ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Feedback (-6)

Who's the villain? Gates or Jobs?

posted @ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:29 PM | Feedback (0)

Yahoo! Account Compromise

posted @ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:21 PM | Feedback (1)

Heeere's Stewie!

posted @ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:34 PM | Feedback (0)

Where's Germs?

posted @ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:05 PM | Feedback (0)

"Bubble" released in simultaneous formats

posted @ Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:53 PM | Feedback (-290)

Iraq in the style of Zork (whimsy)

posted @ Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:40 PM | Feedback (0)

Improve your PowerPoint-ing

posted @ Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:42 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer CTP Released

posted @ Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:15 PM | Feedback (6)

Crazy Cat (total whimsy)

posted @ Tuesday, January 24, 2006 3:21 PM | Feedback (3)

Blackberry Setback

posted @ Monday, January 23, 2006 11:24 PM | Feedback (0)

The Zen of Business Plans

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:36 PM | Feedback (0)

QuickTime: Sleazy?

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:10 PM | Feedback (1)

Privacy in Search, part deux

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:08 PM | Feedback (0)

Wiretapping is now just matter of bits

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:54 PM | Feedback (0)

Windows SharePoint Services Foundation 2005 Review

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:44 PM | Feedback (0)

Disney to buy Pixar?

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:16 PM | Feedback (0)

The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:58 PM | Feedback (0)

Apple is 'rescuing' the Intel chip

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:56 PM | Feedback (2)

The world according to Google

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:52 PM | Feedback (0)

Mix 06 - The latest news

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:05 PM | Feedback (-1)

Phishing Attacks Soar

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:30 PM | Feedback (0)

Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:11 PM | Feedback (0)

Do you Really need Windows Vista?

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:55 PM | Feedback (0)

Mix 06 - The Wired Ad

posted @ Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:17 PM | Feedback (0)

Privacy in Search

posted @ Friday, January 20, 2006 11:58 PM | Feedback (0)

Have you solved Rubik's Cube?

posted @ Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:21 PM | Feedback (0)

Feds interested in Google Pornography

posted @ Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:41 PM | Feedback (12)

Mix 06 - The Next Web: Being Pretty

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:16 PM | Feedback (0)

FeedDemon 2.0 Public Beta 1

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:54 PM | Feedback (0)

Million-dollar home page DDoSed

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:47 PM | Feedback (1)

Mac users are waking up to security issues

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:26 PM | Feedback (1)

Elevator Algorithim (whimsy?)

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:54 PM | Feedback (0)

More MSN Search Instant Answers

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:08 PM | Feedback (2)

BlackBerry Cut-off: T-30 days?

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:08 PM | Feedback (0)

Cingular to offer Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:05 PM | Feedback (0)

Go-Live Licenses for Workflow and Communcation Foundations available on MSDN

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:59 PM | Feedback (0)

Q&A: WinFX with Ari Bixhorn

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:49 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft announces Customer Care Framework 2005

posted @ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:42 PM | Feedback (13)

Happy Birthday Robert Scoble!

posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:43 PM | Feedback (27)

Lots of Wallpapers

posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:11 PM | Feedback (0)

Office Live beta on Track

posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:47 PM | Feedback (1)

Radio Google

posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:37 PM | Feedback (-2)

New Application and Messaging Migration Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino Customers

posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:38 PM | Feedback (0)

Mix 06 - More Mix

posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:33 PM | Feedback (0)

Bollywood videos showing up on video sharing sites

posted @ Monday, January 16, 2006 4:14 PM | Feedback (0)

419 Scams Coming from Russia

posted @ Monday, January 16, 2006 4:09 PM | Feedback (2)

Woohoo! It only rained for 27 consecutive days in Seattle!

posted @ Monday, January 16, 2006 4:02 PM | Feedback (1)

Just how far will you go for a blonde joke?

posted @ Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:40 PM | Feedback (3)

SSID Broadcast from Laptops

posted @ Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:24 PM | Feedback (0)

Speaking of rootkits: Symantec?

posted @ Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:03 PM | Feedback (-1)

Anti-spyware guidelines get final version

posted @ Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:59 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft to Launch Search Advertising System

posted @ Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:55 PM | Feedback (0)

Spyware from blogs

posted @ Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:51 PM | Feedback (0)

Naked Conversations is On the Shelves!

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:57 PM | Feedback (0)

Scary Chase Online Phish

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:26 PM | Feedback (18)

MyHeritage Face Recognition

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:38 AM | Feedback (109)

Google Video: Rushed to Market?

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:54 AM | Feedback (0)

Google Re-Opens Analytics

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:37 AM | Feedback (0)

BizTalk Server 2006 Resources

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:32 AM | Feedback (14)

My Challenge for MSN Search (1/14/06)

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 1:27 AM | Feedback (14)

The Million-Dollar Knock-offs

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:30 AM | Feedback (14)

The Content Consortium?

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:07 AM | Feedback (5)

Paul Thurrot on Google Pack

posted @ Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:01 AM | Feedback (0)

The "Five-Year Mission" Continues

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 10:41 PM | Feedback (0)

Windows Live Expo Beta Release

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 10:22 PM | Feedback (1)

Covert Web Crawler

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 10:15 PM | Feedback (0)

WMF Exploit Explained

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 10:05 PM | Feedback (-1)

Domain Subscription "Renewal"

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 7:18 PM | Feedback (0)

(Not so) New Buzz on Caffeine

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 5:39 PM | Feedback (1)

The Orion Nebula, really, really, really close up

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 4:55 PM | Feedback (0)

The Ultimate Showdown (whimsy)

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 4:53 PM | Feedback (13)

Elixir (CRM Integration) bits released on MSDN

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 2:43 PM | Feedback (0)

SD Card Doubles as USB Flash Drive

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 1:34 PM | Feedback (0)

Sprint PPC 6700

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 10:38 AM | Feedback (18)

Microsoft's Commitment to the Mac

posted @ Friday, January 13, 2006 10:20 AM | Feedback (0)

The Art of Evangelism

posted @ Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:22 PM | Feedback (0)

New Versions of Office for Mac

posted @ Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:09 AM | Feedback (0)

In the realm of "full feeds" and "permalinks"

posted @ Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:39 PM | Feedback (1)

How long to a usable PC?

posted @ Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:25 PM | Feedback (0)

12:00 12:00 12:00

posted @ Monday, January 09, 2006 6:37 PM | Feedback (0)

White House to continue to use Tracking Cookies

posted @ Monday, January 09, 2006 1:34 PM | Feedback (0)

Next-Generation DVD Formats

posted @ Monday, January 09, 2006 1:24 PM | Feedback (0)

Gadgets Galore

posted @ Monday, January 09, 2006 10:54 AM | Feedback (0)

Google's Deals

posted @ Monday, January 09, 2006 10:42 AM | Feedback (0)

The Best of CES

posted @ Monday, January 09, 2006 10:16 AM | Feedback (-1)

The Mars Rovers

posted @ Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:05 PM | Feedback (1)

US$11.2 Billion Spam Fine

posted @ Sunday, January 08, 2006 2:36 PM | Feedback (1)

Windows Live Messenger and Cordless VOIP Telephone

posted @ Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:40 AM | Feedback (0)

Google does (more) video and Packs

posted @ Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:26 AM | Feedback (0)

I'm a bit behind ..

posted @ Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:20 AM | Feedback (1)

Comment Spam Update

posted @ Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:17 AM | Feedback (-11)

Treo 700w Review

posted @ Friday, January 06, 2006 5:49 PM | Feedback (9)

CES: Getting Around in Las Vegas

posted @ Friday, January 06, 2006 5:27 AM | Feedback (1)

CES: Random Thoughts and Notes

posted @ Friday, January 06, 2006 5:25 AM | Feedback (1)

WMF Exploit Patched

posted @ Friday, January 06, 2006 5:17 AM | Feedback (0)

CES: BillG's Keynote Review by Chris Pirillo

posted @ Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:22 AM | Feedback (0)

CES: Rumble in Redmond, Violence in Vegas: Ballmer vs. Gates

posted @ Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:25 AM | Feedback (0)

Muni Wi-Fi in San Francisco: Reports at Ground Zero

posted @ Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:15 AM | Feedback (0)

CES: Stalking the Floor on Thursday and Friday

posted @ Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:56 PM | Feedback (-3)

US-CERT 2005 Year-End Index: Windows has fewer vulnerabilities than Unix or Linux

posted @ Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:41 PM | Feedback (0)

CES: MTV and Microsoft Announce the URGE Music service

posted @ Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:24 PM | Feedback (0)

CES: I want a monitor just like Bill's!

posted @ Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:56 PM | Feedback (-1)

WMF Exploit: OneCare users, you’re safe

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:35 PM | Feedback (0)

The Antispyware Conspiracy

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:32 PM | Feedback (0)

Google's David Krane posts about the Google PC

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:28 PM | Feedback (0)

10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint Presentations

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:25 PM | Feedback (1)

Rumor and Speculation: MS buys Yahoo

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:18 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft Statement Concerning Windows Meta File Vulnerability

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:12 PM | Feedback (0)

Intelligent-design policy rescinded in Dover

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:10 PM | Feedback (0)

CES: I'm looking for a PDA / Phone

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Updated Advisory: WMF Vulnerability

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:49 PM | Feedback (0)

Scoble Flickrs a Mix06 Meeting

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:39 PM | Feedback (0)

The "Patent Epidemic"

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:32 PM | Feedback (0)

iPod Challengers?

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:27 PM | Feedback (2)

You know you're getting to these wankers when ..

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:52 PM | Feedback (1)

Google Expected to Announce Google PC at CES

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:41 PM | Feedback (0)

Rob Caron on VSTS

posted @ Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:50 PM | Feedback (0)

"Cat Herding" Video

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 7:23 PM | Feedback (10)

WMF Exploit: Comments by Jesper Johansson

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 6:46 PM | Feedback (0)

Wearable iPod Video Headset

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 6:05 PM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft at CES

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 1:55 PM | Feedback (0)

Norway change of seasons, captured on video

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 1:50 PM | Feedback (13)

Gearing up for CES

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 1:45 PM | Feedback (0)

Prowling the floor at CES

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 1:36 PM | Feedback (-1)

SANS - Internet Storm Center Unofficial WMF Exploit Patch

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 12:33 PM | Feedback (17)

Feds moving out of the way of next-generation wireless

posted @ Monday, January 02, 2006 12:23 PM | Feedback (0)

More information on the WMF Exploit: includes workaround

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 4:12 PM | Feedback (0)

Some Progress: botnet spam comment attack

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 3:34 PM | Feedback (0)

Sony could(?) face federal charges over the rootkit fiasco

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 3:17 PM | Feedback (0)

Cory's Sony Rootkit Roundup

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 3:16 PM | Feedback (2)

Kudos to Cory Doctorow

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 3:11 PM | Feedback (3)

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD: Fiddling with the format

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Restricting Comments: botnet spam comment attack

posted @ Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:13 PM | Feedback (0)

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