Archive for October, 2009

An anarchist social worker raided by the feds wants his computers, manuscripts and pick axes back. He argues that authorities violated the U.S. Constitution and the rights of his mentally ill clients while searching for evidence that he broke an anti-rioting law on Twitter.
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  • ‘Apps of the Week: Batter Up!’

    With Major League Baseball’s playoffs heating up and the World Series on deck, it’s a great time of year to be a baseball fan.
    At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy instead. But they shake their heads at what they say competitors are doing [...]

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  • Is it possible to learn to speak or write a foreign language through computer software or Web tools? CNN.com’s Elizabeth Landau, who is learning Russian, explores what Web language-training resources are available and tries out a few.
    At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy [...]

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  • This has been a wild week for tech news.
    At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy instead. But they shake their heads at what they say competitors are doing — such as “NINA” lending (meaning the customer has “no income, no assets” verified).”We are [...]

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  • If consumers like the new Windows 7 operating system, going on sale today, they’ll have the much-maligned Windows Vista to thank. With consumers lukewarm to Vista, both Microsoft and the computer makers realized the standard way of business just wasn’t cutting it.
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  • Google plans to launch a music service, Wired.com has confirmed with sources familiar with the situation. Next to nothing is known about the service at this point, rumored to be called “Google Music,” “Google Audio,” or “One Box,” although we have confirmed that it will be announced next Wednesday, and that it will link out [...]

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  • Barnes & Noble has unveiled the Nook, an impressive-looking $260 device that will go head-to-head with Amazon.com’s Kindle, currently the most successful product in a small but growing market for e-book readers.
    At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy instead. But they shake their [...]

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  • App Wednesday: Batter up!

    With Major League Baseball’s playoffs heating up and the World Series on deck, it’s a great time of year to be a baseball fan.
    At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy instead. But they shake their heads at what they say competitors are doing [...]

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  • At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy instead. But they shake their heads at what they say competitors are doing — such as “NINA” lending (meaning the customer has “no income, no assets” verified).”We are lending to probably the top 10% of the [...]

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  • Apple has revamped its desktop and laptop lines, dramatically redesigning the iMac and the MacBook laptop. The company also introduced updates to its Mac Mini computers — and debuted a new multi-touch mouse.
    At first, colatura smells incredibly fishy, but a few minutes later it may strike you as meaty or winy instead. But they shake [...]

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