December 2010
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Morning News Wire: 12/31/2010
Good Morning All! It’s Friday and it’s New Years Eve! Which means in just 17 hours or so this… is going to fall. Well something more modern, but you get my point. We are truly saying goodbye to 2010. So thanks for the memories… Let’s Talk Tech for the last time this year… Why Microsoft Should Buy Nokia Instead Of RIM (MSFT, NOK, RIMM, GOOG) Because it...
Dec 31st
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Morning News Wire: 12/31/2010
Good Morning All! It’s Friday and it’s New Years Eve! Which means in just 17 hours or so this… is going to fall. Well something more modern, but you get my point. We are truly saying goodbye to 2010. So thanks for the memories… Let’s Talk Tech for the last time this year… Why Microsoft Should Buy Nokia Instead Of RIM (MSFT, NOK, RIMM, GOOG) Because it...
Dec 31st
RIP Kodachrome Film →
You had a good run there Kodachrome, but all good things…well you know.
Dec 31st
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4 Predictions for Web Design in 2011 →
I don’t think this would work very well personally, but hey…
Dec 30th
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Facebook Holds Commanding Lead In Search -- Search... →
To which Google replied…”Yeah well they’re searching for them on our site! So there.”
Dec 30th
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Morning News Wire: 12/30/2010
Good Morning All! And like that….it’s Thursday. A lot of great questions and requests have been coming in over the past few days, which is awesome! I promise I will get to them all!  With that, Let’s Talk Tech… Paul Allen Re-Files Lawsuit, Says He Patented ‘Related Links’ “And if that doesn’t work, I’ll have something else. Trust me...
Dec 30th
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The 'Space Jam' Website: Untouched Since 1996 -... →
I went on this today. My God how did we ever survive with this type of interface? My favorite was this killer screen saver for the movie…Tweetie, Bugs, Taz, Logo, Michael and epileptic seizure. That’s quality.
Dec 30th
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Morning News Wire: 12/30/2010
Good Morning All! And like that….it’s Thursday. A lot of great questions and requests have been coming in over the past few days, which is awesome! I promise I will get to them all!  With that, Let’s Talk Tech… Paul Allen Re-Files Lawsuit, Says He Patented ‘Related Links’ “And if that doesn’t work, I’ll have something else. Trust me...
Dec 30th
Passenger arrested for striking teen on flight |... →
“The little prick wouldn’t turn off his iPhone…that and he took my peanuts.” What a little SOB. Never touch a man’s peanuts.
Dec 30th
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Bad gifts may be history with Amazon's idea -... →
 So what do you do though if your aunt (who hates you) asks for you to take a picture of yourself in the lime green jumpsuit? Do you have an app for that?
Dec 29th
Skype Offers Vouchers to Apologize for Outage |... →
So….Skype goes down for hours (and in some cases days) and you get a free 30 minute call? Well…that’s something I guess.
Dec 29th
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Morning News Wire: 12/29/2010
Good Morning All! Welcome to Wednesday! Just a few days left in 2010 and with it marks the end of another amazing year in…what? Tech? Sure. Business? Some…some, not so much, but that can be said every year I guess. All things Geek? Hell yes!  I guess that means that I’m going to have to put together some lists aren’t? OK. What kind of list do you want? You tell me! For...
Dec 29th
New Site Lets You Create Gift Photo Albums With... →
Very cool concept! I just started to play with it, but it seems like a good idea. I’ll let you know.
Dec 29th
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Morning News Wire: 12/29/2010
Good Morning All! Welcome to Wednesday! Just a few days left in 2010 and with it marks the end of another amazing year in…what? Tech? Sure. Business? Some…some, not so much, but that can be said every year I guess. All things Geek? Hell yes!  I guess that means that I’m going to have to put together some lists aren’t? OK. What kind of list do you want? You tell me! For...
Dec 29th
Anonymous asked: Hi Phil,
I own a B2B portal www.infinitybusiness.net. Can you please suggest any idea to promote the portal.
Dec 29th
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Please have someone help you with a computer…just awesome. If you know an idiot, please make sure they’re safe and not standing naked in a snow embankment on a dare.  Onion News Network is coming to IFC on January 21 at 10pm.
Dec 29th
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Daniel Balsam Quits Job, Makes Living Suing Email... →
Awesome…does this guy take clients? 
Dec 28th
Digital Hippos - Before & After: True Grit →
An excellent review from my good friend and movie guru, Jay Spencer.
Dec 28th
4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011 →
My favorite is #3… 3. Large Companies Will Waste Money on Vanity Metrics In other words…don’t advertise on something just because you competitor is. Have it make sense.
Dec 28th
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Apple Allowed Advertisers Access to iPhone, iPad... →
Chill out everyone! How else are these places going to charge you unauthorized fees without it? Yeesh…
Dec 28th
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Morning News Wire: 12/28/2010
Well Hello Tuesday…My don’t the holidays just suck the energy right out of you? No? They do me… Must be all the cookies. Let’s Talk Tech… Latest Kindle is Amazon’s best-selling device, ever Which is to say the best selling Kindle ever…cause it’s pretty much all the devices they sell..but still. That’s cool. Google TV Is Failing: 10...
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Morning News Wire: 12/28/2010
Well Hello Tuesday…My don’t the holidays just suck the energy right out of you? No? They do me… Must be all the cookies. Let’s Talk Tech… Latest Kindle is Amazon’s best-selling device, ever Which is to say the best selling Kindle ever…cause it’s pretty much all the devices they sell..but still. That’s cool. Google TV Is Failing: 10...
Dec 28th
Dec 28th
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Microsoft Won`t Beat Apple In the Tablet Market:... →
1.) Microsoft sucks. 2 - 10.) BLAH BLAH BLAH. Enough said.
Dec 27th
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Apple bans WikiLeaks app →
Man…WikiLeaks is turning into that kid that nobody wanted on their dodge ball team…
Dec 27th
Restaurant held up with iPhone, not gun • The... →
So I guess it’s safe to say that there’s not an app for that? What a dumbass.
Dec 26th
Facebook Unveils Secrets to Being Popular Via... →
Come on…. The company’s Data Team recently concluded a pretty exhaustive study on what separates popular Facebook status posts from the chaff, but that’s not all. Facebook employees also looked at the specific correlation of words used within a post balanced against a poster’s age, as well as the popularity of a post given the time of day it’s posted and what words...
Dec 26th
Anonymous asked: Hi Phil,
I own a B2B portal www.infinitybusiness.net. Can you please suggest any idea to promote the portal.
Dec 25th
Dec 25th
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
I just wanted to say that I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Holiday!  I’m taking the day to enjoy the family, so I’ll see you all on the other side! Plastic and Lead for All I say!
Dec 25th
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Santa Claus is coming to town…but first he’s going to school.
Dec 24th
Acer's Tegra-based Android Tablet on Video →
And….here comes Acer into the Tablet market. There’s also a humorous moment in one of the videos as the user was practically stabbing the screen with her fingertip in order to get the tablet to load the image at full screen. Once the tablet played nice, the image appeared as if pasted into an actual photograph book— the user flipped through the pages by tilting the tablet from...
Dec 24th
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Wolverton: An iPad 2 wish list - San Jose Mercury... →
My biggest wish for the iPad is that it would cost about $300 less…any shot?
Dec 24th
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Morning News Wire: 12/24/2010
Good Morning All! Double Whammy! It’s Friday and…  Christmas Eve! So…I was up late doing some shopping and wrapping (Yes, I’m a typical dude), so I hope you’ll forgive me if I keep this brief this morning. That said,  Let’s Talk Tech… Skype to Refund Paying Customers After Service Outage Oh…well what if I were to become one right now? Do I...
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Morning News Wire: 12/24/2010
Good Morning All! Double Whammy! It’s Friday and…  Christmas Eve! So…I was up late doing some shopping and wrapping (Yes, I’m a typical dude), so I hope you’ll forgive me if I keep this brief this morning. That said,  Let’s Talk Tech… Skype to Refund Paying Customers After Service Outage Oh…well what if I were to become one right now? Do I...
Dec 24th
Skype recovers from significant outage -... →
Well this is good. I think it’s fair to say that like many other services this year (Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr etc.), Skype is just going through some serious growing pains. So, again, while this may have sucked for all involved, I don’t think it’s a long term issue.
Dec 24th
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The 10 Hottest Private Companies in Tech [REPORT] →
1. Facebook: More than 25% of the firm’s buyers and potential buyers indicated that they were interested in Facebook. With the company reportedly on track to bring in $2 billion in revenue this year and attracting 81% of Gen Yers daily, it’s easy to see why. 2. LinkedIn: Last month, the professional social networking platform announced that it was adding a member every second to its 85...
Dec 23rd
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NORAD keeps track of Santa | The Troy Messenger →
Oh yeah! Let the countdown begin! My kids absolutely love this.
Dec 23rd
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Morning News Wire: 12/23/2010
Good Morning All! Hello Thursday! So just in case you didn’t know…. days until Christmas. Damn… Let’s Talk Tech…. Mozilla launches 2010’s last Firefox 4 beta Oh good…I guess. Gene Study Shows Neanderthals Had Eastern Cousins Genghis Khan? 4 Android tablets vie for your attention And they’re willing to do a lot to get…wink….you...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Morning News Wire: 12/23/2010
Good Morning All! Hello Thursday! So just in case you didn’t know…. days until Christmas. Damn… Let’s Talk Tech…. Mozilla launches 2010’s last Firefox 4 beta Oh good…I guess. Gene Study Shows Neanderthals Had Eastern Cousins Genghis Khan? 4 Android tablets vie for your attention And they’re willing to do a lot to get…wink….you...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Mashable Is Still Hiring & Other Social Media Job... →
How about it?  Let’s all apply together! Then we can share a 1 bedroom apartment. I figure 15 of us all crammed in should be enough to survive in the city.
Dec 23rd
Chrome for a Cause Raises $1 Million in 5 Days →
That’s a lot of trees.
Dec 23rd
DC Universe Online Preview from GamePro →
Damn that looks cool…
Dec 22nd
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BBC News - Skype apologises for losing half of... →
My Grandfather was so pissed that he couldn’t get through…so he went back to playing Mindfield. He’s better now.
Dec 22nd
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Morning News Wire: 12/22/2010
Good Morning All! Welcome to Wednesday! Holy Crap…It’s only till freakin’ Christmas…Maybe I should start shopping now? Alright…Let’s Talk Tech… Mac App Store Set To Open Early January Alright! Just in time for Chris…ma…uh…Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday? Good one. Hurd Wants Accuser’s Letter Shielded Yeah I’m...
Dec 22nd
Digital Hippos - Tuesday Trailers: December 21,... →
Tuesday Trailers is a weekly column on a smorgasbord of movie trailers that will give you previews of what to see in theaters for the upcoming weekend.
Dec 22nd