Archive for 'Internet'
Yoo-hoo to Buy Yahoo?
It looks like the favorite soft drink company has interest in Yahoo. It seems like a coincidence being that both the brands sound closely similar and are close in spelling, but why would Yoo-hoo want to get into the search space? This makes no sense or at least it seems odd, but in this day [...]
Full StorySad But You Can Help
Today, I am taking a day off from tech writing and focusing on something much more important. Each year more than half a million babies are born premature and/or are very sick. We are fortunate to have such a great foundation called March of Dimes to help generate money for research. The mission of March [...]
Full Story5 Reasons to Download Firefox 4
Over one million downloads on the first day of its release must tell you something about the latest browser version from Mozilla. Why should you download Firefox 4? Here are 5 reasons why you should upgrade to Firefox 4. It’s a major upgrade for Mozilla Total redesign of its plug-in architecture called JetPack A redesigned [...]
Full StoryWhy You Should Never Vent About Work on Your Blog
I don’t want to come off hypocritical as I have used my own blog to vent against a community, but fortunately for me it was a fan website and not my job. Back in 1999, I started blogging so I guess you can say I invented the blog just like Al Gore invented the internet. [...]
Full StoryBlack History Month Tribute to African American Inventors of Technology
I have searched and compiled a list of African American inventors and patent holders and their contributions to science and technology. We should be grateful for their hard work and dedication that has made a difference in all of our lives. George Edward Alcorn invented a new type of x-ray spectrometer. Patricia Bath was the [...]
Full StoryHow Many Sex Offenders are in Your Neighborhood?
I read a story a few days ago about a family who’s neighbor recently registered as a sex offender and I was curious to see how many registered sex offenders were in my neighborhood. I was amazed on the amount of sex offenders registered in my area – I found 103 offenders and 18 non-mappable offenders in [...]
Full StoryBizarre and Entertaining Stumbles on StumbleUpon
If you are not a StumbleUpon user, you should consider signing up. You never know what web site you may stumble upon to see some of the most amazing things that you can find on the internet. Here are some cool stumbles I came across the last few days Logo Design Gone Wrong: 10 Offbeat [...]
Full StoryFirst U.S. Satellite Crashes and Burns 53 Years Ago
It was the first U.S launch on December 6, 1957 (53 years ago) and one that merely made it 4 feet off the ground. We are fortunate that the Vanguard TV3 was the first to attempt flight which later paved the way for how we view TV and other transmissions via satellite. The launch of [...]
Full StoryFacebook Missing 370 Million Users
Facebook bolsters that they have over 500 million users, but how many are active and how many of those accounts are duplicates or spam accounts? This is not the same as when McDonald’s use to publicly display that they served over 250 million. I am sure many of those were repeat customers and not unique [...]
Full StoryBreast Cancer Technology Advancements
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is an event held every October and organized by major breast cancer charities to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer. Breast cancer technology has come [...]
Full StoryFacebook Users Outraged or Just Stuck?
On Thursday, Facebook experienced an outage for 2 ½ hours due to a glitch in the social media network’s database software. There were messages flying around the social network that the site was compromised by a group of hackers. The site was not hacked in anyway shape or form. Facebook users were outraged yesterday because [...]
Full StoryTallan Latz Amazing 10 Year Old Guitarist
The Magic Carpet ride held in Spring Grove, IL this past Sunday, August 29, was a charity event for Children of Fallen Riders. There were close to 500 bikers participating and what a great way to launch the riders when Tallan Latz played the Star Spangled Banner. I am sure if Jimi Hendrix was alive he [...]
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