June 2009
O is for... Optimus Prime Obliterating Oompa... →
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WIN!
Here is today’s entry in the A-Z of Awesomeness!
Hey, I can’t believe it took that long for Transformers to show up, either. Thanks to Davey Candlish for his…
WatchBing: The easiest way to Google since Yahoo!
Michael Jackson is a test. He is only a test of... →
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We failed this test!
The Internet was built to withstand nuclear attack. That was why it was built in the ’60s in the first place, as a communications system with…
When a celebrity dies, TV news is no better than... →
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True story!
With news of Michael Jackson’s passing sinking in, the web has now recovered from the initial traffic surges it suffered as word first spread. As the blogosphere …
A Retro Plastic Box →
Keith Coleman, Gmail’s product manager, points to a product that can be bought from eBay: a full version of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. If you think it’s not very interesting, read the…
Feature: the 15 Games You Need For Your New iPhone... →
WatchThe Daily Show visits The New York Times!
Taking Microsoft to Task Over IE8 ‘Myths’ →
Microsoft recently launched a campaign promoting its Internet Explorer 8 browser, making some bold claims about IE8’s capabilities.
The campaign, called “Windows Internet Explorer 8: Get the…
101 reasons why Captain Picard is better than... →
In honor of Captain Picard Day last week…
One shot: the menacing mundanity of spotting an... →
Apparently spotted on the road by Patrik ‘voxar’ Sjöberg, this van innocuously marked with the logo of Aperture Laboratories — the Black Mesa rival where the events of Valve’s …
What is “wrong” with this photo? →
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There are some amazing photos here
Have a look at the image below and see if you can spot what’s unusual about this image. Answer is underneath:
The answer is that it’s…
One shot: the menacing mundanity of spotting an... →
Apparently spotted on the road by Patrik ‘voxar’ Sjöberg, this van innocuously marked with the logo of Aperture Laboratories — the Black Mesa rival where the events of Valve’s …
Microsoft's Browser Comparison Chart →
Microsoft has a “Get the facts” page for Internet Explorer 8. As you can see, Internet Explorer has security, privacy, and ease of use, whereas Firefox and Chrome don’t have those. Gotta…
elections →
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Zing!
1428 →
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Is it bad when I can recognise who the guest artist from their style?
Today’s guest comic is from the excellent and talented Joel from Hijinks Ensue! Thank you so much…
391 – Ireland As 100 People →
If there were only 100 people in Ireland, 55 of them would be speaking only English, 39 of them would be speaking mainly English, and occasionally Irish, 2 of them would be speaking…
Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames →
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It’s like looking into the Future!
The whole world A small number of super-geeky obsessives is abuzz over the upcoming launch of Facebook Usernames, an exciting new feature…
Microsoft will soon unveil free virus software →
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Google Swoop in and Buy AVG!
So this puts me in an awkward spot. I can’t really discuss this too much further at the moment, but since Reuters dropped the ball… * Microsoft…
Translating the world's information with... →
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Google’s “lets use those people who speak two languages” tool to make their translator better.
At Google, we consider translation a key part of making information universally…
