Thursday, January 05, 2006

eCulture Spammer Gets $11 Billion Fine. [Slashdot] 1:39:26 PM    comment

HCI Bluetooth Mouse That Stores And Charges In PC Slot. [Slashdot] 1:35:58 PM    comment

open source Yahoo IM Translator. [Slashdot] 1:32:39 PM    comment

eContent mapping Common DNA for user innovation. It all started with my original lame attempt to visualize my tag cloud over time. Then Chris Gemignani showed us how an Excel guru could solve the problem. I liked his presentation, and recreated it using AJAX. Now Oliver Steele, who is chief software architect at Laszlo, has joined the fun with expialidocio.us. Here's a 45-second silent screencast comparing the Excel, AJAX, and Laszlo (Flash) approaches: ... [Jon's Radio] 9:20:42 AM    comment

storage update Toshiba Introduces U.S. First HD DVD Players. [Slashdot] 9:19:07 AM    comment

edutainment Lego Mindstorms NXT Robotics Announced. [Slashdot] 9:06:00 AM    comment

aging Pot-like substances help fight osteoporosis. Substances produced in the body that act like those found in the cannabis plant help preserve bone density, according to researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Based on this finding, a prototype for a new drug to prevent osteoporosis (loss of bone density) without any psychoactive side effects has already been developed. [Science Blog -] 8:51:52 AM    comment

eCulture Security Vendor McAfee to Pay $50 Million Fine. [Slashdot]  This is an example of what can happen when a vendor works more at improving the stock price and than improving the product.  This is further evidence that the stock market side of the vendor business is an important consideration in institutional product decisions because is may help predict risk of vendor failure. -- BL 8:49:55 AM    comment