Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Swipe here to steal ID | Computerworld Blogs

Swipe here to steal ID | Computerworld Blogs If Peter Wallace’s recent experience with hotel access cards is an indicator, leaving your electronic hotel room key behind when you check out could leave you open to identity theft.

Google is buying more fiber, WiFi pages and new software found - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Google's buying more fiber, WiFi pages and new software found - Engadget - www.engadget.com Man, this whole GoogleNet thing is getting sticky and suspicious and interesting—a real page turner, if you ask us...

Monday, September 19, 2005

GamesFirst! || Why Nintendo Gets It, or Why Sony Should Start Trying | XB360,PS3,Revolution,

GamesFirst! || Why Nintendo Gets It, or Why Sony Should Start Trying | XB360,PS3,Revolution, "It blows my mind that Nintendo has so effectively proven that they "get" it. How so? The Revolution controller. What? Yeah, that magic wand thing probably is the future of gaming. And furthermore, in the "next-gen" launch lineup it is starting to look like Nintendo is the only company that will deliver a truly next-gen gaming platform. Compared to the Revolution, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are simply expensive upgrades to existing platforms."

major labels: the problem with music

major labels: the problem with music The Balance Sheet: This is how much each player got paid at the end of the game.

Record company: $710,000
Producer: $90,000
Manager: $51,000
Studio: $52,500
Previous label: $50,000
Agent: $7,500
Lawyer: $12,000
Band member net income each: $4,031.25

Placeopedia.com - Connecting Wikipedia articles with their locations

Placeopedia.com - Connecting Wikipedia articles with their locations

Loomia

Loomia Interesting new site. "As more and more audio and video makes their way to the Internet, it has become increasingly difficult to find things that you like. Loomia is a podcast and videocast search engine plus much more. Our goal is to help you discover, share, and manage things of interest to you. We make use of the likes and dislikes of an ever-increasing community to filter through thousands of channels to help you find good stuff."