Facebook loves, loves, LOVES watching you.
They love it so much they won’t even admit to doing it, and if they do they won’t tell you the whole story unless an independent security firm busts them on it.
From Yahoo News:
“Facebook has confirmed findings of a CA security researcher that the social-networking site’s Beacon ad service is [...]
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Wondering what to do with the cigarette lighter in your car?
Wonder no more.
JTSpotlight.com is offering a rechargable LED flashlight that’s a perfect fit.
Available in several different colors, the Spotlight stays in your cigarette lighter to ensure it’s always ready when you need it.
At $14.95 its priced reasonable, I just hope it’s brighter than the LED [...]
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In Poway, California, one of the cities impacted by the recent southern California wildfires, high school students were given an early Christmas gift from Apple: a free iPod Nano.
The husband of a city councilwoman noticed that fundraising and gift drives were focusing mainly on the young and the old, so he emailed Steve Jobs to [...]
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Palm announced today that that they will be selling an unlocked version of their Palm Treo 750 smartphone in the US for $549.
The 750 comes with Windows Mobile 6 and supports HSDPA (High-Speed Download Packet Access) and supports things like push email, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 support, and mini-SD card.
I hope it’s better than my [...]
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Apparently good news and bad news for Microsoft regarding software piracy and Windows.
Good news: People aren’t pirating Vista as much as XP.
Bad news: People are pirating XP twice as much.
As Gizmodo points out, this may have a lot to do with the fact that XP is just plain easier to pirate than Vista.
Or that even [...]
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Guess I should have seen this one coming.
With World of Warcraft being as wildly popular as it is, I suppose it was just a matter of time before someone decided to create a Christmas tree ornament to join the existing lineup of WoW stuff (costumes, figures, trading card game, jewelry…I’m sure there’s more).
For $9.95 you’ll [...]
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An iPod paired with iTunes is [arguably] a great match and can do everything you want.
What? It can’t?
Looking for an alternative to iTunes? Try Floola.
Need to copy songs off of your iPod? Try iPod -> Folder.
Have a DVD you want to rip for your iPod video? Try HandBrake.
Want to see the whole list? Check it [...]
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The cute and very popular teeny tiny Asus Eee PC comes in a 4GB and an 8GB model.
Are you brave, handy, and in need of more space?
User Johnx at eeeuser.com has found a way to do just that AND install an internal Bluetooth radio into the 4GB model and has a parts list, step-by-step instructions [...]
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One thing that has always bugged me about Windows is all those programs trying to start at the same time when booting up takes soooooo long.
What programs?
You know–antivirus, firewall, spyware scanner (sometimes more than one), wireless network app, mouse manager, etc.
StartupDelayer by Jockersoft allows you to stagger when startup programs attempt to launch, helping make [...]
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The new Timberland HT2 outdoor performance watch boasts more knobs and dials than nearly any watch I’ve seen and with good reason–it’s for the extreme outdoors type who don’t want to get lost and/or for those who get lost a lot.
From their website:
“The Timberland® HT2 watch packs a punch of technology. It has both digital [...]
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