Monthly Archives: December 2012

Greater ‘Surface’ Area.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by John

Although Redmond announced it’ll expand distribution of their Surface Tablet beyond Microsoft’s retail stores (how many consumers really even know that these exist) it still does not guarantee that Microsoft will actually sell that many more… (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/pG5Z4

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Testing.

Posted on December 10, 2012 by John
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Free Beer!

Posted on December 9, 2012 by John

Well, not exactly… Nevertheless, Capcom is offering a free download of Street Fighter X Mega Man in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this classic (blast-from-the-past) on December 17th. (Source) Hot Hardware: http://goo.gl/bG7cr

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More = More.

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John

In sum, more ‘net censorship equals more ‘net censorship (plain and simple). (Source) Mail Online: http://goo.gl/Vg2Xs

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Facebook Post = SEC Action?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by John

Apparently so; Netflix’s CEO is under scrutiny regarding a Facebook update coinciding with the biggest uptick in their stock (in an almost 6-week period). (Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/NOcs9

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Inspirationally Humbling!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by John

The Black Marble… nothing more (really) need be said! (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/Y6zUZ

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On The Air.

Posted on December 5, 2012 by John

Attempting to compete with Google Hangout; Yahoo has acquired On the Air. Will yet another promising technology be relegated to oblivion due to the bloated / black hole that Yahoo has become? And/or is this a sign of the new … Continue reading →

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Speaking Out.

Posted on December 4, 2012 by John

Voltaire (may have) summed it up best, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” Kudos to Bob Costas for having the courage to express his opinion … Continue reading →

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Neil Papworth’s Legacy…

Posted on December 3, 2012 by John

It was 20 year’s ago today… Neil Popworth taught the masses to play… Okay, it does not quite have the same ring as the Fab Four’s approach. Nevertheless, SMS was essentially born two decades ago on this date. (Source) Digital … Continue reading →

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Saving Face.

Posted on December 2, 2012 by John

People will clearly stoop to any (low) level… as evidenced by the supposed Facebook Lottery winner who duped roughly 200K people regarding his give-away / generosity from having ‘hit-it-big!’ (Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/Qn7TL

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