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The worst Captchas ever. Even if you don't know what a Captcha is, read this.
You've seen them. They annoy you. You strain your eyes trying to figure out what the letters are. They're called "Captchas".Want to create an email account? You're gonna have to enter a password proving you are human...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Gustav Blog: '...And This Is Nothing'
An assistant news director, a native of New Orleans, has returned home to help his family and cover the storm for NBC.
NBC 11 Bay Area |
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NEWSIntel buys British mobile Linux developer
LONDON --- Intel has acquired, for an undisclosed sum, mobile Linux development firm OpenedHand (London, England).
Embedded Systems Programming Magazine |
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How A Beginner Should Start In Business Bookmarking
In truth, business bookmarking is actually easy if you know how it's properly done. This Internet marketing strategy doesn’t really require much from Webmasters in order to propel your online venture on the road to success.
Turks.US |
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iPhone 3G apps, Microsoft cloud OS, facebook ban, YouTube police...
Stories of the month - August 2008...
Silicon.com |
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Immersion shakes out $20m for MS legal win
Will share its toys with Microsoft? Microsoft will soon have an extra $20m in the bank and new business partner now that it's settled a long running legal spat with vibration-feedback firm Immersion.…
The Register |
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Tropical Depression 9 Forms, Expected To Strengthen
New Tropical Depression 9 formed on Monday and could become a tropical storm before Tuesday. Check the latest computer models and forecast path from WFTV.com.
WFTV 9 Orlando |
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Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring
Open, online competition a new version of help-wanted site Trying to begin a career as a graphic designer and build a portfolio, Evan Stremke joined CrowdSpring, a Chicago-based online marketplace for creative services.
Chicago Tribune |
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Nerd Poker lands a role in Hollywood
Online gaming sessions a way to network, leading to business meetings, deals HOLLYWOOD—It was dark and drizzling when screenwriter Justin Marks did what many in Hollywood have fantasized about during their bleakest career moments: He attacked his agent with a chain saw.
Chicago Tribune |
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Great divide in Web security
Public-private debate on who should govern Three big computer security breaches over the past month did more than show how badly the Internet needs major repairs. They also exposed the rift between corporate America and the federal government over who should fix it, cybersecurity experts say.
Chicago Tribune |
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'Warez' Software Pirate Sentenced to Probation
U.S. federal authorities sentenced a prolific illegal trader of software to three years of probation on Thursday.
PC World |
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Microsoft Looks to Build One-stop Mobile Apps Market
A job advertisement suggests Microsoft is preparing to launch in the next few months a Web site called Skymarket to sell...
PC World |
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It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Black Friday
It's Labor Day, but retailers are already getting ready for the Holiday shopping season. And bargain hunters are already searching for those "Black Friday" ads. One store's deals are already posted on the internet.
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta |
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German customs raid Hyundai at Berlin's IFA, say reports
German customs police raided Korea's Hyundai IT Corp in Berlin over the weekend, seizing flat-screen televisions from its stand at IFA, the world's largest consumer electronics fair.
EETimes |
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News and Features for Lake Isabella, California
The notion that high speed Internet access could soon be coming to more areas in the valley was the hot topic at the Aug. 6 meeting of Kern River Valley Revitalization (KRVR) in Kernville.
Kern Valley Sun |
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School laptop stolen
COLUMBUS (AP) - School officials were alerting parents Friday that a laptop stolen from a school employee's car contained personal data on thousands of students. Discuss this Story with Others Click Here
The Sidney Daily News |
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Man accused of impersonating police
A Mississauga man has been charged with impersonating an RCMP officer after Toronto police discovered a van that has been outfitted with various police accoutrements including a complete set of flashing lights.
Mississauga News |
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Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt
NEW YORK -- It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies.
The Pantagraph |
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iGoogle personalises personal pages on other people's behalf
Erm, doesn't that kind of defeat the iPoint? Google has angered some of its personalised homepage users by running tests of an apparently unpopular experimental layout, and refusing to let them opt out or tell them how long the test will last.…
The Register |
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O2 UK posts Pay & Go iPhone 3G pricing
UK carrier O2 has announced its special Pay & Go pricing for the iPhone 3G, a match to contract plans which have been available since July. The Pay & Go options will only become available on September 16th, and will cost £350 for an 8GB phone, or £400 for a 16GB model. Each choice will get users a free year of web browsing and Wi-Fi hotspot access, after which point data will cost £10 per ...
MacNN |
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Sony Ericsson denies XPERIA delay rumors
Sony Ericsson today denied claims that its XPERIA X1 smartphone has been pushed back as far as early 2009, contradicting claims from its own employees at IFA as well as brief status updates on its own website. The firm now maintains that it has always kept its first Windows Mobile device to a fall 2008 launch and refutes claims that the software was too unreliable....
MacNN |
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Microsoft looks to build one-stop mobile apps market
A job advertisement suggests Microsoft is preparing to launch a Web site called Skymarket to sell Windows Mobile OS applications—not unlike Apple's App Store within iTunes.
Macworld |
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Updated management appliance corrals Apple iPhone
Kace has updated its system management appliance with beta software for the iPhone.
Macworld |
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StudyRails Manages Assignments and Study Time [Screenshot Tour]
Get productive when class is back in session with StudyRails, a webapp that tracks your time and notifies you of upcoming course assignments via email or text message. When you receive new class...
Lifehacker |
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Blogs Comment On Republican Platform; Sen. Casey At Democratic Convention; Mexico City's Abortion Law
The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "GOP Platform 'Strongest Ever,'" ProLifeBlogs: By asserting the Republican Party's opposition to abortion rights in its platform, the Republican Party Platform Committee "adopted the strongest and most explicit support of life ever expressed by a major political party," according to the blog entry.
Medical News Today |
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