There is a fascinating article about human evolution at the washingtonpost.com that explains how human genome research has helped understand specific changes in the human DNA around the world : Europeans seem to be adapting to the increased availability of dairy products, with genetic changes that allow the enzyme lactase, which breaks down lactose in […]
In a futuristic article, Fortune discusses the way research in to reading and interpreting brainwave activity, has lead to conclusive initial experiences that allow the brain to replace the mouse for basic functions. Science Fiction Novels have often given us images of a future with voice controlled and complex computer systems providing valuable services and […]
If you downloaded the previous beta versions of Office 2007 then it replaced any previous installed versions potentially creating compatiblity issues with documents from earlier versions of Office. The solution as discussed on ComputerWorld is to have the program(s) running in your browser and voilà ! no more those issues... Among the programs availble to […]
Well, I remember having watched some ceremony where the latest batman actor jabbed at Superman and proclaimed himself the "bad ass" superhero! Yes batman everybody envies a "bad ass", not! I have yet to see the batman movie (watched 20 minutes once and had to stop for some reason), but Superman Returns was good. I […]
After having recently posted about the joke-site "don't press the red button" I was amused to discover an extremely serious experience/study over at www.dontclick.it. Yes Don't Click It, spelled the geeky way, in a domain name way. The site is not only an experience for the creators, it's a real and novel experience for the […]
Just take a look and laugh along with Letterman's compilation : So when the Neo conservatives in Washington think he's losing it should the rest of us that despise what he is doing to the image of the US or didn't even vote for him, be worried !?
I have spent at least five hours recently, over the phone and on site, fixing computers that have been infected, not by viruses because I have got family and friends to install antivirus software like NOD32, but by spyware ! Annoying pop-up messages that often sound scary to novices, "You have been infected by spyware" […]
An article in the New York Times covers a study by Albert-László Barabási of the University of Notre Dame called “The Dynamics of Information Access on the Web,â€. The study concludes that an article once published will generally be read by half the total readership it will get within 36 hours... This has supposedly surprised […]
From a link on boing boing I came across an article on citimedia's blog. The post covers a recent study from Harvard University called "The Hype vs. Reality vs. What People Value: Emerging Collaborative News Models and the Future of News". Even though the study itself is not a short blog post it is really […]
I'm waiting to spend my first Euro on Apple's iTunes ! What for ? Well I'm waiting for the French legislation to go through, that will stop them from selling in their proprietary format. That will allow me to listen to it with the mp3 software of my choice and on the mp3 player of […]
When I saw the replay of what happened between Zidane and the Italian player during the World Cup final I was completely shocked ! It was not part of the original match coverage so there was a lot of confusion and articles since have explained that video footage from a fourth referee was used to […]
So, do you know what a "hubster" is ? Wal-Mart would like everybody to think that it is a community member of the Wal-Mart "The Hub". The Wal-Mart ad company GSD&M would also like to think of this first and foremost. However as this blog points out, in the US, hubster is often used to […]
This is really interesting to check out, some footage from CNN that catches Blair and Bush talking together about the Middle East crisis in a very candid manner. It also gives you an idea of how these guys, that have great impact on our world, talk about things ! You can watch the video itself […]
An article on WashingtonPost.com explains how a security flaw in Powerpoint has enabled hackers to infiltrate companies and retrieve vital information in a specific espionage case. It seems that the criminals using this hole in Microsoft PowerPoint wait until Microsoft have just released their security updates, and this is becoming a trend. In the wake […]
Now, how fun do you think pushing a red button can be ? Check this out ! Have fun, but not too much fun ! Update : Actually you're not supposed to press the red-button, you've been warned 😉
