Monthly Archives: June 2010

Windows 8: A First Peek

By eric on June 29, 2010

 

Make no mistake about it: If you were to parse through my email and try and figure out what the single most frequently asked question is these days, it’s pretty obvious. “What can you tell me about Windows 8?” And to date, there hasn’t been much to say. As a dedicated Windows watcher, I am of course deeply interested in what Microsoft is doing, and if you’ve been following along with my various other writings, you already know what the Windows 8 release schedule looks like. But ask about the features and technologies that Microsoft planned to include in Windows 8? For the most part, I didn’t have a clue.

Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Windows 8: A First Peek

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Acronis True Image 2010 40% off Today Only ($20)

By eric on June 29, 2010

Make full images of your hard drive, along with incrimental backups and also consolidates backups. I have not seen the price for the upgrade this low in a long time. This is the Full Version.

We would like to offer you 60% off one day buy-link for Acronis True Image Home 2010.

The link above is valid till 1:00 am CST, 6/30/10

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Would You Like Fries With Your Lion Burger? – The Consumerist

By eric on June 27, 2010

 

Would You Like Fries With Your Lion Burger?

By Chris Morran on June 24, 2010 2:15 PM

By now, you’ve probably heard about the small Mesa, Arizona, restaurant that caused an up-roar this week by making a limited-time addition to its menu — Lion Burgers. If you hadn’t heard about it, well now you have. But putting any judgment aside for the moment, one has to ask — Where in the world do you get lion meat from?

Would You Like Fries With Your Lion Burger? – The Consumerist

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BP Gulf-Sized Spilling Occurs In Nigeria Annually, But Nobody Cares – The Consumerist

By eric on June 15, 2010

 

BP Gulf-Sized Spilling Occurs In Nigeria Annually, But Nobody Cares

By Ben Popken on June 15, 2010 1:22 PM

 

For America, the BP spill in the Gulf is a “tragedy that never should have happened,” requiring, “the largest environmental response in this country’s history. In Nigeria, they just call it “Thursday.”

BP Gulf-Sized Spilling Occurs In Nigeria Annually, But Nobody Cares – The Consumerist

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Security Experts Claim iPad Vulnerable To New Attacks – The Consumerist

By eric on June 14, 2010

 

Security Experts Claim iPad Vulnerable To New Attacks

By Marc Perton on June 14, 2010 2:29 PM

Goatse Security, the white-hat hackers that exposed the iPad’s problems keeping email addresses under wraps, is back with a warning about additional risks to owners of the tablet. And they’re also more than a little peeved that AT&T called them “malicious” in yesterday’s apology to customers. “When we disclosed this, we did it as a service to our nation. We love America and the idea of the Russians or Chinese being able to subvert American infrastructure is a nightmare,” Goatse’s Escher Auernheimer said.

Security Experts Claim iPad Vulnerable To New Attacks – The Consumerist

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Apple’s Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed

By eric on June 10, 2010

Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking.

http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed

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BP Tries To Clean Up Coffee Spill

By eric on June 10, 2010

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Bing Chase Back is closing.

By eric on June 7, 2010

This had the best cash back of the sites that I know of. How sad.

Dear valued cashback customer:

 We are writing to notify you that the Bing cashback program will be discontinued, and the last day to earn cash back on your Bing Shopping purchases will be July 30, 2010.

 Until July 30, 2010 9:00 pm PST, it’s business as usual so continue to take advantage of great offers from your favorite merchants. You can redeem all of your earned cashback savings consistent with the cashback terms and conditions and access the Bing cashback customer support system through July 30, 2011. We encourage you to redeem your cashback savings and to further support redemption, we are waiving the $5 minimum payout effective July 31, 2010. To assist with prompt delivery of your cashback earnings, please visit http://cashbackaccount.bing.com to ensure your account information is current. For more details and answers to your questions, please visit our frequently asked questions page.

 Thank you very much for being a loyal cashback user.  We remain committed to delivering great value to our customers, and we are currently working on an exciting new program which you will hear more about from us later this summer.

 Sincerely,

 Bing cashback team

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BP Is Working Very Hard To Keep Reporters Away From Dead Marine Animals – The Consumerist

By eric on June 3, 2010

 

BP Is Working Very Hard To Keep Reporters Away From Dead Marine Animals

By Laura Northrup on June 3, 2010 2:20 PM 0 views

According to a BP contractor who took a few reporters on a secret tour of the oil-soaked dead wildlife of the Gulf Coast, the company’s post-oil-spill logic makes perfect sense. Keep reporters and dignitaries far, far away from dead and dying animals, and if they wait long enough, the evidence (i.e. the animal corpses) will wash out to sea.

BP Is Working Very Hard To Keep Reporters Away From Dead Marine Animals – The Consumerist

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