Monthly Archives: July 2006
Self-Parking BMWs by 2009
Following the trend of human control giving way to automation, BMW has developed an automated parking system that lets its vehicles park themselves. With...
Windows Live Messenger Delivers
Longtime fans of MSN Messenger rejoice: Youve got an all-new, fresh-out-of-beta descendant to start using as your new communications hub. Whether its text-messaging, voice...
Apples Visually Appealing Office Suite
When Apple iWork 05 debuted last year, many hoped that the two-application suite was the bud that would eventually blossom into a full-blown rival...
Semiconductors: How Small Can They Go?
SAN FRANCISCO—The enterprise and consumers alike have benefited from the steady progress in semiconductor manufacturing process. However, changes in the marketplace present new business...
Show Me the Money: IT Salary Negotiation Tips
Negotiating or renegotiating your salary is, to say the least, a delicate dance. You want the folks that control the purse strings to show...
Startup Helps Assess Open-Source Projects
A Bellevue Wash., startup founded and funded by former Microsoft executives is expected to release a public beta version of a service that provides...
Google Adds a Few Dollars to AdWords
Some advertisers who buy AdWords with Google are reporting significant increases in their cost of business.Advertisers in several online forums have been reporting increases...
Consortium Builds Electronic Payment System for Vista
IP Commerce, Microsoft and a group of financial-services industry leaders are building what they are calling a Payments as a Secure Service (PASS) payment...
Microsoft’s Worst-Named Product Ever Gets a New Lease on Life
When Microsoft announced in May that it was naming a new search application "Windows Live Search," a number of bloggers (including yours truly) noted...
My-Registrar-Screwed-Me.Info
I get e-mail every now and then from victims of domain theft. Ive written on the topic, and I suppose that when people find...