I didn't realize it until I did a google search this morning, but apparently this is breaking news. According to a presentation given at the E3 workshops yesterday, the US Army is bringing the popular brand-building "simumercial" (America's Army) to the Macintosh and Linux. There is no announced date yet …

We all hate spam. Now, our legislators are finally starting to get into the act and we need to take a look at some of the Bills that they are writing and debating on our behalf. Of particular concern is the wide divergence of state and local anti-spam laws that …

It's the first day of the E3 Conference/Expo and there isn't any earth-shattering news to report. All of the really big press releases are coming tomorrow as is the opening of the exhibit hall. However, I did attend 3 sessions today and I'll give the recap here. W3:Smart …

BBC News is reporting that a rogue badger attacked five people, leaving one requiring two skin graft procedures. The animal was put down by local authorities.

Microsoft is saying that the supposed iLoo (covered in an article here) is a hoax perpetrated by their UK organization. However, an article in the San Francisco Chronicle raises some questions about how the release was confirmed. Personally, I think it's just Microsoft trying to cover up a silly project …

Three graduate students from CMU have written an interesting paper on a process they call Path Identifier Marking, which would use a voluntary adoption of additional router processing to help track down the true origin of packets on the internet. The purpose is to allow the identification and nullification of …

Because of an update on Apple's site yesterday, I went to look at the new VNC Server. Not recognizing the name of the company that released it, Redstone Software, I decided to go and see what they do. It turns out that they have a product called Eggplant that …

An announcement on the website of the Texas Department of Public Safety (the same organization that implements the Amber Alert protocols) states that the legislature of that state is recalling 53 state legislators to the capitol, under a provision in the State's Constitution.

Spamhaus (keepers of one of the many "black lists" of spammers' IP addresses) has penned a response to the folks at eMarketersAmerica (EMARKETERSAMERICA.ORG) who filed suit against them in Florida court claiming that Spamhaus is illegally stopping legal communication. Clearly, the spammers don't understand, but the response is nicely …

In case you were wondering if today's cars are not just a bit too gadget happy, I'm sure that Thai Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha would definitely agree. On the way to a function earlier this week, his BMW 520 stalled and completely ceased to function. Unfortunately, this appears to have …

According to an article from CNET, Intel has revealed a new problem with their Itanium 2 processor. Under certain conditions, affected processors can act erratically. Intel claims to have a program that can be used to detect the defective chips. The "solution" proposed by Intel is to run the CPUs …

The RIAA apologized to the Penn State department of astronomy and astrophysics after falsely accusing them of having illegal content on their FTP server. The original letter (according to this article on CNET) was received last Thursday and demanded that the institution take remove the site and delete the offending …

Microsoft has announced that they will be providing a paid radio service (without commercials) for $29.95/year. An article on CNET describes the upcoming service and its origins in MongoMusic (a company that Microsoft acquired in 2000). The reported unique feature is the ability to search for music based …

An article on BBC News recounts the story of Maria Harding from Wales, who received an apology from pension officials after they finally admitted she wasn't dead.

After a 5 hour plane ride, 3 kids in the 3 rows in my section of business class (one about 6 weeks, one about 6 months, one about three -- only one crying at any given time), and a harrowing taxi ride at over 80MPH, I finally made it to the …

OK, before anyone complains, I know that this product has been announced for almost six months, but I didn't see it until somebody showed it to me this weekend. It was just so silly (and yet useful), that I had to write about it. 3Com has an in-wall switch that …

An article on CNET shows (with pictures) one of the new ideas that Intel is working on for future laptop opportunities. This one can act as a tablet, but also has a keyboard on it if you need to do some serious text entry. Looks pretty slick, check it out …

An article in the New York Times runs over some of the more amusing aspects of the long-standing Apple-Microsoft debate over innovation. Many who saw news stories from last week's conference noted that the "revolutionary" HP computer that was being shown off looked like a combination of the 1st and …

With E3 starting tomorrow, Wired has an article that reviews last year's biggest "flop" (the Sims Online) as a preview for what may be coming this year.

In a move that is certainly more incremental than some of the headlines touting its coming, California's senate has passed a new bill that forces online retailers who hire local contractors to perform maintenance and installation to collect and remit sales tax. Although the headlines on this article refers to …