News roundup and rumor mill
April 27, 2009 at 9:37 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: news, Rumors
News roundup and rumor mill
April 27, 2009 at 9:27 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: news, Rumors
Tearful goodbye to Geocities free hosting and all those animated gifs
Family billed $62K for downloading WALL-E
Verizon/iPhone deal may be in the works for 2010
Video – homebuilt pre-Tumbler Batmobile
now I’ll buy an iSomething to use the remote control USB missile launcher
Case Study: When tech is good enough: Flip Video
April 27, 2009 at 9:18 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: gadgets, invention
http://gizmodo.com/5229951/the-new-mantra-of-tech-its-good-enough
Track swine flu on Google Maps
April 27, 2009 at 10:28 am | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: google maps, swine flu
Follow the link for a Google Map showing real time(?) swine flu diagnoses, deaths and false alarms.
The legend:
Pink markers are suspect
Purple markers are confirmed
Deaths lack a dot in marker
Yellow markers are negative
I’m not certain of the data source – World Health Organization or Centers for Disease Control.
While panic is not the solution some knowledge goes a long way. Here’s how to reduce your chances of catching any flu.