Category: Tech News

Our host’s server has crashed causing us to lose over a week’s worth of posts, comments, and important site updates, including our most recent ajax implementation. Things will hopefully return to normal during/after the weekend. Unfortunately the issue has not been resolved, however I’ve taken this opportunity to redesign the site completely and try out… Continue reading Server Crash! (Updated)

?According to the Univeristy of Toronto instant messaging does not hurt the grammar of the people who use it. From the article: ?With 80% of Canadian teenagers using instant messaging and adopting its unique linguistic shorthand, many teachers and parents are concerned about the medium?s potential to corrupt kids? grammar. But instant messaging doesn?t deserve… Continue reading Instant msg-ing messes with grammar? As if! lol!

Take a trip to the preview site for Microsoft’s new homepage and you’ll notice a nice shiny new layout with a fresher look and feel to it, provided you’re using Internet Explorer. In Firefox, Opera or a number of other third-party browsers the site simply redirects to the current homepage, even if you dress the… Continue reading Redesigned Microsoft.com Doesn't Support Firefox

Speaking here just now on Microsoft’s Redmond campus, Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment & Devices Division, explained the strategy behind the company’s planned Zune media devices and services — the company’s forthcoming iPod and iTunes challengers. Bach cautioned the audience of financial analysts that the project will require an investment of hundreds of millions… Continue reading Microsoft Explains its Zune Strategy

Google-powered ads, which have become a mainstay on Web sites, are now being played on at least one radio station in Detroit. And like so many other Motor City radio products, it won’t be long before they go global. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in a conference call with analysts last week that the… Continue reading Google Testing Adsense for Radio