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Internet Outsider: Running the Numbers: Why Newspapers Are Screwed
(tags: newspapers media business internet journalism marketing newspaper advertising)

Vista finally stable for me, (no) thanks to a cable!
It’s not always the OS at fault
(tags: vista hardware crash)

Slashdot | US Spy Agencies See Bloggers as Journalists
Sniper223 writes with a link to ABC’s Blotter blog. That site observes that at least in the realm of US intelligence gathering, the ‘are bloggers journalists’ question is already [...]

Insulating foam broke off from the shuttle Endeavour during liftoff and NASA is now looking at ways to repair the spacecraft before reentry. Space consultant Bill Harwood explains.
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Endeavour astronauts plan to use the robotic arm to look at the cut in the shuttle’s under belly. If everything looks ok, the crew will most likely not have to perform any space walks to fix it.

 
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The folks over at Mozilla have a cool little app called WebRunner. Basically it is a stripped down version of Firefox that lets you run single applications. For example, when you install WebRunner you will automatically get shortcuts to add to your desktop (if you want) to run Gmail, Google Groups, Google Docs and Google Calendar. [...]

LEAKED: Vista SP1 analysed in-depth | APC Magazine
(tags: vista windows microsoft)

Photo tool could fix bad images
Digital photographers could soon be able to erase unwanted elements in photos by using tools that scan for similar images in online libraries.
(tags: photography technology Flickr research software photo mashup)

Oppo Drops 1080p, 7.1 Surround Upscaling DVD Player at $170
(tags: oppo dvd hdtv upscaling)

BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft to cut US price of Xbox
Microsoft is to cut the US price of its main Xbox 360 game console by 13% in a bid to boost summer holiday sales.m
(tags: microsoft xbox360)

NES emulator released for the iPhone [...]

I’ve created a new Yahoo Pipe that I call Tag Monitor. This Pipe will monitor Google Blogsearch, Technorati, del.icio.us, Ice Rocket, Sphere and Flickr for items taged with the word you enter. Its handy to create new feeds to follow events such as gnomedex07.
Tag Monitor
Technorati Tags: tagging, tags, gnomedex07

Share photos between two computers - Tips and Advice: How do I? | Google Groups
(tags: picasa network sharing)

A replacement for the good old stethoscope?
Deep Breeze, has developed a high-tech replacement for the 200-year-old stethoscope.
(tags: medicine stethoscope gear)

What Works: Stormhoek winery masters Web 2.0
A small South African winery is using conversational marketing to go global, reports Business 2.0 Magazine. The Hugh-train rolls on.
(tags: stormhoek wine business)

A confusing (but harmless) hotfix error message
(tags: vista [...]