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Sheraton hotel lobbies to appear in Central Park (AP via Yahoo! News) Frits van Paasschen, president and chief executive of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., wants New Yorkers to go to work in Central Park on Monday.
Ten of the best webcams you can find online (About.com) One of my favorite things to do online is to look at webcams all around the world. It's a fun way to scratch that travel itch without spending any...
Hurricane Ike Blows in New Approaches to Social Tech (O'Reilly Media) One hundred and eight years after a storm that wiped Galveston off the map, Hurricane Ike made landfall over Galveston and Houston to the northwest. While the winds were not as strong, the eye of the storm had pressures more closely associated with a Class 4 hurricane than a strong Class 2. The island was hit with a storm surge of roughly 13 feet, enough to smash houses, cover roads with debris ...
News and views on Linux on the desktop ... (Desktop Linux) gOS 3.0 goes Gadget crazy ? Aug. 06, 2008 ? gOS today announced release 3 of its Google-oriented consumer Linux distro, adding support for Google Gadgets. gOS 3 Gadgets offers access to more than 100,000 iGoogle and Google Gadgets, says the company, and also preloads WINE 1.0 and the LXDE (Lightweight X Desktop Environment) desktop.
Put on walking shoes (The Montana Standard) If you like seeing the sights on foot but hate loading yourself down with guidebooks, Google Maps has come out with a "walking'' option. You can search for directions between two points and obtain directions for traveling on foot.
iTunes update for Windows Vista addresses BSOD (cnet.com.au) Apple releases a new media player version and recommends that Windows users replace outdated drivers for webcam products, scanners and some media card readers.
When the fridge says your lettuce has spoiled: Smart homes more affordable (USA Today) New gadgets and technology can automate a house to the point where homeowners are alerted when food in the fridge goes bad, irrigation systems monitor dew levels, and toilets medically analyze urine. Some of these controls even allow users to control systems on the road and by cellphone.
Microsoft launches two new LifeCam webcams (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Microsoft has announced two new webcams: the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500.
film review (kamera.co.uk) (15/09/08) - 16 years ago a Hitchcockian thriller took the world by storm with its brazen appeal to sexuality and a bonkers plot, famously priced at $3million dollars.
Sheraton hotel lobbies to appear in Central Park (San Francisco Chronicle) Frits van Paasschen, president and chief executive of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., wants New Yorkers to go to work in Central Park on Monday. Over 34,000 square feet of the park, Starwood plans to recreate the high-tech lounges it's introducing...
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