Further expanding its list of agreements with broadband cable and DSL providers to offer low-cost high-speed Internet, AOL this week inked a deal with Charter Communications. The news follows similar deals with BellSouth, AT&T and Qwest announced last week.
NBC's Britney Oops NBC is in the spin control zone thanks to its stunt casting of Britney Spears on "Will & Grace."
Earlier this week, NBC issued a press release touting Spears' guest appearance on the sitcom. Per the Peacock's PR department, Spears, would appear on the Apr. 13 episode playing a religious conservative TV personality who hosts a cooking show called "Cruci-fixin's."
Faster than you could say, "Oops, they did it again," NBC was facing a beef from the American Family Association, who claimed the network was mocking the crucifixion of Jesus.
NBC now says the initial press release was sent prematurely and the show would not contain any religious elements.
Earlier this week, NBC issued a press release touting Spears' guest appearance on the sitcom. Per the Peacock's PR department, Spears, would appear on the Apr. 13 episode playing a religious conservative TV personality who hosts a cooking show called "Cruci-fixin's."
Faster than you could say, "Oops, they did it again," NBC was facing a beef from the American Family Association, who claimed the network was mocking the crucifixion of Jesus.
NBC now says the initial press release was sent prematurely and the show would not contain any religious elements.
[via E! Online Latest News]
More New Windows Dev Tools on the Way The Windows Presentation Foundation isn't the only new Windows subsystem to which Microsoft is encouraging developers to write.
The company also wants to foster development around the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF, or "Indigo") and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).
To encourage this, Microsoft is working on some new designers for WCF and WF. No word on when the company will make these new tools available, however.
News Source: Microsoft-Watch
The company also wants to foster development around the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF, or "Indigo") and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).
To encourage this, Microsoft is working on some new designers for WCF and WF. No word on when the company will make these new tools available, however.
News Source: Microsoft-Watch
IE7 Beta 2 For Server 2003 And 64 Bit Editions Have you wanted to test out Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2, but you couldn't because you had Windows Server 2003 or a 64-bit edition of Windows XP? Or have you tried many different solutions to try to get IE7 to work on your Server 2003/64-bit edition, and failed?
Well, Bink.nu has posted that Microsoft's IE7 Beta 2 WILL support Server 2003 SP1/R2 and the 64-bit editions of XP.
So, when do you ask?
"Beta 2 is currently scheduled for April of this year." according to Bink.nu.
News Source: Bink.nu
Well, Bink.nu has posted that Microsoft's IE7 Beta 2 WILL support Server 2003 SP1/R2 and the 64-bit editions of XP.
So, when do you ask?
"Beta 2 is currently scheduled for April of this year." according to Bink.nu.
News Source: Bink.nu
Fiat Puts Windows Mobile in New Cars Italian automaker Fiat has joined forces with Microsoft to unveil a voice-activated in-car communications system called Blue&Me at the Geneva Motorshow this month. Blue&Me is based on Windows Mobile for Automotive and offers a wide range of functionality, along with connectivity to wireless devices.
[via BetaNews.Com]
Paris Ripped Off Most people would notice if a sizable number of their belongings went missing. In Paris Hilton's case, she heard about it from the "National Enquirer."
The hunt is on for a slew of the hotel heiress' possessions that were apparently stolen from a Los Angeles storage facility where they were being kept for safekeeping.
The hunt is on for a slew of the hotel heiress' possessions that were apparently stolen from a Los Angeles storage facility where they were being kept for safekeeping.
[via E! Online Latest News]
R. Kelly: Soul Man The Teflon R. Kelly is cruising on the Soul Train.
The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards.
Kelly snapped up three nods, for R&B Soul Album for "TP.3 Reloaded," and Best Male R&B/Soul Single and Best Video for "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5)."
Among the artists racking up two nods apiece were Grammy favorites Kanye West, Mariah Carey and John Legend. Legend will also receive the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year.
The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards.
Kelly snapped up three nods, for R&B Soul Album for "TP.3 Reloaded," and Best Male R&B/Soul Single and Best Video for "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5)."
Among the artists racking up two nods apiece were Grammy favorites Kanye West, Mariah Carey and John Legend. Legend will also receive the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year.
[via E! Online Latest News]
Automatically back up your hard drive Don’t expect yourself to remember to back up your data, or stack your closet full of burned CD’s or DVD’s. Today we’re going to set up automated nightly, weekly, monthly local and off-site backups for your PC using free software. Once you get this up and running, you’ll never have to worry about losing data again.
[via digg]
Same Ol' Animal Fun The version of Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS boasts a few nifty new features, but in the end it's a lot like the GameCube version. By Lore Sjöberg.
[via Wired News]
Download Piaf, Go to Jail The French may be about to impose stiff penalties for illegally downloading copyright-protected files. Bruce Gain reports from Paris.
[via Wired News]
Passion of the Spaghetti Monster Bobby Henderson founded the Pastafarian movement as an answer to 'intelligent design,' and is now crafting a sacred text for his satiric religion. It probably won't be taught in Kansas schools. A Wired News interview by Kathleen Craig.
[via Wired News]
Mitsubishi Gushes Over BioOil The giant company gets behind the diesel alternative in a big way. Plus: GPS navigation goes 3-D. From the Wired News blog Autopia.
[via Wired News]
Apple, Intel Clam Up on Macworld We've no idea what's up for the expo, but the tea leaves point to Intel's Viiv. Efforts to find out what the new digital-entertainment platform is all about reveal that Intel's just as secretive as Apple. By Pete Mortensen.
[via Wired News]
All the World's a Podcast It's incredibly easy to create and syndicate your own audio content. Here's how. By Michael Calore.
[via Wired News]
Your Right to Be an Idiot Bad information and outright lies pulled off the internet can cause harm. In a benign case, maybe you louse up a term paper. In its malignant form, you could ruin a life. What, if anything, should be done about it? Commentary by Tony Long.
[via Wired News]
Cyberporn Sells in Virtual World An adult magazine peddled in the immersive online world Second Life dishes out explicit photo spreads of sexy female avatars. In some ways, the publisher claims, it's better than real porn. By Bonnie Ruberg.
[via Wired News]
Sex Drive: The Year in Verse 'Tis the week before the Wired News hiatus, and your intrepid sex columnist bids you an exceptionally happy holiday filled with many toys and much joy. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
[via Wired News]
The Ultimate Geek Gift Guide Hunting for media streamers, GPS navigators or a home robot for the special techie in your life? Look no further. By Christopher Null and Robert Strohmeyer. PLUS: Great Gamers' Gift Guide of 2005
[via Wired News]
For Sale: Every Newton Ever Made The Newton Museum is closing, and everything's gotta go. Plus: IPod tops Google's shopping search list. From Leander Kahney's Cult of Mac blog.
[via Wired News]
Careful Where You Put That Tree Think you're doing the Earth a favor by planting a tree? Not so fast -- new research shows forest locations could make or break efforts to combat global warming. By Elizabeth Svoboda.
[via Wired News]
Bugs Infest Persia Acrobatic action and stealth mechanics ultimately redeem Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. By Chris Kohler.
[via Wired News]
Sidebar on display in next Vista preview Windows Vista, the update to the operating system due this year, will add a feature called Sidebar. Sidebar is a small panel at the side of the monitor that can be used to view photo slide shows, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds and other small programs, dubbed gadgets. Source: C|net
Track Your Girlfriend Using her Cellphone For the past week I’ve been tracking my girlfriend through her mobile phone. I can see exactly where she is, at any time of day or night, within 150 yards, as long as her phone is on. It has been very interesting to find out about her day. Now I’m ...
Brokeback takes 8 Oscar Nominations Oscar came to the mountain Tuesday morning, with director Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain leading this year’s list of Academy Award contenders, with eight nominations, including those for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor Heath Ledger and supporting players Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams. George Clooney also got major good news ...
Sharing Folders Utility For WLM Microsoft released a tool yesterday to help Windows Live Messenger users with the Shared Folders feature, or more precisely, to help the Messenger development team fix certain issues by providing as much details as possible.
Sharing Assistant will "perform basic diagnostics, package all necessary logs to report feedback, and clean up Shared Folders related components if necessary".
Please note that the Shared Folders feature is currently available in the managed Windows Live Messenger Beta, and to specific regions only.
WARNING: Using the "Cleaner" option in the Sharing Assistant will result in loss of data, such as shared content, cached contacts, etc. It is strongly recommended that you perform clean up after backing up your data, and if -and only if- instructed to do so by Support.
Download: Sharing Folders Utility
News Source: Mess.be
Sharing Assistant will "perform basic diagnostics, package all necessary logs to report feedback, and clean up Shared Folders related components if necessary".
Please note that the Shared Folders feature is currently available in the managed Windows Live Messenger Beta, and to specific regions only.
WARNING: Using the "Cleaner" option in the Sharing Assistant will result in loss of data, such as shared content, cached contacts, etc. It is strongly recommended that you perform clean up after backing up your data, and if -and only if- instructed to do so by Support.
Download: Sharing Folders Utility
News Source: Mess.be
Microsoft Preaches Patience to Office Testers! After sending out pre-beta invites to some potential Office Live testers in mid-Janaury, Microsoft went quiet for a few weeks.
On Tuesday, more testers reported receiving an update on Microsoft's planned Office Live beta test. In a mass mailing, entitled "Microsoft Office Live is just around the corner," the Office Online team asked beta applicants to be patient just a little while longer.
"Soon we'll be e-mailing invitations to qualified beta registrants. The invitations will include information on where to go to sign-up, along with a unique product key that lets you access our beta services. So stay tuned for future e-mails from your Microsoft Office Live Team."
On Tuesday, more testers reported receiving an update on Microsoft's planned Office Live beta test. In a mass mailing, entitled "Microsoft Office Live is just around the corner," the Office Online team asked beta applicants to be patient just a little while longer.
"Soon we'll be e-mailing invitations to qualified beta registrants. The invitations will include information on where to go to sign-up, along with a unique product key that lets you access our beta services. So stay tuned for future e-mails from your Microsoft Office Live Team."
MSN Gets Another Feature! Just when you thought there wouldn't be anything else interesting for messenger to surface, think again! The good people from the Live Messenger Beta Team have once again launched yet another feature.
"Mimic" is the new feature that was just launched today for MSN Messenger.
Accessible from the activities menu just like the last feature "Music Mix," "Mimic" is an add-on that is for people that enjoy playing pranks on their friends. This new feature is also good for people that just want to pretend they are someone they're really not. Along with this feature there are 8 different “personas” to choose from.
At this point it hasn't been clarified as to when "Mimic" will be available for Windows Live Messenger. After the Windows Live Messenger team released the "Music Mix" feature to work with MSN, we can only hope that they add "Mimic" soon to Live Messenger!
"Mimic" is the new feature that was just launched today for MSN Messenger.
Accessible from the activities menu just like the last feature "Music Mix," "Mimic" is an add-on that is for people that enjoy playing pranks on their friends. This new feature is also good for people that just want to pretend they are someone they're really not. Along with this feature there are 8 different “personas” to choose from.
At this point it hasn't been clarified as to when "Mimic" will be available for Windows Live Messenger. After the Windows Live Messenger team released the "Music Mix" feature to work with MSN, we can only hope that they add "Mimic" soon to Live Messenger!
Microsoft Warns Over Mywife Worm! Microsoft has issued a public security advisory regarding the mass mailing Mywife worm that arrives as an e-mail attachment and sends itself to all contacts in a system's address book.
The worm is designed to corrupt documents on the third day of each month. It also deletes files and registry keys associated with security software.
"As with all currently known variants of the Mywife malware, this variant does not make use of a security vulnerability, but is dependant on the user opening an infected file attachment. The malware also attempts to scan the network looking for systems it can connect to and infect," Microsoft warned.
"Customers who believe that they are infected with the Mywife malware, or who are not sure whether they are infected, should contact their antivirus vendor."
The worm is designed to corrupt documents on the third day of each month. It also deletes files and registry keys associated with security software.
"As with all currently known variants of the Mywife malware, this variant does not make use of a security vulnerability, but is dependant on the user opening an infected file attachment. The malware also attempts to scan the network looking for systems it can connect to and infect," Microsoft warned.
"Customers who believe that they are infected with the Mywife malware, or who are not sure whether they are infected, should contact their antivirus vendor."
Lindsay in Stitches A freaky Friday accident left Lindsay Lohan in stitches.
The "Mean Girls" star was rushed to a London hospital last week after she sliced her leg open while breakfasting at the home of Bryan Adams, according to published reports.
The "Mean Girls" star was rushed to a London hospital last week after she sliced her leg open while breakfasting at the home of Bryan Adams, according to published reports.
[via E! Online Celebrity News]
Bon Jovi Hits Skids The Bon Jovi boys know things get slippery when wet. Their pilot? Not so much.
A private jet carrying the "Living on a Prayer" rockers skidded off the runway early Saturday after landing in Hamilton, Ontario, amid severe weather conditions.
No one was hurt and the band went on to deliver a "kick-ass" show later that night in Toronto.
A private jet carrying the "Living on a Prayer" rockers skidded off the runway early Saturday after landing in Hamilton, Ontario, amid severe weather conditions.
No one was hurt and the band went on to deliver a "kick-ass" show later that night in Toronto.
[via E! Online Music News]
Bono Sees Red He might have lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize last year, but Bono's already laying the groundwork for another run at the hardware.
The U2 frontman, Time co-Person of the Year and all-around good guy turned up Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to unveil a partnership with several big companies that will sell a brand called Red. The label will adorn Armani and Gap clothes, Converse sneakers and even an American Express card, with one percent of the profits earmarked for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The U2 frontman, Time co-Person of the Year and all-around good guy turned up Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to unveil a partnership with several big companies that will sell a brand called Red. The label will adorn Armani and Gap clothes, Converse sneakers and even an American Express card, with one percent of the profits earmarked for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
[via E! Online Music News]
Moss Quizzed On Coke Use Call it Kate Moss' very own coke challenge.
The scandal-plagued supermodel met with police in Great Britain on Tuesday to answer questions about her alleged cocaine use at a London recording studio last year--an episode seemingly caught on film by the Daily Mirror tabloid.
The 32-year-old Moss spent about 80 minutes talking to investigators before dodging reporters and paparazzi and being whisked away in a silver Mercedes.
A police spokeswoman said Moss was not arrested, but noted that the investigation into the model's alleged drug use would continue until detectives determined what laws, if any, she may have broken.
The scandal-plagued supermodel met with police in Great Britain on Tuesday to answer questions about her alleged cocaine use at a London recording studio last year--an episode seemingly caught on film by the Daily Mirror tabloid.
The 32-year-old Moss spent about 80 minutes talking to investigators before dodging reporters and paparazzi and being whisked away in a silver Mercedes.
A police spokeswoman said Moss was not arrested, but noted that the investigation into the model's alleged drug use would continue until detectives determined what laws, if any, she may have broken.
[via E! Online Celebrity News]
Joaquin's Car Crash Joaquin Phoenix walked the line between life and death Thursday, when he narrowly escaped injury in a serious car accident.
The Golden Globe winner was driving his car on a winding canyon road above Los Angeles's Sunset Strip, when he realized his brakes were not working, a police spokesman said. His car overturned and collided with another vehicle. Both drivers were uninjured.
The Golden Globe winner was driving his car on a winding canyon road above Los Angeles's Sunset Strip, when he realized his brakes were not working, a police spokesman said. His car overturned and collided with another vehicle. Both drivers were uninjured.
[via E! Online Celebrity News]
Spelling Facing Sex Suit Aaron Spelling's life has taken a "Dynasty"-esque turn.
The TV titan is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former nurse who accuses the geriatric Spelling of groping her and asking for sexual favors during her period of employ. The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, comes two months after Spelling launched a preemptive lawsuit against the woman and her lawyer for libel.
Spelling's lawyer vehemently denies the new accusations and vows to fight the lawsuit "all the way."
The TV titan is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former nurse who accuses the geriatric Spelling of groping her and asking for sexual favors during her period of employ. The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, comes two months after Spelling launched a preemptive lawsuit against the woman and her lawyer for libel.
Spelling's lawyer vehemently denies the new accusations and vows to fight the lawsuit "all the way."
[via E! Online Celebrity News]
Firefox 1.5.0.1 Officially Released Firefox 1.5.0.1 with many fixes, including improved Mac OS X support, has been released.
[via digg]
redesign of Google An graphic designer had redesigned the Google front page and explained why he thinks this is better.
[via digg]
“10th Planet” Larger than Pluto An object discovered earlier this year and considered by some to be our solar system’s 10th planet is indeed larger than Pluto, a new study confirms. The object, catalogued as 2003 UB313, is by many accounts a planet. It is round and orbits the Sun. But because several other objects ...
Jessica Alba dubbed ideal girlfriend More guys want Jessica Alba for their girlfriend than any other woman, according to AskMen.com’s top 99 list for 2006. The 24-year-old actress tops the Web site’s list ranking female celebrities on their “long-term relationship material.” Alba’s career credits include “Fantastic Four,” “Honey,” “Into the Blue,” “Sin City” and the ...
Napster in talks with Google: Report Shares of digital music service Napster Inc. surged more than 30 percent in premarket trading on a report that it was in discussions with Google Inc. for an alliance that could include a sale. Internet giant Google is in talks with Napster over an “extensive alliance” that could include an ...
Google Betas New Browser Toolbar Google on Monday released a beta version of its new toolbar for Internet Explorer, complete with an enterprise edition that simplifies network installation and searching a corporate network. Google Toolbar 4 adds the ability for users to create Custom Buttons for Web sites they visit often.
London For Sale in eBay Auction It is not possible to own London in the real world, but now anyone can own a London in the virtual world if they win the current auction on eBay. VirtualWorldRealEstate.com is the creation of Gary Ewell. The unique site offers visitors the opportunity to purchase any location on the ...
How to Get Angelina Jolie’s Lips Natural matte lips, like Angelina Jolie’s, are so sexy that the hot guy you’re crushin’ on might actually work up the nerve to ask you out! 1. Exfoliate your lips with a warm, wet wash cloth by wiping back and forth for no more than 30 seconds. 2. Apply a good lip ...
MSN Bloggers Get Upgraded Spaces Microsoft’s MSN Spaces blogging features has, as expected, undergone a major upgrade to incorporate a revenue-sharing advertising option and a new partnership with Amazon. Word of the pending features filtered out earlier this week. The new Spaces features went online sometime Thursday. MSN Spaces is one of the most popular of ...
Google denies report on Napster talks Google denies a New York Post report that the Internet search giant is in talks with Napster. The newspaper reported that Google is considering an extensive alliance with Napster, or perhaps the acquisition of the company, but a Google spokeswoman says, “It’s a rumor. It’s a fabrication. There isn’t any ...
Angelina Jolie Expecting a Baby Girl Pitt family insiders tell Life & Style that Angelina is expecting a girl! While the couple have been trying to keep quiet about the baby’s gender, Brad’s sister, Julie Neal, recently let the news slip. “I’m shopping for Brad’s baby girl,” an insider says Neal told the storeowners of ...
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview Microsoft have just released Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview to the masses, only hours after other news sites reported that Beta 2 would be reaching the public shortly.
"Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview includes advancements in security and browsing experience for end users, functionality and compatibility for developers, and manageability for corporate network administrators.
Beta 2 Preview is intended to enable developers, web developers and IT pros to begin to test the new browser for compatibility with their applications and websites."
This build holds the number of "5296". Even though this is older than the leaked build from a few weeks ago (build 5299), this is an official release.
View: IE7 Homepage
View: IE7 Beta 2 Features
Download: IE7 Beta 2 Public Preview
"Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview includes advancements in security and browsing experience for end users, functionality and compatibility for developers, and manageability for corporate network administrators.
Beta 2 Preview is intended to enable developers, web developers and IT pros to begin to test the new browser for compatibility with their applications and websites."
This build holds the number of "5296". Even though this is older than the leaked build from a few weeks ago (build 5299), this is an official release.
View: IE7 Homepage
View: IE7 Beta 2 Features
Download: IE7 Beta 2 Public Preview
Microsoft Urges Office 2003, XP Users Upgrade! There's no time like now to get the latest service packs and patches for Office 2003 and Office XP, according to Microsoft. What's the hurry?
That pesky patent-infringement case, settled in the favor of a Guatemalan developer last June (to the tune of $8.9 million), is what's behind the Microsoft upgrade push. Microsoft is planning to appeal the patent-infringement case, but in the meantime, it is advising users to get the patches installed ASAP.
That pesky patent-infringement case, settled in the favor of a Guatemalan developer last June (to the tune of $8.9 million), is what's behind the Microsoft upgrade push. Microsoft is planning to appeal the patent-infringement case, but in the meantime, it is advising users to get the patches installed ASAP.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)