Marti M

GIS C++!>$ And if you can translate that, you've been around as long as CompuServe. IT is now just a hobby, and shares my time with cross-stitch and knitting. High-tech, low-tech, and everything in between. I keep these guys in line and roll my eyes at Simmons. Come on, ladies, celebrate your love of technology! "Tech should be black. Colors are for cases."

Greenway finds the most efficient route to your destination

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This is more of a proof-of-concept at the moment, but it’s something to keep an eye on I believe. Winner of the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Germany, and the Environmental Sustainability Award at the International Imagine Cup in Australia, Greenway will attempt to give you the most gas and time efficient automobile route from where … Read more

Want to take a nudie shot for your S.O.? DON’T. Seriously.

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Let me explain “fusking” to you, young one. This primarily has to do with Photobucket in particular, but it makes you wonder about what else might be vulnerable, if not now then in the future. “Fusking” is the practice of finding private (usually compromising or sexually explicit) photographs of a person. Photobucket seems to be … Read more

Nike+ Kinect for XBox

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I have to admit, I’m not exactly a big exerciser.  Okay, not even a moderate exerciser.  So I really haven’t paid much attention to Nike+. Nike+ seems to be a … series of connected products and social integrations to help you track your workouts and (hopefully) keep you motivated.  There’s already an iPhone and an … Read more

RIM wins appeal, doesn’t have to fork out $150m for patent infringement

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Earlier this summer, a California jury found Research In Motion (RIM) guilty of patent infringement and order RIM to pay $147.2 million!  Naturally, RIM appealed the decision. They caught a lucky break: today RIM issued a press release saying the presiding US District Court has decided that they didn’t commit patent infringement after all. Here’s … Read more

Game Review: NumNet

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NumNet is Wordament with addition.  I find it more challenging, because I don’t think in numbers.  But if  you like Wordament, and want to give your brain a little more of a workout, I definitely recommend you give this one a try! Play NUMNET for free with friends. Simple yet addicting! NumNet is a number … Read more

Game review: QONQR

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QONQR (conquer, right) is a location-based MMO that is evidently available on the iPhone, and is now out for the Windows Phone series.  You can join 1 of 3 teams (humans fighting the AI, humans helping the AI, humans wanting to control the AI).  Strangely enough, in my tiny little bedroom community we have 1 … Read more

Review: outlook.com

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Today, Microsoft is rolling out a “preview” of Outlook.com, which will be their new web-based email service, replacing Hotmail.com. Yes, I said “replacing Hotmail.com.” As in the web-based email we all love to hate, the one that has been synonymous with “You use WHAT?” I will admit to having been a Hotmail Hater. I’ve had … Read more