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I spent this afternoon looking over some wired articles from last week and found one in particular that made me smirk a bit. My experience in MMORPG gaming is pretty extensive and one common annoyance that is a mainstay in modern day gaming is the what I like to call the ...

This morning I read an article that borders on the ridiculous.  According to experts at the NY Times,  designers are trying to make a statement this summer by pushing the idea of suits with shorts, no-socks and penny loafers.  If I hadn't seen the insanity for myself, I probably wouldn't ...

Just over one year ago, I remember a casual dialog I had with the founder of LinkedIn.  He was a really nice guy, was trying to market his new linked in site and sent me an invitation to create a profile.  When I saw it, I thought it would be ...

Have you ever taken a vaccine and been advised to take some aluminum concoctions to help the process along?  Interestingly enough, this is a common method of helping to raise the efficacy of vaccines, but until recently  it was never understood why it worked so well.    It is astonishing how ...

The consumerist is a great website that often shares stories by people like you and me who struggle with corporate policies that are meant to put the squeeze on the little guy.  Corporate motivations have one thought in mind, profit!   One particular customer had a chat with customer service ...

There's a lot of online buzz about Microsoft's recent decision to open up the books to help simplify interoperability standards.  Microsoft critics have long complained about Microsoft's lack of cooperating with industry leaders and participating in open standards.  Microsoft Internet Explorer is a good example of their stubborn lack of ...

I'm always intrigued by the direction of online politics and how far activists are willing to go to support their cause.  eBay recently announced that it would do away with negative ratings for buyers.  Some sellers are up in arms over this act, but in a way it kind of ...

A young start-up company, YouNoodle, has decided to focus its efforts on predicting whether a start-up is going places in the future and worthy of early-stage funding.  The company sounds interesting, it could yield a useful tool for investors to use during the decision-making process, but is this the future ...

Maybe I'm getting too old for this stuff, but I have a hard time understanding the youth fascination with this video game. Super Smash Brothers, Brawl - Trailer of upcoming  release [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=HXsh7kjNHEQ[/youtube] I own the Game Cube version and would be interested to see how this might play out on the Wii, based ...

Ever wonder whether online advertising is effective and do you ever think to yourself, "how the heck does anyone make money off these lame ass ads, I would never click on the damned thing!" Well, some new research suggests that up to 50% of the clicks on advertisements are done by ...

It seems that Yahoo' s board of directors are positioning themselves for a higher buyout offer from Microsoft.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo will formally reject Microsoft offer but Yahoo is suggesting it may consider $40 / share. Yahoo's board has decided Microsoft's $31-per-share offer "massively ...

People surfing on the internet often feel more comfortable doing so because they are able to do it within the confines of their own home.  At some point, you may have created a user account with false or non-existent information so you could escape the monotony of everyday life and ...

Only a few years ago, this was a dream idea that had so much potential and was nowhere near ready for prime time.  Open ID was developed to do away with having to log into millions of accounts to use various websites.  As social networking grows and user reputation becomes ...

Mississippi Law: "No Fat People Allowed" If some Mississippi legislators had their way, they'd put forth a law that would ban obese people from being served at restaurants. State Rep. John Read, a Republican who is one of the bill's three authors, says he wasn't trying to offend anybody and never even ...

5 videos that prove Yahoo and Microsoft are a perfect match In reverse order, here are a few videos that show without a doubt that Steve Ballmer and Yahoo are a perfect match.  I mean, could you argue that there is a bigger Yahoo in silicon valley than Steve Ballmer?  I ...

There's been so much talk about Yahoo and Microsoft over the weekend that some other big news may have escaped the prime time.   According to Marketing News, Google and Dell are fixing to announce new competition to the iPhone. Speculation is mounting that Google is plotting the launch of a ...