I’m doing pretty well in the reading department this year. Even though we’re still in early March, I’ve already read (or listened to) 12 different titles. Unfortunately, not many of them have been classics, so that’s something I’d like to work on. I most recently completed Playing for Pizza by John Grisham, but haven’t written up my review yet. I’m also in the middle of yet another Agatha Christie book (Towards Zero), which unfortunately, is pretty boring. I’ve got two Christie reviews queued

Motorola Q9m / Q9c is reviewed by raquor at Amazon on Mon, March 10, 2008

Average rating: 4/10.

At first I really liked this phone quite a bit, after 4 months I've had all I can do to not put it on the sidewalk and jump up and down on it.

CONS
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-The phone randomly locks up and refuses to do anything ...

HTC P4350 Herald is reviewed by jharring at Amazon on Mon, March 10, 2008

Average rating: 6/10.

Phone starts off handicapped, in that the installed paltry memory is split between program and storage memory and quite inadequate. What this means is you likely will have trouble managing memory as your familiarity ...

The purpose of Identity Commons is: The purpose of Identity Commons is to support, facilitate, and promote the creation of an open identity layer for the Internet — one that maximizes control, convenience, and privacy for the individual while encouraging the development of healthy, interoperable communities. This one sentence jams a lot into it - we tried to do that so the purpose didn’t go on and on - but was clear, broad and inclusive of the range of issues that need to be addressed and b

tomado de The ObserverFrom Prince Harry in Afghanistan to Tom Cruise ranting about Scientology and footage from the Burmese uprising, blogging has never been bigger. It can help elect presidents and take down attorney generals while simultaneously celebrating the minutiae of our everyday obsessions. Here are the 50 best reasons to log on Read Bobbie Johnson's blog on celebrity snooper Nick Denton here Jessica Aldred, Amanda Astell, Rafael Behr, Lauren Cochrane, John Hind, Anna Pickard, Laur

The Danger Of Typecasting March 9th, 2008 When you categorize large groups of people into simple groups, misunderstandings often result. Lining up folks by party affiliation is no different. So when the Review Journal quoted me as saying “Democrats tend to run a little bit more on emotion than on intellect” at yesterday’s Clark County Republican Convention, I wondered what I would find in my inbox today. Sure enough: Republicans tend to run off a bit on the mouth, and you have the biggest

The first time Miranda July's name came onto my radar was about a year ago, when she did that clever PR thing for her forthcoming book. (I had read her short story "Something That Needs Nothing" in the New Yorker in September 2006, but it didn't make a huge impression on me, so I didn't take note of her name.) Then, last summer, she had another story in the New Yorker that knocked my socks off: "Roy Spivey." It was about a woman who sits next to a movie star on a plane; his name is "almost an a

I have a constant flow of apps in my inbox and in Firefox tabs, waiting to see if they are worth a review. Most of the time, when an app is unusable or has major bugs, I just delete it and move on. But I had two apps in a row last week that this happened with, and I realized it's a symptom of a larger problem with many Web 2.0 start-ups. The two apps I tried using were SyncWizard and Andanza, and the first crash and burn I had was with SyncWizard. Touted as an online backup tool for your PC, i

If you are tired of the harsh edges and cold metals of all the new cell phones today, then this new design from Sanyo may be the right handset for you. The third in the features “Sweets” line from designer Fumie Shibata features a soft and sweet look. The SweetCute cell phones from Sanyo features a design likened to a cookie dipped in a sweet coating.

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With more and more options available on today’s cellular phones, it is not surprising that there is a class of phone only affordable by the super rich. A few years ago it may have sounded crazy to spend several hundred dollars on a cellular phone, however, now there is no limit to the amount of money you can end up spending to have the latest and greatest in cell phones.

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Sprint is in financial trouble and the word is getting out. It is possible that with all the problems sprint is having that they may be subject to a buyout in the near future. T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom could possibly become the new owner of Sprint sometime in the months or years to come. In the case of a price war between companies such as Sprint and T-Mobile, this could be the result. Sprint has already tried to undercut the competition with price cuts, trying to please new customers so they’ll stay… but things are not looking too good.

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Americans are famous for their talkative ways and with this bit of information it is not surprising that Americans are finding new ways to communicate with one another even in situations in which talking may or may not be appropriate. Instant messaging along with other forms of digital communication and usage are becoming more and more popular as well as more and more common in the daily life of an American.

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Below are four of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending March 9, 2008. Check out previous Killer Startups posts. Phone.com - A New Phone Company If you are sick and tired of paying too much money and receiving questionable service from your current phone company then Phone.com is definitely worth a look or if you have a small business and are in need of an affordable virtual office solution then this may well be the solution for you. Phone.com offers resi

There was much discussion yesterday among local journalists about comments to their online articles. The gist: commenting is great, the comments not always so. Commenting on local articles used to mean "Letters to the Editors." They were never anonymous, usually short, often edited by the paper, and rarely rambling. None of which is typical for online comments. The local papers all allow semi-anonymous comments to their articles and on their forums. They require registration with an email addres

3/9/2008: Thank god the rain has cleared away! Although weather forecasters are saying there’s still a chance for a winter storm or two over the next 10 days, I say bring the warm weather on! Read the Top 10 articles published or bumped this week that had the hottest overall chat action in Hoboken! Hottest topics of the week Resurrection McSwiggan’s on the road to recovery. Keep it down! A reader has issues with heavy-footed upstairs neighbors. Hoboken immune from recession/depression?

A few days ago, I wrote about the details of my financial turnaround, going from a big mountain of credit card debt to enough financial freedom that I can actually chase my dreams of being a writer and spending much more time with my children. I would have never been able to do this without a handful of elements in my life, things that made such a transition possible. Here are the ten key things I used to turn the ship around. My wife Although this list is largely out of order, it almost goe

(not sure where I found this - but cracks me up every time, kudos to whoever wrote it originaly though) Dazza :cool: A Week in the Life Of a System Administrator MONDAY 8:05am User called to say they forgot password. Told them to use password retrieval utility called FDISK. Blissfully ignorant, they thank me and hang up. God, we let the people vote and drive, too? 8:12am Accounting called to say they couldn't access expense reports database.Gave them Standard Sys Ad

Author: keith Mothersson Subject: Two recent newsletter - discussion welcome Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:33 pm (GMT 0) Dear friends, On Tuesday we will be picking up the new All Faiths for 911 Truth booklet from the printers. It looks great - I hope you'll agree (pdf version attached, I can send the doc version if you want). It is in colour with two photos, the Declaration and Appeal, resources, contacts explanation of the project, etc. We are having an AFF911T recall meeting at Carri

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Lunchbox Laboratory 7302 ½ 15th Ave NW Seattle, WA (206) 706-3092 Being anonymous and imperious in the way of restaurant critics, one evening in 2002, I picked up some take-out from The Blue Onion Bistro in the Roosevelt neighborhood. Ordering over the phone, I used the name, "Dr. Rodriguez." (God, I loved being a restaurant critic! I'm judgmental and imperious like my mother; I'm gluttonous; the food was free, and I could feel OK about pawning myself off as a doctor. What a gig!) As

Hi all Just making an introduction here. I've used Symbian S60 and UIQ phones for years (and Psion PDAs before that) and the only time I've been anywhere near Windows was with a Sharp Mobilon 4500 (running WinCE2) some years ago - cost me nearly a grand IIRC. I've finally decided to "jump ship" and buy a WM PDA/phone as my current Nokia E70 is (literally) held together with sellotape. I'm going to go "sim free" to avoid any network crippling (I always end up paying Vodafone for anyth

Vodafone has recently presented a new search service called Otello.

In order to perform a search it needs an image. For instance, you send a photo of a celebrity via MMS to a specified number, and Otello gives you the...

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I went to the movies Saturday afternoon. I don’t go to the movies very often, for good reason. But I had a free ticket, so I chose There Will Be Blood. Anyway, great movie. Worth watching just to see the last 10 minutes actually. But this isn’t a review. The movie is very very long. About an hour in to it, the people 2 seats away from me obviously started to get bored - low attention span I suspect. So they begin to chat. Quietly, but just enough whispering and giggling to get on my nerves an

Intellect Wireless has sued Helio, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Virgin Mobile for patent infringement.

According to Intellect all four companies are violating its patents regarding image messaging. All patents belong to the company&#39...

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There are a lot of iPhone download sites out there, all claiming to give the best service(and most are full of crap), but how do you know which ones are the best from all the rest?

If you have purchased an Apple iPhone and just been absolutely blown away by it capabilities and applications that come standard, just imagine what you can download on to it.

Did you still remember of the MacBook Air which is already launch several weeks ago? Now Bling-My-Thing.com has been modify it with Crystal Gold on the Mac Air body.

On CeBIT 2008, the MacBook Air with Swarovski PC case Golden Age come with 11,000 24k gold crystals. The Golden Age value is 26,000 Euro. So do you want to buy it as your collection?

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Motorola RAZR V3m is reviewed by rr_hermes at Amazon on Sun, March 9, 2008

Average rating: 2/10.

I have had the V3m for about a year. Sorry I bought it from Verizon. Can't wait until my contract is up. Same complaint as other reviews - disabled multimedia features. In addition, I like to carry it in my pocket - ...

HTC P3050 Touch (CDMA) is reviewed by bhogyz153 at Yahoo on Sun, March 9, 2008

Average rating: 6/10.

Pro: looks, name

Con: poor battery, hangup, poor signal receiver

I have used the phone for last 3 months and in the remotest of the places movement signal strength drops this phone disconnects.....the signal ...

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Well, I thought the $99 Unlimited offering from all the major U.S. wireless providers was a good thing. Apparently not. Let’s not forget than whenever there’s a winner, there’s a loser, and when consumers have it as cheap as they have it at Sprint, well then, Sprint is the loser.

Sure, it’s only rumor for now but in the wireless world, rumors have an odd way of coming true. The logic is that price wars are not healthy for companies and bigger wireless providers will most likely buy out smaller wireless providers to avoid a price war and any prolonged bleeding in revenues. The scuttlebutt is that T-Mobile, which is owned by the very rich and very powerful Deutsche Telecom, is getting ready to buy out Sprint. So, does three sound better than four?

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Web 2.0 Language Learning: Virtual Worlds, Social Networks, Mashup Assessments The short answer to the question of whether or not you can really learn a language in a virtual world or using Web 2.0 applications instead of going the traditional route and signing up for face-to-face language courses or moving to a new country can be summed up in two words: SOMETIMES, and, YES. What makes some Second Life language experiences effective? What makes having a virtual mentor effective? To sum it up

3:30 pm - I’m mostly Twittering, but thought I would reprise my liveblogging from last year for this panel. All-star panel includes Tim Ferriss, author of the Four Hour Work Week and Ev Williams, founder of Twitter/Blogger. 3:32 pm - Official panel description: “This session will focus on how to accomplish huge things in little time. From near-overnight IPOs and massive cult followings, to instant NY Times bestsellers and runaway viral campaigns, learn tricks from those who have created monste

Vagabond Neighborhood: Olde City Really? Really. So yesterday, I was reminded of one of my ultimate pet peeves when it comes to the world of retail and public interaction. I like to call it the "Rude and Aloof Bitch Behind the Counter Syndrome." I'm sure you or someone you know has fallen victim to this awful syndrome at some point in your/their life and as you probably already are aware, there are only a few ways to cure it...but those might get your thrown in jail or asking yoursel

It's ridiculous for Hillary Clinton to continue to praise John McCain and the lifetime of experience he'll being to the White House, reinforcing that only Republicans can steer the national security ship, and I have no problem denouncing and rejecting that right-wing frame. It's an argument she'll lose in November, and then we'll be playing on Republican turf, trying to not talk about the war and emphasize kitchen-table issues, which has sunk us in numerous elections. Also, when the Republican

Typically, if I need something scanned, I just snap a picture using OneNote Mobile or I e-mail the image to Scanr. Sometimes those methods leave a bit to be desired in the quality department due to my phone's camera, which is why the Fujitsu ScanSnap 300 looks appealing for folks on the go needing a higher-quality solution. Notebooks.com has a nice review of the $299 ScanSnap 300 and generally speaking the device looks good if you can bear the tad-over-three-pound weight. Optical resolution m

The AP is reporting of a woman that was arrested for arson after setting fire to roughly US$42,000 worth of cell phones after her husband walked out on the couple's marriage.
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According to Apple, 3rd party application developers will be able to use the original tools for creating games and apps for the iPhone.

The best of them will be available for download through the new iTunes Application...

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iPhone Review, Part 1 of 3 iPhone Review, Part 2 of 3 iPhone Review, Part 3 of 3 Well we have looked at the Gripes and Praise for the iPhone, now let’s wrap this review up… Conclusion [8 out of 10] First let’s look at why this wasn’t a 10 out of 10 to get an idea of what we are dinging the iPhone for: Sub-optimal synchronization options for non-Mac folks or people not using MS Office/Outlook. No 3G No GPS Overly locked-down interface I will say this though, if you are already a Mac per

The issue of inappropriate and probably illegal political pressures placed on New Mexico's former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias by Rep. Heather Wilson (R, NM-01), NM Sen. Pete Domenici and other New Mexico Republicans is back in the news. Dahlia Lithwick at Slate discusses what we've learned about the U.S. Attorney firing scandal and comments on a draft of a new book by David Iglesias to be published in June. Excerpt: Iglesias emphasizes the extent of the political pressures placed on him to br

Samsung a720 is reviewed by ShellaBee14 on Sat, March 8, 2008

Average rating: 9.7/10.

so i got this phone for christmas and i have to say i love it. the only problem i have ever had with it is with mt txt's but that i have to say is a problem with telus. people will send me a text and i wont get it ...

One of the biggest conversation pieces here at the ICTCM is the Texas Instruments NSpire, their most recent entry in a long line of calculators. Here’s a firsthand look at it; click to enlarge, and then just take your time to look at the thing and think about it: On the right there is a normal-sized TI-30-something scientific calculator. That should give you an idea of the scale. Here’s another shot with me holding it, which should also give an idea of the size of this thing; and another sh

I often hear this refrain from authors. "I don't like to market." Or "I'm an introvert and don't like to speak in public." Or this one, "I'm a writer and not a marketing person. I'm going to spend my time in the craft of writing." Now don't get me wrong, it's important to learn the craft of writing and I encourage such action often in these entries on the writing life. Yet it is also important to learn the skill of promotion and marketing. It's a huge pain--and I feel that pain personally--yet

Levi’s brand is proud to announce that they have now entered the cellular p hone market and are introducing their newest design: The Original. The Levi’s Original is a monoblock handset that features a soft plastic design to feel more comfortable and pleasant to the user. The front and back of the handset are made durable and constructed of high quality steel. A diagonal pattern across the front and back of the handset allows the user to keep a firm grip on the phone and eliminates slipping. 12 miniature steel bolts along the side mimic rivets such as those you might find in Levi’s blue jeans. There is even a bolt for a chain to attach them to your favorite pair of Levi’s jeans.

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Have you ever thought that it would be neat to have some of the awesome gadgets that James Bond used? I know you have… we all have. Of course, we can not all afford someone to design us such stylish new inventions, but thanks to GM (General Mobile), now there is one piece of James Bond’s arsenal we can all get our hands on… for a price: a cellular phone built into a watch!

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