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How to create a blog using Blogger
There was a time when creating a web presence was something that was reserved for the technologically savvy among us (sometimes referred to as computer geeks), but those very geeks have actually made it simple for the rest of us to participate in the ongoing dialogue on the Internet. Anyone can create a blog these
Google disclosing censorship and user info requests
Published on 25 Jun, 2010 at 8:28 in Techonology | Viewed 216 views times | No Comments
We have all heard about the big flap between Google and the Chinese government where they finally had to pull out of the country due to the ethical differences between the two parties. Since then Google has decided to provide users with a tool that discloses the requests that have been made to censor certain
Apple iPad sales steadily rising
Everyone is always looking for the next big thing regardless of the milieu, and when it comes to technology and gadgets the iPad is definitely the next big thing. The Apple iPad went on sale last weekend and in many locations customers were lined up outside the doors to make their purchase. Apple made their
Obama reverses offshore oil drilling ban
“Drill baby drill,” was the rallying cry of the Republicans during the 2008 election cycle, and Barack Obama has taken it upon himself to make that Republican priority a reality. He feels as though building new nuclear power plants, increasing coal production and expanding domestic drilling is the futuristic plan for a green and sustainable
Google Chinese exit raises questions
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:02 in Techonology | Viewed 229 views times | No Comments
The drama between Google and Chinese authorities is still playing itself out in the aftermath of the decision that the world’s largest search engine made to terminate its Chinese service due to their dismay over the government’s censorship demands. Google is being negatively impacted from a bottom line standpoint in a number of ways due
Costa Rica’s odd stone spheres examined
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:00 in Techonology | Viewed 189 views times | No Comments
Many people remember the large spherical stone that the seminal Harrison Ford character Indiana Jones had to elude in the beginning of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, and they are representative of genuine phenomena that exists in Costa Rica. In real life, there are approximately three hundred of these stone balls that are
Volcano erupts in Iceland
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 11:35 in Techonology | Viewed 175 views times | No Comments
A volcano has erupted in Iceland about 100 miles from Reykjavik, the country’s capital, and lava is flowing through a fissure that is about a half mile long. The volcano is situated beside the fifth largest glacier in the country, the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, and authorities are concerned about flooding should the glacier melt. However, is
Dangers of social networking
Published on 16 Mar, 2010 at 14:16 in Techonology | Viewed 146 views times | No Comments
As society evolves and new ways of communicating information become available to us, the playing field changes in many ways. More shared information can lead to new security challenges, and it is important that we recognize the danger that exists and stay vigilant. Many of us are into using social networking sites for business as
SETI founder convinced ET life exists
Published on 16 Mar, 2010 at 14:07 in Techonology | Viewed 228 views times | No Comments
Frank Drake is the founder of SETI, which stands for “Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence.” He is an American researcher and astrophysicist who developed an intense interest in the possibility of life existing in other parts of the universe after sitting in on a lecture in 1951 that was given by Otto Struve. Drake is well
Large Hadron Collider restarted
Many of us have recognized the fact that we have many challenges here on the planet, and of course they start here right in our own country. One thing that is important to keep in mind when you consider what it wrong, and how it can be changed, is the quote that is attributed to