Archive for March 25th, 2008

Mar25

Syria tightens controls on Internet use (AP)

Syrian use the Internet at an internet cafe in Damascus on Saturday, March 1,2008. Syrian officials boast a state-of-the art press center with fast Internet access and wireless technology for press covering the upcoming Arab summit. But the country is tightening its own citizens' use of the Internet - jailing writers and bloggers and blocking sites deemed harmful to state security.(AP photo/ Bassem Tellawi).AP - Syria is cracking down more on Internet use, imposing tighter monitoring of citizens who link to the Web, as well as jailing bloggers who criticize the government and blocking YouTube and other Web sites deemed harmful to state security.


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Filed in: RSS & Blogging

Mar25

VIDEO GAMES: You and what army? (AP)

AP - As the United States heads into the sixth year of the war in Iraq, Hollywood still hasn’t figured out how to deal with the subject. Audiences have stubbornly avoided films like “Redacted” and “In the Valley of Elah.” Steven Bochco’s Iraq war TV series “Over There” flopped, while less ambiguous dramas like “24″ and “The Unit” — where the bad guys are more clearly defined — have fared better.

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Filed in: Internet


Mar25

Troubleshooting Mac OS X software issues

Apple recently updated its Knowledge Base guide to troubleshooting software problems. Roll up your sleeves, it’s a long list.

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Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar25

More battle lines are drawn: Yahoo backs Google’s OpenSocial

On the same day Microsoft announced new interoperability deals with five social-networking sites, Yahoo announced it has joined the Google-backed OpenSocial social-networking intiative.

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Filed in: Microsoft


Mar25

Airline Debuts In-Flight Mobile Phone Service (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The friendly skies just got a little noisier. Emirates Airline, a Dubai-based carrier, now allows mobile phone calls during its flights — and more airlines are moving in the same direction.

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Filed in: Cell Phones



 

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