Gameday Thread: Royals at O's, 04/12
Game Time: 7:05 | TV: MASN, RTN (KC) | Radio: WHFS Gil Meche, RH Steve Trachsel, RH (1-1, 4.40) (0-0, 4.05) Whenever I need to know anything about the Royals, I go to SBN's Royals Review , which is just a brilliant blog. Like me , the esteemed author of RR.com enjoys the finer things in life, like writing feature articles about Paul Bako . The O' ... (Read on Source)
Massive Web Exploit Emerges
More than 10,000 compromised servers are redirecting unsuspecting visitors.
Record Attendance at the International Shelby Conference 2007
Shelby Systems, Inc., celebrates this year's successful annual user conference, known as ISC (International Shelby Conference). (PRWeb Jun 21, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1Qcm9mLU1hZ24tQ291cC1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Firm Pay Hikes in U.S. Have Ripple Effect in London
The recent salary increases for new associates in the United States may be having a ripple effect across the Atlantic Ocean. "We felt this year it was the right thing to do to be more in line with what we pay in the U.S.," says Weil Gotshal partner Michael Francies, whose London office recently boosted pay for newly qualified lawyers to the equivalent of more than $179,000 in U.S. dollars. Law firms cite cost of living and an attempt to embody their global images as reasons for raising salaries.
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What's Next for DVD?
Media attention these days focuses mostly on the high-definition Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats. Yet in this interim period--while high-def adoption ever-so-slowly ramps up--standard DVD continues to see updates and new products. Here's a wrap-up of the most interesting (and the more pedestrian) DVD players and burners that have crossed my desk this summer.
Sony recently began shipping the latest iteration of its stand-alone DVD burner, the DVDirect. The $230 VRD-MC5 is no ordinary external drive--it's intended for use independent of your PC. In fact, that's the first major change in this version: The DVDirect can no longer even connect to a PC. According to Sony, the capability was removed because the company's research showed that 97 percent of DVDirect users didn't bother with a PC. Gone, too, is support for PictBridge, which let you slot in a memory card and output a photo via a PictBridge printer.
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Zen and the art of IT budgeting
... the Health-Care Industry, a Transition to Digital (Finally) - State of Illinois votes for Windows Server over Linux - SQL Server 2005 Data Management and Analysis Solution for Your Enterprise. ...
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Social Media Terms Explained
A quick quiz to determine how much you know about the collective voice Q: What Is Social Bookmarking? A: Social bookmarking is a web 2.0 fad where users indicate that a specific web page, article, podcast, video, or other content is of particular value. The "bookmark" is seen as a vote for that item. The more users who bookmark an item, ... (Read on Source)
UCSF Youtube Skits
From my friends (rivals?) at UCSF come their YouTube videos: (Nice dancing, April!) (Read on Source)
FDA Seizes $71,000 In Dietary Supplements It Says Were Misbranded
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 9 ordered that U.S. marshals seize $71,000 in dietary supplements that the agency said were being improperly promoted as treatments for serious diseases. Full story on lexis.com
Xbox 360 Gaming Kiosks
Microsoft has just partnered with a non-profit organization known as Companions in Courage, aiming to bring hundreds of standalone Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals all over the country in order to keep them occupied in ways different from the idiot box. The initial shipment of kiosks have already been installed at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, the Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center of Seattle and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, California. These kiosks will feature games, TV shows and movies, connected to each other through a special version of the Xbox LIVE network.
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Learning Something from Seth Godin
Ok, there is no point in denying that like a lot of other people out there, I am a big fan of Seth Godin. And I just like to follow what he is writing or how he is packaging his products or how he is selling himself. In my last post [ writing a blog post ] I was talking about Squidoo. Lets complete that discussion. What do you find the most ... (Read on Source)
Led Zeppelin Won't Lend Music to Rhythm Games
Despite the success of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, you won't see Led Zeppelin's iconic tunes pop up in either game any time soon. The band isn't comfortable giving gaming companies access to the group's master recordings -- a necessary step in adding the band to any game.
Air Pollution Causing Widespread And Serious Impacts To Ecosystems In Eastern United States
If you are living in the eastern United States, the environment around you is being harmed by air pollution. From Adirondack forests and Shenandoah streams to Appalachian wetlands and the Chesapeake Bay, a new report has found that air pollution is degrading every major ecosystem type in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States.
No excuses -- encrypt all laptops
... project identifies the following three issues: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - A buffer overflow vulnerability ... detection. This project provides 3 parts: the kernel module ipt_pkd, the iptables user space module ...
Age of Conan Rolls Out Limited Guest Pass Program
Nearly two months after Age of Conan hit retailers, developer Funcom has launched "the first part" of its buddy program for its PC MMO, allowing select buyers to invite non-subscribing friends into the game for up to seven days. Though all retail copies of the mature PC came packed with...
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Archives aided by anti-spam tools
Widely used anti-spam tools are helping to convert crumbling books and other documents into accurate digital copies. (Read on Source)
Yup, rallying the base
As much as the know-nothing media talked about divided Democrats, Obama felt no need to use his VP pick to rally the base and unite his party. Biden was picked precisely because Obama felt he was the best pick for the ticket, not because he needed to mollify one group or another. (Read on Source)
Exclusive Announcement Coming at 3pm Central
Until then, try to guess what we have to tell you.... Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source)
DataChambers Expands NC Facility
September 5, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- IT solutions firm DataChambers announced on Wednesday it is significantly expanding the infrastructure that supports the company's Winston-Salem, North Carolina data center.
10 Questions for Parag Khanna
I have an interview in the form of 10 questions with Parag Khanna , author of The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order . Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source)
Financial Risk-taking Behavior Is Associated With Higher Testosterone Levels
Two researchers from Harvard jointly led a recent study in which they showed that men with higher testosterone levels invest more money during a risky investment game. The study associates higher testosterone levels with financial risk-taking behavior.
Where's the best place to put Google Adsense Ads?
Why, on your web pages of course. Ok, just kidding. The real question should be: "Is there really any truth to the rumors that where you place those Google AdSense ads can actually improve response?" According to my best information, the answer to that question is: Yes.
Google's own AdSense experts say that that there is a direct correlation between the placement of the AdSense ads and the resulting clickthrough.
When ads are placed in "content zones", rather than in "advertising zones", response rates on Google AdWords goes up. There are also indications showing that ads appearing on the right side of the page get clicked more than ads appearing on the left side.
Advertising analysts with degrees in human behavior and psychology have spent thousands of man-years (people-years?) studying how people read printed and Internet content and what it takes to get them to respond to ads. While some of these studies are proprietary, or are only available to anyone with $10,000 or more to spend on a copy, other studies have been made public and can be read by anyone who is interested.
Google themselves has released some relevant information which is focused directly on increasing your Google AdSense response. You can read their findings here (https://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/static.py?page=tips.html).
Of course, all of the studies in the world aren't worth a hill of beans if the findings don't work on your web site. That's why it is important to test, test and test again. Experiment with your Google AdSense placement and track the results over a period of time. Google provides response tracking tools in your AdSense control panel. Learn how to use them. As you begin to see what may be only subtle differences in response, you'll be able to determine what works best for your particular site. But don't get complacent. What's working for you now might not work next month if you change your site design or content.
One of the most important factors in determining placement of your ads is the type of content that your site delivers. If you are primarily an e-commerce site, and you have a lot of pictures and ad copy for your own products competing for attention against AdSense ads, then it is going to be a particularly tough challenge getting any kind of decent Google AdSense clickthrough. It is situations like this that require very thorough testing and a lot of trial and error.
Blogs seem to have a lot of success generating high response rates to Google AdSense listings. Perhaps it's because blog readers realize that ad revenue is the only way that their favorite blogmaster can keep the lights on, so the readers think of clicking on ads as a way to make a donation.
Regardless of what the experts say, your best bet is to tailor your Google AdSense ad placement to what your own experience shows works best for you. In the end, you're the only expert who matters.
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Ventures in upgrading (k)Ubuntu: Fix DVD Playback and Locale Issues in (k)Ubuntu 8.04
We have been using kUbuntu for about 3 years now and have always been slow to upgrade to newer versions, fearing the impending bug, broken configuration with hardware, or grub issues. So when 8.04 rolled out, having been using a 'fairly' stable 7.10, we were quite hesitant to change. However, we had finally decided to upgrade this past weekend, and to our suprise, everything was smooth....well somewhat....
Amazon Launches 'Frustration-Free Packaging' Initiative
Amazon is aiming to improve its shopping experience by ditching plastic enclosures in favor of easy-to-open, recyclable boxes.
Financial Downturn Creates Creative Marketing
The financial downturn is pressing businesses to squeeze their resources to come up with more effective marketing methods. If they are to survive the credit crunch, smaller businesses must find more c...
Devs Teach iPhone Some Linuxy Tricks
... VNUNet.com 12/02/08 9:42 AM PT The iPhone Linux developer group says it's successfully installed the ... installed a working version of the Linux kernel on the handsets. The software must be ...
Lazy Knitting
This project was completed a while back, but I haven?t had a chance to post on it until now? A good friend of mine is a hardcore knitter? well? beyond hardcore? her life is yarn. Knitters are a funny bunch and their culture equally complex? Spend any time with one and you?ll find yourself learning all sorts of knitting facts ( ... (Read on Source)
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