"There" is a community of chatters on-line that is also a 3D world. With the use of broadband and cable reaching more than half the households in the US and steadily increasing abroad, 3D worlds can actually become a possibility with faster download times and high powered computers running the program (by high powered, I mean the power of a standard computer has increased to allow a program like this to work easily).. With eSOURCE being an entertainment and cultural site (eventually spann...
What, you thought this was just about cartoons? Video games are on the forefront of animation as well and this game is definitely something to take a look at. So your the wheel-man again? Making the criminals pay are you? 150 miles of city scape to browse through? You can make your own animated movie with this game! maybe a lovers quarrel, or a trip to the store and BANG! Action Galore!!! From CNN Game Review: Review: Late-model 'Driv3r' needs repair work By Marc Saltzman Gannett News ...
SOURCE: CNN Open-source software running the Internet under the radar Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Posted: 10:05 AM EDT (1405 GMT) SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- It powers more than 70 percent of all Web servers and routes much of the world's e-mail traffic. It makes surfing the Internet simple and provides the muscle behind Google Inc.'s search engine and countless e-commerce sites. It's open-source software, a wide spectrum of programs developed not under the lock and key of a single...
SOURCE: CNN Bloggers get convention credentials Instant, interactive communication making a political mark By Marsha Walton CNN Friday, July 23, 2004 Posted: 8:22 PM EDT (0022 GMT) CNN) -- A new breed of political observers will be offering volumes of pointed commentary at this year's political conventions. But most of these bloggers (short for Web loggers) don't fit the profile of a traditional journalist on the campaign trail. "They are igniting a great deal of enthu...
I just found this, and I have to admit I think I saw it before but didn't care. Anyway, its cool and maybe someone else would like to know about it.
SOURCE: CNN Cell service may be next wave in cruise technology Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Posted: 10:33 AM EDT (1433 GMT) MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Pam Lome loves sitting on the deck when she's on a cruise, the shoreline shrinking on the horizon as the ship pulls out to sea. It's relaxing to know that, at least for a short time, she's leaving her everyday troubles behind. "It's supposed to be a way to get away from it all," said Lome, a 45-year-old former travel agent from Buffalo G...
SOURCE: Netscape Money and Business Google Opens Site to Register Bidders By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc.'s highly anticipated IPO took a major step toward reaching the stock market late Friday when the online search engine leader opened the Web site where prospective investors must register to bid for the company's shares. The site, www.ipo.google.com, is meant to be the first stop for anyone interested in getting a piece of an initial public offering expect...
Along with the monthly round up for net news on life and entertainment, eSOURCE blogs about some skinners in the community and there skins made for Windows media Player, WinAmp and Icon Packager. Some skins are old, others are new like Petrol Design's iRobot and the Skins Factory Cat Woman skin for WMP (Windows media Player). Give it a read.
Part of the knowledge-base network I am building for myself to be able to look up things in the future for research, projects and the ilk. I figured why not share it and hope to even get feedback on blog posts on the news links and add to the knowledge in the post. joeKnowledge (the replacement to joetheblow) and joetheblow blog sites on JoeUser and Modblog have many technology, science, Internet and business news and articles that you might want to look at or have looked at but need to find ...
SOURCE: Beta News MSN Debuts Newsbot Test By David Worthington, BetaNews July 27, 2004, 10:55 PM The Internet may have forever changed how the world gets its morning news, but MSNBC and Microsoft's MSN business unit are determined to resurrect the newsstand. Starting today, customers can sign up for a beta of the MSNBC Newsbot – an expansive online news service powered by MSN search technology. The MSNBC Newsbot allows customers to sift through more than 4,800 worldwide news so...
SOURCE: Beta news Apple Extends iTunes to Wireless By David Worthington, BetaNews July 28, 2004, 1:58 AM First came the iPod Mini; now comes iTunes mini. Apple is partnering with Motorola -- the world's number two phone maker -- to install a slimmed down version of the iTunes software on select wireless phones. iTunes equipped models will begin shipping in the first half of 2005. The announcement came on the eve of Motorola's annual analyst meeting as Motorola Chief Executive E...
SOURCE: CNN Money CEO pay hikes double Corporate Library survey finds median raise for S&P 500 CEO was 22.18% in 2003. July 28, 2004: 8:34 AM EDT NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The CEO's at the nation's largest companies saw their raises more than doubled in 2003 as the median raise handed out by S&P 500 companies to their top executives was 22.18 percent, according to a study by The Corporate Library. The watchdog group said that stock options and awards of restricted stock dro...
SOURCE: HowStuffWorks How Maybachs Work by Marshall Brain Let's say that you've just won the lottery. Chances are that one of the first things you would buy is a new car. What kind of car would you get? It really depends on how much money you want to spend and what kind of image you want to portray as you drive around. For example, let's say that you would like to blow $50,000 on a car. There are a lot of options. Everything from a new Corvette to a Hummer 2, along with all sorts ...
At firs I was really sure about going to grad school. Then I was at a point where I wasn't sure because no one was hiring and I am getting in the field of technology and business. Then it starts to look OK out there. Basically I though that technology is the way to go because it is forever changing and getting into different fields. I originally was in Architecture (and hope to go back) and even with my future masters degree in business administration would make me a better entry level drafte...
SOURCE: Netscape Careers and Jobs Job Burnout: Symptoms and Remedies By Kate Lorenz, Careerbuilder.com editor Today's work culture of heavy workloads, longer days at the office, less time spent at home and fewer vacation days taken is causing rampant job burnout. In fact, 68 percent of workers report feeling burned out at the office, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey. So what are some symptoms you're suffering from job burnout? Mary Rose Remington, author of Career ...