Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Food Consumption in America |
- New Massachusetts law extends censorship to IM, e-mail, Web – Once again, the conflict between local standards (ill-conceived or not) and a global information sink is exceedingly apparent. I don’t want folks in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, or Massachusetts deciding what’s appropriate on the Internet.
- Hey You In The Kitchen: You’re Doing It Wrong – This one’s for Margie. (Who, I hasten to add, never does it wrong.)
- What To Avoid To Prevent Heart Disease – I’m pleased to say that, really, none of these looked at all attractive to me. Okay, I might have nibbled some bacon off that one in the middle.
- Microsoft Launches Outlook Facebook Integration [Exclusive] – “When you combine that with LinkedIn, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger, and Outlook data, you get a very detailed history of your interaction with your contacts, as well as an at-a-glance look at their activities and interests. Knowing that a potential client just returned from a trip to Hawaii can be all that you need to have the upper hand against your competition.” Wow. Sounds like a great reason to make sure that I keep my Facebook account completely divorced from my company email account.
- Life-Altering Android App of the Day: The “Road SMS”… – Not sure if this is intriguing or horrifying. And, um, is there a Twitter client version? Just asking …
- Microsoft says 74 percent of work PCs still use Windows XP, extends downgrade rights (update) – Just saw our internal stats — we’re almost all still on XP (the officially supported platform), though Win7 is finally beginning to be evaluated against the broad panoply of software our company uses.
- Increased Number Of Foodborne Illnesses Coming From Salsa & Guacamole – I guess it’s a good thing that I (a) don’t like guac and (b) prefer salsas that aren’t, like, chopped veggies.
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