links for 2007-12-06
Posted by derickson on Dec 6th, 2007
2007
Dec 6
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Today we are happy to tell you about a new feature we’ve started to roll out which will enable you to sign into your AIM account and chat with your AIM buddies right inside Gmail.
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Microsoft Corp. is pulling back from a system that disables programs on users’ computers if it suspects the software is pirated, opting instead for a gentler approach based on nagging alerts.
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The editing software, expected to be introduced late Tuesday in a partnership with Picnik Inc., represents Yahoo’s latest attempt to broaden Flickr’s appeal as the Sunnyvale-based company closes its older Yahoo Photos service.
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AstraZeneca and other companies are focusing on Web-based visits between doctors and salespeople. The appointments are made for the evening or weekends, and a sales representative gives a presentation through an online video link or over the telephone whi
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Like many people nowadays, I rarely leave home without a G.P.S. There have just been too many times when I have used it to find the right exit, the nearest Starbucks or the clearest route around a traffic jam
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Meanwhile, G.P.S. has gone from its origins in military navigation to being a wildly popular consumer technology for finding one’s way from the airport to the hotel in an unfamiliar city.
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People have been trying to build e-books for years. But few people have decided to become e-readers. Two technologies are improving these devices.
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This year, the Global Positioning System seems to have been invented merely to be tucked into great gadgets — smartphones, portable in-car navigators and even hand-held devices you can use on hiking trips or during workouts.
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Several groups are offering charitable gift cards that allow the recipient to choose the organization that will receive the money given in his or her name.
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The revolution may have been waylaid, but there are still a few uprisings.
