ITwhirled

Take a break from workday drudgery with ITwhirled. Each weekly installment covers the best in weird news, humor, gadgets, and all manner of offbeat items from the world of IT and beyond.

Friday, July 21, 2006

The best error message ever, 10 tech turkeys, and hunting for cool

WHAT'S WHIRLING

Feature: Help on the way for Dutch video game addicts
Weird Tech: Steam-powered iMac revs up
Out of IT:
- The best error message of all time
- Hunting down the truly cool
- Typewriter tunes indulge newsroom nostalgia
Geek comic of the week: Sore Thumbs


SHE'S A 10

'She's a 10' is a collection of the best top 10 lists the Web has to offer. Topics run the gamut -- whatever amuses, entertains, enlightens. Here are this week's additions...

- 10 biggest tech turkeys of Q2 '06
- Leonardo Da Vinci's 10 best ideas
- 10 most identity theft-prone cities

See all the 10s


YOUR 2 CENTS

Which societal ills can be blamed on technology?
- Obesity
- Rudeness
- Poverty
- Illiteracy
- All of the above

Answer this poll


WHAT YOU SAID

Here are the results of last week's poll. I have to admit, I'm shocked.

Will Rocketboom survive without Amanda Congdon?
10.0% - Nope, not a chance
18.0% - Sure, she's easily replaced
72.0% - What are you talking about?