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, August 25, 2006

Hot monkey Internet love ... The war on CAPS LOCK

WHAT'S WHIRLING

Hot monkey Internet love
The war on CAPS LOCK
Smart dialog
Put 'em on notice
Web 2.0 logo creator
Geek comic of the week: Sheldon


SHE'S A 10

- The top 10 video game badasses
- Top 10 custom JavaScript functions of all time
- Top 10 sites for students
- 10 best musical works
- The 10 best cruise ships in 2006

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WHAT YOU SAID

What is your favorite guilty pleasure movie?

8.2% - Smokey and the Bandit
11.5% - Cannonball Run
13.1% - Caddyshack
3.3% - White Chicks
3.3% - Any Merchant Ivory flick
23.0% - Airplane!
14.8% - Any Japanese Godzilla movie
23.0% - Spaceballs

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YOUR 2 CENTS

What is your favorite type of pickle?

- Genuine Dill
- Kosher Dill
- Sour
- Halfsour
- Bread & Butter
- Pickled Peppers (a peck that Peter Piper picked)

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

EFF sues dinosaur Barney over free speech

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the company that produces the "Barney and Friends" children's television program, saying it has harassed the creator of a Barney parody Web site with "baseless legal threats." Continue...

Monday, August 21, 2006

Geek cheat sheet ... best Firefox extensions ... RIAA has a heart

WHAT'S WHIRLING

Geek cheat sheet
AOL digs for gold
Meet the remote-control self
Geek comic of the week


SHE'S A 10

- 10 best places to think you're in a TV show
- 10 best Firefox extensions
- 10 best paper airplane designs
- 10 best movie fight scenes
- 10 best books ever written on investment

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WHAT YOU SAID

When you're on vacation do you...

0.0% - Work part of every day
25.4% - Check e-mail or voicemail at least once a day
23.7% - Leave your cell phone on so the office can reach you
50.8% - Turn it all off

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YOUR 2 CENTS

What is your favorite guilty pleasure movie?

- Smokey and the Bandit
- Cannonball Run
- Caddyshack
- White Chicks
- Any Merchant Ivory flick
- Airplane!
- Any Japanese Godzilla movie
- Spaceballs

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