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.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

She's a 10



- Top ten interactive marketing trends
- Top 10 GNOME desktop tweaks
- Top 10 Quicken tricks
- Top 10 multimedia smartphones

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

POLL: How green is your transportation?

- I drive a big ole SUV
- I drive a fairly fuel-efficient car
- I drive a hybrid
- I run my car on biodiesel
- I take public transportation
- I ride my bike
- I walk

Answer this poll


WHAT YOU SAID

Favorite vacation spot?

46.4% - A rental house on the beach
5.4% - A luxury hotel in a big city
19.6% - A bed and breakfast in a quaint little town
19.6% - A tent surrounded by spectacular scenery
8.9% - In my own home

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Israeli cabinet meetings now cell-phone-free zones

If you've ever been frustrated by someone using a mobile phone during a movie, class, or business meeting, pity poor Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert whose cabinet ministers would pull out their cells and start chatting in the middle of a meeting -- or, worse, surreptitiously dial reporters so that they could listen in on meetings that were supposed to be secret. Now ministers must check their mobiles at the door before cabinet meetings begin.


WHAT'S WHIRLING

News: CIA launches 'Facebook for spies'
News: Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown
News: London police arrest man for 'stealing' Wi-Fi
Tip: Stop, think before you "reply to all"
Out of IT: Killer arm-wrestling robot recalled by human masters
Web comic of the week: 'Basketcase'