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Super-simple scheduling with Doodle

Doodle is a brilliantly simple polling system that helps people coordinate times when they can all meet. There's no fancy Web 2.0 code. Just a simple grid with red and ...
October 16, 2006 5:55 PM PDT
Posted in: Web 2.0

Daily Kos dumps Google News

Popular political blog site Daily Kos has asked to be removed from the listings that appear on the Google News site, saying the site is "unusable." "I voluntarily asked for ...
October 16, 2006 4:54 PM PDT
Posted in: Media, Google

Pure Digital makes the first Web 2.0 camcorder

Pure Digital has upgraded the el-cheapo flash memory camcorder it's been selling through retail stores like Target since May. See our previous blog post and review. The ...
October 16, 2006 4:40 PM PDT
Posted in: Web 2.0

Have I got a political proposition for you

There's lots being said and written about the November election and the future control of Congress by Democrats or Republicans. And there are many state gubernatorial races, as ...
October 16, 2006 3:36 PM PDT
Posted in: Politics

LinkedIn launches useful service directory

Like other good social network tools, LinkedIn succeeded by finding a niche. While MySpace became the network for teens, and Facebook did the same for college students, ...
October 16, 2006 2:29 PM PDT
Posted in: Web 2.0

Deal of the day: Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 for $130

With its slick new look and powerful set of bookkeeping tools, Peachtree Complete Accounting 2007 is a fine upgrade for longtime users, especially for small shops that need to ...
October 16, 2006 1:44 PM PDT
Posted in: Deal of the day

Company that moves with the sun nabs $8 million

Practical Instruments, which makes a device that lets solar panels follow the sun, has announced it has raised $8 million dollars in a series A round of funding. Practical, ...
October 16, 2006 1:00 PM PDT
Posted in: Future tech

Russians, Americans discover new element

You can chalk off 'Discover the next element on the Periodic Table' off of your to-do list. A team of Russian and American scientists have discovered a new element, number 118, ...
October 16, 2006 12:28 PM PDT
Posted in: Science

Check out Crave, our new gadgets blog

Crave, CNET's new gadgets blog, covers the hottest and coolest gizmos around. Among the latest items: --Next alternative energy: the candle
--The Linux-based PepperPad ...
October 16, 2006 11:44 AM PDT
Posted in: Gadgets

Florida judge won't ban "Bully" video game

A Florida state judge won't ban a forthcoming video game called "Bully" after all. Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Friedman has reviewed a copy of the game, as we ...
October 16, 2006 10:56 AM PDT
Posted in: Politics, Gaming , Media

Quote of the day: Jobs: 'The girl's got up and left'

A month before Microsoft's Zune goes on sale, Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs told Newsweek he's not worried about the rival music player threatening the dominant iPod ...
October 16, 2006 10:24 AM PDT
Posted in: Quote of the day

Wacky resume video grabs attention of Net, Wall Street

In the pre-YouTube days, if an overambitious college senior applying to investment banking jobs attached a self-promoting video to his resume, he'd probably just get laughed at. But ...
October 16, 2006 10:00 AM PDT
Posted in: Media

Dating 101: Zune vs. iPod

With just a month to go until Microsoft's Zune goes on sale, Apple Computer's Steve Jobs is maintaining a regal composure about his company's hegemony over the digital media player ...
October 16, 2006 8:43 AM PDT
Posted in: Blogma

Blurry vision for Wal-Mart blog

A photographer for the Washington Post found himself in hot water earlier this month, after it was disclosed that he had done some freelance work for Wal-Mart. ...
October 16, 2006 5:58 AM PDT
Posted in: Blogma

Report: Media giants team up to keep YouTube in check

A handful of key media companies have joined together to weigh the legality of some videos appearing on YouTube.com, according to a Wall Street Journal article (subscription required). The ...
October 15, 2006 5:35 PM PDT
Posted in: Media

Tracking Shot makes snappy movies from your photos

I've been experimenting with a very fun online service that's still being built: Tracking Shot. You feed it your photos, videos, and music, and it will create a video ...
October 14, 2006 4:52 PM PDT
Posted in: Web 2.0

Warning: Tears can damage your cell phone

A good friend of mine learned something about the vulnerability of technology this week when her cell phone died after she cried into it. "You're kidding?!" I said incredulously ...
October 13, 2006 5:33 PM PDT
Posted in: Cellular, Esoteric post of the day