Archive for December, 2009

How to Talk Yourself (or Your Spouse) Into Buying an Apple Tablet

How to Talk Yourself (or Your Spouse) Into Buying an Apple Tablet

Now that the Apple tablet is a sure thing (see here, here and here) you’ve got some work to do.…

12:14pm Dec 31, 2009
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Google is the Multivac

Google is the Multivac

The Multivac was a massive computer, both in size and power, dreamed up by science fiction author, Isaac Asimov. Initially,…

3:17pm Dec 29, 2009
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How to Be a Kindle Terrorist

How to Be a Kindle Terrorist

Tis the season for some wacko to try to blow himself up on an airplane. Now you get to pay…

2:15pm Dec 26, 2009
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2009 Predictions Revisited

2009 Predictions Revisited

One silly year end tradition tech blogs love to do is those damn prediction posts. As if writing a tech blog makes these guys…

10:40am Dec 26, 2009
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TWITS: @mikerhoads Drank Your Present

TWITS: @mikerhoads Drank Your Present

Well it’s been  pretty slow this week. Everyone’s busy shopping and hanging out with family. Everyone but me, that is!…

11:00am Dec 24, 2009
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Twitter Is Profitable. Your Argument Is Invalid.

Twitter Is Profitable. Your Argument Is Invalid.

Oh. Thank. God. Twitter’s deals with Google and Microsoft (letting the two companies search Twitter in real-time) total $25 million…

3:25pm Dec 22, 2009
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Duke Nukem For Never

Duke Nukem For Never

Stop whatever you are doing and go over to Wired and read this article about Duke Nukem, a video game…

12:00pm Dec 22, 2009
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Yelp Says Nolp to Google

Yelp Says Nolp to Google

Last week TechCrunch was reporting that Google was in talks to buy restaurant review monster Yelp for $550 million. Turns…

9:36am Dec 21, 2009
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Twitter Art

Twitter Art

Baby it’s cold outside, especially for some east coast tweeters. So design guy Seth Weisfeld from Brooklyn New York decided…

10:52am Dec 20, 2009
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Retro Twiistup

Retro Twiistup

While you make your plans for the upcoming Twiistup event lets take a look back in time to Twiistup 2.…

2:29pm Dec 18, 2009
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Redux: Funny Has a New Home

Redux: Funny Has a New Home

Redux, previously only available to beta users, recently launched to the public and now everyone can join in on the…

9:30am Dec 18, 2009
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TWITS: @avflox is Writing an Evanescence Song

TWITS: @avflox is Writing an Evanescence Song

Welcome to a new column here on lalawag called Twits, a place where I (Alice) review and berate your 140…

9:00am Dec 18, 2009
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Ad.ly: Most of Your Followers are Dudes

Ad.ly: Most of Your Followers are Dudes

Local Twitter-tising start-up Ad.ly has just launched a nice little analytics package for your Twitter account. Not a bad move considering that…

6:55pm Dec 17, 2009
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Free Avatar Tickets and Food!

Free Avatar Tickets and Food!

Any good geek should be very excited for the upcoming Avatar movie. I mean look at the computer display setup…

9:30am Dec 17, 2009
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The Cohens are Being Deported!

The Cohens are Being Deported!

OK, I’m kidding, but they are leaving the good ol’ United States for a new home in Brazil. Yes, that’s…

8:15am Dec 17, 2009
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