The BBC’s Spanish-language Web site has embarked on a content initiative to explore the impact of Spanish on American culture, with an eye on expanding online offerings with news and information aimed at U.S. Hispanics.BBC Online Explores Impact of Spanish on America, Plans Launch of U.S. Hispanic-Targeted Content (Marketing Y Medios)

IBM is assigning staff from its Australian and Asian offices to help man its Business Centre in the 3D online world of Second Life.IBM expands virtual world presence (Sydney Morning Herald)

A collaborative team of scientists reported findings today demonstrating the presence of Marburg virus RNA genome and antibodies in a common species of African fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).Scientists detect presence of marburg virus in african fruit bats (EurekAlert!)

In the world of digital type, it is very easy for a designer or compositor with no regard for letters to squish them into cattle trains and ship them to slaughter.

Don’t alter the widths or shapes or letters without cause

FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 9, a major new version of the company?s award-winning database application for Windows and Mac OS X. Offering more than 30 ease-of-use breakthroughs ? including live connections to SQL data and an innovative PHP site assistant ? FileMaker Pro 9 makes it easier to create, automate, and share databases, as well as to generate reports. With versions designed for end users and database developers, the new product line consists of FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, FileMaker Server 9, and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced. FileMaker Introduces FileMaker Pro 9

iWork ?08 provides ?a solid deal for anyone needing an affordable office suite for the Mac,? according to Elsa Wenzel (cnet.com). She praises the new writing and layout tools in Pages ?08, including the contextual Format Bar, Change Tracking, automatic list formatting, and the abundance of page templates. Wenzel points out that ?Keynote ?08 adds some smart features that PowerPoint lacks. It?s also a breeze to figure out from the get-go.? And she notes that ?Numbers reveals ease-of-use novelties that competitive tools don?t provide,? concluding that ?the majority of users who rely upon spreadsheets as one-size-fits-all tools for household and light office work should be pleased to have a new option for Macs.? iWork ?08 a ?strong Mac productivity package and a pleasure to use,? says CNET

Here is your opportunity to learn copywriting. If you’ve visited this website before, you’ll know that I’m Meredith Eisenberg and I have helped many online business owners increase their search engine traffic, sales and media exposure through my copywriting services.Learn Copywriting - Build a Better Online Presence

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In its early days the internet was the domain of academics and scientists. Now with the dawn of Web 2.0 it’s open house for everyone. Is this progress or an excuse to indulge ourselves? An internet critic and Harvard academic debate.It’s all about You! (Radio Netherlands)

They say this imitation is the best form of flattery, I used to think that, but now that we passed the 160th occurrence it’s becoming a real big problem. Today someone informed me of a site that ripped off our design. I knew about the site before, in fact, I knew about it in 2005 when I sent them a nice email asking them to change their design that they clearly took from our site. and the 3 cease and desist letters that followed it. Yet, as of today they have not changed a single thing about their site. I would typically post this on Pirated Sites, but they are just a forum that you have been approved by an administrator to post to. There used to be some flickr groups but I can’t locate them anymore, there is only an account to post to. I would link the site but they don’t deserve the traffic we’d send them. What to do? Well, I guess I can post it on Flickr. How many rip-offs are too many?

India is working on having a solar power generation station in space to meet the nation’s ever growing energy requirements. . Solar energy in space to power India

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ALEX Salmond yesterday launched a three-year campaign of roadshows and public meetings to sell the case for independence.Salmond puts independence at the top of the agenda.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Architect Mark Halstead sees more than most people when he looks at the split-level houses in his neighborhood.Architect honors split-level pioneer.

Marc Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks owner, just blogged about how he found himself in a situation where he had to use pen and paper — and realized he had nearly forgotten how to write.

Just a few weeks ago, I visited Helio CEO Sky Dayton at the company’s HQ in Los Angeles. Sky got talking about how the younger generation communicates with their fingers — typing text messages, shooting and sending video, conversing on IM. The cell phone is their personal life recorder. And if you go into many college classes, students sit at desks with their laptops open, taking notes by typing. Pen and paper are a last resort.

In fact, writing is moving into a dead zone in the fidelity vs. convenience equation. The fidelity of pen and paper is terrible — hard to read and even harder to manipulate. You can’t send it or edit it digitally. Until recently, it had the advantage of great convenience compared to typing or any other means of recording — you can carry it easily, it doesn’t require batteries or special knowledge to work. But these days, the convenience of a digital device is close to that of paper. Devices are small, portable, and increasingly easy to use.

Eventually, writing won’t make any sense except when there’s absolutely no other way to record something. The question is when that day arrives.

When Will Penmanship Become an Anachronism?

We’ve had a bull run in stock markets for almost four years now. Such an almost unblemished rally over such a relatively long period is fairly unusual. So you might expect some investors would be getting a little nervous. But it appears the reverse is the case. Robert Budden: No fear, investing nerves hold up

Bigelow Aerospace has announced plans to launch its first human habitable spacecraft, the Sundancer.The Sundancer module will provide 180 cubic meters of habitable space and will come fully equipped with life-support systems, attitude control and. Bigelow Aerospace Fast-Tracks Manned Spacecraft

A utility that opens an Internet Explorer 7.0 window that is configured to report its identity to websites as being Internet Explorer 6.0.Download details User Agent String Utility 2

Breaching the much touted “impenetrable” Window Genuine Advantage (WGA) of Microsoft, an Indian researcher has shown the . with a genuine copy of Windows XP could simply run the GenuineCheck.Exe file used during the WGA validation program to . Using a secondary Microsoft validation tool called ‘GenuineCheck.Exe’, Mohanty claims to have made it possible for . weakness in the software for generating illegal copies of Window XP programme. Microsoft confirmed the claims of the . concept programme on the high-profile security mailing list of the software giant, showing how the WGA validation check . to bypass the check is meant to provide an alternative way for users to prove that their copy of Windows is genuine, he . outlookindia.com wired

Mastertronic and Rising Star Games are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership to bring the innovative range of Rising Star Games products to a broader retail base and together take the three-year old firm to the next publishing level.PRESS RELEASE: The New Way - Mastertronic and Rising Star join forces (gamesindustry.biz)

Ten years ago the idea of an image infecting a computer was so absurd it became a hoax - not anymore, say expertsSoftware bug raises spectre of ‘JPEG of death’ (New Scientist)

Microsoft Corp. issued the following statement in support of the 46-month sentence handed down today by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Justin Harrison dba Sales International for trafficking in illicit certificates of authenticity for Microsoft software:Microsoft applauds the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia and the .Microsoft Statement on First Criminal Sentence for Trafficking in Illicit Software Certificates (Addict 3D)

The undisputed mistress of mechanized mischief, Bj?rk entertains her audience with an eclectic and highly complex musical montage. In concert, part of her unique sound comes courtesy of a pair of MacBook Pro computers running Logic Pro and Ableton Live. ?Because everything is on our laptops, we can work on it in a hotel room or anywhere,? he says. ?And with Logic Pro it?s easy to change things around quickly.? Alan Pollard: Mechanized Mischief

Studies of mice and monkeys show that repeated stress — and a high-fat, high-sugar diet — release a hormone, neuropeptide Y, that causes a buildup of abdominal fat, researchers from Georgetown University reported Sunday.Manipulating levels of t. Stress can be fattening, study finds

If you haven’t already heard, Microsoft bought Razorfish. Technically they bought aQuantive, a large holding company that is a parent company to Razorfish, for a cool 6 billion. In the post linked above, my business partner, Brian Fling, explains how it will impact the agency space and how it make Microsoft more competitive with Google, who recently purchased Doubleclick. Meanwhile WPP, another large holding company in the agency space, purchased Read Media in an attempt to stay afloat in the video/rich media spree that seems to be going on. Microsoft buys Razorfish

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