Microsoft to create skype-like IP phone system

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

Microsoft announced that they had entered into a deal to purchase Skype competitor Teleo today. The idea, I believe, is to package it into Windows Vista eventually, much like Internet Explorer, as a service for Windows users. Could this be part of the “Premium packages” that Uncle Bill spoke of?
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Katrina’s effects widely felt

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

The effects of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that she left in her wake is felt most accutely in the gulf states, but even way up here in North Dakota we feel her. Gas has skyrocketed to over $3.00 a gallon where it was $2.69 on Sunday. One of my employers vendors is […]

Ok, this patent thing is getting outta hand

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

How does the patent office go about validating patents? Nintendo just recieved a patent for the use of insanity in video games. Creative and Microsoft own the patents to several Apple Ipod features. The newest one is the Creative patent on the heirarchal menu system for organizing the files on an mp3 […]

Coffee is good for you!

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

An article on Wired.com talks about a study done on antioxidant levels in many different foods shows that coffee is in fact one of the best suppliers of antioxidants in the average American diet. Higher levels than the first runner up tea.
And honestly, as any coffee lover will tell you, I didn’t […]