Insurance Form Anecdotes January 31, 2006
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In France, not very long ago, the forms used for notifying insurers of
accident, illness, or pregnancy were based on the same mold.
Consequently, expectant mothers were asked, “Was the accident caused
by some third party?” Invariably, the answer was, “No, only by my
husband.”
Express Everywhere January 30, 2006
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Are you a Database programmer? If the answer is yes, you might have a chance to work on one of those free version of mainstream database before, such as SQL Server MSDE 2000/Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, Oracle 10g Express (XE). Now here’s a newcomer, IBM DB2 Express-C, the IBM version of free database.
BM is set to deliver a free version of its
enterprise DB2 database software on Monday, following in the footsteps
of competitors Oracle and Microsoft as they fend off the adoption of
open source offerings MySQL and PostgreSQL.IBM DB2 Express-C
only limits the hardware that the database can run on, but is otherwise
identical to the full-fledged DB2 release. The software can be
installed on machines with up to two AMD or Intel processors, and
utilizes up to 4GB of RAM. There is no limit as to the size a database.<script language=”javascript”
src=”http://ads.betanews.com/adserve.iframejscript/www.betanews.com/MPU@Top?433553473″></script>Oracle’s free XE edition,
meanwhile, is limited to systems with a single processor, 1GB of RAM
and 4GB of database storage space. The company says it is targeting
students, small organizations and software developers looking to
integrate a database into their applications.Microsoft introduced
SQL Server 2005 Express with the product’s launch in November, which
available as a free download and is designed specifically for testing
with Visual Studio.The release are a response to free, open
source offerings like MySQL and PostgreSQL that have gained immense
popularity among smaller companies and individuals without big pockets.
MySQL is used by a number of major Web companies including Yahoo and
Google.
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Yahoo’s Finds of the Year 2005 January 27, 2006
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Yahoo UK & Ireland have announced their top finds of last year. Top of the table was a cloud watching website, called The Cloud Appreciation Society, which won the weird and wonderful website award.
How Fastr Are You January 26, 2006
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Fastr is a game,
and beware that it’s super addictive. The game loads images from Flickr
that all share common tags. The object of the game is to guess the tags
that the images all have in common. Of course, as the images load up,
the correct tags become more and more apparent, the guessing part
becomes easier, and the number of points awarded decreases. Enter a
player name to keep track of your ranking among all of the active
players.
Google comply with Chinese Laws January 26, 2006
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Google announced the Chinese version of it search engine: Google.cn. However, this version has the censorship and will not show certain results based on Chinese laws. There’s a short note on the bottom of each search result page, saying something like: “some results may not be shown based on local laws and policies.”
Interestingly enough, surfers from China can still use google.com if they so desired. The company gave no indication it would restrict access to that site.
Gmail Gives Up, Adds Delete Button January 23, 2006
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“Now there’s an easy-to-find delete button for those messages you really don’t want. For everything else, there’s Archive,” Google wrote on the About Gmail page Archive, which Google previously encouraged instead of delete, simply removes a message from the inbox and leaves it in “All Mail.”
Buyers beware January 23, 2006
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Buyers beware!
Fire! Call 9-1-1??? January 15, 2006
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Maybe you could just knock…seeing as the Fire Station is next door? Heck, they might even smell the smoke or even…wait this is a wacky idea…hear the alarm.
