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Geek Humor: Get Your Youtubes Tied!

GeekSugar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:00:46 -0700

One of Tracy Ullman's best impersonations (in my mind) on her new show State of the Union has to be blogger Arianna Huffington. It's pure genius and reminds me of all the times I've ad libbed tech terms into everyday conversation and gotten confused "huh?" responses from my audience. Don't you just hate it when people "force quit on you?" Hehe. . . Do you ever find yourself using fun tech talk like this when chatting with friends?

The Vivienne Tam Laptop Appears at Macy's Stores

GeekSugar — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:40:50 -0700

Want to get a nice up and close look at HP's Mini Vivienne Tam special-edition notebook? The red-hot digital clutch is being featured in Macy's Flower Show (which is worth checking out in and of itself) in New York City, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. You can find the notebook at Macy’s Herald Square in New York (2nd floor), Macy’s on State Street in Chicago (3rd floor), and Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco (3rd floor) or else opt for the guided tour of the displays at each location. Such a great way to welcome Spring!

Daily Tech: Nintendo Announces the Wii Music Game

GeekSugar — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:37:52 -0700

Just announced this morning at Nintendo's E3 press event, Nintendo will be releasing a fun music game where you will be able to play a variety of instruments and create music videos with your Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Balance Board. Set to hit stores this holiday season. - Gizmodo
Passengers riding the Heathrow Express train in the UK can now have their tickets sent directly to a mobile phone or PDA so they don't have to deal with paper tickets or wait in lines. - Slashphone
Don't want to pay the hefty $100 fee for MobileMe to have your iPhone automatically sync with your computer? Thanks to Lifehacker, you can follow these steps to set up push email, contacts, and calendar syncing on your iPhone for free. - Lifehacker
No surprises here. The iPhone 3G is in very short supply and is already sold out in 21 states across the US. - Crave
The European Union is considering lowering the rate that EU residents pay for text messages while roaming in different countries. - CrunchGear
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in for your chances to win a new iPhone 3G by Apple! - geeksugar

Man Charged for Using Cafe's Free Wi-Fi

GeekSugar — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:00:22 -0700

And by charged I mean a $400 fine and get 40 hours of community service for stealing Wi-Fi. That's right folks, Sam Peterson II, who used a Michigan cafe's free wireless network to check his e-mail will be dishing out enough dough to buy 3/4 of an iPhone and weeks worth of community service for his offense. Apparently, the cafe where Peterson logged on is a popular WiFi spot and Peterson didn't realize not paying for access was such an offense. Here's more:

I knew that the Union Street had WiFi," he told 24 Hour News 8. "I just went down and checked my e-mail and didn't see a problem with that." But Peterson did it everyday, and from his car. He drove up, parked, and piggybacked onto the Union Street network.

Piggybacking, which means using someone else's WiFi without their permission, currently lies in a gray legal area in most states. A local police chief became suspicious of what Peterson was doing in his car every day and eventually talked to him and issued a warning. After thinking about it a bit the police chief did a little investigation and found that "unauthorized use of computer access" is in fact a crime in Michigan. Soon afterward, a warrant was issued for Peterson's arrest on a "five year felony, $10,000 fine." read more

According to the police, if Peterson would have gone into the cafe everyday he wouldn't have been charged. A fact that apparently even confused the coffee shop owner who said she didn't know it was really illegal, either. "If he would have come in (to the coffee shop) it would have been fine," the owner told reporters.

I don't know about you, but if I had a penny for every time I've logged on to a wireless signal that didn't belong to me, I'd have a healthy latte fund. What do you think of this case?
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