Weapons Testing in Call of Duty: Black Ops

November 17, 2010 Gaming

Weapons testing finally improved in the Call of Duty series? Yes!

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Beatles Come to iTunes

November 16, 2010 Meanderings

Whoa. If you’ve been wondering what that cryptic banner on Apple.com has been. Well, now you know…

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Coffee Drinks: Nutritionally Bad for You?

November 15, 2010 Meanderings

You knew this was going to be profiled, sooner or later, especially as the winter holiday season gets revved up, and various coffee merchants are rolling out their seasonal beverages. A few days ago, The Daily Beast has posted its list of what it considers the forty (40) unhealthiest coffee-based drinks. Now, this is not [...]

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Veterans Day 2010

November 11, 2010 Meanderings

Today is Veterans Day, a moment in time to commemorate the military veterans who have served faithfully in the duty to the country. When it was initially enacted to commemorate the anniversary of Armistice Day, it had been proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson for honoring American soldiers in World War I, but since then, it [...]

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Sixth Anniversary of Firefox: Happy Birthday

November 9, 2010 Software

Six years ago, the first FCS release of Firefox showed up on the virtual doorstep of the Internet, wanting to be loved and adopted by people worldwide. And it was: it offered a credible alternative to the status quo and shared a proud tradition with Web browsers of yesteryear. Much has changed since that day, [...]

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The McRib Locator

November 4, 2010 Meanderings

By this time, you’ve talked about the rumors… you’ve heard the radio spots… you’ve seen the TV commercials… McDonald’s [MCD] McRib sandwich is back! But this time, unlike in the past, this is a nationwide rollout, and it is expected to last about six weeks. However, you may be wondering about where to find your [...]

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Gamers: We’re Experimenting a Bit… (It’s Amazon.com)

November 3, 2010 Gaming

In case you haven’t noticed the sidebar ad for it on some of the other DevPal/Javamancy sites, you may have spotted it here, on Javamancy itself. It’s a text ad for Amazon.com’s limited-time offer on video games (well, it actually includes PC and Mac games, as well). We’re experimenting with some of our real estate, [...]

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New Business Collaboration Tool: The Xbox 360 and Kinect

November 3, 2010 Convergence

“What?!? An Xbox 360 for serious business use?” Yep, that’s right, gentle readers: a Microsoft [MSFT] Xbox 360 with a properly configured Kinect sensor… for use by businesses. While this may not be the disruptive change leader for 2010 (although, then again… maybe it is), this certainly is an attractive video conferencing option for business [...]

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Borderlands: The Update 1.41 Has Arrived

November 3, 2010 Gaming

Remember when the note went out from Javamancy mini about the passing of the end of October without the critical update to Borderlands anywhere in sight?

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McRib! McRib! McRib!

November 2, 2010 Meanderings

While there have been rumors circulating of the re-emergence of McDonald’s [MCD] McRib in a few isolated pockets of the world, there is now the major rollout of the fan favorite foodstuff, starting later today. Yes, that’s right! McDonald’s is poised to unleash the drippy, BBQ-y, succulent-y terror of their popular McRib sandwich onto an [...]

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