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Charlie on the M.T.A. in French

2008-11-06T14:36:00.001-08:00

I'm Learning to Share was kind enough to share this delightful and gentle version of the Kingston Trio's 1959 hit folk song, M.T.A., by French singer Eileen Grayam.

There's a dearth of information out there regarding 'Eileen Grayam' and The Storytellers, but one possible theory suggests that this Eileen could be the same American-born yé-yé girl Eileen who recorded in France in the 1960's and had a hit with her French-language version of Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Were Made For Walking' in 1966.

Via: Charlie on the M.T.A. in French

Microsoft demos touch-screen Windows

2008-05-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that its next operating system will be made for touch-screen applications, an alternative to the computer mouse, and its top executives reaffirmed interest in joining forces with Yahoo Inc.

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the iPhone-like touch-screen feature at The Wall Street Journal's "D: All Things Digital" conference, calling it "just the smallest snippet" of the Windows 7 operating system slated for release in late 2009.

A Microsoft employee showed possible applications like enlarging and shrinking photos and navigating a map of San Diego by stroking the screen.

Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) Chairman Bill Gates framed the new feature as an evolution away from the mouse.

"Today almost all the interaction is keyboard-mouse," Gates said. "Over years to come, the role of speech, vision, ink - all of those - will be huge."

The software company's top two executives defended its last operating system, Vista, while acknowledging missteps. Gates said he has never been 100% satisfied with any Microsoft product, and that the company prides itself on fixing shortcomings in later versions.

"Vista has given more opportunity to exercise our culture than some products," he deadpanned.

The former Harvard University classmates fielded a range of questions for more than an hour, sharing the stage as Gates prepares to relinquish daily responsibilities at the company in July to focus more on philanthropic work.

Yahoo talks still underway
Ballmer said Microsoft remained in discussions to team up with Yahoo Inc. (YHOO, Fortune 500) after Microsoft's $47.5 billion bid for the company was spurned earlier this month. He said Microsoft wasn't planning to buy Yahoo but offered only the barest details of what he has in mind.

"We are not rebidding for the company. We reserve the right to do so. That's not on the docket," he said.

Microsoft said May 18 that it revived talks with Yahoo, without providing specifics. Ballmer declined to say much more, even when pressed.

"All I'll say is we're in ongoing discussions with them around a partnership," he said.

Gates let Ballmer take the questions about Yahoo. When asked for his thoughts, Gates said, "I've been supportive of everything Steve has done. ... Totally supportive."

Ballmer, responding to an audience question, denied that the bid tarnished Microsoft's reputation.

"If anything, I think people know we're very serious about our online business," he replied.

New strategies
Microsoft has divulged little about its Windows 7 operating system - even after introducing the touch-screen feature Tuesday - a contrast to the much-hyped release of Vista.

Chris Flores, a director on Microsoft's Windows client communications team, said in a posting on a company blog Tuesday that the more circumspect tack was deliberate and intended to avoid announcing plans that may change.

"With Windows 7, we're trying to more carefully plan how we share information with our customers and partners," he wrote.

The executives regaled the audience with tales of how they met and Microsoft's early days.

Gates remembered Ballmer for his energy, a reputation that persists today.

"Steve was signed up for more things than anybody else. He was very, very busy," Gates said.
Ballmer said he had to plead to grow Microsoft's payroll from 30 employees and that he had to assume the duties of the company bookkeeper, who left on Ballmer's first day. Gates was rightfully worried about bankruptcy.

When Ballmer began to question why he left business school at Stanford, Gates laid out his vision of a computer at every desk. Ballmer stayed put, leading to a 28-year partnership at the company helm.

"I was forced to be particularly articulate that night," Gates recalled.

Ballmer, known as marketing guru, said he has been Gates' "junior partner" for the last eight years, when Gates left the CEO job. He said he has never been uncomfortable with Gates' much bigger fame, though he admitted struggling to adapt to his new relationship with Gates during his first year as CEO.

"I was not sure how much rope to give," he said.

Ballmer said he doesn't anticipate similar transition struggles when Gates steps down from daily responsibilities.

Chinese premier debuts on Facebook

2008-05-28T12:53:00.000-07:00

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, whose swift appearance at disaster sites has made him one of the nation's most popular figures and earned him the nickname Grandpa Wen, now has a profile on Facebook.

It's not clear who set up Wen's profile; the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Council Press Office both told CNN they were not aware of the page.

Facebook, one of the Web's most popular social networking sites, allows users to create personal profiles. Fake profiles abound, however, with dozens for President Bush and a handful for Mother Teresa. At least one other profile of Wen exists on the site.

By early Wednesday -- just two weeks since the profile's creation on May 14 -- about 14,000 Facebook users had signed on as Wen's "supporters."

By comparison, Bush's profile boasted about 11,700 supporters, according to a feature on the site "Browse the Politicians." U.S. presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, led everyone, with 862,000 supporters.

The numbers for the Chinese premier reflect the growing popularity of Wen, who's become China's face of grief.

Just hours after the earthquake struck on May 12 in southwestern China, Wen traveled to the hardest-hit Sichuan province, consoling and grieving with survivors. More than 67,000 people have been killed in the disaster.

In January, when China suffered the worst winter storms to hit there in 50 years, Wen turned up at a rail station and apologized to the millions of travelers left stranded across the country.

It was a rare move for someone belonging to a leadership often perceived as distant.

Wen's Facebook profile was created two days after the 7.9-magnitude quake and bears his official government portrait -- showing the 65-year-old wearing a gray suit, a multi-patterned tie and a slight smile.

The page lists his interests as Chinese literature and the most American of pastimes, baseball.

The profile creator had uploaded a "We are the World"-style music video that interspersed horrific images of the quake's aftermath with shots of musicians wearing white T-shirts with "5-12" printed on them. Elsewhere, the site has a photo of Wen holding up a backpack and a white sneaker while standing atop rubble, and one of him wearing a baseball jersey and mitt.

The overwhelming sentiment of the messages was one of pride for the premier. "Go Grandpa Wen! Go China!" wrote Don Wong in Singapore.

"It is the nation's luck and the people's luck to have such a Premier," said another, from Andy Guo in New York.

Facebook boasts more than 60 million active users. After creating personal profiles, users can connect with one another, upload photos and share links.

In February, a computer engineer in Morocco was sentenced to three years in prison for creating a profile of Prince Moulay Rachid, the king's younger brother.

Obama hits McCain for fundraising with Bush

2008-05-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

Democrat Barack Obama Tuesday continuedhis efforts to tag John McCain as a candidate with ideas no different than President Bush's.

The Illinois senator highlighted McCain's scheduled Tuesday evening closed-press fundraiser, where Bush and the presumptive Republican nominee will appear together.

"No cameras, no reporters, and we all know why," Obama said. "Sen. McCain doesn't want to be seen, hat in hand, with the president whose failed policies he promises to continue for another four years. Now the question for the American people is do we want to continue George Bush's policies?"

To this, the crowd promptly answered, "no."

Obama, though, isn't completely in the clear himself when it comes to private fundraisers. The "bitter" controversy int he wake of Pennsylvania's primary contest stemmed from comments the White House hopeful made at a closed-door event in San Francisco April 6.

GTA IV star only made $100,000

2008-05-28T12:44:00.000-07:00

Forget liberty - give us residuals or give us death. It's a sentiment shared by countless actors, and one most poignantly offered by Michael Hollick, better known as the voice of GTA IV's immigrant star, Niko Bellic.

In a New York Times article, Hollick revealed that he earned about $100,000 for 15 months of work recording dialogue for his role as GTA IV's protagonist. The game, however, has gone on to rake in over $600 million in a mere two weeks.

And Hollick won't see a dime of it.

"It's tough, when you see Grand Theft Auto IV out there as the biggest thing going right now, when they're making hundreds of millions of dollars, and we don't see any of it," Hollick told the Times. "I don't blame Rockstar. I blame our union for not having the agreements in place to protect the creative people who drive the sales of these games."

The pay discrepancy stems from the fact that Hollywood has yet to make provisions for electronic media, including video games or the Internet. Instead, actors get paid standard Screen Actor's Guild day wages for their work (roughly $730), leaving them out of the lucrative residual loop should a property become financially successful. When it becomes as successful as GTA IV, an actor could be out literally millions.

Hollick is also peeved that he received no additional compensation for lending his voice to the game's massive marketing blitz.

"The first GTA 4 trailer generated something like 40 million hits online, and that's my voice all over it, and I get nothing. If that were a radio spot, I would have. Same thing for the TV ads. I recorded those lines for the game, but now they're all over television."

Further muddling matters is the fact that numerous artists, programmers and engineers contribute to the creation of a virtual character like Niko Bellic. Where, execs claim, do you draw the residual line?

We suspect they're about to find out. The issue bears a distinct resemblance to last year's writer's strike, leading many to speculate a similar battle between the Actor's Guild and Hollywood this summer. After spending a few weeks playing GTA IV, I wouldn't bet against the Niko. Have you seen what that guy would do for money?

Robot conduct symphony orchestra

2008-04-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

The model Honda Asimo, the company will make its debut with the symphony orchestra music from Detroit, USA, prior to a concert of Chinese violencilista - American Yo-Yo Ma.

The robot "Asimo", manufactured by the Japanese company Honda, will lead the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during the interpretation of the piece "Dream impossible."

His presentation opened a concert of Chinese nationalized American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the upcoming May 13.

Honda is funding part of the music programs of the Detroit Orchestra, and with this demonstration aims to attract attention with its effort to support new talent.

Asimo also make their demonstration in front of hundreds of schoolchildren in another concert on May 14, which predicts a master class of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where a group of music students receive instructions personally from the same Yo-Yo Ma.

Asimo stands for "an advanced step in innovative mobility", for its acronym in English, and its creators believe that someday help the elderly and disabled in their household chores.

Add the repertoire of music education Asimo is a natural extension of these efforts, Honda said.

China becomes the country with more Internet users in the world

2008-04-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

China reached 221 million Internet users, which has become the country with more Internet users in the world surpassing the 215 million U.S..

The official statistics confirm studies carried out USA recent, and displays the paradox that among the more censorship on the computer network is both nation where most people use.

The surfer china community is growing very fast (the figure of February shows a rate of 15 million new users every two months) and still continue, because the percentage of Internet users regarding the total population in China (16 percent) is lower than the world average (19.1 percent).

The Internet has become China in the medium preferred by younger, because despite the government control of content, is still the best vehicle for discussion and expression of ideas in the Asian country.

He has been through forums web where Chinese has emerged in recent weeks, following the Western protests to the passage of the Olympic torch through Paris, London and San Francisco, a strong nationalist and anti-western sentiment.

This has resulted, for example, in demonstrations against French interests in China, and petitions to boycott products of that European country, or criticisms of media such as television British BBC, CNN or the U.S., for its coverage of the protests Tibetan.

There have also been attacks these days of young Chinese hackers against "webs" foreign like the one perpetrated last few days against the website of CNN, which citizenship china accuses of having manipulated the protests in Lhasa.

S ccording responsible for CNN, Chinese Internet users caused some parts of its web were not accessible, or access slowed, and even came to see slogans like "Tibet is and always will be part of China."

The Chinese Government has asked moderation before these protests, but has in part justified censorship thousands of web pages, including those of NGOs critical of the human rights situation in China, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch ", or" webs "of Tibetans in exile.

However, in recent months there have released some of the "webs" that were blocked for years, such as CNN, the virtual encyclopaedia "Wikipedia" or "blogs" of the popular server "Blogspot."

LaterThis - new approaches del.icio.us

2008-04-24T11:53:00.000-07:00

At first glance, after trying the invitation I received from LaterThis, does not seem to have any advantage surprising that users make to break the usual del.icio.us.

This is an application, aesthetically very careful, however, that saving links interesting vais collecting in your daily sessions navigation. To show better the chances of this application I will translate the example they are:

1 - Each user has an RSS address to share and discover other users' favorite links.

2 - Organization of links saved by using tabs. The newly saved will appear on "Latest links." You can use the star to highlight the best links or files to move to the background. There is also a possibility to categorize links by using labels.

3 - To visit the page saved enough click the title. Obvious.

4 - Field búsqeuda to find the link between the sea of saved addresses.

5 - Control Panel to file, edit, delete or save it in del.icio.us account (which seems unwilling to compete with the giant, only supplement).

6 - Miniature site saved.

7 - Ability to highlight the best links. They will be stored on the tab "Starr" As you can see is quite clever. You can include links by adding a button on your browser, making the task easier. Hopefully that will continue to grow in order to confront the competition shown on large category of social markers and favorites.

Questions and answers using Twitter

2008-04-24T11:50:00.000-07:00

Another curious way of using Twitter: get answers to our eternal questions.

Twitter Answers is a module that lets you use the Mosi famous microblogging system to perform questions to an anonymous user called www.twitter.com / QNA.

After created an account at MOSI and twitter you have to activate integration and send questions with the words "d QNA question." You can receive up to five responses from other users who are using the same system.

Of course nothing would work if they were not prepared to answer questions that may arise through the same channel .. that is what Web 2.0, in the end.

The Quake III running on an iPod Touch

2008-04-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

A group of Canadian achievement developers do run the Quake III on an iPod Touch with only some modifications on the engine of the game, by the way they did run on 2 iPods and run on network.

That portion of the movements solved with the help of the accelerometer gadget, as tilting can move to where we want to shoot simply touching the screen.

It is not known whether there is a possibility that the code is released to the public, but the hope is the last thing you lose.

New templates for Blogger

2008-04-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

Both templates are adaptations of Wordpress themes, one is the theme of a Statement 3 column in shades of gray very good and the other is the template of yoghourt 2 columns.

Link Statement [Demo] Yoghourt [Demo]

FLEX Light Bearer wants to pose with your iPod

2008-04-24T10:50:00.000-07:00

This beautiful Zapatón with some air icon Messenger is basically a lamp, 30 centimeters high, but it's been playing with your gadgets, especially the iPod. FLEX Light Bearer can hold the lamp with one of his arms or accommodate an iPod between both arms. They say iPods but applies to any MP3 more or less similar size and also for mobile phones. The poor is very capable.

Asus EEA PC 900 with multitouch

2008-04-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

The new model of the popular ultraportable Asus will be released in May with touchpad multitouch very similar to the Apple MacBook Air, where across different gestures with their fingers on the touchpad can perform different actions.

In addition will come with a 8.9''screen with 1024x600px. resoloción and the possibility of choosing between Windows or Linux, where the Windows version has a disk of 12GB SSD. space, while the Linux version has a capacity of 20GB.

PlayStation 3 Slim

2008-04-24T10:45:00.000-07:00

In Xakata comment on rumors that about a new version of the console Sony, which like its antesesores tubieron as the PSone and PS2, will be a slim model, which will occupy less than half the original space that the PS3.

On Monday, rumors began that the processor console this will be a sub-65nm, and the RSX graphics chip will be a sub-90nm and also say that besides the change of processor and graphics will be other minor changes.

And besides that, Sony would have to improve the price of the console, since the components used for the Playsation 3 slim would be more economic, and consumption would be smaller, like warming.

This new model of the console Sony is expected to leave for November this year, but as yet no official confirmation, this model could emerge later, directly or even leave

Creative plans for its space online players

2008-04-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

The famous brand Creative is planning to incorporate new MP3 players with Wi-Fi connectivity, dámdole the ability to play music stored on the web, in addition to the internal memory that owns the product.

It also said that this player will come equipped with an internal flash memory of 32GB of space, plus all the space online that you can use to play your music directly from the Web without having to lower it to the player. They also say that this team will come with a large screen at the touch sencible included.

The new players without Samsung screen

2008-04-24T10:43:00.001-07:00

Samsung introduced a new line of MP3 players without screens, to compete against the famous Ipod Shuffle.

The Samsung YP-S2 has 1GB capacity and reproduces the classic formats MP3, WMA and Ogg Vorbis, plus a clean design and easy to handle, FM radio tuner and also has a range of 13 hours of music playback.

This player Samsung has the modest price of 39 USD and is marketed in five different colors.

Wireless mouse shaped like a penguin

2008-04-24T10:37:00.000-07:00

This curious optical mouse model is shaped like a penguin and is marketed in two colors: blue and black. Besides being wireless, also has a USB cable for use if you just stack.

This mouse supports up 800DPI and has a range of 2M away and only supports Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME/98.

Pamela Anderson's brief marriage ends

2008-03-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

The "Baywatch" star's nuptials with Rick Salomon were officially annulled Monday, according to documents filed in Superior Court.

The documents listed fraud as the reason for the annulment but did not include further details.

Salomon and Anderson, 40, were married Oct. 6 in Las Vegas then separated Dec. 13.

Messages left for Anderson's attorney Larry Ginsberg were not immediately returned. The documents did not name a lawyer for Salomon, and he could not be reached.

Court papers entered Friday showed that Salomon agreed to a filing by Anderson in late February requesting that the marriage should be voided. No spousal support was included.

Anderson was previously married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and rocker Kid Rock. Rock and Anderson each filed for divorce in 2006 after less than four months of marriage.

Salomon, known for making a sex videotape with then-girlfriend Paris Hilton, was previously married to actress Shannen Doherty for nine months.

Spears goes for laughs on CBS' `Mother'

2008-03-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

Britney Spears made her much-hyped guest appearance Monday night's "How I Met Your Mother," submersing her tumultuous personal life and portraying a sweet-natured receptionist, Abby, with a crush on unlucky-in-love Ted (Josh Radnor).

Problem is: Ted only has eyes for Abby's boss Stella (Sarah Chalke), a dermatologist. Ted's goal: to win a date by his 10th session with Stella. Nothing's working.

Finally, he figures: "The receptionist — that's my way in."

So he brings Abby coffee in a bid to impress Stella, but it charms Abby even more. During one visit, Abby trails him and Stella into an office to deliver a book — a self-help tome called "The Power of Me" — that he left behind in the waiting room.

The 26-year-old pop star, who previously was on a 2006 episode of "Will and Grace," appeared fresh-faced and relaxed, capably filling the small role. She was also the host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" in 2000.

Of course, she's made news in recent months not for being Britney the Performer but for her split with ex-husband Kevin Federline in late 2006, their subseqent custody battle, Spears' bizarre behavior and two hospitalizations.

Spears' cameo on the CBS sitcom may mark the beginnings of a more successful comeback attempt than last September's MTV Video Music Awards.

Madonna, Mellencamp Head to Rock Hall

2008-03-24T10:37:00.000-07:00

Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday and paid tribute to people who encouraged her and even critics who panned her for helping drive her career.

Heartland hitmaker John Mellencamp, with his son Speck playing guitar and his parents watching from a balcony above the Waldorf Astoria Hotel ballroom, joined the rock-kicking with a rumbling version of "Authority Song."

"I wrote this song, and I still feel the same way today as I did when I wrote it 25 years ago," Mellencamp said.

Philly soul producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, literate songwriter Leonard Cohen, British rockers the Dave Clark Five, and surf instrumentalists the Ventures were among the other inductees.

Madonna recalled key moments of her career, from playing her demo tape for record company president Seymour Stein when he was in a hospital bed hooked up to an IV, to her shock at looking out from the stage at thousands of girls dressed like her. "It freaked me out," she said.

She fondly remembered a teacher who encouraged her to follow her dreams when she was only 14, and said she's lucky to have people around her that are still doing that.

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'The Hills': A Beginner's Guide

2008-03-24T10:35:00.000-07:00

Get Up to Speed With MTV's Hit Reality Show

Actresses Audrina Patridge, Lauren Conrad, and Whitney Port arrive at a special MTV taping of "Legally Blonde" the musical at the Palace Theater September 18, 2007 in New York City. (Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Britney Spears' TV Wardrobe Up for Sale

2008-03-24T10:31:00.000-07:00

This photo released by CBS Broadcasting shows actor Josh Radnor as Ted, right, and guest star Britney Spears as Abby, in a scene from "How I met Your Mother." Spears' wardrobe from her guest-starring stint on the show will be sold at an online auction beginning Monday, March 24, 2008, the same day the episode featuring the pop star is set to air. (AP Photo/CBS Broadcasting, Monty Brinton) (AP)

Dolly Parton hungry for hits

2008-03-24T10:17:00.000-07:00

Parton, whose business portfolio includes a theme park and an entertainment production company, says she's spending a lot of her own money trying to get back on country radio with her new CD, "Backwoods Barbie."

"I'm looking at it like an investment," she told The Associated Press. "I thought, 'I've made enough money. I can afford to invest a little in myself.' "

She has self-released the disc on her own label, Dolly Records, and hired a seven-member promotions team.

"I purposely tailor-made this to try to get some hits," Parton explained.
The album reached No. 2 on Billboard in its second week, her best showing in 17 years.

Icahn Steps Up Pressure on Motorola

2008-03-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

The billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn said Monday that he was suing Motorola to force it to hand over documents related to its mobile devices business, and he urged investors to elect his slate of candidates to the Motorola board.

“Over the past 12 months, the statements and predictions of Motorola’s management and the board about mobile devices business have too often proven to be wrong,” Mr. Icahn wrote in a letter to Motorola shareholders. “We want to ascertain what the board could have done in the exercise of its fiduciary duty to assure Motorola stockholders that Motorola’s statements and
predictions were not incorrect.”

The Icahn Group wants documents about the mobile devices business, as well as records on corporate aircraft use by senior management, the boards and their families.

“We demanded these materials for the purposes of enabling us to investigate whether and to what extent the board of directors of Motorola failed in their duties as directors in supervising management and setting policy and direction of Motorola,” Mr. Icahn wrote.

Mr. Icahn said he planned to share the information with Motorola’s stockholders, but added that Motorola has said it would not comply. A Motorola spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment.

Motorola shares rose 36 cents, to $9.61.

A New Tool From Google Alarms Sites

2008-03-24T09:20:00.001-07:00

Retailers and publishers have fought hard to work their way up in the ranking of Google’s search results and refine the search features of their own Web sites to help users once they arrive. Now, Google is taking a greater role in helping users search within particular sites. And some of the same retailers and publishers are not happy about it.

This month, the company introduced a search-within-search feature that lets users stay on Google to find pages on popular sites like those of The Washington Post, Wikipedia, The New York Times, Wal-Mart and others. The search box appears when someone enters the name of certain Web addresses or company names — say, “Best Buy” — rather than entering a request like “cellphones.”

The results of the search are almost all individual company pages. Google tops those results with a link to the home page of the Web site in question, adds another search box, and offers users the chance to let Google search for certain things within that site.

The problem, for some in the industry, is that when someone enters a term into that secondary search box, Google will display ads for competing sites, thereby profiting from ads it sells against the brand. The feature also keeps users searching on Google pages and not pages of the destination Web site.

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