Tag Archives: Efforts

Bethesda Should License Skyrim For Professional Mods

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When you watch the developer diary for Skywind, the fan-led effort to mod The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind into the more modern Skyrim Engine, you start to realize something: this is no ordinary mod....

Irs.gov Offers Free File Program

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The IRS is basically responsible for the delay in sending in tax returns. But it has compensated the taxpayers in the form of free filing form software that has been made accessible. What the...

Candy Crush Saga Trademarked Candy And Apple’s App Store Is Helping Enforce It

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Candy Crush Saga is the most pervasive casual game phenomena since Angry Birds and it seems intent on crushing any potential competitors—at least those that use the word “candy” in their titles....

Kim Guadagno Rejects Mayor Zimmer’s Allegations

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The cat is out of the bag. Mayor Dawn Zimmer has just spilled the beans regarding Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno’s warning to her that if she didn’t support a redevelopment project, her town would get no...

What Nest Takeover by Google For The Internet Of Things?

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The Internet of Things (IoT) seemed to be an underlying theme of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with companies showing off cloud-connected Crock-Pots, heart monitors, and even bed mats...

Jamaican Bobsled Team Seeks Funding for Winter Olympics

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The twin athletes from Jamaica who have qualified for the Sochi Olympics are having pecuniary problems. Way back in 1988, the Jamaican bobsled team got medals in memory of which a movie by the name...

Barbara Bush Is Right About Political Dynasties, But America Would Elect Jeb Bush Anyway

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“If we can’t find more than two or three families to run for office, that’s silly, because there are great governors and great eligible people to run.  And I think that the Kennedys, Clintons, Bushes...

Judaism In Cartoons And iPhone Apps

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Teaching young people – and millennials – about religion can be a chore, not to mention sometimes boring or confusing for the students. One tech firm in San Francisco may have an answer for those...

Court Prods FCC In Unexpected Direction In Last Week’s Verizon Ruling

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By Andy Oram A court ruling this past Tuesday on FCC “network neutrality” regulation closes and opens a few paths in a three-way chess game that has been going on for years between the US District...