Virtual Billboards With Microsoft’s Virtual Earth

As with any self-respecting blogger, I hate to say anything positive about Microsoft because they are synonymous with evil (just kidding!), but I must admit that the latest update to Virtual Earth - or whatever we're supposed to be calling it nowadays, which is probably Windows Live Web Search Satellite Virtual 3-D Planet - is pretty damn cool.

Computer Voting Woes On Election Day

As we all head out to vote on our favorite candidates and issues on this Election Day '06, a bigger question looms in the minds of many as we recall the well-documented disorder of elections' past: Will my vote really even count?

ChaCha Beta Released; Users Seek Google

ChaCha, which describes itself as "the world's largest live search engine," is now available in beta form. The interesting feature is the defining one - ChaCha can supply "a human guide who assists you in real-time via an instant-message chat."