Film Grain

A very cool defect I notice on older movies and films is the film grain effect caused by the aging of the actual film reels. While most would consider that to be a flaw, I take the converse of that view and think it is a really nifty effect. After all, one person's perception of a flaw is another person's idea for a Flash MX…

Cell Phone Q&A Service To Challenge Search Engines

IssueBits.com, a telecommunications information company, has created a question answering service called Any Question Answered. The service was designed to help customers find answers through text messages. AQA differs from search engines in that you receive an answer to the question you posed, not a list of links that may have the information you seek.

Search Bots Behaving Badly

In a classic bit of Internet history (1998/12/30), a newsgroup member explained the GoogleBot to a poster complaining of its rude behavior.

10 Easy-to-Learn Tips On Handling Interruptions

Imagine this, a co-worker enters your office and says: "Cathy, could I talk with you for a minute? I'm having a real problem with...." You glance at your watch and think of the report that's due in an hour. What do you do?

Gmail Marking Yahoo Group Emails As Spam

Adding to the list of complaints about Gmail, it seems that emails coming from Yahoo's Group community is marked by Gmail as spam. This time, however, users aren't complaining, but rather, agreeing.