FIRST A LOOK AT THE WEEK'S HOT SEARCHES...COURTESY OF GOOGLE.
COLTS AT 5...THEY'RE IN THE BIG BOWL
COACHELLA AT 4 -- THE MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKETS RECENTLY WENT ON SALE.
JAGUARS AT THREE...
OSCAR NODS AT TWO -
AND HILLARY AT ONE.
WHO SAYS SHE'S IN FOR 2008.
WINDOWS GETTING A LONG OVERDUE UPGRADE...
WITH WORLDWIDE FANFARE - MICROSOFT INTRODUCED VISTA - THE NEWEST VERSION OF THEIR OPERATING SYSTEM.
XP'S SUCCESSOR FEATURES SLICK GRAPHICS AND TOOLS TO MAKE MANAGING YOUR DIGITAL LIFE EASIER.
PARENTAL CONTROLS ARE BUILT RIGHT IN AND SECURITY GETS A BIG BOOST.
BEFORE YOU UPGRADE -- CHECK IF YOUR SYSTEM CAN HANDLE IT -- THE FULL VISTA EXPERIENCE NEEDS A FAST, POWERFUL COMPUTER.
THEY SAY ANY PUBLICITY IS GOOD PUBLICITY...BUT TELL THAT TO THE GUY CAME UP WITH A GUERRILLA MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT TURNED INTO A TERRORISM SCARE.
LOTS OF COMMOTION IN BOSTON WHEN DEVICES WITH WIRES AND LIGHTS DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY...
POLICE AND BOMB SQUADS ON THE SCENE...
THE DEVICES SUPPOSED TO PROMOTE THE CARTOON NETWORK SHOW AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE.
PARENT COMPANY TURNER BROADCASTING HAS APOLOGIZED.
TECHNOLOGY HEATED UP IN THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT...
THE ANNUAL DEMO 07 CONFERENCE UNVEILED TONS OF COOL NEW STUFF...THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE PALM AND TIVO GOT THEIR START.
68 COMPANIES ALL HOPING TO BE THE NEXT BIG THING...
AMONG THEM -- EYEJOT -- VIDEO MESSAGING...
QTECH'S REQALL MEMORY AID TO LET YOU RECORD NOTES FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR PHONE.
PLUS THE POLAROID OF THE 21ST CENTURY -- ZINK IMAGING.
THEY INTRODUCED A POCKET-SIZED WAY TO PRINT PICTURES WITHOUT INK...
SPECIAL PAPER EMBEDDED WITH COLOR-DYE CRYSTALS REACTS TO HEAT.
SONY SETTLING WITH THE FTC OVER CHARGES SOME OF IT'S CD'S SECRETLY INSTALLED COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SPIED.
THE SOFTWARE ALSO MADE IT TOUGH TO TRANSFER THE MUSIC TO IPODS...AND RESTRICTED THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE AUDIO FILES COULD BE COPIED.
ANNOYING ENOUGH -- BUT THE PROGRAM ALSO PUT COMPUTERS AT SECURITY RISK AND WAS REALLY TOUGH TO UNINSTALL.
CUSTOMERS CAN EXCHANGE AFFECTED CD'S THROUGH JUNE 31, 2007 AND GET UP TO $150 REIMBURSED TO REPAIR DAMAGE DONE TO THEIR COMPUTERS.
FINALLY -- THE BETA OF WEEK...
FOR 11 SEASONS, AL BUNDY SOLD SHOES AT THE MALL IN MARRIED WITH CHILDREN...
BUT NEVER LIKE THIS.
ENDLESS DOT COM -- AMAZON'S NEW SHOE AND HANDBAG WEBSITE -- IS A STYLE LOVER'S DREAM...
250 BRANDS AND 15-THOUSAND CHOICES...
BUT THE COOLEST PART IS THE CUTTING EDGE FEATURES...
A DETAILED SEARCH LETS YOU SHOP BY PRICE, STYLE, BRAND, SIZE AND COLOR IN THE SIMPLEST WAY I'VE EVER SEEN -- AND ALL ON ONE PAGE.
A ZOOM FEATURE LETS YOU GET IN SO CLOSE YOU CAN SEE THE STITCHING.
TOSS IN FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING AND RETURNS...AND ZAPPOS HAS SOME STIFF COMPETITION. (less info)