http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_1 87943a6afe5f6c2d32c8b0deba6f2f1f Another week, another worm hitting jailbroken iPhones. As with the previous exploits, which Rickrolled your phone's wallpaper and stole your data , this nasty piece of work burrows its way into your jailbroken device if you haven't changed the password for the iPhone's root account -- you have changed your root password, right? Right? (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:19 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_2 a3b5d8ae716e217505c28b2cd4536cec Heroku, the San Francisco-based startup that offers a Ruby-focused cloud platform as a service, last week saw the number of apps deployed on its platform top 40,000, according to CEO Byron Sebastian. He joined the company after stints at BEA, EMC and most recently, SourceLabs, where he replaced co-founder James Lindenbaum as CEO. [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:04 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_3 acfa107ebbf683acab3009eed9220bca Good golly gosh but aren’t Macs expensive? Apple unashamedly caters to the sub-$1,000 computer market and doesn’t compromise on price. So, when our credit card statements arrive, we reassure our guilt-ridden selves that it’s the price we must pay for superior quality. We are, frankly,  discerning, demanding, debonair suckers buyers. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:02:49 -0500 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_4 63685455e354fdee869761b2b682ab21 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_5 8a5ee3ad69e79896a6fa023c23297e4b As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:54 -0500 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_6 a06625fa154d63717c239e17b94cd523 Verizon is rolling out its Telehealth Collaboration Services, which will help health care organizations set up online collaboration environments that will help physicians connect remotely with patients and other health care professionals. Verizon also will help organizations design and implement the telehealth environments. Other vendors, such as ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:30 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_7 3f43411da4e9d8b80a09520efb6c2ad9 AP - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:52 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_8 1df1f0b4a36cc866c2588966b54beaf6 LinkedIn will open its technology platform to software developers who want to incorporate its data about people into their business applications. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:01 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_9 139413061e18b9599e5b6796770e1125 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:04 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_10 c2c80fe9858ca9105cc60297cbb02e38 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:02:49 -0500 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_11 2138aaf4f3ed70fdd2e84d9063d8b663 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T17:57:25Z http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_12 d116e3f1162fc738e559e03d22d4d627 Who will be Time's Person of the Year for 2009? I predict: Sarah Palin. Make your predictions here. Comments | Posted in General (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T15:42:08Z http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_13 b5a68236de9ce4cd6b054d1e027b331f What is this season's hottest toy? A hamster is the season's hottest toy . Who's laughing now, Elmo? The hottest toy this holiday season is not a ticklish red monster. It's a fake hamster. Known as Zhu Zhu Pets, the artificial rodents have some advantages over the real thing. They do not stink, chew electric wires, or run around their cages ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_14 977c4aaf6a159f8e0d85173c2895878d The same passion for innovation that created the Apex field gun went into the design of the new Apex Sporting. This model’s high-grade English walnut stock gets a classic oil finish, and the matching fore-end has a trim, rounded profile for perfect balance and handling. The stock also features our revolutionary new full-length trigger guard ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:41 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_18 5254a54ddb628443df6dd056882213ec Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T17:31:41Z http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_19 874220fe8828f00bfc9686121dacf0a7 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/1#item_20 3c213f1ffd9056d1434e1f4c26626fde Sometime over the last year you’ve marveled at the intersection of a real-time event and your social graph, whether it’s an earthquake, a big occasion like the Obama inauguration, or a football game for your alma mater. Suddenly, everything aligns in your Facebook and/or Twitter feed! But surely, these communal, relevant, timely ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:05:20 -0500 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_1 90ed9cf94d9fca1da242a5ec46e54cb8 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:04:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_2 137aed2f0a26e3dc11e393e44dc6001a It used to be that for the most part, even though Accutron was owned by Bulova , it was a separate watch brand. Under Japanese ownership by Citizen, you are seeing "Bulova Accutron" on watch dials now - which is a bit confusing in my opinion. Can't they just choose one name? In Japan, they seem to have a custom of branding, and then sub-branding. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:59:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_3 db6ca5ec7cae8b3bffb178096817a12a Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:50:10 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_4 bd42a6f09aef18ce36419ce6a79fd9d9 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:48:33 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_5 fb531a4cc82392ec3cf973375516980d AP - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:20:28 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_6 0e4cf9054702cdc03197a8fc0c570838 Unveiled today, the Dell Mini 3i has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, which is a little bit sleeker than the five inch screen that was rumoured. The 640x360 display will also be high definition and the device has a three megapixel camera with auto focus and a microSD card slot for up to 32GB of expandable memory. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_7 8b4b3888ec153256f96393065cb51046 Used to be if you wanted an exotic Italian automobile, you were looking at a two-door sportscar. Maserati's Quattroporte and Lamborghini's LM002 proved the exceptions, but even the most expensive luxury sport-utility vehicles were boxy, slow-moving machines. Long before Porsche came along with their Cayenne, however, Fornasari was working on a ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_8 4f9b4d73a8d71136933c1ff6aa6487cd Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_9 feb93668df604f1758ab4475eee53482 The company set up by the Australian, State and Territory governments in 2005 to lead the transition to greater use of e-health in Australia, the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), has released its Strategic Plan to 2012. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_10 ab34bcbf5ec993da4122f3e50ba45ffe Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_11 0cbe5a765385a240389dd8e0e61e4466 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T15:14:09Z http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_12 d824a50be07d146a20d88eef63ecc435 Judi Ketteler has some detailed Thanksgiving instructions: Countdown to Thanksgiving . This assumes you started with her "three weeks before" instructions. Now we're up to the Monday Before Thanksgiving (that's today!): Make your pies: pumpkin pie will easily keep (and maybe even taste better). Depending on its size, you may need to start ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_13 d295e34ed780d3a2e8df7ef6707f955f Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:09:06 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_14 bbb5d3f4325ba4426fbe3b2eb2ac4930 Human rights groups played various games to see if any broke humanitarian laws that govern what is a war crime. The study condemned the games for violating laws by letting players kill civilians, torture captives and wantonly destroy homes and buildings. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:00 PST http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_15 003db0fcb0aa95e009b03df00bbe9e79 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:49:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_16 b8d5be3972dc6a1601f566f62425876c Record, communicate and track all action items resulting from the evaluation of previously deployed incremental releases. Identify the applications to be implemented for this release. Select a development methodology. Assess the requirements for upda... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:03:23 -0600 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_17 10264bb15af56a9fbba1a08cf8b0f577 Previously, we’ve looked at technology to generate electricity from roads embedded with piezoelectric crystals that produce electricity when squeezed. Now a group of researchers is looking to shift the technology from the road to the vehicles themselves and use piezoelectrics placed on the vehicles to convert their kinetic energy into ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:55:06 -0600 http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/21#item_18 fd388e64b98e6cffa695376b3e1ef55f Contrary to claims by some scientists that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was being sabotaged from the future to save the world, it is back up and running. The LHC is now beyond the point where it was in 2008 when it had to be shut down just nine days after it had commenced sending beams around its 27km (17 mile) circuit on September 10 last ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:07:58 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/41#item_2 762494daf0b3a81ad87649c30f6ebdb9 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach to operating in "repressive" foreign countries, according to third-quarter lobbying reports. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:07:58 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/41#item_3 7dc127e50a949b2022e5aecb27aee5f4 It's a play... no it's a reading... no it's... hard to tell. But on November 22, from noon to 6 pm, the New Museum in NYC is doing some sort of cool six hour Neuromancer thing that they describe thusly: (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:07:58 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/41#item_4 1f90775a75596e02c4b9344b3878f678 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:07:58 GMT http://www.megite.com/rossbutton/1259002569/41#item_5 e1fc1ba4a17c99fa5fda4161cdd87bdd Sony might have stopped updating the VAIO UX series UMPC a while back, but the amazing guys over at MicroPCTalk certainly haven’t. In what is being championed as the masterpiece of the forum, a modded UX490 (the lastest UX model from Sony, released November 2007) features nearly every major mod that the community has come up with over the last ... (Read on Source) ]]>