May 19, 2012, 7:30 AM The rumoured 7.85in iPad will have thin-film touch technology, and will launch by the fourth quarter of 2012, according to reports. In a report, Digitimes quotes industry sources who believe the smaller iPad, dubbed iPad 'mini' wi... Read more »
Ron Paul backers prepare takeover in Nevada
Article about NV state convention: The Ron Paul presidential campaign has a guerrilla-style takeover strategy heading into next week’s Nevada Republican Convention at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks. The campaign wants to dominate the convention by... Read more »
The Women Who Named The ‘Big Mac’ Received A Plaque
Here’s the inside story behind the woman who came up with the name “Big Mac” for McDonald’s. Despite coining what could be the greatest marketing name in history, she never received any money for it. As Alan P. Henry wrote in the Glenview Lantern:
Read more »The next time you prepare to chomp into a Big Mac, take a moment first to thank Esther Glickstein Rose of Glenview. She’s the one who named it, and without her dogged persistence, the iconic sandwich may never have become a McDonald’s product.
The story begins 45 years ago on a snowy winter day in downtown Chicago in 1967. With ten dollars to her name, the 17-year-old Von Steuben High School graduate saw an ad for a secretary at McDonald’s corporate headquarters. Poorly dressed and soaking wet from the commute into the LaSalle Street office, she was spotted in a hallway by a company official, who promptly hired…
Student Loans On The Rise — For Kindergarten
Well, I suppose this makes sense in that school is supposed to prepare people for the rest of their lives. SmartMoney on a new trend: It used to be that families first signed up for education loans when their child enrolled in college, but a growing nu... Read more »
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 could arrive this week
The latest version of Research In Motion's PlayBook operating system could trickle out to users as soon as this week, according to various reports. The BlackBerry PlayBook could see an OS upgrade this week.(Credit: James Martin/CNET) The new operating ... Read more »
The Judge Says Tone It Down…
Judge Napalitanos FB status from a few minutes ago... It will be far more productive for my work at Fox and the work of my friends and colleagues here--many of whom share our values--if the email traffic to Fox toned down considerably. I will continue ... Read more »
Ice Cream Sandwich Launch Delayed
Android 4.0, called Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), was scheduled for release next week. The release has been delayed out of respect for Steve Jobs.Read | Permalink A SHOCKING INVESTIGATION BY OUR OWN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF"This book reads like a scary thrill... Read more »
Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE)
The School of Engineering of Stanford University offers three, non-credit, introductory computer courses, on-line for free. Classes start on October 10.Read | Permalink A SHOCKING INVESTIGATION BY OUR OWN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF"This book reads like a sc... Read more »
