http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Recreation & Entertainment"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:57:28 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 37385 | Stragglers http://en.redtram.com/go/231086569/top100/ 231086569 These are the remaining leaves on the tree right outside the window to our office. It boggles my mind that it's the middle of November when it seems like just minutes ago that Jon had to use both feet to Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:33:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231086569/top100/ 37385 | Call for submissions http://en.redtram.com/go/231086545/top100/ 231086545 I am in the process of putting together a holiday gift guide, one for women like myself, one for geeky husbands, one for infants, and one for five-year-old girls who think life is totally unfair. Maybe just some coal for Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:32:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231086545/top100/ 21930 | SDRNews: Location, Location http://en.redtram.com/go/231081164/top100/ 231081164 FourSquare the Next Twitter ?Chrome OS Big DebutAOL to Lay off 2500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:36:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231081164/top100/ 38580 | Archived Servers Update - 11/20/2009 http://en.redtram.com/go/231080245/top100/ 231080245 Greetings!We will be bringing all archived servers offline at 2:30 PM EST in order to address an issue with the house hookpoint merchant.Our apologies for the short notice and thank you for your continued support.Update - 3:45 PM EST: Archived Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:26:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231080245/top100/ 3512 | Shocker: Ars, Hollywood agree on need for ACTA openness http://en.redtram.com/go/231073827/top100/ 231073827 MPAA head Dan Glickman sent a yesterday to both Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk in which he called for a serious US push to pass the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. That's certainly expected—ACTA contains Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:21:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073827/top100/ 3512 | Computerized medicine: good for quality, but not costs http://en.redtram.com/go/231073804/top100/ 231073804 Electronic medical records and the general digitization of medical data and practices are promoted as a way to slow the rapidly inflating costs in the US healthcare system. The push for expanded medical IT has come from the top, with Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:21:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073804/top100/ 3512 | Arrests made in massive, $390/hour Video Relay Service scam http://en.redtram.com/go/231073791/top100/ 231073791 Dealing with some technology is challenging enough for the hearing-impaired without scammers taking advantage of federal dollars meant to help them. That's exactly what has happened with the Federal Communications Commission's Video Relay Service (VRS), however, and 26 people were Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073791/top100/ 3512 | Microsoft settles with employee accused of stealing docs http://en.redtram.com/go/231073782/top100/ 231073782 The litigation between Ancora Technologies, Miki Mullor, and Microsoft reached a settlement both in respect of the patent infringement claim and Microsoft's claims against Mullor, Ancora's founder and former Microsoft employee. All claims between the three parties have been resolved; Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073782/top100/ 3512 | Students get discounts on Exchange-compatible Office for Mac http://en.redtram.com/go/231073770/top100/ 231073770 College isn't cheap these days, even if you're attending public university. In that case, pretty much any discount offered to students is welcome. Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has just announced that it's offering a on the full Office 2008 Business Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073770/top100/ 3512 | FCC outlines seven biggest barriers to broadband adoption http://en.redtram.com/go/231073757/top100/ 231073757 Almost have broadband connections at home, but that's a long way from the ultimate goal: universal adoption of high speed Internet throughout the United States. Depending on which study you believe, we're everything from number 11 to 24 in international Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073757/top100/ 3512 | Google Chrome Frame patches Microsoft-reported security bug http://en.redtram.com/go/231073734/top100/ 231073734 This week, Google released an update to . Version 4.0.245.1 is available and all users should be updated automatically, according to . The release fixes issues where the plugin would not follow redirects properly, where network requests would fail randomly, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073734/top100/ 3512 | Microsoft's problematic lack of nightly builds for IE http://en.redtram.com/go/231073716/top100/ 231073716 After Internet Explorer 9 was officially announced and a few tidbits on the release were shared by Microsoft, we had the opportunity to talk to Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for Internet Explorer, to prod him for a little more information. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073716/top100/ 3512 | Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at Internet http://en.redtram.com/go/231073708/top100/ 231073708 MOUNTAIN VIEW — Unless you were hiding under a rock for most of the day yesterday, you're aware by now that Google held a press event at which the search giant pulled back the curtain on ChromeOS, the OS that's Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073708/top100/ 3512 | Tracking a mass extinction via mastodon poop http://en.redtram.com/go/231073691/top100/ 231073691 The Younger Dryas period was an era of extinctions and ecosystem change that occurred just prior to the end of the last ice age. It's also a hot area of research right now, with some researchers suggesting that over North Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073691/top100/ 3512 | Gyromancer: Square-Enix and Popcap's addictive, $15 spawn http://en.redtram.com/go/231073682/top100/ 231073682 When it comes to role-playing games, there isn't a bigger name than Square-Enix. PopCap Games enjoys a similar reputation, albeit in the casual games market. When the company behind the Final Fantasy series and the developer responsible for titles like Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073682/top100/ 3512 | Queen: We sank the Armada, we can sink some P2P pirates! http://en.redtram.com/go/231073676/top100/ 231073676 Yesterday at 11:30am, the Queen made her way to Parliament in a coach, entered the robing room to receive her crown, and headed to the Lords Hall as the "Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod" went off to the Commons Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:19:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073676/top100/ 3512 | After long wait, Camino 2.0 finally hits the streets http://en.redtram.com/go/231073666/top100/ 231073666 Camino—the Gecko-based browser with native Cocoa interface and more seamless Mac OS X integration—has finally landed an official 2.0 release. The browser uses a much newer version of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine (the same one used in Firefox) along with Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:19:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073666/top100/ 3512 | Smart grids drag utilities into the swamp of online privacy http://en.redtram.com/go/231073657/top100/ 231073657 The smart grid is rapidly becoming a reality in the US, as utilities have been installing networked monitoring and control equipment, both in their own facilities and in their customers' homes. The pace of these installations should accelerate due to Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:19:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073657/top100/ 3512 | BlueBeat Beatles tracks gone for good after judge's beatdown http://en.redtram.com/go/231073654/top100/ 231073654 We now have the full legal theory behind for a quarter each. It's so odd that the federal judge overseeing a music industry lawsuit against the site decided he didn't even need to hold the hearing scheduled for tomorrow. Instead, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:19:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231073654/top100/ 154591 | Enter To Win A Scarlett & Crimson Prize Pack For The US Launch http://en.redtram.com/go/231070433/top100/ 231070433 Scarlett & Crimson are 13-year-old best friends who see the world differently than other girls their age. Their philosophy in life, known as 'Darq', is a way of looking at the world, understanding it and themselves. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:42:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231070433/top100/