Here's an interesting article from The Edmonton Sun (I guess that at this time of the year, there isn't much else to do in Alberta), about a teacher who went on an all-McDonald's diet and actually lost weight. The secret? You'll never believe this... exercise.

An article from Gizmodo brings us word of an invention from an Israeli company, Glucon, that would allow the constant monitoring of glucose levels without breaking the skin. Looking like a watch, the device will eventually monitor levels using ultrasound and a laser. Patent is #6,846,288.

The Mac may be the best defense against most viruses and spyware, but there is still a need to be careful out there when riding on the wild internet. According to an advisory from Secunia, the flaw uses a visual trick to convince users that they are at a web …

Some of you may have heard of the graphics input idea that I fancy as the way to go for high-end graphics use. Unfortunately, we're still a ways away from 300dpi fast-motion pen/touch sensitive screens that are mounted on drafting boards (and about that size). However, Wacom, makers of …

Gmail, google's free email service, has invited a bunch of newcomers in again. According to reports, anyone who has requested an invitation has been given one now, and although the service is still in "beta" (according to the masthead), it appears to be fully functional at this point. Google caused …

OK, I don't think that I'm going to offend any die-hard PC lovers with this pointer to the review from DivisionTwo, which has got to be the most clueless review of Apple's new Mac Mini. The review is written from the point of view of a PC user who is …

Putting aside all of the required puns about altitude and "up", an article from WebMD indicates that in a recent test in France, Viagra appears helpful in reducing altitude sickness symptoms.

FactCheck.org, a favorite of mine during the campaign, is back on the trail again with a couple of articles on the current campaign on social security. MoveOn.org has a new Social Security Ad that is under scrutiny for falsely claiming a cut in benefits from the new Bush …

The University of Illinois (at Urbana-Champaign) has announced the Turing Cluster, a 640-node XServe cluster running OS X Server 10.3. Partially funded by a donation from Apple (although nobody is saying how partially), it's available for public access inside of the University's research community and student population.

In 10 countries in the South Pacific, they certainly did. According to an article from News Interactive, ten countries in the South Pacific are without general telephone and internet service until they are able to get their dishes re-pointed and service re-established through another carrier. Left in the virtual dark …

An interesting take on the Macintosh Mini from ComputerWorld senior news columnist Frank Hayes today at MacCentral. Basically, he thinks it is going to have an effect on the IT marketplace, and probably for the better, but not because it will take off, mostly because it puts Apple aiming computers …

Success can be a real burden, finds Blizzard, publisher of the wildly popular MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) World of Warcraft. According to an article on FileFront, the company has limited the number of new users by stopping shipment of new boxes going out the door.

When Apple's Macintosh Mini was announced, people noticed that it was conveniently smaller than a standard DIN car stereo. However, CNet is reporting that Classic Restorations (a New York based auto restoration company) has already announced its intention to put Mac Minis inside of cars. No word yet on pricing …

An interesting article in the New York Times discusses the role that the secret police in the Ukraine played in the events of the most recent election season. While there is some debate of the motives, indications are pretty clear that the secret police aided the protesters and the opposition …

Appearing on the Xbench comparison site yesterday, the Mac Mini (1.42GHz, the US$599 model) results. I did a quick comparison of that to the iMac G5 and found it to be about 2/3 of the speed (overall) (not surprising given that was a 1.8GHz G5). Comparing …

According to an article on The Register, Siemens is preparing to exit the cellular phone business. The original article from the Sunday Telegraph (registration required), indicates that an announcement will be made at the January 27, 2005 meeting of the Siemens' board of directors. The mobile division is losing money …

It's not a huge surprise to have the CEO of Dell (Kevin Rollins) decrying Apple's business strategy, but in this article in Silicon.com, Rollins shows some interesting "insights" (so to speak) about consumer electronics and the consumer industry. At one point, he remarks that the iPod is a "one …

I'm guessing from the age of the founders, that they're not just trying to shore up their diets. If CNET is right in this article, Google may be seeking to build at least a partial backbone network.

The movie, In Good Company, starring Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace (Eric from That Seventy's Show) is called a workplace comedy drama, and for good reason. The acting and writing provide a refreshing step away from many of the pieces of shallow movie-fare that we've been seeing lately and the …

PC Magazine has published an article reviewing a variety of VOIP offerings, including AT&T, Vonage, VoiceWing (Verizon), Broadvox, Lingo, and VoicePulse. AT&T wins the shoot-out.