Archive for the ‘Quizzes’ Category
Monday, July 14th, 2008
So the iPhone 2.0 has finally arrived last Friday, and what a friggin' disaster it was. Apple's servers were totally overwhelmed with traffic from people trying to activate their new phones, as well as those trying to download software from the iTunes AppStore and upgrade their iPhone 1.0 firmware. A ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
The FCC may soon require bidders on a swath of the wireless spectrum to deliver a free, wireless version access to the Net -- sans adult content.
Is a porn-free Internet possible or even desirable? Infoworld's Robert Cringely has some thoughts on the matter here. Tell us how you feel ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
(Note: An edited/augmented version of this piece appeared on Infoworld.com.)
Sure, you may know all about the garage where Apple was born, Michael Dell's dorm room, or Bill Gates' youthful indiscretions. But that's all so 1997. The old guard of the PC revolution are giving way to the young Web 2.0 ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Is Microsoft-Yahoo truly dead? Why did CBS buy CNET? How much would you pay for a letter from a dead genius? And what is Carl Icahn's problem anyway? The answers to these questions and more are found in this week's quiz -- provided you choose wisely. Correct responses are worth ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Windows holes, Google food, aging tunesmiths, cranky billionaires, Tony Soprano, and -- yes -- the ghost of MicroHoo dominate this week's quiz. Are you ready to demonstrate your geek street cred? Give yourself 10 points for correct answers and bupkis for everything else. Ready? Then let's rock and roll.
-- Dan ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
This week's quiz features a rich milk chocolate coating surrounding a nuggety cluster of curious business deals, Mac clones, tortured corporate mottoes and -- yes -- an actual reason to use Twitter. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and no, you may not have a candy bar before dinner. Ready? ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
(You'll find a whizzy interactive version of this quiz with working radio buttons and everything at Infoworld.com. Here we're just interested in the jokes, m'am.)
Seems like everything went down this past week -- YouTube, Hotmail, iTunes DRM, and Google's stock price among them. Can you pick up the pieces in ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
(This quiz appears in a groovy interactive format on Infoworld's web site.)
by Dan Tynan
Between putting the squeeze on Yahoo, recalling its Vista service pack, and vowing yet again to play nicely with others, Microsoft is all over this week's quiz. Along the way we also touch on Amazon's cloudy ...
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
(Here's my weekly news quiz. You can find a groovy scripted version that totes up your score at Infoworld. Here you're on your own. Answers follow after the jump.)
You Don't Know Tech: 15 February 2008
by Dan Tynan
Buying, selling, jumping, and dumping -- it's been a busy week in technology. And ...
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