dan tynan on Apr 10 2009 | Filed under: Infoworld, Quizzes
Some relationships just aren’t meant to be — as IBM and Sun Micro found out when what looked like a rock-solid deal disintegrated overnight. But they weren’t the only ones enduring a bittersweet parting this week. Will Wright and Electronic Arts, Fox News and Roger Friedman, Google and the newspaper industry, iTunes fans and the [...]
dan tynan on Oct 03 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Microsoft, Privacy, Quizzes, Shameless self promotion, Video, yahoo
This is an interview I did with David Tortorelli, president of Book Premieres, which I did years ago and just found on the Ezinearticles Web site, for some reason. I’d hired David to promote my book, Computer Privacy Annoyances, and this appeared on the book’s Web site (now defunct). But the things I talked about [...]
dan tynan on Sep 22 2008 | Filed under: Quizzes, Web 2.0
So I got an email from one of my more rabidly liberal friends the other day. She wrote:
PBS has a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? It shows that more people are saying YES than NO! Let’s turn this around…..You don’t have to give your name or email address [...]
dan tynan on Jul 14 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Quizzes, Uncategorized, iPhone
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 total screaming c******f**k ensued, which [...]
dan tynan on Jun 03 2008 | Filed under: Geekishness, Infoworld, Life, Privacy, Quizzes
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 about it by registering your [...]
dan tynan on May 29 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Facebook, Google, Infoworld, Quizzes, Web 2.0, yahoo, youtube
(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 turks redefining technology for [...]
dan tynan on May 27 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Infoworld, Quizzes
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 10 points a shot. Ready? [...]
dan tynan on May 20 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Da Web, Infoworld, Microsoft, Music, Quizzes, Steve Jobs, Uncategorized
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 Tynan
1. Australian security researchers have [...]
dan tynan on Apr 18 2008 | Filed under: Geekishness, Infoworld, Quizzes
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? Then start unwrapping.
– Dan Tynan
1. [...]
dan tynan on Mar 01 2008 | Filed under: Infoworld, Quizzes
(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 our snarky news quiz? Some [...]
dan tynan on Feb 22 2008 | Filed under: Infoworld, Quizzes
(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 future, HD-DVD’s demise, and what [...]
dan tynan on Feb 16 2008 | Filed under: Infoworld, Quizzes
(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 like the news, this quiz [...]
