Archive for August 2006

July 31, 2006

· Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta 1 "Thor" released

August 1, 2006

· FDA Warns Consumers Against Drinking Hydrogen Peroxide For Medicinal Use (ummm)
· Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills (And Then Some!)
· Mayor envisions no-car downtown
· Waitress Shown Own License When Asking For ID
· Did Microsoft Patch Miss the Mark?
· Ebay: GOLDEN Mermaid Found DEAD on Lonely Florida Beach
· US Act Threatens Child Access to Social Networking Sites
· Intel unveils world's best processor
· McAfee security programs may expose data
· Honda owner manual lists talk line
· Jerseyville man converts car to run on batteries (Ignores math)
· AMD nabs 25 percent of server market
· Man saves dog thrown from window

August 2, 2006

· Exchange Server 2003 SDK Documentation and Samples July 2006
· Man Attacks 3 police officers and k-9 dog at 3AM
· Thermaltake Mini Typhoon @ Overclockers Online
· 5 Ways to Watch TV on the Computer @ Bigbruin.com
· Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620 Watt Power Supply @ Bjorn3D
· Western Digital 6GB Passport Pocket Drive Review @ XYZ Computing
· ECS RS485M-M Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets
· Vantec NexStar LX NAS Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Bigbruin.com
· IBM Finally Unveils Opteron Blades
· Microsoft puts Windows Live Spaces into orbit
· Apple's iTunes to sell TBS shows
· eEye says I spy a flaw in McAfee
· AOL shifts to free Web services
· Study: Tech Replaces Diamonds As Girl's Best Friend (Not in my world)
· Firefox 200 Million Downloads
· Dolphin Bites Boy's Arm At SeaWorld Orlando
· Passenger Fights DUI For Steering As Driver Ate
· Man who fled from squad car captured
· Man looking at his gun accidentally shoots himself in the head
· KDE 3.5.4 released

August 3, 2006

· VisionTek Radeon X1600XT 512MB AGP @ Bjorn3D
· The PSP & Your Eyes - How Not To Get IScrewed @ The TechZone
· Nespresso Le Cube Espresso Maker Review @ XYZ Computing
· Car crash sends $127,000 in cash over the roadway
· Fla. Man Sentenced For Having Sex Slave
· Mother Sentenced For Cutting Son's Tongue
· Top theme park calls off 'Muslim Fun Day'
· Nude Man Leads Police to Marijuana Farm
· Battlefield 2 Ranked Server Online. Come Play With The Geeks!
· "Passion of the Jew" Part 2? Not Quite
· Hound dog rips apart Elvis's teddy
· Ohio Man Claims Right To Have Sex With Boys (I claim right to death penalty)
· RealNetworks bundles up with Mozilla and Google (RealPlayer and Firefox?)
· Microsoft: Reporter Faked Gates Talk
· Father designs ID card to protect children
· Babbling naked man draws police to pot farm
· Paris: 'Who's Tony Blair?'
· YouTube and fan-made Star Wars videos
· Hackers Clone E-Passports
· Wireless driver security flaw affects Macs -- but not with native hardware
· Symantec error leaves vicars in a twist
· Updated Fedora Core 6 Schedule

August 4, 2006

· NZXT Apollo Orange Midtower Case Review @ Bigbruin.com
· Sansun Galaxy Case @ Bjorn3D
· Discarded joint lands woman in jail. Thanks Max.
· Madonna has problems with Rome. Thanks Anthony
· Windows games on Mac OS X
· GM, Ford plug into popularity of iPod
· Who Wants To Be A Superhero? episode 1 available online
· Angler speared by a giant fish
· Indian state bans soft drinks after Coke, Pepsi gets toxic label
· More Than 300 Get Rash in Mo. Park. Thanks, John
· Microsoft dares crackers to break Vista
· Apple installs XP on Apple Store iMacs to show off Boot Camp
· Cybercrooks add Ajax coding to bag of hacking tricks
· Circuit City invites wrath of the MPAA by copying DVDs
· FCC Supports Broadband over Power Lines
· Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case
· Now That’s Hot
· Music Industry Sues LimeWire
· PHP 4.4.3 released

August 5, 2006

· Paris Preaches Abstinence
· Kill a bird for Castro...
· Man Impaled by Steel Stake on Birthday
· Another Hokie Bird flies the coop
· Woman stuck to toilet seat
· Antec Neo HE 550 Power Supply @ Hardware Secrets
· MajorGeeks Support Forums Surpasses 500,000 Posts! Thank You!

August 6, 2006

· Playtime: Goggles; A Google Maps Flight Sim

August 7, 2006

· Razer Krait Optical Gaming Mouse @ Bjorn3D
· Vizo Propeller Card Cooler and Mirrorbox Card Reader Review @ Bigbruin.com
· MajorGeeks Battlefield 2 Server. Join Us @ 9:00 PM EST Every Night!
· This man can't buy a drink in any pub in town
· You might be a redneck ...
· Lawyers Say Jury Made Quick Decision Because They Couldn't Smoke
· Camaro to roar back by 2008
· ECS 945G-M3 MicroATX Motherboard Review @ The TechZone
· Samsung CLP-650N Network Color Laser Printer Review @ BFR
· Police arrest man after nunchuks threat
· Zalman CNPS-9500AT @ Overclockers Online
· Unnecessary Censorship 23
· You know anybody who needs an "anti-stupid" pill? (um, yes)
· Fedora Core 6 Test 2 (5.91) released
· Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals 3.0

August 8, 2006

· Man Run Over By 3 Vehicles, No One Stops To Help
· Stinky oil delivery goes to wrong house
· Poor weather grounds parachuting grandmother
· People Pong
· Ebay: 98 VW Beetle Original Nintendo Pokemon Pikachu Show Car
· Massive Manatee Is Spotted in Hudson River
· Congratulations Florida; Orlando Ties 1982 Homicide Record
· Photos of Anthrax with a MajorGeeks.Com shirt on. Too cool!
· Scarecrow Prank
· Microsoft August 2006 Security Releases ISO Image

August 9, 2006

· Man, 88, wants more kids
· These condoms won't penetrate the market...
· Calif. Man Arrested After Migrants Allegedly Sewn In Seats
· Robotic Garage Holds Customer Cars Hostage
· Tri-cities Police Wasted No Time Finding Stolen Doughnut Truck
· How not to open a grenade...
· 2-Year-Old Boy Injured When Cousin, 8, Takes Car
· Law rubs massage therapist the wrong way
· Husband Chases Down Alleged Supermarket Groper
· NTCompatibles Compatibility List tops 10,000 items.
· Linux Desktop Demo XGL (uses openGL) - Try something new

August 10, 2006

· Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS released
· Miss Piggy would blush - Muppet creators go adult
· Good Samaritan Becomes Bad Samaritan In 12 Minutes
· Police Taser Naked Man; Pictures, yes. Video, no :(
· Call girl takes deadbeat client to court
· Okie In Moonshine Bust
· Thieves steal U-Hauls for SoCal desert joyrides (Was that wrong?)
· Firefighters Accused Of Surfing Porn, MySpace On City Computers
· Jumping sturgeon whacks jet-skier
· Man Jailed For T-Shirt Over Face
· The Candy Man canned for error

August 11, 2006

· Windows Vista RC1 Availability Update
· Moo-ve over, Fido: Minicows popular pets
· Daily Reviews Summary 08/11/06 @NTCompatible.
· Church in unholy row with strip club
· S.C. bakery Bible study featured 'buns'
· Victims of Squirrel Attack Upset
· Advertisers will have to turn down the volume
· 'Joker' dozes off during robbery
· TIGTA Finds Inappropriate Email on 74% of IRS Employees' Computers
· Five Fat Girls Sought
· Ohio Minister, Wife, Busted on Kiddie Porn Charges (At least it's not another teacher story?)
· Man Seeks Out Police to Hand Over Marijuana Twice
· Japan man makes 37,760 calls to "kind" operators
· Virtual Smoke Break
· Chessboxing on ESPN, Playboy and Maxim
· Philips 190G6FB 19" LCD TV/Monitor review @ PCApex
· DVD Insider - Next Gen Copy Protection @ The TechZone
· Iriver T10 1GB MP3 Player Review at XYZ Computing
· Zalman Reserator 1 Plus Passive Computer Water Cooling System Review @ Tweaknews
· How To Replace Your Power Supply @ Hardware Secrets
· Britney's 'I'm ugly' video
· Having Fun With Neighbours Trying To Steal Your Wireless Internet

August 12, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/12/06
· openSUSE 10.2 Alpha3 released
· RIAA Wants to Depose Dead Defendant's Children

August 13, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/13/06

August 14, 2006

· Razer Pro Solutions 1.6 @ Bjorn3D
· Artificial Intelligence in Video Surveillance @ The TechZone
· Shure E4g Sound Isolating Earphones Review @ XYZ Computing
· Samsung SyncMaster 244T 24" WUXGA LCD Monitor @ BonaFideReviews
· Mom accused of helping son find robbery victim
· A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749
· Granny Fights Back
· Stars, before they were stars.
· Rape suspect requests trial delay, so he can marry alleged victim
· Who you calling a duck?
· Daily Reviews Summary 08/14/06 @ NTC
· 4Developers software delisted from MajorGeeks.Com
· School pays for student's reading failure
· Woman's 10-Year-Old License Plate Now Called Obscene
· Britney Spears - Retarded or on Drugs?

August 15, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/15/06
· Dirty Harry
· 72-year-old JC man cited for patronizing prostitution
· 'Line-Rage' at Athens Restaurant
· Snow White's dwarfs more famous than US judges: poll
· Culture scrub Boy George
· Four thousand Barbie dolls up for auction
· Robber seeking revenge targets wrong house
· Transcend JetFlash 210 1GB Finger Print USB Flash Drive Review @ Bigbruin.com
· Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweaknews.
· What's That Noise Coming From My Computer? @ The TechZone
· Sprint BlackBerry 7130e Review @ I4U
· Rocky Balboa: Trailer 1

August 16, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/16/06 @ NTCompatible.
· Security Update for Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Codename Longhorn Server Beta 2
· Lincoln Police Arrest Man For 226th Time
· Councilwoman Accused of Hitting Mayor
· General Zod for President in 2008
· AOL Prepares to Dig for Gold _ Literally
· Naked suspect nabbed by police
· Superheroes unmasked as drink drivers
· RIP: Character actor Bruno Kirby, 57, dies

August 17, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/17/06 @ NTCompatible
· Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta 2 "Odin" released
· Maine Mystery Beast Possibly Killed by Car
· 20 arrested at Saudi gay wedding
· Walken running for President in 2008
· Fantasy football sacks real work production: study
· Accused JonBenet killer says death accident: police
· Surveillance supervisor gets 20-day suspension (Was that wrong?)
· Talladega Night Ends In Arrest For Prankster
· Playtime: Pac-Xon
· Will this stop McDonald’s Hummer promo in its big, wide, obnoxious tracks?
· Battlefield 2 Ranked Server Online. Come Play With The Geeks @ 9 Tonight!
· MadTV - Stuart at the Therapist
· Zalman ZM-RF1 Reserator Fan Kit Review @ Tweaknews.net
· Casio EX-S600 Exilim Card 6 MP Digital Camera Review @ BFR

August 18, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/18/06 @ NT Compatible
· Crime does pay if you play high school football in Ohio
· Way Off Base
· North Port Police: Affair led to killing (With mugshot)
· Hudson's comments ignite fire on Net
· In Cold Case, Police Dig Deep
· Afghan Fishing

August 19, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/19/06 @ NT Compatible
· First Development Snapshot of KDE4: "Krash" released @ NT Compatible
· Man Delivers White Powder To North Bay Firefighter
· Customer turns table on would-be robber
· A shopping cart that doesn't run into things
· Florida Group Proposes Confederate Flag License Plate
· Driving while O'Reillying (with video)
· Police: Mother Slowed Down So Teen Could Shoot Man

August 20, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/20/06 @ NT Compatible
· Thermalright MST-9775 @ Overclockers Online
· Marimba Ponies
· Motorcycle crash
· Holy windfall, Batman
· Mass peel off starts in strip poker championship

August 21, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/21/06 @ NT Compatible
· JonBenet Suspect Heads to U.S. in Style
· Indiana Cat gets Gold Teeth
· MajorGeeks locals: Sunday school teacher fired for being female
· Police foil daring prison break-in
· Mumbai's "Hitler" eatery angers Indian Jews
· Tom and Jerry smoking scenes to be edited out
· This Bud’s For Me
· NEC MultiSync 20WMGX2 20 Inch Monitor Review @ I4U
· Thermaltake Purepower Power Express 250W SLI PSU Review @ Bigbruin.com
· Tuniq 2 Case @ Bjorn3D
· John Candy - Hollywood Squares
· Daily Reviews Summary 08/22/06 @ NT Compatible

August 22, 2006

· Crowds Throng to See Hindu Statues Drink
· Beatboxen Bush
· Porn broadcast stuns news viewers
· MajorGeeks locals: Police expect bumper pot crop
· Mental patient sues to see violent movies
· Van-driving toddler disrupts traffic
· Icy Dock MB452 Drive Enclosure Review @ XYZ Computing
· Man arrested for stealing own car
· Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks Review @ The TechZon
· Apack ZeroTherm BTF90 Intel Duo Core / AMD AM2 Processor Cooler Review @ Tweaknews.

August 23, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/23/06 @ NT Compatible
· Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals 3.1
· 12-Year-Old Holds SWAT Team At Bay
· How NOT to Drift in a Car
· Rap music blamed for teen pregnancy
· Helping others realize Guitar Hero is dangerous
· Rattlers freed in "Snakes on a Plane" theater prank
· 'No you don't' to wee-hour 'I do's'
· MajorGeeks locals part 2: US preacher defends belief women can't teach men
· ATI Chips Comparison Table @ Hardware Secrets

August 24, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/24/06 @ NT Compatible
· Mamma Mia! Twins are reunited 12,000 miles from home
· $50 million in mistaken refunds sent out by Medicare
· What gives driveway that crunch? Hubby
· Luckiest Skydiver in the World
· New WTC Complex Photos Highlight Bizarre Building 7 Collapse
· Man dressed as clown robs bank
· Boy Charged For Meowing At Neighbor Lady
· Man arrested after using child porn as screensaver
· nMedia HTPC 280BAV @ Overclockers Online
· Logitech G3 Laser Gaming Mouse Review @ The Tech Zone
· GARNOME "The sooner the better" 2.15.92 (2.16.0 RC)
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Re-Releases for August 2006

August 25, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/25/06 @ NT Compatible
· Henrico girl lucky at church fest, then luckier still, then luckiest
· Improv Everywhere: Slo-Mo Home Depot (Pics and video)
· Nagin Takes Swipe at NYC 9-11 Rebuilding
· Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Females
· Impatient driver charged in crash with TriRail train in Pompano Beach
· Man Takes Down 'Obscene Gesture' Art From Home
· The pancake song!
· Charlie's Angels Theme Song

August 26, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/26/06 @ NT Compatible
· Kingwin Absolute Power ABT-600CW Power Supply @ PCApex
· News - Biostar TForce 570 U Deluxe @ Overclockers Online
· South Africans Fall Victim to Oprah Scam

August 27, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/27/06 @ NT Compatible
· Deputies Arrest Naked Neighbor (Santa Claus look a like with mugshot)
· Teen Suspect Strikes Pose With Wads Of Cash
· Alleged N.Y. Killer Spent Time Locally in West Palm Beach
· Flash of wit (but police don't think it's funny)
· Man receives four years for necrophilia (Get in line girls, this ones available)
· Bob Marley, dreads and all, graces coins in Jamaica
· L.I. LO-LOTTO MA RIPS STATE
· Deputies chase male driver in dress (It's ok, it was in Florida)
· Jagger uses oxygen mask in bid to maintain stamina
· Chinese Sex Toys Confiscated in Vietnam
· Mo. Man Sends Porno Pictures of Ex-Wife
· World of Warcraft player flushes iPod down airline toilet causing bomb scare

August 28, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/28/06 @ NT Compatible
· A fundraiser in the buff
· Inmate Hides Handcuff Key Inside His Body
· Many in New Orleans can't afford insurance
· Pet snake taken by Animal Control (Thaks MySpace!)
· Father staples teen’s ear, leg (Thanks again, MySpace!)
· Driver high-tails it with coke, beer
· Best Buy Recommends Cybersh*t
· Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets
· Playtime: Cutie Quake
· Ultra Products Uninterruptable Power Supply Review @ XYZ Computing
· Rats Born to Mice in Bizarre Lab Work

August 29, 2006

· Windows Vista pre-RC1 Build 5536 available for download
· Daily Reviews Summary 08/29/06 @ NT Compatible
· SADDAM MADE TO WATCH 'SOUTH PARK' MOVIE REPEATEDLY
· Woman Crashes When Teaching Dog to Drive
· Teen: Didn't Miss Much in Captivity
· Letterman.Gates
· Gilligan's Minnow no longer lost
· Sloganizer
· Police car stolen; Punk taunts cops during chase, escapes
· Police: Vandalism Suspects Received Rides From Mother
· We know, we know (I dont think they do)
· Florida Student Arrested After Bomb Threat to Long Beach Airport (Uh-oh, Floridians travelling)
· Altec Lansing iM9 Portable Audio System Review @ XYZ Computing
· Western Digital Caviar SE16 400 GB Hard Drive Review @ The TechZone

August 30, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/30/06 @ NT Compatible
· ReactOS 0.3 released
· Playtime: Superman Returns
· 30-Inch Burrito Gives School Weapon Scare
· Dog's driving lesson ends in crash
· 500-Pound Woman's Caretakers Charged With Neglect
· Ultra Products X-Finity 500W PSU with Active PFC Review @ Bigbruin.com
· Victory WorldCard Office Card Scanner Review @ The TechZone
· AlphaShield Home Edition Firewall Review @ GruntvillE.com
· Web's First Commercial Videogame Website for Sale
· Online "banker" runs off with cash, avatars cry foul
· Festival Queen relinquishes crown over questionable web pictures
· Police Hunt 'Naked Tickler' In Central Fla.
· Duluth police pot holds pot
· Rio man saws woman in half over parking dispute

August 31, 2006

· Daily Reviews Summary 08/31/06 @ NT Compatible
· Gentoo Linux 2006.1 released
· Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab
· JAILED FOR BREACH OF THE PEES
· Phony cop arrested with the whole kit
· Tatt's spelt wrong, tatt is
· Prostitutes busted at Tampa massage parlor (No happy ending here)
· Rampage Suspect Thought 'Devil Was Coming To Him'
· Naples man killed trying to jump canal on ATV
· Lake Havasu City police looking for real-life Hamburglar
· HILTON'S CD IS INSTANT TANKER
· Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H @ Bjorn3D
· Zalman ZM-NWB1 Northbridge Waterblock Cooler Review @ Tweaknews.net
· Antec Fusion @ Overclockers Online
· You've Got Mail... and No Job
· Door-Opening Dog