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Friday, May 07, 2010

Redesigning the Web for Touch Screens

In coordination with the Alcoholic Beverages Divisions (ABD), the Denison Police Department will offer another Tobacco Retailer Compliance Training Seminar on Thursday, May 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Denison Police Department meeting room. Registration for the free training is exclusively available via the Iowa ABD’s Web site at IowaABD.com. >> full story

Games For Windows Live's weekly top 20 games revealed

Filed under: Biz , Multiplayer Microsoft' s Games For Windows Live PC game service hasn't gotten as much attention from the company compared to their Xbox 360 business but today the Major Nelson web site revealed for the first time the top 20 Games For Windows Live titles that were played for the week of April 26. The list is based on unique users and for that particular week it was Grand Theft ...full story

JanRain cuts the hassle of registering (and registering again) at web sites

Online retailers have long tried to get consumers to register with an e-mail and password on their web sites. But as e-commerce has grown more popular, customers have grown weary of entering their personal data over and over at new sites. >> full story

20-year-old man falls from downtown building

SANDUSKY A 20-year-old Sandusky man remained in critical condition this morning with serious head injuries he suffered when he apparently fell out of a third-story window of a building in the 100 block E. Market St. early Wednesday, Sandusky Det. Sgt. John Orzech said. >> full story

Redesigning the Web for Touch Screens

A new crop of touch-based devices is changing the way users interact with Web pages. >> full story

The Web Struggling To Keep Up With The Stock Market Crash/Bounce

The web undergoes a "historic" change as a system that allows the first web addresses in non-Latin scripts is switched on. >> full story

Depressing App Shows You What You’ll Look Like in 20 Years

From the people who brought you MakeMeBabies and PicTreat comes In20Years , the web app that’s sure to give the plastic surgery industry a swift kick in the you-know-what. In 20 Years is basically what it sounds like — a tool that purports to show you your deteriorated mug two or three decades from now. Simply upload a full-face photo, choose your gender, desired age-bump, and whether or not you ...full story

Boeing nabs order for 20 777 jets

The Boeing Co. added an order for 20 of its 777 aircraft to its backlog this week. The order comes from an unidentified customer, according to Boeing's orders and deliveries Web site. The company also reduced its total for 777s by four, a cancellation announced last week by El Al Israel Airlines. >> full story

The Web Struggling To Keep Up With The Stock Market Crash/Bounce

In case you haven't been on Twitter in the past 20 minutes, the U.S. stock market is collapsing. Well, it was collapsing (the Dow was down over 1,000 points at one point), but now it's bouncing back. But you'd be forgiven if you have no idea what's going on just from watching the web, because frankly, it's struggling to keep up. It appears that under the weight of just about everyone checking ...full story