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Archive for December, 2006

Finally, Saddam on a rope

Friday, December 29th, 2006 Posted in Blogging, Communication, Crime, Iraq War, News, Television, military, video | 1 Comment »

At 10:14 p.m. EST Friday, MSNBC is reporting that Saddam Hussein, former dictator of Iraq, has been executed by hanging (at 6 a.m. Baghdad time) for the deaths of 148 ... Read more..

Steve Jobs cooking options books?

Friday, December 29th, 2006 Posted in Apple, Business, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Internet, News, technology | 1 Comment »

Well, who's had a better year than Apple CEO Steve Jobs? Looks like it could end on a sour note...The Drudge Report is breaking news of a controversy ... Read more..

Drugs, sports, and sports writers a bad mix

Thursday, December 28th, 2006 Posted in Communication, Digital Life, Entertainment, Football, Gadgets and toys, Sports | No Comments »

The hypocrisy of sports writers amazes me sometimes. On one hand, sports reporters and columnists praise the aggressiveness of pro athletes, but then condemn them when they go a ... Read more..

Female bloggers warm winter hearts

Thursday, December 28th, 2006 Posted in Blogging, Business, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Internet, technology | No Comments »

Continuing the flood of "top whatever" lists for 2006, here's Gizmodo's take on the Top 10 female bloggers for the year. Kudos to Geekbrief.TV host Cali Lewis (pictured right), for her ... Read more..

Merry Christmas, now wait…

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 Posted in Apple, Business, Communication, Computers, Digital Life, Entertainment, Gadgets and toys, Holidays, Hollywood, Internet, Music, News, technology | No Comments »

If you're one of the lucky iPod gift getters or got an iTunes gift card for the holidays, sounds like you've got a long wait ahead of you to claim ... Read more..

I called it! Fireplace DVD!

Monday, December 25th, 2006 Posted in Blogging, Business, Digital Life, Entertainment, Gadgets and toys, Holidays, Movies, Shopping, technology, video | 2 Comments »

Last week, I wrote about a TV network in New York that shows video of a burning yule log in a fireplace on Christmas. Today, I'm opening up Christmas gifts at ... Read more..

HDL on Christmas vacation

Sunday, December 24th, 2006 Posted in Blogging, Britney Spears, Digital Life, Holidays, Internet, Weird Stuff, video | 1 Comment »

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all blog readers out there in the world. Our best to you and your families on this festive season. Hard Drive Life is busy ... Read more..

Britney to tell all to Vanity Fair?

Friday, December 22nd, 2006 Posted in Blogging, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Digital Life, Entertainment, Hollywood, Kevin Federline, Lindsay Lohan, Music, Paris Hilton, Television | No Comments »

Just a whiff of a Britney Spears Watch update, there's buzz that the pop tart is giving a tell-all exclusive interview to Vanity Fair magazine, covering her kids, partying and ... Read more..

UPDATE from Cingular: Oh, heck no!

Friday, December 22nd, 2006 Posted in Blogging, Business, Communication, Digital Life, Gadgets and toys, Internet, News, Pennsylvania, Shopping, technology | No Comments »

The Consumerist, the blog that broke the news about Cingular's text-message rate increase and the loophole that lets users out of their contract penalty-free due to the changes, had an ... Read more..

No deep-frying turkeys at the airport!

Friday, December 22nd, 2006 Posted in Communication, Crime, Entertainment, Food, Holidays, Humor, News, Weird Stuff, animals | No Comments »

OK, we've made it clear you can't run your baby through the x-ray machine at airports. Now, the TSA security nazis are at it again, making sure we can't deep-fry turkeys ... Read more..