Every December, millions of tech-savvy young people descend on their homes only to arrive to a long list of tech support issues that their parents need help with. A few of us at Google thought there had to be a better way that would save us all a few hours each December…
The result of our brainstorm was TeachParentsTech.org, a site that allows you to select any number of simple tech support videos to send to mom, dad or uncle Vinnie. The site is not perfect and hardly covers all the tech support questions you may be asked, but hopefully it’s a start!
Favre, dealing with effects of a shoulder strain suffered on Dec. 5, saw his NFL-record streak of 297 straight regular-season starts end in the Minnesota Vikings’ game against the New York Giants in Detroit.
The Vikings put Favre on the inactive list for Monday’s game. Tarvaris Jackson, who led the Vikings to a 38-14 win in Week 13 after Favre was injured on the opening drive, replaced Favre as the team’s starter.
The Geminid meteor shower for 2010 peaks overnight Monday with what promises to be a spectacular show for sky watchers who find themselves under clear, dark skies with an unobstructed view of the horizon.
By some estimates, the Geminid meteor shower – so named because they appear to the observer to be emanating from the constellation Gemini – could yield up to 120 shooting stars an hour for those watching under ideal viewing conditions between midnight and dawn Tuesday.
Beginning next year, Ukraine plans to open up the sealed zone around the Chernobyl reactor to visitors who wish to learn more about the tragedy that occurred nearly a quarter of a century ago, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday.
Chernobyl’s reactor No. 4 exploded on April 26, 1986, spewing radiation over a large swath of northern Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people were resettled from areas contaminated with radiation fallout in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Related health problems still persist.
Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal posted a series of methods your cat will use to get your attention while you are surfing the web. Cat owners will not be surprised by what finally works!
If you saw “The Social Network” movie, you may recognize the name of Winklevoss. That is the name of the twins in the movie and real life who hired Mark Zuckerberg to code the “Harvard Connection” They then sued Zuckerberg over intellectual property disputes. The suit was settled, but recently uncovered documents may take all of this litigation back into the courtroom.
The documents, which apparently were leaked to the site, were filed by Facebook’s legal representatives in response to the former classmates’ attempts to overturn a settlement they made with Zuckerberg three years ago.
