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IT Employment Goes Up in October


In a recently issued news release; the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), has announced that employment of IT professionals rose 0.23%, or 8,200, in October, to 3,525,600. Since last October IT employment is up 1.2%.
The increase seems to be attributed to not only the computer systems sector, but also within the financial [...]

Student Gets $117,500 for Bitching About His Teachers


A New Jersey kid just scored over 100,000 dollars today. Ryan Dwyer filed a lawsuit two years ago against his middle school, yes middle school, because the school forced him to shut down a blog he created. They forced him to shut down his blog because he was bashing the school, and criticizing [...]

Motorola’s MOTODRIVE will be watching you go to work…


Motorola has been developing a system to wirelessly monitor cars using their MOTODRIVE technology to quickly, securely, and reliably send large amounts of wireless data from transmitter devices, which are mounted on light poles along the roadside.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is helping fund the deployment of the system for a real-world testing of practical [...]

The Police Snoop on Sony for Snooping on Customers


The European police have been called in to look into Sony’s BMG music service. Computer software giant Computer Associates has tipped the Police that Sony may be spying on its customers as a way to end the theft of illegal pirating of music. According to an organization with the longest acronym for a [...]

Google Talk is now available…


Google talk located at talk.google.com is now available as a beta test. It is a fully featured (and advanced, I might add) instant messaging client from your friends at Google.
Here is one of the first few pics on the net from the new IM client.
I’m guessing within a few hours everyone on the net [...]

mobiBLU now available at Walmart


The mobiBLU DAP (the worlds smallest DAP) is now available at your local Walmart. These tiny little guys have actually been putting together some decent reviews. Walmart has this DAP available for 129.72 and in a rainbow of colors to suit your tastes. According to Walmart’s website, the portable player will work [...]

Family Guy Movie


Seth MacFarlane, the creator of “Family Guy”, has announced that the direct-to-DVD movie titled “Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story” will be released on September 27th!
This has got to be the greatest show on TV (disagree with me? Prove it below!). The price will be set at $29.98. I can [...]

Samsung first to mass produce faster graphics chip


Samsung Electronics has announced that they are the first supplier to mass produce graphic ships for the next generation of video games.
They are claiming that they have started making 512-megabit graphics DDR3 memory chips for the latest and greatest in video technology. The chips run at incredibly fast speeds of 1.6 gigabits with a [...]

Where are we?


Where has the MGB crew been lately?
Well…Vacation!
We just got back from an extended vacation (one day longer due to weather) and are ready to post some more stories.
The question is…
Are you ready for it?

Britney Spears most popular celebrity virus


Britney Spears has been named the most popular choice to use as a tool to get people to open up malicious viruses. Security software company Panda Software conducted the research by searching through seven years worth of viruses.
This is the rest of the list:

Britney Spears
Bill Gates
Jennifer Lopez
Shakira
Osama Bin Laden
Michael Jackson
Bill Clinton
Anna Kournikova
Paris Hilton
Pamela Anderson
Umm, [...]