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LogicielMac Update keeps your applications current (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Filed under: SoftwareSoftware Update is pretty awesome for Apple software, but have you ever wanted that functionality for the rest of your apps? 19-year-old developer Louka Desroziers created a nifty little menubar app called LogicielMac Update that checks for updates to the applications installed on your machine. There are options to automatically download the updates and install them. You can also create an ignored list of apps that you don't want to update. |
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Indigo 3.0, increased geekiness for your home (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Filed under: SoftwareOnce upon a time, my house was alive. It would wake me up with an hour-long procedure of ramping up the lights and using a zen chime at increasing intervals. Once the hour was up, it would check to see if I had opened the bathroom door yet and, if not, scold me with increasing levels of profanity for sleeping too late. It would read me the weather and top headlines while I brushed my teeth. |
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News Corp. posts gain in 3rd quarter (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: Fox, cable, newspapers help boost profits -- News Corp. posted a 16% gain in operating profit of $1.4 billion for the third quarter, reflecting strength in the Fox broadcast net, cable programming and newspapers. |
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Bill targets teen gamers (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: Political pair seek videogame ID checks -- With "Grand Theft Auto IV" in the headlines, a bipartisan pair of House members has introduced a bill that would require videogame retailers to check identification in order to prevent minors from buying games intended for adults. |
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AFTRA nixes SAG request for delay (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: Move underlines division between two unions -- In a move that underlines the deep divisions between the two performers? unions, AFTRA is not letting the Screen Actors Guild get back into the negotiating room with the majors -- at least for a few weeks. |
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'Hard Candy' a sweet success (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: Madonna tops charts for seventh time -- Madonna has secured her seventh No. 1 album, selling 280,000 copies of "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.) in the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan data. |
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'Iron Man' stirs up change at Marvel (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: Blockbuster causes ripple in executive ranks -- The success of "Iron Man" is already sending a ripple effect through the executive ranks at Marvel Studios, with Kevin Feige upped to president and David Maisel set to continue as chairman of the film division through 2010. |
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Fox leads ratings with reality hits (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: 'Idol,' 'Kitchen' heat up Tuesday -- Fox was the easy winner in key demos on Tuesday behind "American Idol" and "Hell's Kitchen," while ABC was stronger than usual thanks to a "Dancing With the Stars" special and potent numbers for the results-show edition of the program. |
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Cannes honors Warner Bros. (May 07 2008 23:33 GMT) - Front Page: Cannes Classics unveils program -- The Cannes Film Festival will pay tribute to Warner Bros.? 85th anniversary by bowing Richard Schickel?s PBS docu ?You Must Remember This: |
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