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Rain, rain stay away ... and other headlines

Cool Fireworks!

Hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend! I think the 5 million people who live up in New England with me drove away the rain in the forecast with sheer stubborn will!

Now, for a light day after a holiday, here are some headlines to peruse!

Are you a business traveler looking to capitalize on sweet technology? Turns out hotels around the country are investing in video conferencing rooms to bring more people in on a face-to-face meeting. Which begs the question ... why are people even traveling anymore to the hotel if they can just video conference? Seems like that would save lots on airfare to me.

UGH -- there are some seriously annoying things on the internets these days. Here's a story that really gets at the heart of the worst offenders. My own list includes pop-unders and automatic video players. Grrr...

I wasn't aware of the contentious, bitter history naming elements on the periodic table have had...

In case you ever really wanted to know what's behind those 'secret' recipes Coke and KFC claim to keep so close to the vest, Bad Science columnist Ben Radford reports on a new book outing the companies and their shady 'secret' practices.

This is an interesting article on the evolution of keyboards and the tough time companies have in changing their layouts. I didn't know people were so touchy about it, but I guess when somethings are really ingrained, they tend to stick ...

Remember when Mi-6 was all over Facebook? Well, the new chief has smartened up.

USAToday's Ed Baig takes on the Google vs. Bing debate -- and without really saying anything new, praises Bing quite nicely. Make that change!










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