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In the News

MILTON, Mass. —Massachusetts police said an armed bank robber attempted to flee pursuit by driving a Vespa motor scooter onto an expressway.

Police hope that, in the future, more criminals will make an effort to look that cool.

HILDESHEIM, Germany —German authorities said a British man has been arrested for allegedly conning people into buying potatoes disguised as iPods and other electronics.

The victims realized the fraud when they discovered that the potatoes actually supported Flash and picture messaging.

FAIR OAKS, Calif. —A California teenager announced the creation of an iPhone application called “A Note to God,” which allows users to send their prayers into cyberspace.

A spokesperson for Heaven said they were surprised at how many people were praying for help in moving large sums of money out of Nigeria accounts.

CLEARWATER, Fla. —U.S. professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife, Linda, say they have reached a settlement in their divorce case.

Lawyers say that, under the terms of the agreement, the deed to the couple’s house will be placed at the top of a ladder inside a steel cage, and the first spouse to reach it will win the title.

AUGUSTA, Maine —Canadian logging companies routinely violate laws by hiring foreign loggers to work in Maine and discouraging local ones from applying, a state official says.

Officials are openly wishing that the companies wooden do that.

NEW YORK —U.S. markets closed mixed Tuesday after technology giant IBM said it would purchase software analysis firm SPSS for $1.2 billion.

The new company is said to be desperately in need of more vowels.

Could Apple and ATT have been lying to us?

They said it couldn’t be done. They said the radio simply wouldn’t allow it. But that, as it turns out, is hooey. Despite Apple’s protestations to the contrary, it appears that the original iPhone is perfectly capable of sending and receiving Multimedia Messages (MMS).

Of course, that doesn’t mean there’s necessarily an above-board way to, in the words of Jean-Luc Picard, make it so. However, if you happen to have jailbroken your phone and have access to the Cydia installer, you can find an application called, intuitively enough, ActivateMMS2G.

Now, your results may vary, and even if you do manage to get MMS enabled, its use may be limited by your wireless provider, so, as always, proceed at your own risk. The package also advises not installing on the 3G or 3GS, so, well, don't.

Frankly, Apple’s claim always seemed to be a little suspect to me. There are plenty of cheap and free phones on the market that handle MMS adroitly and have been doing so for years—you’re telling me that one of the most advanced smartphones on the market in 2007 couldn’t deal with sending picture messages?

And still we continue to await AT&T completing whatever strange and sinister incantations and rituals are required to get MMS on the iPhone 3G and 3GS. My life will not be complete until I can send pictures of my cat doing funny things to everybody I have ever met.

Yes, these people do exist.

Serial-Numbers-We-Love-You

I type in my share of cryptic serial numbers. Product registrations, software keys, warranty info–any number of associated features and services are often only accessible by entering in a series of letters and numbers. And over the years, I’ve developed an opinion or two about them. Here are some:

First, do serial numbers have to be so long? If you’re Adobe and you’re protecting an entire suite of products, well then, OK. You have a big product. But a children’s toy or a power tool? If you have a kid on your lap, do you really want a parent to type LL95-TG6H-ES64-G9D7-XTS7-MX96-3JAA??? I say, if someone is able to hack the Beanie Babies 2.0 code system, they’ve earned their virtual stuffed animal. Keep in mind that the IRS tracks the entire US Population with just nine numerical characters.

Second, PLEASE stop mixing numerals like zero or one, with letters like lower case l or captital O. They both look the same and I can’t tell which is which.

Third, make the code you want REALLY OBVIOUS in the packaging. Too frequently, I get a box full printed matter, each with an assortment of numerals. We often don’t know the difference between a UPC, WebID, or the 56 other random sets of numbers included with the product. If you require a code, make it obvious.

Finally, stop waterboarding my brain with a form that asks me to fill in my name, pets name, mother’s birthplace, and the place where my great Aunt Alice first tasted ice cream before submitting me to a 34 character typing test, only to give me an error, and making me start from scratch. At the very least, let me prove my validity to you up front, and then treat me with the dignity worthy of a paying customer.

Anyone else fed up? Then join me, by registering at my free Web site, Just use the serial number 100looI-o0ol1lii7H65-sdf*^@(&%^-$/25565xylt-34-ZTstr (it is case sensitive).

A few props to fortunes!

After reading this fortune, I am taking these numbers to and going to Vagas...Vegus...Veges.. That place where you can win money.

More props to Chinese English (Engrish I think it is called)!

This is quite the airline!

Some folks will do anything to prevent the swine flu.

Gotta love the Chinese.