[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120103_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google launched a website dedicated to providing information for the 2012 U.S. elections. If you visit google.com/elections you can find articles sorted by candidates, issues and trends. The site also provides links to the 2012 political calendar and YouTube’s politics channel which curates election coverage. In other Continue Reading →
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After failing to compromise over new rates, Time Warner Cable pulled the MSG Network and MSG+ from subscribers’ cable TV line-up. If you’re a fan of the New York Knicks or a local NHL team, you’ll miss many of this year’s games. Time Warner Cable claims that MSG asked for a 53% increase in rates. Continue Reading →
Verizon is dropping its plan to charge customers for one-time bill payments. The convenience charge would have cost customers $2 each time they used a credit or debit card over the phone or online. Over 100,000 people signed an online petition against the charges within a day of announcing the proposed fee. Read the full Continue Reading →
2012 begins a new era of energy efficiency for the most basic item in your home: the light bulb. The Energy Independence and Security Act signed into law in 2007 finally comes into effect, requiring manufacturers to offer light bulbs that are 25% more efficient than the traditional 100-watt bulb. Read the full article at Continue Reading →
The Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin has outlined a plan to create its own Internet, free of potential censorship. The plan would require the group to launch satellites into space, which in practice is a rather ineffective way to provide Internet coverage. The group’s long term plan is to put an amateur astronaut into space Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120102_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] After failing to compromise over new rates, Time Warner Cable pulled the MSG Network and MSG+ from subscribers’ cable TV line-up. If you’re a fan of the New York Knicks or a local NHL team, you’ll miss many of this year’s games. In other news, Verizon is Continue Reading →