Posts Tagged ‘internet’
FAA: Jet no danger to Golden Gate Bridge
The Federal Aviation Administration says a United Airlines jet that appears to buzz over the Golden Gate Bridge in videos circulating on the Internet had posed no danger. See the rest here: FAA: Jet no danger to Golden Gate Bridge
Report: Facebook apps leak personal info
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 10 popular Facebook applications have been transmitting users' personal identifying information to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies. View post: Report: Facebook apps leak personal info
Fla. man to get $650,000 for strip club injury
A South Florida attorney says his client will get $650,000 after a dancer's platform shoe shattered his eye socket at a strip club. Read more: Fla. man to get $650,000 for strip club injury
Verizon Service Down For Back Bay, BU
Verizon telephone and Internet customers in the Back Bay and at Boston University lost service after a cable was accidentally cut last night. Verizon doesn't know how many clients were affected. The service should be back today. Hopefully, it won't affect fantasy football picks at BU. Here [...]
Accident disrupts Verizon service in the Back Bay
Globe Staff Verizon Communications Inc. said that its telephone and Internet customers in the Back Bay and on the Boston... More: Accident disrupts Verizon service in the Back Bay
Bostonist Wants to Know..
Today, the Internet is forcing Bostonist to ponder questions on we've never pondered before. For example... Why is it so hard to find a McRib? Yahoo on McRib . Excerpt from: Bostonist Wants to Know..
Crash & Burn: Don’t Burn Your Mail
Image by baumannphoto from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . If a vehicle crashes or something burns, read about it here. Wednesday's two-alarm fire in Mattapan was reportedly started by a woman burning her mail. Two sisters saved residents in the building by alerting them to the fire. A [...]
Ready, set, DIY
These days, more cash-strapped homeowners are looking to save money by taking on home renovation projects themselves. "There is so much information out there in this age of the Internet, you can find out how to do virtually any home renovation project,'' says Kevin O'Connor, host of PBS's "This Old [...]
Year of the tablet? Competitors eye iPad
Research in Motion Ltd. showed off its tablet for the first time today, which is set to launch it early 2011. The PlayBook, as the device will be called, has a 7-inch screen, making it half the size of the iPad. More: Year of the tablet? Competitors eye iPad
Is that Harvard on the Silver Screen?
Harvard has become cinematic shorthand for the highest echelon of academic excellence. But most of the movies -- including "The Social Network" which opens Oct. 1 -- that say they take place at Harvard don’t. Original post: Is that Harvard on the Silver Screen?
