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HTML5 Video - Oh the possibilities!

September 02, 2010 16:06

Normally, we here at ATLB try and bring you legal issues relevant to the Austin tech world, but I recently stumbled across and my first interactive, multi-window HTML5 video, and despite the lack of legal issues, I had an overwhelming desire to share it. Showcased as a "Chrome...

CVS: From Ad to Checkout, Promised Discounts Disappear

September 01, 2010 15:58

Last Friday, CVS sent out an email to customers offering “20% off your entire purchase in store or online*”. *MOUSE PRINT: “The 20% sale cannot be combined with another product sale running at the same time. You will receive the larger discount.” — disclaimer for...

Facebook Opens Fire on Teachbook

August 27, 2010 15:22

Once upon a time, most schools distributed annuals or pictures, names and some personal information about students so that other students could make connections. Then Mark Zuckerberg hacked into the Harvard computers and obtained private information of students and put that into a Hot or Not...

Facebook Opens Fire on Teachbook

August 27, 2010 15:22

Once upon a time, most schools distributed annuals or pictures, names and some personal information about students so that other students could make connections. Then Mark Zuckerberg hacked into the Harvard computers and obtained private information of students and put that into a Hot or Not...

Last Minute Car Renters Benefit from Hidden Price Drops

August 23, 2010 20:24

Unlike airlines that charge customers higher fares the closer to the departure date you make your reservation, some car rental firms actually lower the price as the rental date draws nearer.  They don’t advertise that fact, they just do it quietly. Example: MrConsumer helped a friend book a ...