Jen Mattison

SONY WARNS OF GLITCH INVOLVING PLAYSTATION 3 ONLINE NET

     NEW YORK (AP) - A warning if you have one of the older Sony

PlayStation 3. Sony says there’s a glitch that knocks PS3 users off

the game console’s online network. And Sony says if you keep using

the machines, you might lose data. In a blog post yesterday, Sony

says it believes the problem is caused by a bug in the clock

functionality built into the system - similar to the Y2K bug that

was caused so much fear a decade ago. Sony notes the problem

affects only the older PlayStation 3 models - not the newer, slim

version that went on sale in September. Sony urges customers not to

use the older PlayStation 3 systems until the problem is resolved.

     Sony PlayStation blog site: http://blog.us.playstation.com

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The snow may not be piling up as much as organizers might have liked, but the medal count for the U.S. sure has. You can keep tabs on the 2010 Games in Vancouver from the Games’ official site: it has complete results and

schedule information, as well as photos and videos of the competition.

     On the ‘Net:

     Vancouver Games site: http://www.vancouver2010.com/

to receive text messages  that contain wellness tips for pregnant women, the so-called text4baby campaign is the first free,

health education program in the U.S. to harness the reach of mobile phones,

Under the new service, mothers-to-be who  text the word  “BABY” to 511411  will receive weekly text messages,  timed to their due date or their baby’s birth date.

CHECK IT OUT: About a year ago, a British woman named Karen noticed that her husband was saying the strangest things in his sleep, so she started Sleep Talkin’ Man, which became one of the new year’s first viral sensations. The blog collects hubbie Adam’s strangest lines, like “I haven’t put on weight. Your eyes are fat.” See for yourself:

http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/

He wants his dad to stop smoking, and John has apparently agreed to do it if his son can get 1,000,000 fans on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=202540109208

or other toys for that matter?

EQUATION CALCULATES TOYS’ PLAY VALUE: Psychologist Cliff Arnall has created an equation that is designed to calculate a toy’s ‘play value’ based on factors including cost, the amount of time a child is expected to spend with it and whether it encourages social interaction. A toy that scores 40 or above is considered to to be of excellent value.

Check out the equation: http://tinyurl.com/yeyz3rs

very cool, but I’m sure very HEAVY… it’s an iPhone costume!!  See for yourself:

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/25/found-footage-iphone-costumes-are-either-genius-or-deeply-misgu/

Made out of LCD screens, and powered by car batteries… apparently the costume weighs 85 lbs!  And good luck sitting down in that one!

   IN THE NEWS: WATCH THAT COMPUTER!!!

- We already know that the government takes seriously the possibility of a large outbreak of swine flu. But the Obama administration is also trying to get Americans to take seriously the possibility of another outbreak - computer viruses and worms. Cyber security experts say most Americans fail to take

the basic precautions needed to protect themselves and others from

online trouble. 

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