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April Fool's Day: April 1, 2005

April Fool's Day: April 1, 2005 04/01/2005 06:30 AM
Today is April Fool's Day so be wary of hoaxes and practical jokes, especially at news sites.Despite the date, rumors that Mac OS X Tiger will be anno...

Other News: April Fool's

Other News: April Fool's 04/01/2005 11:57 AM
Various websites are having a little fun with Apple today.

April Fool's Day Roundup

April Fool's Day Roundup 04/03/2005 11:41 PM
I really don't like posting on April Fool's Day; people never know whether to take you seriously or not. And I don't like posting jokes anyway. So anyway. Here on...

FC Now: April Fool's Day Gags II

FC Now: April Fool's Day Gags II 04/02/2005 06:37 AM
How many people logged into their Gmail accounts this morning and believed what they saw? I'll be the first to say I didn't blink an eye when the site told me I would get "Infinity +1" storage. Google has pleasantly...

FC Now: April Fool's Day Gags

FC Now: April Fool's Day Gags 04/01/2005 08:39 PM
Today of course is April 1. April Fool's Day. The workplace is a ripe venue for such gags. Last year, our factcheckers played a trick on some of the senior writers, telling them that certain key facts in just published...

Mozilla April Fool's Day Roundup

Mozilla April Fool's Day Roundup 04/05/2005 02:28 PM

Google April Fool's Search

Google April Fool's Search 04/05/2005 04:08 AM
Google April Fool's Search .. entire search engine .. .. I

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Google Gulps Down April Fool's Day

Google Gulps Down April Fool's Day 04/01/2005 11:48 AM
Just because Google has gone public doesn't mean it can't partake in some April Fool's Day laughs. The search giant has unveiled a line of juice drinks called Google Gulp, which claim to make you more intelligent and less thirsty. Each Gulp features "Auto-Drink" technology that changes one's brain chemistry for the better.

EFFector April Fool's Day edition

EFFector April Fool's Day edition 04/01/2005 05:12 PM
Cory Doctorow: We EFF staffers have spent the past week cracking each other up planning our April Fool's Day edition of the EFFector, EFF's weekly newsletter. It's online now:

RIAA Lawsuits Draw to a Close Washington, DC - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) this week announced that its litigation campaign against American filesharers will now end. Explained RIAA President Cory Shoreman, "In short, we sued 'em all. All 70 million, plus their parents, grandmothers, and roommates, have been properly brought to heel, for settlements ranging from between $3,000 and their entire net worth."

Shoreman continued, "The only logical result is that a properly chastened nation will now herd - peacefully, without protest - into the local malls to purchase from dusty, bulging shelves a dozen copies each of $18 Ashley Simpson copy-protected CDs."

"Why a dozen? Why, one CD for every RIAA-designed, government-approved listening device, of course! And then on top of that you've got to buy duplicates for back-ups in case any of them get scratched."

Twirling his moustachios and straightening his top hat, Shoreman chortled, "And they said the recording industry would never adjust to the Internet era!"

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"The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of
All Time "

"The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of
All Time " 04/04/2005 08:58 AM

Top 10 Worst April Fool's Day Hoaxes
Ever

Top 10 Worst April Fool's Day Hoaxes
Ever 04/02/2005 01:28 PM
10 Worst April Fool's Day Hoaxes .. Los 100 peores bulos .. truly awful .. details

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April Fool's Day Computer Pranks

April Fool's Day Computer Pranks 03/31/2005 05:36 PM
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Software Firm Has Fun on April Fool's
(AP)

Software Firm Has Fun on April Fool's
(AP) 04/01/2005 09:20 AM
AP - Norway's Opera Software ASA couldn't resist the temptation of an April Fool's joke heralding a breakthrough in peer-to-peer communications.

XML-Deviant: April Fool's Wisdom

XML-Deviant: April Fool's Wisdom 04/13/2005 05:58 PM
In this week's XML-Deviant column, Micah Dubinko reminds us that even playful messages to the XML-DEV mailing list have a serious footing.

"Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All
Time"

"Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All
Time" 04/02/2005 04:20 AM

Google quenches April Fool's thirst

Google quenches April Fool's thirst 04/03/2005 09:38 PM
iTnews Apr 4 2005 12:43AM GMT

Editors' Notes: Why I hate April Fool's
Day

Editors' Notes: Why I hate April Fool's
Day 04/01/2005 04:52 PM
Peter Cohen is no fan of April Fool’s Day. But that isn’t stopping him from rounding up today’s best tech-related pranks.

"list of other April Fool's jokes for
2005"

"list of other April Fool's jokes for
2005" 04/02/2005 11:08 AM

Urgo's list of April Fool's Jokes on
Websites

Urgo's list of April Fool's Jokes on
Websites 04/02/2005 05:11 AM
Keep track of those April Fool's website jokes .. (Urgo via /.) .. list

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April Fool's Day prompts Google, Apple,
Bush pranks

April Fool's Day prompts Google, Apple,
Bush pranks 04/01/2005 12:12 PM
Blog: April Fool's day is here, and pranksters worldwide are making merry. Probably the best roundup of jokes this year...

Boring Boring: Awesome April Fool's
parody of Boing Boing

Boring Boring: Awesome April Fool's
parody of Boing Boing 03/31/2005 11:46 PM
Xeni Jardin:

Some anonymous geniuses whipped up this incredibly thorough parody of Boing Boing. I LOLed until my very eyeballs popped out. The detail is frightening (note the "Studious Girls" ads), as is the volume of witty, nuanced little references to actual crap we've blogged. To wit:

HOWTO: De-everybody Boring Boring
Jason Gill says, "Someone has posted a script for GreaseMonkey (a Firefox extension that lets you add your own Javascript code to any website, to remove ads or add features) that automatically removes every post when viewing Boring Boring." We wish we had thought of that.

and

At last, an alternative to Firefox!
Firefox Alternative Chris James sez, "I got so tired of all the updates, lame plug-ins and the W3C evangelism of the Mozilla crowd that I've been looking around for an alternative to Firefox for quite some time. Finally, I've settled on a great free app called Internet Explorer -- and it looks like I'm not alone. According to my site stats, Explorer is running neck and neck with Firefox for marketshare. It's about time somebody gave those thugs at the Mozilla Foundation some competition." Link

Link to "Boring Boring: A Directory of Dull Things." It's a masterpiece. Thanks, smartass(es)!

Update: Looks like their webserver is acting squirrely. If you can't access the site, here's a partial screenshot: Link. Come back, you big tease!

USA Network offers iPod, iTunes contest

USA Network offers iPod, iTunes contest 06/01/2004 07:32 AM
The USA Network is offering a contest to promote its new "The 4400" series, which premieres on July 11th...

iCompositions offers 1GB of space,
launches contest

iCompositions offers 1GB of space,
launches contest 08/04/2004 02:56 PM
iCompositions, a large Apple GarageBand community site, today announced that every registered user will receive 1GB of free space to upload their GarageBand creations...

iCompositions offers 1GB free space,
$2,500 contest

iCompositions offers 1GB free space,
$2,500 contest 08/02/2004 05:06 PM
iCompositions, which allows anyone to upload and share the songs they've composed in GarageBand, has announced that each registered user will receive 1GB of free space for hosting their tunes on the site. In addition, iCompositions has launched the "iCompose, iWin" contest, which will give away prizes valued at over US$2,500 to the winners and runners-up in seven categories: Best Overall Song, Best Loop-Only Song, Best Non-Jam Pack Song, Best Vocals, Best Loop-Free Song, Most Helpful Member and Favorite Member. All registered users can nominate their favorite songs, except those they've composed, and members for prizes that include a 40GB 4G iPod, two USB keyboards, GarageBand tutorials and books, Jam Packs and more. The nominating process will end on Aug. 27.

April offers on ADSL Fast Internet

April offers on ADSL Fast Internet 04/11/2004 06:50 AM
Times Of Malta Apr 11 2004 10:28AM GMT

Jumsoft offers free domain, hosting in
Mac-only contest

Jumsoft offers free domain, hosting in
Mac-only contest 08/19/2004 03:19 PM
Jumsoft, a developer best known for its Keynote theme packs and such applications as Process and Money, announced on Thursday a contest aimed only at Mac users. Entrants are asked to craft proposals explaining how they would use the contest's prize -- the domain www.xcodelife.com, Mac OS X v10.3 Server and hosting services consisting of 5GB of drive space, 10GB of bandwidth, 20 e-mail addresses, 10 sub-domains, PHP, WebObjects, CGI and custom-installed software -- in the most creative manner. The company notes that there are no guidelines for entries; ideas mentioned by general manager Saulius Dallide include "a user-friendly Web site for Mac OS X developers, a magazine, a developer mailing list, [or] an open source project." Entries must be received by Sept. 30, however; visit its official Web site for more details.

Godspeed Computing Offers BETA and
Contest for Bible Toolbox

Godspeed Computing Offers BETA and
Contest for Bible Toolbox 04/19/2004 10:58 PM

Samsung Camera Offers Dream Vacation and
Hot New Digital Cameras to Contest
Winners

Samsung Camera Offers Dream Vacation and
Hot New Digital Cameras to Contest
Winners 12/17/2004 06:32 PM
Enter to win the National Dream Vacation Sweepstakes to win a trip to Hawaii, Palm Springs, Ca or the Florida Keys, or one of Samsung’s hottest new Digimax digital cameras [PRWEB Dec 13, 2004]

Win iPod mini from BeLight!

Win iPod mini from BeLight! 03/31/2005 11:31 AM
BeLight Software announces an April Fool's Day Contest on the most original, funny or unusual story or sample of business cards. The best one will be chosen by the judge, Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, and its owner will be awarded with an iPod mini. Two runner ups will get boxed editions of Business Card Composer. Participants need to send their stories or samples to press@belightsoft.com between March 31 and April 21, 2005.

BeLight Software releases Mail Factory

BeLight Software releases Mail Factory 07/23/2004 09:27 AM
Odessa, Ukraine-based BeLight Software on Friday released Ma il Factory, a new utility that enables you to take data from Address Book, Entourage, Eudora and Now Contact to produce professional-looking address labels and envelopes. Mail Factory sports dozens of ready-made designs and also includes more than 500 pieces of clip art. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.2 or later. It costs US$29.95, and can be downloaded from the BeLight Web site now. For more information and a screen shot you can also view Mac Central's previous coverage.

BeLight Software announces Business Card
Composer 3.0

BeLight Software announces Business Card
Composer 3.0 12/24/2004 12:41 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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BeLight ships envelope, label design
software

BeLight ships envelope, label design
software 07/23/2004 09:45 AM
BeLight Software today announced the immediate availability of Mail Factory, is new tool to design and print envelopes, shipping and address labels...

"The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules"

"The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules" 08/02/2004 03:12 PM

The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules

The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules 08/01/2004 03:33 AM
The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004 Amatuer Contest Rules

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Recent Forum Discussions (April 10 -
April 17, 2005)

Recent Forum Discussions (April 10 -
April 17, 2005) 04/17/2005 03:52 AM
The MacMerc Forums are an excellent place to ask questions about something you're trying to do with your Mac or post comments about the news floating around the Mac web. Here are a few threads that are looking for input:

• d avepark questions the possibility of seeing wide-screen iBooks in the near future.
• l ux shares with us a new site dedicated to Dashboard widget development.
• garmp is looking for a wireless mouse.
• Alec wants to know if you're happy with 10.3.9. ... And, if you aren't happy with it, did you remember to follow the recommended routine maintenance procedures?
• RickMacM erc wants you to describe MacMerc.com. ... Please use more than one word.

As always, you can subscribe to the MacMerc Forums in your RSS reader and keep track of just the new thread titles or verbose coverage of all activity. Of course if you want to do more than just lurk, you're going to have to regi ster with the forums and post!

Recent Forum Discussions (April 2 -
April 9, 2005)

Recent Forum Discussions (April 2 -
April 9, 2005) 04/09/2005 06:15 PM
The MacMerc Forums are an excellent place to ask questions about something you're trying to do with your Mac or post comments about the news floating around the Mac web. Here are a few threads that are looking for input:

• s ooty is looking for "electrical circuit design software for Macs."
• m artini is looking for an experience Flash user.
• pandamout h is looking for a good and inexpensive monitor.
• RickMacMe rc wants us to share our transparent desktops. ... Show me yours, and I'll show you mine.
• graydog is looking for a good scroll mouse. ... I caught one in the traps last week.
• cdemilio< /strong> is having troubles with disappearing text in Quark 4/Classic. ... If you know the whereabouts of cdemilio's text, please respond.
• F lyByKnight may have discovered a major Quark bug. ... no comment.
• m kennedy's boss has a problem with colos looking different after waking up. ... "What and how much is your Art Director drinking when he's out at lunch?"
• g raydog is looking for testimonials on any of the Biometric fingerprint readers.

As always, you can subscribe to the MacMerc Forums in your RSS reader and keep track of just the new thread titles or verbose coverage of all activity. Of course if you want to do more than just lurk, you're going to have to regi ster with the forums and post!

Don't Let April 1 Be April "Phools" Day:
Federal Trade Commission, National
Consumers League and Microsoft Warn
Internet Users of Phishing Scams

Don't Let April 1 Be April "Phools" Day:
Federal Trade Commission, National
Consumers League and Microsoft Warn
Internet Users of Phishing Scams 03/31/2005 07:01 PM
In sharp contrast to the harmless pranks that will be played on April Fools' Day, deceptive phishing schemes are no laughing matter. To strike a blow against criminals who prey on Internet users, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), National Consumers League and Microsoft Corp. today urged consumers to beware of phishing schemes aimed at stealing their identities.

The Fool's Look Ahead

The Fool's Look Ahead 09/17/2004 10:40 AM
The Motley Fool's Rick Munarriz takes a look at the business week that approaches.

Fool's World Map

Fool's World Map 08/03/2004 11:27 PM
Fool's World Map: "This is a project visualizing the world map which many fools in the world imagine. If you can see this map comfortably, you are definitely a fool." The creator updates and reformats the malleable map based completely on capricious, erroneous geographical inconsistencies found within oblvious statements from his comment logs. Examples: (095. Upper right side of Germany became Australia due to a posting by another stupid American thinking "Australia is beside Germany.") and (001. Due to a Texan who thinks "Japan is accessible from Texas by car", Japan and Texas is land-attached."). He also has a page of user-submitted maps, where he encourages you to create your own global eyesore and send it to him.
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BeLight offers April Fool's Day contest