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

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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

museumofhoaxes.com/worstaprilfools.html
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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

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

googleaprilfools.com
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Mozilla April Fool's Day Roundup

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

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.

"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

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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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.

April Fool's Day Computer Pranks

April Fool's Day Computer Pranks 03/31/2005 05:36 PM
About Mar 31 2005 9:39PM GMT

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

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

BeLight offers April Fool's Day contest

BeLight offers April Fool's Day contest 03/31/2005 09:51 AM
BeLight Software today announced an April Fool's Day Contest on the most original, funny or unusual story or sample of business cards...

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

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

urgo.org/aprilfools.html
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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...

Editors' Notes: Camp different

Editors' Notes: Camp different 06/24/2005 05:04 PM
Looking to keep the kids busy this summer? Try Apple Camp.

Editors' Notes: What Comes After Tiger?

Editors' Notes: What Comes After Tiger? 04/12/2005 05:24 PM
Tiger's Almost Here. So let's start talking about what's going to be in the next version of Mac OS X!

Editors' Notes: Getting Downgraded

Editors' Notes: Getting Downgraded 04/05/2005 03:08 PM
Why would you add a new feature to a program and then continually make it less functional? In the case of iTunes Sharing, it's all about politics.

Editors' Notes: Pledged to the Mac

Editors' Notes: Pledged to the Mac 04/11/2005 03:01 PM
Rob Griffiths got a first-hand look at how a Mac-based system is helping Oregon Public Broadcasting handle its pledge drives.

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 03:38 PM
Fretting over the activation features added to Adobe Creative Suite 2? You really shouldn’t be.

Editors' Notes: The buyout blues

Editors' Notes: The buyout blues 04/18/2005 06:11 PM
Adobe’s planned purchase of Macromedia means Web designers will have one less choice in the narrowing marketplace for visual Web design programs.

Editors' Notes: The Jobs Amendment

Editors' Notes: The Jobs Amendment 06/17/2005 04:33 PM
Power management, as much as megahertz, will be the driving force in chip design. And that helps explain Apple’s decision to do business with Intel.

Editors' Notes: Apple Goes to Vegas

Editors' Notes: Apple Goes to Vegas 04/17/2005 09:40 PM
Jonathan Seff reports on the slew of software Apple announced at the NAB show in Las Vegas

Editors' Notes: Au revoir, Rendezvous

Editors' Notes: Au revoir, Rendezvous 04/15/2005 03:58 PM
Apple’s zero-configuration networking technology undergoes a Francophilic name change in Tiger.

Editors' Notes: Fixing a hinge

Editors' Notes: Fixing a hinge 03/31/2005 07:36 PM
Scholle Sawyer McFarland has a PowerBook with a broken hinge. Do you have a suggestion for how to repair it?

Editors' Notes: Poll position

Editors' Notes: Poll position 06/24/2005 04:52 PM
The latest Macworld Reader Panel survey found that Mac users have some lingering questions about the transition to Intel chips. Does Apple have the answers?

Editors' Notes: Stupid headline tricks

Editors' Notes: Stupid headline tricks 04/13/2005 10:48 PM
With OS X 10.4 on its way, Jim Dalrymple hopes that, instead of leading the usual onslaught of Tiger-themed puns, headline writers will change their stripes.

Macworld Editors' Notes Webl0g: How
AirTunes Works

Macworld Editors' Notes Webl0g: How
AirTunes Works 06/08/2004 03:02 AM
MacWorld on Airtunes with interviews and stuff. So excited. Can't buy it yet in the UK. Nnnngh .. How AirTunes Works

macworld.com/weblogs/editors/archives/000212.php
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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!

Lab Notes from UC Berkeley, April
edition

Lab Notes from UC Berkeley, April
edition 04/08/2005 12:19 PM
David Pescovitz: My April issue of Lab Notes from UC Berkeley's College of Engineering is now online. Inside...

* Simulating You: Digital doppelgangers for medical applications

* Hunting for Black Gold: Arming wild-catters with 3D ultrasound

* Community Water Works: Cheap water purification for developing nations

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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!

Some lesbians hate "She Hate Me"

Some lesbians hate "She Hate Me" 08/16/2004 10:06 AM
Spike Lee's film is criticized for pandering to male fantasies rather than revealing the real complexities of gay women's lives.

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.
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