With Google having launched its own satellite and now talking about establishing a "computer navy," one has to wonder how long before they just buy an island somewhere and establish themselves as an actual country.

If you’re running Vista, upgrading to iTunes 8 may not be such a good idea, according to Webmonkey, which also reports that Apple has issued a patch for iTunes 8. Nevertheless, you may want to think twice, or three times, before upgrading.

The other day, Buzz Out Loud Episode 807 alerted us to the remarkable story of how a snafu in Google News resulted in a billion-dollar stock run.

"You got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it — because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?"
—Col. Harland Sanders

“Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky”