Why I Love Local News: Naked Rampage: OC Man Kills Dog, Covers Himself in Coffee
December 30, 2009
"'He may have been under the influence of drugs,'" Amormino said." You think?
Full story (WVIT-TV of Hartford, Conn.)
Reporting: Lack of Broadband Cripples Much of Rural America
December 28, 2009
In many rural areas, the “information superhighway” is really more like a one-lane dirt road. The least-served areas encompass entire states and regions, especially in the Plains and the Midwest, the parts of America that are the farthest from big urban centers: all of the Dakotas, eastern Montana, northern Minnesota, eastern Oregon, the Missouri-Iowa border and nearly all of Appalachia. That lack of service can leave rural residents and businesses at a real disadvantage.
Full story (Alex Johnson/msnbc.com)
Why I love local news: Memphis Attorney Bit Off Part of Man's Nose in Restaurant Scuffle
December 18, 2009
"While he admitted to biting off part of Herbers' nose, Lambert says he didn't swallow it, but spit it out."
Full story (WMC-TV of Memphis, Tenn.)
Newspapers in crisis: It has come to this ...
December 15, 2009
After 199 layoffs, The Miami Herald is now adding a link to all articles soliciting donations from readers. "We're putting it out there to see if it works, to see what the response is," a Herald glass officer says.
Fixing Android's biggest annoyance
December 11, 2009
As the user of a mobile phone running Google's Android OS, I've been exasperated by the browser's inability to handle bookmarklets — tiny pieces of javascript that you can run inside Web pages to mark up content, share pages, pump up navigation, etc. If you save Web pages to Instapaper or Evernote, or if you use any of several varieties of Lastpass, you're using bookmarklets, which are saved in a browser's favorites or bookmarks folder.
The problem is that when you save a bookmark in any Webkit-derived browser in Android, the system insists on appending "http://" at the beginning. This breaks javascript bookmarklets, some of which I use constantly in my daily work.
If you're in the same boat, here's how to enable bookmarklets in Android:
- Get My Bookmarks (free) from the Market
- Export your desktop computer's Chrome, FF or IE bookmarks
- Go to the My Bookmarks site on your desktop computer (http://bit.ly/8WXIDf)
- Upload the generated file
- Load My Bookmarks on your Android device
- Begin importing
- Choose "One by One"
- Import only the bookmarklets (plus any other bookmarks you want on your device)
The bookmarklets will now be in your Android browser without the http:// prefix.
Why I love local news: Man Claims House Damaged by Neighbor's Licking Cows
December 11, 2009
[Davis] says he left messages with his neighbor to tell him about the hungry heifers. When Davis got no response, he called the sheriff. "I said 'They’re licking the house.' They licked all the sealant and stuff off the back of the house and tore my screen down."
Full story (WSAV-TV of Savannah, Ga.)
Why I love local news: Drunk Love, $600 of Meat, and a Plan Gone Wrong
December 10, 2009
When police arrived, Peterson -- who appeared intoxicated -- explained to them that she stole the meat in hopes of getting arrested. She wanted to get put behind bars with her boyfriend at the Knox County Jail. ... But unfortunately for her, women and men are segregated at the jail.
Full story (WMAQ-TV of Chicago)
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