Switched has a new home! Huffpost Tech.

Click here to visit the new home of Switched!

Hot on HuffPost Tech:

See More Stories
AOL Tech

Best of the Week: PowerPoint Turns 25, Cat Earns Online Diploma

by Thomas Houston on August 23, 2009 at 04:00 PM


This week saw the birthdays of two computing legends: PowerPoint, the bane of cubicle dwellers everywhere, turned 25, and the Unix operating system celebrated a fabulous 40. In news of the disturbing, scientists found that robots learned to selfishly mislead each other, and a gory Wales' public service announcement (featuring neck snaps, blood, and horror-movie screaming) warned teens of the dangers of texting while driving. In a New York City case that privacy experts are watching closely, a judge forced Google to reveal the identity of a blogger who insulted model Liskula Cohen online.
  • Proving that the intersection of cats and technology isn't limited merely to LOLCats, Oreo the kitty recently earned a high school diploma online, as part of an expose of diploma mills by the Better Business Bureau.
  • The New York Times reported that a new 12-year study reveals that students in online programs perform better on tests than those who study in real world classrooms.
  • Summer's almost over, meaning your favorite local breweries will be revamping their hoppy offerings. Combine those with the 'Arkeg' arcade cabinet, and you'll never have to worry about getting bored on those cool Fall evenings.
  • We checked out Ford's new MyKey system, which lets parents take all the fun out of the liberating 16th birthday by controlling maximum speed, the stereo, and more.
  • For some brain-boggling fun, don't miss our new list of Trippy Optical Illusions.

Tags: bestoftheweek, top

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular