Best of 2007 News

"This year's top priorities include consolidation, shared services and budget control." -- Utah CIO and NASCIO President Steve Fletcher The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has published the top 10 policy and technology priorities for state CIOs in 2010 .

Finding a bargain is easier than ever in our current roiling economy; folks are not spending as much per bottle, and the wineries have begun to take heed.

I just came across a story on Fox News website that interested me and I thought I would share it with you all and get some thoughts.

Arts: Architecture ROM's Crystal makes list of world's ugliest buildings Tim Fraser for The Globe and Mail Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum ranks as No.

The list includes supercomputers from Saudi Arabia to Germany and the United States that are being used for a variety of applications such as astronomy, climate prediction and pharmaceutical research.

With a little more than a month left before Christmas, one consumer group is warning which toys to watch out for.

When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.

Influential ... high marks for putting power into the hands of ordinary people. The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 internet moments of the decade.

I cannot vouch for these homemade remedies but would like to try some of them. The list includes honey for rough coughs, toothpaste for bee stings and even baby powder for greasy hair.

Forbes' released another Top 10 list -- this time of the most overpaid stars in Hollywood.

Lawrence Beamen will admit it. He was pretty bummed out back in September when he failed to win the crown on NBC's "America's Got Talent." But he didn't stay down for long.

When it comes to car thieves, certain types of vehicles are at the top of their wish list.

Gartner takes a look at where the action will be for developers of consumer mobile apps.

Resorts Casino Hotel announced that the four-time Grammy Award winning group Boyz II Men will return to perform in the Superstar Theater on Saturday, December 5, 2009.

Rate Report for November 2009; Midsized Cities Fill Up the Top 10 as They Follow Trends Set By Larger Destinations SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.

A look back at the year's most popular workout routines. Peter Bernard HealthKey.com November 17, 2009 The non-profit American Council on Exercise has announced the top ten fitness trends from 2009, based on its annual survey of personal trainers, group fitness experts, advanced health and fitness specialists and lifestyle and weight management ...

With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable - and the inevitable episode repeats - it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile.

Levels of new NPD activity are continuing to hold up well in the face of the difficult global financial situation, with the number of launches in the first 10 months of 2009 ahead of the total achieved in the same period of 2008, according to Innova Market Insights .

Washington, D.C. The NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation, has announced the Top 10 finalists selected by shoppers in the annual NRF Foundation/American Express Customersa Choice survey.

The top two systems on June's list of the Top 500 supercomputers swapped places on the latest list, released Monday.