http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/45/all xx http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85475/not-every-change-twitter-makes-newsworthy It seems that no change to Twitter is too trivial to create a post-wave in the tech blogosphere. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85475/not-every-change-twitter-makes-newsworthy#comments Offbeat Opinion blogging Twitter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:19:08 -0500 pasmith 85475 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84736/uk-parliamentarian-admonished-reading-his-smartphone Members of the British parliament often read letters from their constituents aloud, just not (gasp!) from an "electronic device." http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84736/uk-parliamentarian-admonished-reading-his-smartphone#comments Offbeat News smartphone Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:55 -0500 abennett 84736 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85214/offbeat-techie-gift-ideas We get lots of pitches for holiday tech gift ideas when we put together our annual guide. Here's a bunch of oddball, offbeat or just plain unique products that were either sent to us or suggested to us. Related stories: http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85214/offbeat-techie-gift-ideas#comments Offbeat Personal tech Feature gift ideas slideshow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:44:05 -0500 ITworld staff 85214 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84735/catholic-church-keeping-times Holy water may carry a priestly blessing -- but it could also carry the H1N1 virus. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84735/catholic-church-keeping-times#comments Offbeat Opinion H1N1 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:09:37 -0500 abennett 84735 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85183/bizarre-droid-auto-focus-bug-revealed I'm sure the auto-focus bug that plagued the new Droid smartphone wasn't at all amusing for owners, but I found it fascinating. And I can't resist sharing a good bug story! http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85183/bizarre-droid-auto-focus-bug-revealed#comments Offbeat Software Opinion bugs Droid Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:02:12 -0500 pasmith 85183 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84732/man-finds-alibi-facebook Well-timed status update requesting pancakes saves the day for the "Facebook kid." http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84732/man-finds-alibi-facebook#comments Internet Legal Offbeat News Facebook Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:03:54 -0500 abennett 84732 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/84731/large-hadron-collider-disabled-baguette-toting-bird Is the LHC cursed? http://www.itworld.com/science/84731/large-hadron-collider-disabled-baguette-toting-bird#comments Offbeat Science News Large Hadron Collider Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:53:16 -0500 abennett 84731 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84505/seeing-believing-eight-elegant-ways-present-data For everyone bored of those charts autogenerated by Excel: you can do better, if you dare! http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84505/seeing-believing-eight-elegant-ways-present-data#comments Internet Offbeat Feature data visualization slideshow Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:17:14 -0500 jfruh 84505 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83887/internet-romance-gone-awry-strands-man-brazilian-airport The Internet has brought many star-crossed couples together across great distances. It has also left many dumped and stranded. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83887/internet-romance-gone-awry-strands-man-brazilian-airport#comments Internet Offbeat News weird news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:47:31 -0500 abennett 83887 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83741/tech-9-things-i-still-hate-about-you Sure, we all claim to love technology. But there's just as much to loathe about the world of tech and techies - whether it's internal users suffering from PEBKAC, IT workers lost in their own acronym-filled worlds, Apple devotees, or early-adopter consumers who love themselves a little too much. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83741/tech-9-things-i-still-hate-about-you#comments Offbeat Feature gadgets iPhone iPod slideshow Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:34:54 -0500 ITworld staff 83741 at http://www.itworld.com