Here is today’s Daily Run Down.
Big News
- Microsoft offering free Media Center upgrade to Windows 8 Pro users until January 31st 2013
- Up to 40 percent may vote early in U.S. election Obama ahead – This is good news. Now we just need electronic voting.
- Warner Brothers And Redbox Sign New Deal Rental Blackout Window Cut From Ridiculous 56 Days To Equally Ridiculous 28 Days
- Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much – Instant Egghead
General News
- Do book publishers deserve special treatment Antitrust experts say no
- More Than 2.7 Million Records Released
- Facebook underwriter Citigroup fined $2M analyst fired over pre-IPO leaks
- Could e-voting machines in Election 2012 be hacked Yes.
- Frighteningly good Halloween pics
- Spooky crafts from household items
- US Senator Harry Reid in crash
- Mom finds kids dead nanny stabbed
- Capital Ideas Who Gets Credit for the Economys Recovery
- Hurricane Sandy 41 dead as as authorities declare state of emergency
- What sitcoms say about America
- Life Was in Chaos for Nanny Accused of Killing 2 Children
- A Year After Irene U.S. Prepares for Superstorm
- Superstorm could punish East Coast
- Campaigning with an eye on the storm
- Yes Driverless Cars Know the Way to San Jose
- Massachusetts tackles the medical marijuana question
- World Series Gigapans Take Hi-Res View of the Action
- Using drones to solve crimes
International
- Congolese doctor who worked with rape victims survives murder attempt
- Winners and losers in Indias foray into Formula 1
- Al Qaedas Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners
- Deadly storm batters Philippines
- NZ order over breast-fed cannabis
- Syria bombards major cities weakening truce activists
- Briton dies in Bahamas hurricane
- South Africa mines to reinstate 12000 workers
- Russian hydroelectric project strengthens bond with Kyrgyzstan
- Europe MPs Iran visit cancelled
Politics
- Viral Video The 2012 Celeb Singalong for Obama
- Lena Dunhams sexy Obama ad Youthfully alluring or bad taste
- Could e-voting machines in Election 2012 be hacked Yes.
- Up to 40 percent may vote early in U.S. election Obama ahead
- Obama Romney blitz through swing states as campaigns near the finish line
- In echoes of Obama Romney seeks to adopt mantle of change
Health
Science/Space
- How bad is Hurricane Sandy A distressing photo from Haiti
- Hurricane Sandy 41 dead as as authorities declare state of emergency
- A Year After Irene U.S. Prepares for Superstorm
- Ecologists preparing for boom in urban wildlife invaders
- Huge Saturn Storm Keeps Surprising Scientists
- Famous Star Has Planet After All | Video
- Huge Zombie Alien Planet Rises from the Dead
- Most Spectacular Shots From 50 Years of Robotic Solar System Exploration
- DARPA throws down gauntlet to human-style robots
- A map of London painted in Twitter languages
- Star-Forming Region NGC 346
- For Some Sandy May Bring First Snow of the Year
- Why People Who Drink Silver Turn Blue
- Biofeedback Video Game Helps Kids Control Anger
Earnings
- F-Bomb Wall Street Eyes Facebooks Ticker With 271 Million Employee Shares About to Drop
- Uber co-founder takes to the skies with BlackJet private plane service
Historical
- Caveman Diet Secret Less Red Meat More Plants
- Dinosaurs Sprouted Wings Earlier Than Thought
- 1991s Perfect Storm — From Space | Video
Tips and Tricks
- Clean Install Windows 8 with Upgrade Media
- Using a generator for hurricane Sandy Here are four safety tips.
- Share little-used equipment with friends and neighbors save money
Gaming
- 38 Studios auction in Rhode Island earned around $650000
- Metareview Medal of Honor Warfighter
- Game Center Craps Out Under Demand From Letterpress
Gadgets
- Surface with Windows RT Unboxing and Day Two Notes
- Amazon Says Kindle Withstood iPad Mini Assault
- Leaked images allegedly reveal Googles Nexus 10 tablet
- iPad mini with 4G LTE wont arrive until November 21st at the earliest
- Surface launch at Times Square at Microsoft its hip to be square
- First leaked photos of Nexus 10 show Android 4.2 on a Samsung-built tablet
- Boxee offering free Boxee TV to early adopters
- Kickstopped Affordable 3D Printer Put on Hold
Law
- Do book publishers deserve special treatment Antitrust experts say no
- Philip Morris Sends Cease Desist To Artist For Using Marlboro Box In His Art
- Warrantless Eavesdropping Before Supreme Court
- Feds arrest New York entrepreneur who sued Facebook for half ownership
Patents
Technology
- Why is an ebook ever riddled with typos
- Monday liveblog madness On the floor at Googles
- This Robots Offspring Will Clean Your Future Home
- Met museum opens up hundreds of art books with online access and print on demand
Internet
- Yahoo Dings
- Warner Brothers And Redbox Sign New Deal Rental Blackout Window Cut From Ridiculous 56 Days To Equally Ridiculous 28 Days
Software/Apps
- Evernote Teases Major 5.0 Redesign of Mac App
- Microsoft starts $40 Windows 8 upgrade sales
- Twitter is definitely in like — if not quite love — with Windows 8
- Microsoft offering free Media Center upgrade to Windows 8 Pro users until January 31st 2013
- Xbox SmartGlass now available in Google Play brings console integration to Android
- Windows 8 Upgrade 32-bit to 64-bit
- A visual tour of Windows 8
- Microsoft Surface Upgrade to Final Office 2013 RT
- Game Center Craps Out Under Demand From Letterpress
Security
- Personal data for 3.6M South Carolina tax payers stolen in hack
- Could e-voting machines in Election 2012 be hacked Yes.
- DoS vulnerability affects older iPhones Droids even a Ford car
London/Britain
- VIDEO New A E should close over debt
- Queen tucks into school dinner
- What is a fair price to see a gig
- VIDEO Berlusconi sentenced in tax case
- How do you deal with public disgrace | Jonathan Aitken and Conrad Black
- Life in the shadow of Mount Etna
- Clarke rethinks tax break stance
- Troop deaths not friendly fire
- Two questioned about gun murder
- Charge over girl scalded in bath
- Good leads in bronze medal hunt
- Tax break for married couples will happen say Conservatives
- A map of London painted in Twitter languages
Personal
Odd
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Funny
- A Genius Prank Comic
- Portable A/C West Nashville Style
- Thank You God Bless America
- Vote With Your Gum WIN
- Double Decker Buses Outside of London Are a Little Shoddy
- It Was Fun While It Lasted
- Ben Meeting Women
- Truth in Advertising
- Fry Pumpkin WIN
- Just Awesome.
- Dont Break Impossible Laws FAIL
- Well Done
- Men Are Simple Creatures
- Doggies Are Forever
- The Thing Pumpkins WIN
- October 27 2012
- Lesson #1556 – Frightening Creatures
- Lesson #1557 – Ghostly Hauntings
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE
- Schiller explains lack of optical drive in new iMacs – If you don’t like the lack of an optical drive, buy the superdrive or another external USB dvd drive. There, end of issue.
Chicagoland
- Chicago taxi service wants you to think Uber is in trouble with the city its not
- Police Missing man needs medication
- Geneva school district releases final offer to teachers
- Our childrens America
- Steve McQueen Retrospective May Change The Way You Look At The Art Institute
- Naperville police Chicago man was growing pot
- Historic church burns
- Man playing video games shot through window
- First birds removed from hoarders home
- 43-year-old man dies in Logan Square house fire
Total Number of stories: 143
Look for more stories tomorrow.