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Google Wave. 4 Surprising Google Wave Uses. Now that Google Wave has opened up to one million users and there are countless unused invites floating around, just about anyone who wants to take Google's new collaboration tool for a spin can do so. Sure, some users are disappointed with the platform, but if you're among them you'll have to admit that whether it's going to catch on or not, it's been used for some neat stuff. Four uses in particular have stood out for their cleverness and high fun factor, and you probably didn't see any of them coming. Each has gotten a lot of press, so if you've been following Wave closely you might have heard of them. We'd like to hear about more fun uses for Wave. Have your friends or colleagues come up with anything creative? Read these examples, then tell us if you have any ideas for exciting new applications. 1. A Washington man was suspected of shooting four police officers, but when he evaded capture, a state-wide search began. 2. 3.

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Webcomics. Laughter is the best tech support. The Joy of Tech is a comic about technology and pop culture, created by Nitrozac and Snaggy, and updated three times a week. We like to feature the people and events that are making today's tech and pop culture news. We've been making comics on the web since early 1999, starting off with After Y2K, and then The Joy of Tech, which is now in its whoa... 17th year!

You can follow us on Google+ at +Nitrozac JoT and +Snaggy JoT and +JoyofTech We currently live on Vancouver Island, Canada, where we have a lovely perspective of the silicon valleys to the south. We make The Joy of Tech using Apple computers, mostly on a MacBook Pro and iMac, running Mac OS X. We use software from Apple, Adobe, BBedit, OpenOffice.org, and others, including Microsoft (yep, we do use Microsoft Office for Mac on occasion). Nitrozac uses a Wacom tablet to draw her illustrations. Xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By R. Visualizing the Interactions of Famous Movie Characters - inform. Lamebook – Facebook Fails, Wins, LOLs and More. Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook. Om Nom Nom Nom » WelcOMe NOM NOM NOM. The Complete Walrus Bucket Saga.