Sonja Thompson

TechRepublic’s news editor, Sonja Thompson, was born and raised in Fargo, ND. So, when she heard that Microsoft was expanding its operations in Fargo, she had to go and take a look for herself. Here’s an inside peek at the current facilities and some information about what’s in store for Microsoft Fargo.

BlogHer 2007 was held this year in Chicago, IL. TechRepublic’s news editor, Sonja Thompson, attended the three-day conference and captured some of the sessions, events, and highlights of BlogHer 2007 on film.

At the end of Day One at BlogHer 2007, I finally sifted through the collection of goods that they provided all attendees. Take a look at the conference swag.

Are you stuck in front of the keyboard and your fingers are frozen to the bone? Consider buying yourself a pair of USB Heated Gloves from Perpetualkid.com.

Are you looking for a gift for your frigid co-worker this holiday season? You might consider warming up his or her feet with USB Heating Slippers from Perpetualkid.com.

Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor.

Find out how TechRepublic members responded to the following prompt: “In ten words or less, complete the following sentence: ‘I really wish Microsoft would…'”

A few days ago, I saw a News.com story that really put me in the spirit of Christmas: “Dasher worm gallops onto the Net.” Dasher.B is a Windows-targeted worm that drops spying software on vulnerable PCs, and it’s spreading across the Internet. According to the story, “The Dasher.B worm exploits a flaw in Microsoft Windows …

Script for a News.com/TechRepublic play Authors: News.com editor Dan Ilett and TechRepublic’s Sonja Thompson Roles: 007 wannabes Run time: Less than two minutes to read the article; more time if you apply Music: Theme songs to James Bond and Pink Panther movies Style: Comic contemporary whodunnit mystery. One set, location in the U.K. Synopsis: It is …