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How do you make a viral web hit that scores more than 7 million views in 24 hours? Film a two-minute clip in 45 minutes, keep to one location and rely on friends and family for cast and crew.

To help ease the hard life of the lab rat, Craig Jones plans to release a furry, fully jointed rat mannequin, code-named "Squeekums," later this year as the newest training model in his Rescue Critters line.

Photo gallery of plastic mannequins used in veterinary and animal rescue training

Lance Weiler's first film, The Last Broadcast, cost less than $1,000. His follow-up project pairs a scary movie with in-theater musicians.

The Vitaphone process helps modernize the movies. This Day in Tech compiled by Tony Long.

Arcade classics rev the action meter, but Jetpac Refuelled runs out of gas. Game reviews by Lore Sjöberg and Chris Kohler.

Send someone to NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, and they're sure to expect rocket scientists and spaceships. But on a recent rainy morning, more than 100 budding engineers were r

It's unfortunate, but true: The market's invisible hand pushes most of the best products into the abyss. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.

Schools are starting to embrace networking software like MySpace to shift education away a top-down classroom style towards a mash-up of del.icio.us feeds, blog posts and podcast widgets.

"Check out this CD that I made to go with my new novel," Jonathan Lethem says. "I didn't really ask permission to use most of these songs, but I'm only giving away 500 free copies so people can hear some of the bands that inspired me."

MILAN -- Get ready for a department store peep show. IBM's only dedicated fashion division, based in Milan, has launched a prototype "multisensory cabin" for shoppers that's reminiscent of a coin-operated viewing machine equipped with a projector.

Japan's biggest internet forum, 2-channel, has more influence on popular opinion than the prime minister, the emperor and the traditional media combined.

A gear parade and endless upgrades afford modern creative types the opportunity of endless procrastination, removing the need to actually do any work. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.

Spend a few weeks working exclusively in the browser and you'll learn a thing or two about replacing your desktop software. Is it time to take the plunge with Google Apps? By Michael Calore.

As the nation comes to grips with the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, debate will turn inevitably turn to gun control, youth alienation and video game violence. Emergency responders, meanwhile, will be asking tough questions about tactics and technology.

People respond to tragedy in different ways. Some pray. Some watch the news. Some try to get rich.

The Germans shoot down a unique enemy plane and soon produce a technological advance that revolutionizes dogfights. This Day in Tech compiled by Tony Long.

There's a lot of speculation why Apple delayed Leopard in favor of the iPhone, but whatever the reason, one thing's for sure: Apple is no longer the Apple of old.

Space geeks gather for out-of-this-world excitement at Yuri's Night Bay Area. Dylan Tweney reports from Moffett Field, California.