Boy I like me some pools. I like it even better when one of my favorite pastimes gets safer. Technology when applied in a practical manner deserves a mention. The Poseidon system is a set of computer-linked underwater cameras, that track movement in a pool, monitored by software. When a swimmer disappears beneath the surface, …
If you’re like me you’re always trying to find a better way to do things. While USB thumbdrives are decent the more storage you need, the more expensive they get. True for every type of storage but not at such a exponential rate. That’s where pocket hard drives come in. Pocket hard drives fit between …
Thought Pearl Jam dropped off? Thought Ticketmaster killed em? I did, turns out Pearl Jam has been doing quit well for themselves. In November of 2003 Pearl Jam ebraced online music by selling un-restricted singles and full albums. Now it’s a whole new game for Pearl Jam. It’s not just singles anymore baby, the band …
The New York Times is running an article titled “Relax, Bill Gates; It’s Google’s Turn as the Villain.” In the article they claim Google has become arrogant, brain drains the tech industry, caused a 25% to 50% hike in salaries and made it difficult for startups to get funding. While that’s all true, nothing justifies …
Tired of being on an elevator and someone else gets on every floor you go down to? Well I was also, until I found out you could skip the floors that people would like to get on at. This works best in big office buildings with 30 floors and it sometimes takes like 15 minutes …
Some general Bush hatin’ found here. This is not just on global warming and stem cells, currently in the news, but on a whole range of issues – lead and mercury poisoning in children, women’s health, birth control, safety standards for drinking water, forest management, air pollution and on and on.
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While Adobe’s PDF isn’a an open standard at least it is a standard as opposed to .wma. Why on god’s green earth do I have to put up with people recording things in WMA and Quicktime? I’m guessing because the have Windows and Mac desktops. You may be wondering where I’m going with this, well …
a nicely designed Ajaxy sticky notes web site Aiming to be your home page protopage.com offers quick access to web sites with sticky notes and reminders. go fetch boy
unlock your router If you’ve got broadband chances are you also have a router. The dirty little secret is that most routers already run Linux. Most routers are the equivalent of what telco companies where using 10 years ago. Why not install OpenWRT or another flavor of Linux for routers and play? NewsForge. reviews OpenWRT …