2
Sep
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-blogs-follow-web-designer/

For those of you who are in the same vocation as me - you'll find this interesting... or maybe even useful.

If you are a web designer, chances are there is always something interesting to be found. Whether you are looking for some creative inspiration, trying to stay up on the current trends, or are seeking the latest buttons, textures, or graphics, you can find them. If you simply want to sharpen your skills – or learn new ones – you can do that as well.

- by Rob

24
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/08/17/text-messaging-infographic/

Some interesting facts that you may not know about the simple form of communication known as text messaging.

- by Rob

19
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.geekosystem.com/slow-songs-800-percent-justin-bieber/

They get really really cool - even Jusin Biebers music gets cool... and that's saying something.

- by Rob

19
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/08/18/tales-of-things/

I gotta admit, this is a novel idea. Basically you print out a QR tag (like a barcode) - stick it on something you own and then that code is associated with a journal for the object. If someone buys the object they can add to the journal etc.....

Once an object is labeled with a scannable QR code, its movements can be tracked, as well as any subsequent stories. Each object has the ability to tweet when its memories are scanned, as well.

All the user has to do is photograph the object or place to be tagged, write a few words or upload a video about it, print out a site-generated QR code and affix the code to the item or at the place. From that point forward, the place or thing can be tracked through TalesofThings.com.

The site’s creators call it the “antique roadshow of the future.”

Will it catch on? Eh I dunno... but it is a neat idea.

- by Rob

18
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_ceo_suggests_you_change_your_name_to_escape.php

This is a no brainer -

Schmidt thinks teenagers should be entitled to change their names upon reaching adulthood in order to separate themselves from the Google record of their youthful indiscretions, is something worth stopping to take note of.

Goes back to the BBS days of using handles, and yep.... I'm pretty thankful that no records from those days still exist. Although my handle did follow me for several years after that.

- by Rob

1 comment

Comment from: Blaze [Visitor]
Careful what you say there Maxx Steele. I still have the original hard drive and the entire message bases of my old BBS. Once I get a controller, I'm going to dump the contents onto CD.
08/18/10 @ 21:16
13
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

I'm always searching for my next book series and this site is certainly helpful if you're not sure where to go next. Put in a title or an author of something you've read and you'll get suggestions...

- by Rob

13
Aug
Categories Interesting, Food, Bacon.

Link: http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/bacon/

All hail the king of meats!

- by Rob

11
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.ebookstack.com/

1 - it does not look like these files are completely legal.

2 - some of the text files have odd characters.

3 - the site will probably not be online forever.

Knowing those things, if there's a book you just have to read then get it before the site gets shut down.

- by Rob

1 comment

Comment from: osh [Visitor]
Ooooh, an ebook with text to speech functionality would be a perfect addition to those road trips....
08/12/10 @ 10:25
3
Aug
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/snuggie_hopes_to_recruit_youtube_parodymakers_to_m.php

Yup, you heard correctly. Five big ones for the winning commercial - funny ones are acceptable.

the Snuggie Choice Film Awards - a request for "commercial, short film, documentary or parody" videos.

The winner will receive $5,000, a trip to New York City and maybe even the opportunity to produce or appear in a real Snuggie-brand commercial for 2011.

Get those cameras rolling!

- by Rob

30
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/send-automated-emails-save-time-sendemail-windows-task-scheduler/

I think every one of us has wanted to pre-set an email to fire off at a specific time - for whatever purpose. This article from Make Use Of tells you how you can do just that.

Most Windows users know about the Windows Task Scheduler by now. In this article, I’m going to show you how you can use Windows Task Scheduler in combination with the awesome SendEmail SMTP command-line tool to send off scheduled, automated emails that include multiple attachments.

- by Rob

29
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Kind of amazing to see how close they were to being right.

- by Rob

28
Jul
Categories Interesting, Health.

Link: http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Health/Home-Remedies-Around-the-World.html

Pretty interesting article with a few of the classic home remedies ( some of which I never heard of ) do they work? Some of 'em do.

Native American Moms: Garlic Rub for Bee Stings

Dosage: Crush garlic bulbs and wrap them in a cloth. Rub the poultice onto the sting.
Verdict: Do it. Bee venom is acidic, and the natural components of garlic will neutralize the pain so you’ll feel immediate relief, says Ranella Hirsch, MD, clinical assistant professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine in Massachusetts

- by Rob

27
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/new-uses-for-old-things/summertime-new-uses-00000000016188/index.html

There are some really good ideas here to make your summertime a little easier.

Antacid Tablets

To soothe a bug bite, dissolve two tablets in a glass of water, then dab the solution on the itchy spot.

- by Rob

16
Jul
Categories Interesting.

I can't say this will work for everyone but it's sure worth a try....

- by Rob

1 comment

Comment from: Blaze [Visitor]
Here's a thought... Ink jet sucks. Plain and simple. Color lasers are dirt cheap now. Toner lasts practically forever. And if you need photos printed, use Walgreens to print them. And finally put an end to these dickhead movements by the ink jet industry. They need to die...
07/16/10 @ 19:13
16
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.ghacks.net/2010/07/14/how-to-write-a-heart-and-other-symbols-with-the-keyboard/

I'm sure most of you already know this - but for the few who don't - now you know how to make those magically invisible symbols with your alt key.

# ☺
# ☻
# ♥
# ♦
# ♣
# ♠
# •
# ◘
# ○
# ◙

- by Rob

14
Jul
Categories Interesting, Food.

Link: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2002334,00.html

Think spending 5-7 bucks for that fancy schmancy carton of Organic eggs is healthier? Think again.

Most of the time, according to a just-released study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the eggs are indistinguishable. When there is a difference, it's often the factory eggs that are safer.

- by Rob

14
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://jalopnik.com/366699/2010-pontiac-g8-sport-truck-the-el-camino-is-back

Just in time for the resurgence of drive in movies - so get those 1970's captain chairs out - bolt a couple in the back and don't forget that cooler! heh...

the El Camino is back! In January we reported this re-bodied Holden Ute would be called the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST, and like a Phoenix rising screamin' from the ashes of a bygone era of car-platformed trucks, this new heir to the truck-car throne would emerge from the over-built and over-spec'd world of modern haulers.

What has me confused is the Pontiac branding - I thought that brand was dead and gone?

- by Rob

13
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/12/son_of_the_invisible_gorilla/

The trick-cyclist who created a famous video in which viewers routinely fail to notice the appearance of a man in a gorilla suit among a group of people passing basketballs has produced a sequel.

In the new basketball-tossing vid, a gorilla also makes a brief appearance, but some other mildly noteworthy events also occur. Many people nowadays know that a gorilla will appear; but even though they are expecting unexpected events, those in the know are no better at clocking the non-gorilla oddities.

- by Rob

13
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/110018/10-brands-that-may-disappear-in-2011

Some you'd expect - some maybe not.... two of my least favorite companies are on the list.

Radio Shack and Blockbuster.

- by Rob

8
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://lifehacker.com/5579541/the-geek-vacation-checklist

I'm going on vacation for a week soon and found this useful. If you have a vacation coming up give it a look over.

Planning a vacation can be stressful enough without adding technology to the mix. Take the stress out of your summer travel plans with a geek-oriented vacation checklist.

- by Rob

1
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36892

Interesting to see an open source encryption model has outwitted every attempt at several law enforcement agencies to decode it.

I guess the lesson here is two fold ...

1 - if you want to hide stuff... Truecrypt is a great program

2 - if you forget your passkey you are out of luck.

- by Rob

1
Jul
Categories Interesting.

Think this was a rumor? Nope, apparently when they bought the land it had a whole underground complex on it and now those tunnels are used for Disney's purposes.. Thought I'd post this as I'm going to Disney this month - Woot!

- by Rob

1 comment

Comment from: Blaze [Visitor]
Don't you know, that's where Disney kept Tim Burton during his early years.
07/01/10 @ 21:02
30
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11040438

Sure, this might be different... but what do you mix it with ? Seems like a perfect recipe for salmon vodka flavored vomit :>>

The Alaska Distillery in Wasilla just recently launched its Smoked Salmon Flavored Vodka, about a year after the Seattle-based Black Rock Spirits introduced a bacon-flavored vodka.

Both savory spirits were intended to complement Bloody Marys, but are finding wider uses among mixologists.

"I think there was some madness and some drunkenness involved, honestly," said Toby Foster, an Alaska Distillery partner and the one charged with coming up with new flavors with Alaska themes.

- by Rob

25
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Amen brother.... Amen.

- by Rob

24
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/06/23/facebook-thinks-email-is-probably-going-away

Just like the famous prediction that Desktops are going to die or that the "thin client" would take over for operating systems ( anyone using Android OS on a pc today? ) - Facebook is way off base with this prediction. The articles author is right, Email aint going anywhere as - how could you even sign up for Facebook without an email? How could Facebook spam you with notifications if you didn't have email?

Are Facebook staffers really so disconnected?

and the latest figures say that only 11% of teenagers email daily. So email (I can't imagine life without it) is probably going away.

Yes, let's base our whole outlook on what teens do as they're so much a reliable and trustable metric...

- by Rob

18
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Next time you don't have a corkscrew - or maybe this would be a good bet to make at a party... here's how - (though the Language is French - you'll get the idea).

- by Rob

17
Jun
Categories Interesting, Science.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/ozzy-osbournes-blood-to-b_n_612758.html

I just read his autobiography "I am Ozzy" - awesome read. After finishing though I was left to wonder the same thing. Maybe science can decode this mystery.

- by Rob

15
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/14/jobs_apple_pride_fail/

Nice article bringing you up to date on Apples Walled Garden and Steve's battle to bring HTML5 to the forefront. I'm seeing a lot more negative opinions of Apples handling of this Flash battle ... Apple has more than started to lose it's cool.

Jobs' line is that HTML5 is the future for graphics, video, and presentation, and that Flash is history. Jobs, though, is misrepresenting and damaging HTML5.

Last week, his rhetoric was sanctified as the company's official position when Apple posted what it called an HTML5 Showcase, which purported to show what you can build on the web using open specs such as the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML5 and JavaScript.

- by Rob

15
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://lifehacker.com/5562291/throw-smelly-shoes-in-the-freezer-to-freshen-them?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29

You probably thought exactly the same thing I did when you read the title ... something like "but then the spumoni will taste like feet". Right?

First put the shoes in a ziploc bag. Turns out the bacteria that cause the odor can't survive the cold. So an overnight stay in the deep freeze can make your shoes smell better.

No word on how much yelling at you'll get when the little lady finds your boots on top of the peanut butter pie tho.

- by Rob

8
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/06/03/what-to-do-if-locked-out-of-gmail-and-what-to-do-now-if-you-are/

What with the way Google ties all your services into one login - having your account hacked or stolen could be devastating. This is one important article, not only as a fix but as a preventative measure.

If you are already locked out of your Gmail account, like one of our writers recently was, the first thing to do is visit the Gmail help page that tells you what to do if you cannot access Gmail. From here, choose, "My account has been compromised" and you will be directed to the Gmail account recovery form.
The recovery form asks for very detailed information about your Gmail and Google usage in order to verify that you are actually the owner of an e-mail account. If you're already locked out, be prepared to start thinking long and hard about what Google services you use and when you started using them.

- by Rob

8
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article7139267.ece

Um, well hearing it from their perspective I guess it sorta makes sense.

He has survived plane and quad-bike crashes, drug and alcohol addiction, mental breakdowns and dysfunctional family life to become a world authority on pharmacology, neurology, psychology and hypochondria. Meet our new under-the-counter health columnist, Dr Ozzy

- by Rob

1 comment

Comment from: Blaze [Visitor]
What's next? Hire Keith Richards to be your personal body trainer?
06/08/10 @ 18:18
3
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37466438/ns/today-entertainment/

Patrick Stewart has been upgraded from captain — to knight.

The actor — famous for playing Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — officially became Sir Patrick Stewart when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

Careful with that pointy thing lady!

- by Rob

3
Jun
Categories Interesting.

Link: http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/02/amazon-personalized-ads-opt-out/

Personalized ads are pretty cool - they take what you've recently looked at and bought and suggest things that are similar. However, there are some times when this wouldn't be so cool. Lets say you were looking at things (or buying) - "things" that you wouldn't want all over your Amazon page when you opened it at work or a friends house....

Ghacks has the goods on how to disable this behavior.

- by Rob

2
Jun
Categories Interesting, Geeky.

Link: http://en.digitalkamera.com/how-big-is-a-yottabyte-infograph/

Go caught with this question in Trivial Pursuit and I didn't even know there was a Yottabyte - so here's a great infographic showing you the size of this puppy.

- by Rob

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