Friday, October 31, 2008

Radar tricked in germany by muppet.

Speed Camera Pranks: The Muppets' Animal Caught Speeding, Driving Police Crazy

This is hilarious..if I didn't follow rules I would probably pull something like this.

More in depth searching with Juice

Juice - The intelligent discovery engine from Linkool Labs (Now available as Firefox plugin)

An interesting firefox plugin that does more of an in depth search of things with several neat features. Go to the website and watch the vid on the homepage to get the full story...just downloaded it..I'll let you know what I think later.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

To much caps lock?..try this

MAKE: Blog: CAPS LOCK trainer key

This is hilarious..I hit the caps lock by mistake every now and then but i notice it and fix the problem..for those who don't notice or just don't care..maybe this would work.

Windows 7 interface

First look at Windows 7's User Interface

These are some neat changes to windows that seem to be good ideas so far.

changes at revision3

Revision3

I wonder why this decision was made but to avoid the economy shouting that would no doubt ensue from such a post I will keep my opinion to myself and say this..Devoraks bubble theory may not be far off...

Monday, October 27, 2008

Open office sets download record

PC World - OpenOffice.org Update Sets Downloads Record

Thats right my favorite open source program just hit a record. Anyone that doesn't have it already should download it right now.

The inspiron mini is here!

Dell launches the Inspiron Mini 12 - Engadget

Ill take it by the name that it is a smaller version of the laptop I'm typing on right now. I don't need another one but I find this to be kinda cool.

Oprah endorses Kindle

Oprah Gives Kindle the Thumbs Up | Technologizer

This has to be the funniest endorsement yet..but it does make since. Her book club makes her a perfect spokesperson for a device that you can get books on.

Google earth in your pocket

TechBlog: Is that a planet in your pocket, or Google Earth for iPhone?

Thats right its finally here for the touch and the iPhone. Google earth is now available in your pocket

The origin of fail

TMischievous Monday Mornings: FAIL!!!

Have you ever wondered where that stupid meme came from..rocket boom attempts to explain it for you in this funny vid.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Twitter: a new tool for terrorist.

Terrorist 'tweets'? US Army warns of Twitter dangers - Yahoo! News

Well a person can write death to America in 140 characters or less so i guess they could. Twitter has always been described as something you use for whatever you want so..yea i could see it being used for this even. I don't see it changing minds but if we figured out who they were we could follow them and find out what they were up to.

Boot up time shortened?

In Age of Impatience, Cutting PC Start Time - NYTimes.com

I know that everyone is impatient lately..try running a register and you will notice quick how impatient everyone is...

Friday, October 24, 2008

Crazy wifi gadgets

7 Wacky Wi-Fi Gadgets - GigaOM

I like wifi but sometimes i think it doesn't need to be in everything....

Gamer myths busted

Study squashes myth of gamer as antisocial Comic Book Guy

You have to love when stereotypes get destroyed. Now if only I can convince someone I know that this study is true...

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Ipods 7th birthday

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

The 7th birthday of the iPod is here so TUAW has made a gallery of how the ipod has changed over the years. Neat how many changes it has made over the years.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Keystroke logging may nolonger require a sneaky usb key

Researchers log keystrokes from afar with an antenna | InfoWorld | News | 2008-10-20 | By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

This would make me paranoid if i had something to hide but I don't so I find it cool.

Real time censoring

Microsoft gets patent for real-time f-bomb bleeping

Interesting technology..I'm just waiting to see how it is used in other mediums.

Blogs obsolete?

TechBlog: Are blogs obsolete?

Interesting post from the techblog about a rant that recently went on about blogging. I agree with Silverman completely. Blogging is not about how big your audience is and its not about you...it's about the content.

Cell phone talk must stop!

Cell Phone Mania Must Stop Now! - Columns by PC Magazine

Another column by one of my favorite columnists John C. Dvorak. Phone talk has became so common that I even find myself talking about it..reminds me of a dilbert comic i read today..it ended in Alice smashing an phone that a coworker was showing off. Hilarious.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Fake virus programs..another reason to be careful

Report: Fake antivirus programs claim 30 million victims

This is why I give lectures to my non tech friends about things like this. You would be surprised how many fall for this.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Twitter in comics

A Time Before Twitter?

Thought I would provide a link to a post I saw that amused me..I always fall for a good twitter joke.

Pizza hut on facebook

Pizza Hut Lets Users Order from Facebook - AppScout

A few weeks ago my girlfriend asked if i wanted pizza..and then went on the internet to get it. Sometimes the whole internet for everything goes to far...and the funny thing is..my area doesn't have the service available..all im saying is the phone is not dead and a person can still use it..or at least get a already made pizza for 5 dollars.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Blog action day-Poverty

It's that time of year again. Blog action day, the day where a lot of blogs come together and talk about one topic and the topic this year is poverty. There is all sorts of poverty in the world from your average home with little money to a whole country of poverty. In my little town of Williamsburg a new goodwill recently opened up. For those in the area that read my blog and want to help with local poverty I would say that this would be a good place to start. Instead of throwing away things you nolonger want donate them to a goodwill or some other place similar in your area. If you can't do that then I submit my usual solution to everything and its just one word. Pray. Kepping someone in your prayers can help more than you think. God can do wonders for poverty. The new goodwill in Williamsburg is right next door to Wal-mart if you want to know where it is. Keep the faith and as my mom says "Let God Live"

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

A new SNL site

NBC, Lorne Michaels Plotting 'SNL' Video Site - 10/13/2008 - Broadcasting & Cable

I just hope that this one will have the full sketches..on NBC they just have clips..and that is not right...I not only need more cowbell I need all of it!

And the new windows name is...

Windows Vista Team Blog : Introducing Windows 7

Well that was easy..it was first code named Windows 7..now it turns out the new operating system will be in fact named Windows 7..easy..and we won't have to figure out what it means. I'm cheap though..so unless its really good I'm sticking to my vista basic.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Computer almost passes AI test

It's Alive!: Computer Nearly Passes Turing Test for Artificial Intelligence

Some of the bots on the net are impressive..but mostly the fall at the wayside. Not sure if it's a good thing or not..I prefer to speak to humans myself.

Real dvd stopped for a bit

Court bans sales of RealDVD indefinitely - Engadget

I'm waiting to see the verdict in this case. It could define DRM as we know it when it comes to DVDs at least.

50 impressions in 50 seconds

» 50 seconds, 50 impressions Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log.

A funny post on Devoraks blog that I just had to link to. I'm big on impressions..but this is just hilarious.

Make firefox faster

8 hacks to make Firefox ridiculously fast | News | TechRadar UK

I saw this on DL.tv and it works..be careful though..some of these could screw up your computer..i only did the safe ones myself.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 2008

The pitfalls of a cashier.

As a cashier I have various things that I have to watch out for and it still boggles me as to what tries and..in some very horrid cases..gets pulled on me. Anyone that deals with the public has their own, as the doctor once put it, universe of terrors to face. The main thing to think in your head is that you cannot please everyone. The only thing you need to please is god. If your rules that you must follow make someone angry then don't falter just to make someone happy. I take solace in knowing that as a child of god anyone that comes against me will not go without problems later on. Justice is out there..you just have to know that it will happen when the time is right.

Go ahead and bite the apple..its not poison...

Macworld | Apple: No evidence of benzene in Mac Pros

Wild...but hopefully its true..dont want leo to die from mac poison...

Citizen journalism..about as refined as normal journalism

CBS Gets a Rude Lesson in Citizen Journalism - Advertising Age - Digital

Sometimes I wonder why old media trys...but at least some of them are..I feel a commentary about this coming on..but not today..I already have one planed for later on today.