January 2011
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Info-graphic, meet your master.
What’s better than an info-graphic? An interactive info-graphic set to music, of course.
If you haven’t listened to “All Day” by Girl Talk, then you’ve been living under the lame rock, but the good folks over at mashupbreakdown.com are here to redeem your soul.
I’ll waste no more time with words, get on with your education.
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WatchApplying the honeypot theory to Facebook.
I think some of my friends are already doing this, but until now, I didn’t think there was method to their madness. (There probably isn’t, most of them are narcissistic, and believe the world needs to know that they think “Domino’s is yummy.”)
In all seriousness, as I’m a big fan of privacy, there might be some...
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The New Apple for the Teacher
A private school in Knoxville, TN will require it’s 12th grade class to carry iPads. Students will be able to either provide their own or rent one for $20 a month. It seems this is the latest in a series of experiments to see whether the tablet can replace the traditional textbook in the classroom.
While I understand that schools and teachers are doing more and more to keep students...
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Preschoolers Better at Navigating iPhone than... →
The reason why people like to use the iPhone so much at first is that it’s intuitive. Intuitiveness is always something that impresses you in an interface, because it doesn’t take additional knowledge to work the device. Simplicity is not necessarily intuitive — just see any Web 2.0 app with a blown up kids interface or the new Nano.
I’d be willing to say iOS has the...
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WatchThis video can be summed up in four unappetizing words: “Chocolate Spread on Cheese.”
Chefs of the world, your jobs are safe for now.
While Google Demoslams can often be innovative, they sure don’t sound very appetizing…
QR Code Tortilla
Shoutout to Want & Blog for finding this.
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Disable Android / Verizon V-Cast Bloatware Pop-Ups
While I’m quite happy with my Android phone (HTC Incredible) I have no love for the standard pile of bloatware that Verizon insists on packing on board. For months, or at least since the 2.2 Froyo update, I get an annoying browser popup for V-Cast media manager…. complete with music.
Finally I decided I could take it no more and set out on an internet forum scavenger hunt for a...
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WatchSnail Mail Push Alerts
I write for a blog called ‘Five Nerds,’ and this might even a little too nerdy for me ;-P
What would you use push alerts for?
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Too soon?
So it’s just a matter of time before people start re-hypothesizing that cellphones give you cancer, especially in light of recent news that Steve Jobs is on indefinite hiatus.
Rather than take the high-road, we decided to be first into the pit, and created this clever infographic to illustrate how the iPhone 4’s antenna might be a game-changer.
We encourage you to sign up for...
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Want to be cooler on Facebook? There is an app...
If you were impressed by some of the unique profiles in 10 Creative Uses of the New Facebook Profile but lack the time, or photo editing skills to put together your own look, soft-drink manufacturer, Schweppes has solved your problem.
Check out this video of the application, and how it works:
If you are interested in downloading it, you can do it from the Official Schweppes Fan...
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Finally, a vehicle that Smart Car owners can laugh...
GM is looking to release a driver-less vehicle dubbed the EN-V (pronounced “envy” and short for “Electric Networked Vehicle”) as soon as 2030. While it is still two decades out, it isn’t hard to believe that network coverage, and computing speed will soon be able to keep up with the demands of a grid of networked motor vehicles.
While it wouldn’t be much...
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National Geographic: Lightning Captured by X-Ray... →
From the picture is worth a thousand words category:
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One Bad-Ass Picture to Start the New Year →
The article might say that you can see the International Space Station in this picture, but I’m pretty sure it’s a Tie-Fighter.