Archive for January, 2007

Jack Bauer of 24, a Natural Born Killer

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

On the TV series 24, Jack Bauer sometimes kills someone. More on this phenomena here and here.

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Microsoft Vista Upgrade — How to Decide

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Check this link from Brian Briggs. It will help you make rational decisions about upgrading to Microsoft Vista. [via Jeremy Zawodny]

Adobe’s Apollo — the Next Generation Browser?

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

John Eckman asks if the Adobe Apollo platform might one day replace your browser.

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Henry Blodget — Why Stock Picking Fails

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Henry Blodget writes at Slate “Sop Picking Stocks — Immediately.”

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More PCs than Automobiles

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Phil Windly publised his notes on a talk by Doc Searles at a recent conference. The stats Searles presented are fascinating.

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Haydn Shaughnessy — Connectivity (Not Content) is King

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Haydn Shaughnessy thinks the “content is king” idea is wrong.

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Warning: Graphic Axe Murderer Video Footage

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

If you were shocked by the illicit video showing the hanging of Saddam Hussein, do not I repeat DO NOT watch this grisly Axe Murderer video.

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Jimmy Ruska’s Portal (Free Online Education, Videos and More)

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Jimmy Ruska has created an unusually useful (all text) portal with links to the best of the Internet.

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Tony Buzan Explains Mind Mapping (video)

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Slackermanager points to a great YouTube video where Tony Buzan, Mr Mind Map, exlaining his system.

Lifehacker: Running Windows Applications on a Linux System

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Gina Trapani writes at Lifehacker about setting up VMWare to run Windows applications. The (many) comments are as good or better than the main story.

Mary Ellen Bates Likes Ask X Search Interface

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Mary Ellen Bates writes about the improved interface for the ask.com search engine. She searches for a living, and says she now prefers Ask X to Google.

Videos by Douglas Crockford, Yahoo Javascript expert

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Jon Aquino talks about three videos on Javascript theory by Douglas Crockford, the Yahoo Javascript expert.