Archive for May, 2007
LinuxDevices: Ten Technical Articles etc. from IBM
Sunday, May 27th, 2007LinuxDevices points to ten new technical articles, tutorials and downloads from IBM.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (and My Wife and Me)
Sunday, May 27th, 2007Wendy at SnarkyGossip writes about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the Ocean’s 13 premiere. The photos remind me of my wife and me a “few” years ago when we were married.
Falko Timme: PCLinuxOS 2007 as Desktop System
Sunday, May 27th, 2007Falko Timme writes about The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2007. I need to try it.
Luis von Ahn — Using CAPTCHA to decode scanned books
Sunday, May 27th, 2007John Murrell writes about a novel twist on CAPTCHA: “completely automated public Turing tests to tell computers and humans apart.”
Corel Lightning Note Taker (and More) Beta
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Toni Schneider writes about Corel’s Lightning beta that supports the API for WordPress.com.
Madame Levy: How to Calculate the Approximate Age of a Lobster
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Madame Levy, a graceful, expressive writer, has exquisite taste in music and all things YouTube. Her blog is quirky and energizing.
Did You Know Shift Happens?
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Sarah Allen points to a stunning slide presentation. View it now. That’s an order. Did I mention it’s amazing?
Kayak.com Searches Hundreds of Travel Sites
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Kayak.com searches hundreds of travel sites to give you the widest possible choice of flights and prices.
Goggle Mail Now Allows 20GB Attachments
Thursday, May 24th, 2007Goggle Mail (Gmail) now allows 20GB attachments. Awesome!
We Need Instant-On Computers
Thursday, May 24th, 2007My otherwise delightful IBM T-42 laptop takes a long time to boot up with Windows-XP. It also shuts down slowly.
Homeless in China Use Solar-powered Mobile Phones
Thursday, May 24th, 2007A friend visiting China writes: “The homeless people in Beijing are using solar-powered mobile phones (since they have no place to plug in an AC charger).”