January 2008
38 posts
just back from getting my skates sharpened…..smooth (see what I did there?)
i went skating today…was fun for a while, then i slid a bit and hit my head (ouch!) …all is ok though!
Improve Your 'Hunched over the PC' Posture
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blizzard conditions today…pics to follow soon
In best buy right now…if only we had these back home
So i’ve just started to use twitter…i can see how it’s quite useful. For those of you who haven’t checked it out, give it a whirl at http://twitter.com
heading off to bed, make sure to check out http://nigelliott.com for updates on my trip to Canada.
But how? The only clues were the pictures on the... →
At dusk on New Year’s Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery.
24 Ways to Achieve a Deep, Uninterrupted Sleep →
*#23* Spend 10 minutes journaling the day’s events or feelings after tucking yourself into bed. This “data dump” will help turn off the repeating tape of our day that often plays in our minds, keeping us from falling asleep.
iPhone 1.1.3 is READY for SDK apps →
An analysis of the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware reveals that it’s 100% ready to accept application packages and install them - Apple secretly released all of the needed capabilities in the 1.1.3 firmware behind all of the official new features.
Test post from my iPhone.
The Digg Reel Episode 1 - The Big Digg Debut →
Welcome to the very first episode of the Digg Reel! We’ve taken the best and highest rated user submissions from the video section of Digg.com and put it all together for you to enjoy. So sit back, press play and get ready to roll The Digg Reel.
Digg: Your Feedback on the New Comments System →
We’d like to hear what you think of the proposed changes to comments. Check out the video and let us know what you think by posting, digging up, or burying the comments in this thread.
Turn Your $60 Router into a Super-Router with... →
Since last year there’s been a lot of development of open source firmwares, and today we’re taking a look at my new favorite, a firmware called Tomato. It does almost everything you expect, from Wi-Fi signal boosting to Quality of Service bandwidth allocation, in addition to offering a simplified interface chock full of fancy charts and graphs
New Apple MacBook Air Is World's Thinnest →
It’s real and I want to buy one and lick it. The fabled MacBook Air actually exists. It’s ultra-thin, has a solid state drive and, except for a couple ports, it’s all about wireless connectivity.
Apple unveils the Apple TV Take 2! Admits first... →
Apple just admitted that the first Apple TV didn’t quite work out — so it’s back with a new model that can access iTunes directly — and streams movies in both DVD quality and HD with 5.1 surround.
BREAKING MacWorld News: Jobs to Wear Black... →
It’s been a wild week of anticipation for Apple fans, but the first round of confirmed news about the highly anticipated MacWorld keynote has finally leaked!
Starbucks iPhone Ordering Concept Design →
Multimedia designer, Phil Lu, has created some mockups of an iPhone application that he calls “QuickOrder”. The series of images show how such a system might work.
100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes →
High-quality WordPress themes always come in handy. Whether you are looking for some design inspiration or professional coding solutions — in both cases you can learn a lot, you can apply them and you can build customized designs upon them without reinventing the wheel all the time.
The Naming System of IKEA Furniture →
Why does everything sold by IKEA have such weird names?
Top 10 Reasons Why This List Will Be Popular on... →
Top 10 lists can always be seen on Digg’s homepage, and to give you an example — here are ten things that will help this post become popular on Digg.
15 of The Greenest Buildings in The World →
If we really are serious about protecting the environment and ultimately ourselves then we must build green in the future, and ideally retrofit current structures with greener functionality. Here is a mixture of 15 current, in-construction and planned green architectural treasures from around the world.
Clarkson stung after bank prank →
TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lost money after publishing his bank details in his newspaper column.
Flunked: 14 Signs of a Deficient Intellect →
God help us.
Microsoft appologizes for Xbox Live's holiday... →
Marc Whitten, Xbox Live’s GM, appoligizes for the poor performance of Xbox Live over the holidays due to the record-breaking increase of people using Xbox Live and due to the issues offers a full Xbox Live arcade game absolutley free.
Petition to: Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister. →
Top 17 Most Bizarre Sights on Google Earth →
Satellite imagery used to be the exclusive domain of governments and spy agencies, but ever since Google Maps and Google Earth we can all get to see weird things!
First Look: Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 →
Ars takes a quick look at the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. A universal binary version of Office is great in theory, but what about the ribbon?
Next iPhone software update to allow copy-paste →
Apple will release an iPhone software update during MacWorld Expo 2008, well informed sources confirmed MacScoop. But it appears that the unpolished iPhone sofware version recently leaked on the Internet doesn’t include all the features of the final release.
Music for a phone keypad →
Play songs such as Funkytown, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Ten Little Indians and much more by using your phone.
100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year. →
The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, 10 things we didn’t know last week. To kick off 2008, here are some of the best of last year.
December 2007
31 posts
the hours i sleep are pathetic…i really need to do something about this.
Texting delays a given on New Years, celebrate... →
It probably doesn’t come as much of a shock to you that plenty of texting goes down midnight-ish tonight, and naturally the carriers are gearing up for just such an onslaught. One study shows however shows 70% of people who send messages at midnight experience a delay in delivery and suggests using IM or email from your phone instead if you can.
Xbox LIVE Is Still Down!!! Customers Want... →
Xbox LIVE has been messed up for the better part of a week. MS hasn’t be very willing to acknowledge the issues. I want to know two things…when is it going to be fixed and how is Microsoft going to keep me as a customer?