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Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Manic Mondays

04.11.2005 · Posted in Entertainment, Technology

Had a rather manic day – meaning I haven’t had breakfast yet. Instead of bitching about it, I’m just going to recap some interesting things I’ve been exposed to today: This little bugger is a wireless webcam. It’ll stream video, snap pictures on a timer and email them to you, or just act as your ...

Blog buttons

04.04.2005 · Posted in Technology

I came across a neat online tool that allows you to build blog buttons – you know those little 80×15 pixel images that link to other sites like I have listed in my sidebar? It’s called the “Button Maker” and I just LOVE it! Here’s a button I made for my site: Now go make ...

Spam filters being used in the fight against AIDS

02.26.2005 · Posted in Technology

This is an interesting article from the Seattle Post; I’ve reprinted it below. Spam filters may lead scientists to AIDS vaccine Scientists hope method will find patterns in variations of HIV By TOM PAULSON SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Software scientists at Microsoft Research have teamed up with biomedical researchers in Seattle, Boston and Perth, Australia, to ...

I -heart- Google

02.10.2005 · Posted in Technology

Google just released Google Maps! It’s soooo cool! You can type in an address, map a location, search for a store, restaurant, residence. Get phone numbers for addresses, and on and on and on. And the niftiest thing is that once you’ve got a map onscreen, you can drag and drop it to your heart’s ...

Pyramid scheme

01.19.2005 · Posted in Technology

I know. I know. This is totally a pyramid-scheme-type deal, but I couldn’t resist trying. This company claims to offer you a free G4 iBook if you sign up for one of their promotions. Many of the promotions are free or trial subscriptions that will charge you if you continue a membership. All you have ...