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Saturday, March 18th, 2006

Special Relativity Simulator (Warp)
i’ve always been interested in einstein’s theory of relativity. now you can visually see what happens as speed increases. (thanks to userfriendly.org)

(tags: science technology)

Austin plans to build free wireless network

Friday, March 17th, 2006

I’ve said enough about this issue this week, but wanted to post this for reference material for the future. The best line from the article “Peter Collins, the city’s chief information officer, said his current staff can maintain the network without additional spending.”, shows part of the problem. I could write several pages related to [...]

Broadband TV service launched by AOL

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Pinky and the Brain available at no cost, but time. AOL has finally launched their much publicized service with some great shows to watch. Thirty shows are ready for your viewing pleasure, and will increase to more on the way.
If you miss ’70s television for the family humor, and the classic laugh tracks, you’ll love [...]

Google Buys SketchUp; Google To Map The World in 3D?

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Another interesting purchase by Google as it continues to acquire companies that will benefit it’s advertising business model. SketchUp developed a plugin that works with Google Earth, so the product is a good fit.
Google Buys SketchUp; Google To Map The World in 3D?
Hot off the Google Blog we are told that Google has purchased SketchUp. [...]

Muni WiFi … A Fairy Tale

Monday, March 13th, 2006

This story on Muni WiFi continues to fascinate me because of the different discussions in the online community. At Dwight Silverman’s Houston Chronicle blog, TechBlog, a love fest is taking place over the thought of wireless Internet everywhere in Houston and cheap to boot.
In fairness, let me disclose that I work for an Internet Service [...]

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Sunday, March 12th, 2006

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Orbiting
two years to find a parking place. why not ask for directions
(tags: space technology)

Microsoft unfolds “Origami”, reveals on-the-go PC
i’m not sure i get this yet. everything the origami does, my tungsten t5 can already do, and it is definitely ultra portable.
(tags: technology microsoft)

Business 2.0: Google Office in the offing
others have [...]

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Saturday, March 11th, 2006

Letterfu - Letter-writing without envelopes, cutting or glue
what a neat idea for sending out a note to someone. make sure and read the comments on the blog post. It talks about design issues for US mailing.
(tags: fun folding paper)

Fuels cells to change laptop use
freedom from the power plug, at last …
(tags: technology computers gadgets science)

links for 2006-03-11

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Top 10 Geek Watches
this really is geeky
thanks cnet.com for the link
(tags: technology gadgets)

Zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds
new automobile technology is improving as fast as computer technology. it’s hard to keep up with the pace
(tags: cars technology)

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Sunday, March 5th, 2006

iTunes Agent
this could be really helpful for non-ipod owners
(tags: Apple music ipod)

Need a Job? Be Mickey Mouse’s Spy

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

You know, sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up. It looks like Mickey needs a spook to, well, you know, spy … and do threat analysis. I hadn’t realized this was a big problem at Disney Land, but that goes to show what I know, huh!
Defense Tech: Be Mickey Mouse’s Spy
Some of you may [...]

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