Archive for May, 2009

900GB USB Drive

May 19, 2009
By robert
900GB USB Drive

A friend of mine went to China recently and brought back a SONY, VAIO-branded USB 2.0 drive with a startling 900GB capacity.
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“An Apple a Day” is Now on Kindle

May 15, 2009
By robert
“An Apple a Day” is Now on Kindle

You can now subscribe to and read your favorite blog, An Apple a Day, on your Kindle!! Enjoy!
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Wolfram|Alpha Computational Search Engine

May 14, 2009
By robert
Wolfram|Alpha Computational Search Engine

Wolfram|Alpha, a "Computational Search Engine", will launch on May 18, giving people access to a wealth of "computable" facts and algorithms. It takes queries in simple English and produces all sorts of results in the form of tables, charts and diagrams.
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“Buddy Christ” is Finally For Real

May 13, 2009
By robert
“Buddy Christ” is Finally For Real

A new Sculpture of "Jesus in Jeans" was recently unveiled in East Sussex, England, "depicting Christ as a man of the 21st century"
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Google Maps Alphabet

May 12, 2009
By robert
Google Maps Alphabet

An interesting effort from Australia to locate the 26-letter English alphabet on Google Maps.
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Google Goats

May 10, 2009
By robert
Google Goats

Google Inc. has hired 200 goats to graze its fields to eat grass and weeds and to fertilize the soil as a low-carbon alternative to mowing lawn.
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High Tide Heels

May 5, 2009
By robert
High Tide Heels

A new fashion seems to be picking up for beach footwear where high heel shoes are combined with flippers for fashion-conscious divers out there. Any possible uses other than in the porn industry?
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Go Chrome… and Never Look Back

May 3, 2009
By robert

Once I tried the Google Chrome browser I was impressed with its speed and lightweight impact on the system resources. In spite of the essential features that it still lacks, it's currently my default browser.
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