I've tried Boxee in the past but their latest release is outstanding. I took some screenshots of it for you and on my 24" monitor it looks amazing! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future of television! You can get videos, pictures, applications, and music (digital media) all in one handy place. Not to mention it has a super slick interface with an Internet back end to pull new content (you can also browse your...
How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience Steve Jobs does not sell computers; he sells an experience. The same holds true for his presentations that are meant to inform, educate, and entertain. An Apple presentation has all the elements of a great theatrical production—a great script, heroes and villains, stage props, breathtaking visuals, and one moment that makes the price of admission well worth it. Here are the five elements of every...
How Scott Adams transformed workplace frustration into one of the world's most beloved comic strips In the corporate world of the 1980s, a frustrated office worker sat in seemingly endless meetings, doodling caricatures of his managers and coworkers to stay awake. Those idle sketches would eventually evolve into one of the most successful comic strips of all time: Dilbert. Scott Adams never set out to be a cartoonist. His original dream was to climb the...
So I woke up early this morning and was working on my computer. I like to sit in front of a space heater and blog (doesn't get much better than that). I had a pillow on the floor with me when I started feeling something moving under the pillow. I ignored it after 2-3 times of feeling it until I lifted up the pillow to discover a lizard was under it which scared me good...
Source >> Thinkgeek.com "Use the power of RFID Tags for good... not evil with the TikiTag RFID Tag Programming Kit. You get a USB based RFID tag reader and 10 sticker based tags. Slap the RFID tags on any object, then swipe them over the reader and trigger actions on your PC. You can open a web page, control iTunes, send an SMS message, shut down your computer, login to a website, dial up your...
A journey fueled by caffeine I left Portland, OR yesterday at 7am and drove for 10 hours straight through (stopped in Medford, OR for gas). I had a fantastic time seeing my family again. I was cleaning up the house, but the computer was calling to me. It is going to be another busy day today, so I had better get off this thing. My Favorite Coffee Places in Order: 1 Stumptown 2 Tully's 3...