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Google Maps Street View in the artic
Ever wonder how Google gets those street level images in remote areas? Check out the video below for a peek at their mobile unit used in the Canadian artic.
Mac hacker attack hits more than 600,000 computers…Yikes!
According to a recent news report, macs are again the target of a recent hacking attack. This attack exposes more than a security flaw, but also a flaw in practices among mac users. Conditioned to believe that their macs are invincible, users are not used...
Augmented Reality Apps
What is Augmented Reality? According to Wikipedia “Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.” In laymen’s terms, augmented reality applications allow...
Which is safer? Mac or PC
While the general preception is that Macs are safter than PC’s, when you look at the data, this may not be the case. Why then, are most virus attacks targeted at PC? Despite what the kids say, everyone does not have a Mac. In fact,...
What is it?
What is this relic? It must be some kind of technology, right? It’s a hard disk drive back in 1956… with 5 MB of storage. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first ‘SUPER’ computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed...
Google Maps goes to the Mall
Android users delight…Google has updated it’s google maps to include guidance inside many Malls, Airports, and Department stores. Check out the video of a cool overview. So far it has worked for me at O’Hare Airport, Midway Airport, and all Home Depot stores.
NTSB Urges States to Ban Cell Phones While Driving.
The National Transportation Safety Board is “urging all states to impose total bans except for emergencies following recent deadly crashes, including one in Missouri after a teenager sent or received 11 text messages within 11 minutes”. This ban would include handsfree devices such as bluetooth...
Windows Vista audo recording
Vista blocks the WaveOutMix by default. So using a program like Audacity you can’t record streaming audio like I’m able to using XP. The simple fix is going to the control panel. Click sounds, then go to the Recording tab. Right click and check show...
Where did that saying come from?
Many of our customs and sayings are based on practical practices from our history. The facts below are consolidated from an email I received several days ago… Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty...
