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computing
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09.15.09AMERICAN VICE: MAPPING THE SEVEN DEADLY SINSCourtesy of Wired Magazine and Kansas State University.
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08.31.09Retro 80’s Mac WebsiteWhat Apple's 80's product line web presence would have looked like today. See the designers Twitter page.
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03.29.09Open Source DesignRonen Kadushin's elegant, ultra-simple furniture—much of it laser-cut from single sheets of painted steel and manipulated into odd, organic shapes—has earned him international praise, endless awards, and, of course, a fair amount of good, old-fashioned cash. So his fellow designers were shocked when, last year, he started offering the blueprints for his designs as free downloads on his website. Kadushin trusts that manufacturers who sell his works commercially will voluntarily pay him royalties for the privilege, and so far, his faith hasn't been misplaced. His is the first such open-source model for industrial design and has the potential to revolutionize ...
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03.22.09Deep Web vs. Surface WebAlso known as "invisible web", the term "deep web" refers to a vast repository of underlying content, such as documents in online databases that general-purpose web crawlers such as Google cannot reach. The deep web content is estimated at 500 times that of the surface web, yet has remained mostly untapped due to the limitations of traditional search engines. Since most personal profiles, public records and other people-related documents are stored in databases and not on static web pages, most of the higher-quality information about people is simply "invisible" to a regular search engine. Deep Web directories under development include as ...
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03.12.09Internet time: swatch and .beatWhat is a Swatch .beat? A day is divided into 1000 ".beats". So, one Swatch ".Beat" is equivalent to 1 Minute 26.4 Seconds. Why use Internet Time? Internet Time exists so that we do not have to think about timezones. For example, if a New York web-supporter makes a date for a chat with a cyber friend in Rome, they can simply agree to meet at an "@ time" - because internet time is the same all over the world. Where is the Internet Time meridian? on Jakob-Staempfli Street, Biel, Switzerland. Biel Meantime (BMT) is the universal reference for ...
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02.10.09targus bluetooth mouseCalifornia based Targus has created an Apple Computer exclusive line of computer peripherals, including this Bluetooth mouse. 1200 dpi laser technology delivers high precision cursor movement on just about any surface. 4-way touch scroll powered by the most current touch sensitive technology provides silky smooth navigation. Dual programmable buttons offer customized one-click access to favorite functions, programs or AppleScripts.® More information.
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02.07.09RasterbatorRasterbator creates huge, rasterized images from any picture. Upload an image, the website rasterbates your image, and then returns a pdf print. The resulting multi-page pdf file can then be assembled into extremely cool looking posters up to 20 meters in size. Go to the Rasterbator site upload your photo, specify your preferences and rasterbate regularly.
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02.04.09Clear WiMAX is now available in PortlandJanuary 6, 2009 officially transformed Portland into the fastest unwired city in the West, and home to one of the first 4G WiMAX wireless broadband services in the world, called Clear(TM). With Clear, consumers and businesses can access the Internet wirelessly, at true broadband speeds ─ at home, in the office, around the Portland metro area, and on the go. Only one other major city in the US, Baltimore, MD, offers WiMAX. I purchased a WiMAX plan today, at a mall kiosk. It took no longer than about five minutes to close the whole deal. When I arrived home, ...
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01.29.09TwitterUsed correctly, Twitter's 140-character blurbs provide a stream of haikus to your adoring public. But how to overshare without overwhelming? To find out, we asked Twitter's top talents what makes a great tweet. Here's what they had to say, in 140 characters or less. "If you want more people to follow you on Twitter, give your real name on your account profile. Not everyone knows you by your username." — Scott Beale "Every single Twitter post you write should be something that could get you laid, ruin a marriage, or bring a tear to a fat little kid's eye." — Joshua Allen "Don't ...
