Thursday, April 27, 2006

Fuel Economy Tips from Car Talk

Car Talk: "You can walk, bike, or crawl! And there are other benefits, besides saving money on gas. When you walk, you'll get exercise and live longer. When you bike, you can stop and meet that new, single neighbor down the street. When you crawl, you could pick up loose change!"

MAKE: Blog: Daryl Hannah goes DIY at the Maker Faire

MAKE: Blog: Daryl Hannah goes DIY at the Maker Faire: "Daryl Hannah goes DIY at the Maker Faire"

Thursday, April 20, 2006

The Virtues of a Second Screen - New York Times

The Virtues of a Second Screen - New York Times: "Survey after survey shows that whether you measure your productivity in facts researched, alien spaceships vaporized, or articles written, adding an extra monitor will give your output a considerable boost — 20 percent to 30 percent, according to a survey by Jon Peddie Research."

I have to send this to the boss.

Friday, April 07, 2006

iAlertU Puts Alarm on MacBook Pro || The Mac Observer

iAlertU Puts Alarm on MacBook Pro || The Mac Observer: "iAlertU, a utility that takes advantage of the motion sensor built into the MacBook Pro to sound an alarm when someone picks up the computer."

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Apple - Boot Camp

Apple - Boot Camp: "More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today."

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Worst tech of 2006 (so far) - CNET.com

Worst tech of 2006 (so far) - CNET.com: "By Tim Moynihan, Michelle Thatcher, and Peter Butler (March 31, 2006)

Calling a piece of tech the 'best' often starts an argument, but just about everyone knows a lemon when they see it. December is a long way away, but we couldn't wait to put together a list of the worst tech, tech events, and downloads of 2006. If there's a particularly horrendous gadget or tech happening you think we've missed, let us know in our TalkBack section. Here we go, in no particular order..."