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Synthing tips: How to synth a room (2)
on Photosynth Blog (9) permalinkSynthing tips: How to synth a room Maybe you want to show off your newly-remodeled downstairs. Or you want to let your friends see how you’ve decorated your room. Or you want to remember the amazing luxury condo you went through. Photosynth can help. Here are some tips so you’ll get the best synth of an interior space: 1. Start by standing in the center of the room and shooting a panorama—turn slightly and take ...Contribute comment
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Health: CalorieLab Counts the Calories of Popular Foods and Restaurants (41)
on Lifehacker (36863) permalinkWeb site CalorieLab provides nutritional information for popular foods and restaurants to help you keep your diet on track. With over 70,000 foods and 500 restaurants in their database, there's a good chance that if you've eaten it, it's in there. If you're looking for that one healthy item on a restaurant's menu, CalorieLab provides full menu overviews along with more detailed nutritional information for each individual item. Keeping your choices healthy and counting calories ...Shared by Adam Selwood (109) Ali (220) Ali G (172) Avi (1656) Babychen Mathew (1140) Benjamin (2145) BrendoMan (318) Daniel Kirk (70) deusdiabolus (447) Digg Boss (827) digits12 (2089) Dominic Tremblay (41) epmiali (15) Erik (151) HeNkiSdaBro (21) Imran (35) JAMES TUCKER (13) Jamie McGibbon (239) Jason (59) K-IntheHouse (92) Kathy (153) Lisibo (48) Michelle (82) Michelle (33) Natitude (463) Nick (32) Nicolás (34) Pat (138) Paul (119) Philip Spohn (67) Primoz (47) richtannehill (117) Robert (25) rony john (259) Samuel (186) Shane (12) Stacy (282) The Mason Technologist (45) Toby (758) tomwsmf (89) Vineet Bhatia (8)Contribute comment
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dukaDIAL: Make Free Landline Calls within US and Canada (3)
on MakeUseOf.com (2535) permalinkdukaDIAL is a free service from Jaduka Labs that allows you to make free landline calls within North America (USA and Canada). Although you will need a PC to initiate the call, you will be talking using your regular landline phone. Quick and easy. How does it work? Sign-up for a user account and verify your email address. Enter your phone and the phone number of the person you want to talk. Click on “Start ...Contribute comment
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Green Gym Uses Human-Powered Energy (49)
permalinkThe opening of Portland’s The Green Microgym this week seems like a perfect complement to the announcement of M2E’s kinetic charger, which can generate energy from motion. Adam Boesel, The Green Microgym’s owner, doctored up spin bikes with weed whacker motors and truck alternators so that patrons can create energy to help power the 2,800 foot space. According to DailyTech, the Team Dynamo and Spin Bikes at the gym can each generate up to 75 ...Shared by Adam McDonald (42) Adam Snider (118) Alex France (533) Alexander13 (444) Amit Chowdhry (138) Andy Metcalfe (6) Avi (1656) Brian Edelen (68) Chad (105) Cherry Smith (128) Chuck Grohowski (62) Corey Hammond (65) Courtney (117) Dan (35) Daniel Romero (8) Danielle Brigida (501) david miron (447) Dean Clark (60) digits12 (2089) Doug Adams (347) Earth Economy (321) Eric Chen (289) Eric Friedericks (14) George Syson (2) ilias Charis (83) Inthenameofmine (1259) Jamie McGibbon (239) Jeff (710) Jeff Gorndt (109) Jonathan S. Knoll (6) Kathy (153) Kevin Federline (545) Liam Bresnahan (7) McBilly Wilford Sy (101) MG (91) Mihalcea Razvan (1046) mike (150) Mitchell Szczepanczyk (19) mokshjuneja (411) Nick (32) NightcrawlerX (30) Paige Filler (175) sarah (917) Steven (35) Tim (128) Victor M. (32) w0lfh0und (560) warrior007 (688)
- Nick said: I definitely agree. Humans are making all of this energy in the gym and it's not being harvested. Why didn't we think of this?
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Israel to Put Dead Sea Scrolls on the Internet (4)
on Digg (8075) permalinkScientists embarked this week on an historic undertaking: digitally photographing every fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls to make them available to all on the Internet.Contribute comment
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The WB Rises From The Ashes As A Competitor To Hulu (30)
on TechCrunch (26179) permalinkWarner Brothers has resurrected its defunct WB television network as TheWB.com, a hub for its television shows that launches tomorrow. While a number of networks have offered ad-supported streaming shows for some time, TheWB.com is significantly more feature-rich than its competitors, offering an advanced search engine and allowing users to mashup selected clips from each show. The most impressive feature found on TheWB is its video search, which allows users to search across many shows ...Shared by AaronTN (189) Alaska Report (63) Alex (53) Alex (126) billrod (34) Cavorter (47) chip (92) Chris K (135) Cosmin (12) Dave C. (85) Elroy (70) Erik C. Thauvin (153) Garnett (20) guttertec (103) IanTW (49) Jack Teague (29) James (28) James F (66) Jason Bryant (45) Jason Nielubowicz (48) Jimmy (49) Josh (26) JUSTIN (121) Mikael (142) Nick (32) orrk (15) PK (54) richhand (119) Seshu Karthick (41) Vanguard (103)Explore read four notesContribute comment
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DialAHuman: Avoid Answering Machines and Talk to Humans (3)
on MakeUseOf.com (2535) permalinkTired from automated answering machines? check out DialaHuman, it is a database of direct access phone numbers and tips on what combinations to press to get Human operators. You can browse database alphabetically or by service category. Features: Get direct phone numbers and combination tips to get to human support personnel. Browse company numbers alphabetically or by category ( finance, government, hardware, insurance, internet, pharmaceutical, shipping, software stores and more). Improve service by contributing a ...Contribute comment
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No Matter How NBC Spins It, Olympics Web Strategy Comes Up A Loser (55)
on TechCrunch (26179) permalinkDespite its special Silverlight-powered Website and more than 2,000 hours of online video, it looks like NBC flubbed its opportunity to make its Olympics Web revenues more than a rounding error. NBCOlympics.com may have streamed 72 million videos and racked up 1.2 billion pageviews, but Yahoo Sports still edged it out with an average of 4.7 million visitors a day versus 4.3 million (source: Nieisen Online). And Yahoo didn’t even have video. NBC is spinning ...Shared by Adam (304) AJ (1003) besighyawn (134) blakeneven (56) Boris (67) Brenton (120) Brooke Adcox (36) Bryan Person (61) Bryce (159) CannonGod (776) chrisbrogan.com (114) Christopher Gizzi (176) Dan (32) Dan (121) Danbrown (50) darrellsilver (43) Derek Lerner (31) elstudio (19) Eric Atkins (55) Eric Herboso (62) gavoweb (35) GP (161) IdoNotes (39) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (96) Jaime (120) Jay (33) John Magnus (211) jonezy (113) louisgray (653) Maria Reyes-McDavis (50) Mike F (2153) Mike Reynolds (59) Mudiam (23) MV (89) Natalie (18) Nick (32) Nirav (203) Noah J (31) noahp (24) nybble (77) Oscar (19) Patrick (169) phillip (88) Rex (608) Rob (42) Ryan Kellett (76) Sam (40) sczizzo (51) Sean (39) Siva (47) Stanislav Shalunov (10) Sunil Garg (36) Tim (23) Vanguard (103) zeb (61)Explore read five notes
- MV said: stupid.
- Eric Atkins said: At the end of the day, I was satisfied with the offerings. Yes, it could have been better, but it was good enough. Also, many people said that these games had less attention than Athens. So, how can you expect such an event to compete with March Madness or anything else. Also, uh, China is 12 hours ahead of us. When we are asleep, NBC is streaming the games. People don't watch video in their sleep. And finally, I had 10 channels of Olympic coverage. That's never happened. NBC did that right. I had near 24-7 coverage on my TV, meaning I didn't need to go to the computer to watch the sports.
- nybble said: I was at times frustrated when I couldn't find something that I wanted to watch, and other times elated when I could find it.But none of these numbers attempt quantify the affect that nbcolympics.com had on driving more people to watch TV. If I recall that was sort of the driving goal of the website and to declare it a strategy failure without looking at its purpose seems odd. I mean, it may not be the strategy TechCrunch (or any other web company) would choose, but hey, that's life.
- chrisbrogan.com said: You tell 'em, Schonfeld!
- Danbrown said: NBC blew it. The Olympics might be the best possible content for online distribution: live, multi-channel, big brand sponsors. The comments in the original article are good, too.
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Vincentvw shared as favorite Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle (68)
on TechCrunch (26179) permalinkAmazon confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual market, and most publishers now offer electronic versions of their textbooks. McGraw-Hill Education, for example, publishes 95% of their books electronically as well as in print. But there is no compelling device to read them on. The new Kindle will likely be a large screen ...Shared by AaronTN (189) Ahmaud Templeton (21) Alex (156) Alex (126) Amihai (179) Andrew Ruess (455) bhc3 (232) Bud Hunt (55) C.K. (315) cdogzilla (39) cisellis (130) Clay (31) Cory (42) Derek (120) Eric Atkins (55) Eunice (40) Evan Sims (121) fesja (23) Forrest (55) Harper (226) HHcHu (18) Hisham (328) iAlja (183) Jaesung (57) James (44) Javed (561) jayman16 (204) Jess (64) joekwon (39) Joey (27) John Swords (13) JUSTIN (121) Justin (48) Justin Yost (266) Keith (14) Michael (175) Michael Molinar (34) Mikey (112) Nat (38) Nate (111) Navarr (21) Nice Fish Films (249) Nick (32) Nitin Badjatia (66) orrk (15) Panda (73) Paul (30) pkj (21) Rex (608) rexy (179) Richard (66) Rudolf Olah (33) Ryan Kellett (76) Sai Gudigundla (47) Sean (56) Sean (55) Sean Blakey (104) Sigalon (120) Stavros (33) stevegio (20) TomColvin (31) truman (35) Vicky (20) Vincent van Wylick (77) viv (217) voidfiles (149) Woosung (166) Zaki (217)Explore read six notes
- Ahmaud Templeton said: The opportunity to buy digital copies of my textbooks would be fantastic. I wouldn't have to lug around those tomes from class to class anymore. Man, would that be nice.
- Vicky said: Great move by Amazon. I hope this will bring down the price of textbooks considerably.
- Eric Atkins said: Yes! Forget about heavy text books. Give me digital paper.
- fesja said: a ver si pruebo un kindle, que tengo curiosidad por ver cómo funciona
- Forrest said: SO COOL - this should be a great catalyst for amazon, and plays to a bunch of themes that are popular across the political divide. Good on Amazon for bringing this solution to market.
- Sean Blakey said: Consistently handling PDFs of lecture slides and papers would be a big improvement.
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Portal to Maya Underworld Found in Mexico? (4)
on Digg (8075) permalinkA labyrinth filled with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves—some underwater—have been uncovered on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.Contribute comment
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Feature: Scan Paperwork to PDF in One Step (5)
on Lifehacker (36863) permalinkEven if you do all your banking online there's still one ugly time of year when you've got to deal
- Nick said: Interesting
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Microsoft releases Desktops, new virtual desktop manager (40)
on Download Squad (3982) permalinkFiled under: Utilities, Windows, Microsoft, Freeware Microsoft's Sysinternals team has released a new, free, light weight virtual desktop manager for Windows called Desktops. Yes, Microsoft already had a virtual desktop manager called, well, Virtual Desktop Manager. But Desktops offers a few advantages. First, it's a single, tiny executable file. No installation necessary, which makes this a good candidate for carrying with you on a USB flash drive. And second, Desktops offers a wide range of ...Shared by Andrew Ruess (455) aNTwNHs (166) Christopher (116) ckaroli (162) darkeye11547 (1094) Doug Stewart (212) ehsan (118) Evan Sims (121) Florent Solt (54) GLCarter (193) izensun (68) jaholbrook (19) János B (59) Joe (286) Jon (99) Kaveh Dorafshan (260) kevin (40) Marcus Beagley (84) Mark (99) Migger (27) Mike (114) Mike McBride (71) mmhan (34) Nick (32) Nicki (114) Nigel (72) Nuno (33) OGeleia (77) Oudi Antebi (106) PrashantP (25) Program Witch (83) pt9386 (41) Rob (47) Roy (30) Sean (10) Steven T (113) Syng Shin (310) Tim (125) Valentin (64) Will (15)
- izensun said: it's gooooooood.
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Tip of the week: Shortcuts (5)
on Google LatLong (293) permalinkHere's a brief primer on some of the shortcuts you can use while browsing Google Maps. With your mouse, you can zoom in and out: double left-click to zoom in on the area you're clicking, and double right-click (also known as Ctrl+Click for Mac users) to zoom out. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also use that to zoom in and out.You can also zoom in and out with the "+" and ...Contribute comment
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Dogs have a sense of right and wrong (1)
permalinkDogs have become more intelligent, and even learnt a sense of right and wrong, through spending time with humans, a study shows. Although still controversial, recent research is beginning to support the view that an owner is perfectly correct when they pat their pet and coo "who's a clever boy then?"Shared by Nick (32)
- Nick said: Cindy and I were talking about this just today!
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Choose a Safe, Reusable Water Bottle [Health] (39)
on Lifehacker (36863) permalinkAmericans consume 28 billion single use bottles of water per year and roughly 80 percent of those end up in a landfill. Even if you don't fancy yourself an eco-crusader, the impact of that amount of trash is significant, not to mention Bisphenol A—a chemical found in most water bottles—has been linked to a host of ailments including increased risk of cancer, obesity, early onset puberty, and diabetes. Companies are slowly phasing out the use ...Shared by Aaron R (500) AaronTN (189) Adam (36) aliencam (42) Bryan (24) Cade (209) capt bro (119) Chris (35) Dan (35) David (24) derek markham (176) Elise (9) emaynard (36) Erik (151) Fitek (22) Jake (34) Jason (59) Jeremy P (62) Jon Host (51) JVChuy (55) Kells Nollenberger (21) Kevin Hamer (43) Laura (29) Lynnae (9) Mark Torromeo (34) Neil (19) Nick (32) nparker13 (608) nwistheone (28) rheimbro (22) rzklkng (660) Sam (194) Sandra (53) Scottah (20) SheGeek (22) sparrowsmith (15) Stephanie (52) tarman (185) Vandywolfer (16)Contribute comment
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08/15/08 PHD comic: 'What you know vs How much you know about it' (78)
on PHD Comics (775) permalinkPiled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com title: "What you know vs How much you know about it" - originally published 8/15/2008 For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE!Shared by $udhi™ (65) ab_aditya (61) Abhinav (78) AJ (28) Alcides Fonseca (90) alf (93) Ali (113) alice (27) Amir (45) Anand L (53) André Elias (220) Andrew Gwozdziewycz (40) Anu (29) Art (273) ash (157) Brent the Closet Geek (210) Burad (36) Busybee (21) C.M (29) César C (29) Chung (393) Corey (17) Daniel (32) Daniele (29) dH (26) Domino (13) FelipeC (50) Frederic (81) fričko (20) gizmo (88) Gopal (22) graywolf (139) Greg (35) grow (65) Heather (48) Hezy (41) Javed (561) JBu92 (407) jetienne (53) jritch (26) kerim (61) Kiwi Nerd (44) Kluzter (53) Lauro (56) ManiacD (61) Manu (5) Michael (15) Mike F (2153) Musa (44) natalia (114) ngl (40) Nick (32) Niclas (39) Niko (29) nossenigma (52) odwl (40) Pellizzari (32) Peter (29) Peter Du (24) Pezz (25) Podcast Mike (51) Radovan (80) Roosh (19) Roy (30) rsgalloway (80) Sabutay (19) Sandeep (22) Sandra B (121) Siavash (130) Simon (12) slmnhq (78) Tarun (26) vafatabar (12) vim (60) Vitor (38) Voyagerfan5761 (408) Werner (41) witherj (25)Explore read seven notes
- Peter said: Mennyire igaz!
- Kluzter said: truly truly truth
- vim said: Still aiming for "a little of everything".
- C.M said: I'm to the far left...
- Greg said: This is why I am stopping at the Masters.
- Corey said: I think I stopped at the right point in this journey....
- Michael said: Its funny because its true!
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Friday Morning Shipping Update (4)
on Netflix Community Blog (35) permalinkLet’s get right to it. This morning, we’re happy to report that all of our shipping centers are resuming normal operations after experiencing three days of significant issues. Throughout the night and as we post this update, our distribution centers are processing customer orders and getting them into the mail. If a member should have been shipped a disc Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, with rare exception it will ship today (Friday). As a result, millions ...Contribute comment
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The Wii finally gets DVD playback -- no thanks to Nintendo (2)
on Digg (8075) permalinkBy installing a small, hidden channel on a system, this package blesses the console with a libdi file (DVD access library), and allows you to watch your favorite videos with the MPlayer application, an open source media player.Shared by DigitalMike (128) Nick (32)Contribute comment
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Miro: Like TiVo for the Web, says Lifehacker (11)
on TED | TEDBlog (757) permalinkWe're fans of the Miro player at TED -- in fact, you can download our customized TED Miro player right here, with seven channels of TEDTalks built in, as well as access to thousands more channels of web video and audio. Why use Miro? Aside from the touchy-feely goodness of using a free, open-source player built by a nonprofit, there's this: It just works. If TED.com's own player doesn't agree with your system, or your ...Shared by adriana (30) Ching (94) Holden Caulfield (105) Jake (26) Jennifer (50) JonB (44) Kemeny (241) Nick (32) Richard (47) Richard (21) shawnmor (134)Contribute comment
- TVWeb360.com : Watch TV Online. (3)
