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Jeff Han: We're Just Scratching the Surface of Multitouch (10)
on Wired Top Stories (5717) permalinkSAN JOSE, California -- Jeff Han has some simple advice for companies thinking about how to integrate the latest interface technology into their products: Start over. "It's like Yoda said, you must unlearn what you've learned," he says, referring to the 40 years that the mouse and keyboard have dictated how we interact with computers. Admittedly, that's no easy task, so the multitouch pioneer and his company, Perceptive Pixel, have devoted the better part of ...Shared by Anil (25) cgsheldon (959) e.p.c. (64) Herschell / Special*Dark (57) laura (47) Mike Reardon (35) Sami (22) SeanConnolly2000 (8) Simon (51) Zaki (217)
- Herschell / Special*Dark said: a good read on multi-touch OSes
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I'm wearing out my snooze button (3)
on Office OFFline Web comic (44) permalinkToday’s Office OFFline comic was inspired by the weird reminders you get in Outlook sometimes. Become a fan on Facebook | Follow me on Twitter | Create your own comicContribute comment
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8 Optical Illusions That Mess With our Moon (4)
on Mighty Optical Illusions (96) permalinkSo, finally I have collected enough new Moon optical illusions to justify posting them as a collection. Individually posting each one, wouldn't make sense any more. Agree? Even though the idea isn't something we haven't already seen before (through relative sizes category), still each photo uses the Moon as an illusion in a slightly different manner. If my memory serves me correctly, the first illusion of this kind that made me "wooow" was The Man ...Contribute comment
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lightning in sunset (90)
on [daily dose of imagery] (980) permalinkShot at Toronto's Centre Island. A great example of being in the right place at the right time. My sister and I went to the Island after work for some photos and this amazing sunset started to form, so I quickly put the camera on a tripod and started shooting intervals (using the Pclix) for about an hour hoping to capture the lightning. I have 5 lightning shots out of around 600 photos and this ...Shared by $udhi™ (65) Adam Fuhrer (224) Adrian L (74) Alejandro-S (94) Alex (449) Alexandru Savu (123) Alix (84) andrew (32) Andrew Ferguson (29) Anil (25) Ann (64) ash (157) BA}{AR (112) Behzad (74) Ben Shoemate (230) Beth (40) bluecubphan (70) bnoise (52) bodzasfanta (183) Brian Luft (28) Carol (524) Cassi (34) Chloe Fan (27) Chris Gilmore (46) Dan (35) Darren (26) David (37) Donnie Berkholz (100) Earl E Morningwood (153) Ez (11) Fearghas (50) Fish (58) Fred (40) Gabe (29) giobi (21) graywolf (139) gRegor (42) haynes (20) HiP (35) Ian (55) ibanez182 (32) intermayer.com (62) J (428) jamesjbigler (94) jason (29) Jeremiah (101) Joel (31) jonezy (110) Keith (18) Kevin (15) Khosrow Ebrahimpour (22) Kourosh (151) kudis (55) Leo K (27) Lu Tao (55) Marie (42) markeff (121) mathowie (52) matixo (36) Mel (71) Mike (29) miloIIIIVII (40) Mohammad (25) Moose (41) natalia (114) neda (64) nicerobot (187) Nick (66) Nikos (33) Office Glen (25) onurka (45) Otháner Kasiyas (158) Randy (29) RJO (115) roedward (347) roel (59) Ryan (41) Sandeep (22) Steve (18) Strong_Wind (23) Syng Shin (310) tobalito (69) webto (19) Werner (41) William Spaetzel (32) Wojciech Beling (42) xray (85) xsolutions (22) Yassin (29) Zac (32)Explore read seven notesContribute comment
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ArchView or how to use web archives without downloading them (9)
on Mozilla Links (111) permalinkIf you have ever needed just a single tiny file trapped inside a very large archive somewhere in the web, you know how frustrating it is to wait so long for so little. ArchView is an almost miraculous Firefox extension developed by Solar Flare, that lets you access the contents of a RAR, ZIP and ISO archives (7zip should come later) and extract and view individual files without downloading the archive. For example, I was ...Shared by ab_aditya (61) Anil (25) Aria (263) Bananalope (46) Ced (43) ChaoticMind (24) Daryl Milne (62) j_aroche (41) Spiros (25)Contribute comment
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Calvin and Hobbes for August 15, 2008 (2)
on Calvin and Hobbes (Unofficial) (270) permalinkShared by Anil (25) Thiago (33)Contribute comment
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Edison Makes Your PC Go Green [Featured Windows Download] (27)
on Lifehacker (36400) permalinkWindows only: Free system tray application Edison helps save energy and money by tweaking your PC's power settings on a schedule. Edison allows you to set different energy preferences for work and non-work time, then choose the times you want each profile to run. The power settings determine how long your PC should wait before turning off the display, powering down your hard drive, and suspending your computer. After you set your preferences, Edison also ...Shared by Adam Selwood (109) Alan (81) Anil (25) Cade (209) Clay (145) Cliff (27) Dean (57) Fernando B (32) Francisco Solis (31) ghosttie (133) HokieGeek (99) Jim (59) Joseph (74) kevin (40) Mandy (62) Masoud (65) Matt Clements (17) nilegomez (62) Peli (57) Qazwix (32) Sambli (46) StevieB (156) Suchita (26) The (24) Tina K.J (66) tones (10) William (18)Contribute comment
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German researchers develop “EmoGlove” to simplify software testing (1)
on CrunchGear (3105) permalinkA research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research in Germany developed a sensor glove that is supposed to help companies evaluate the quality of software applications. Bodo Urban, the head of the 25 researchers involved in the project, says his basic goal is to improve the relation between man and machine with the so-called EmoGlove. The technology helps to track all movements of the mouse and all keystrokes on the keyboard of ...Shared by Anil (25)Contribute comment
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32 Ways to Make Someone Happy Today (49)
on Zen Habits (2426) permalinkJust thought I’d give all of you a nice list of things to think about. This isn’t an in-depth post, but more of a thought for the day — is there someone you’d like to make happy today? Making others happy is one of the best ways to have a great day yourself. It can brighten the world around you. This list is just to spark some ideas, and please note that not every item ...Shared by Adrian L (74) Alan (144) Andrea (35) Andreas Climent (28) Anil (25) Atomic Bombshell (31) Billy Bicket (37) Brianna (36) currios (77) D.J. (25) David (123) DDdW (50) Dimitar D (116) dj empirical (194) dobata (1005) Dylan (29) Eric (24) Erica (51) Flint (31) Ginger (89) Gus (85) hatza (19) Ismo (22) James Fridley (55) John (38) junal (22) Kajivar (148) Kendra (53) Marc Beharry (133) Maria Palma (30) Mattodono (68) Merlik (18) mickrants (28) Mike (50) Mona N (233) R (115) Ravi Karandeekar (82) rolandog (157) Rosie (21) Ruel Bobet (80) scottpenton (29) silverlunace (61) Stephanie Tautkus (21) Steve (60) Thomas Hochmann (22) Tina (16) Titan1x77 (99) Yakaledo (17) yasuhiro nishioka (120)
- Dylan said: I smiled just reading this.
- Stephanie Tautkus said: How many on the list have you done today?
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Apple patent talks remote streaming, syncing, squirting (2)
on Ars Technica (5056) permalinkA recently-published patent by Apple indicates that the company could eventually implement features like remote streaming of your entire media library to your iPhone or iPod, wireless syncing, and even Zune-like song squirting. Cupertino, start your photocopiers!Read More...Shared by Anil (25) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (968)Contribute comment
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Say Goodbye To Phone Menus, Fonolo Does The Deep Dialing For You (21)
on ReadWriteWeb (14989) permalinkRWW Readers, Please Check The Bottom of This Post For Invite Info! Do you hate calling customer service at a large company? It's safe to say we all do. Nearly every large corporation today utilizes phone menus to route your call to the correct department and it's nearly impossible to get a real person on the phone. Wouldn't it be great if there was a web app that did the calling for you and then ...Shared by Anil (25) atul (550) Avi Kaplan (40) Carri (20) Consiliera (44) Corvida (356) drewenut (38) frank_tentler (38) Jamin (190) Jason (58) Josh Chandler's Web 2.0 Company Picks (12) Juras Vetrau (48) losamorales (27) Mike F (2151) mypurechaos (55) Pierre (69) sarahintampa (458) spoon16 (74) Uno (54) Vishal (21) Wayne (185)Contribute comment
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Aren't they always? (5)
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The Downside of Relying on Google for Everything [Google] (13)
on Gizmodo (17990) permalinkOh, Google is just so great! They have the best free email, calendar, chat, photo and document sharing services, so why not use them all? Well, here's why: they can lock you out of your entire account without any explanation or any way to get it back, pretty much erasing your online existence. It happened to Nick Saber. Nick came back from his lunch break on Monday, tried to log into his Gmail account, and ...Shared by Anil (25) Chuck Lawson (31) Emmett (87) Éric (50) Garsen (33) Jaime (120) Jilted (35) kevin (40) LeggNet (20) Michael (79) Mike (43) Rafael Capanema (99) Zak Nicola (198)Contribute comment
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Jessica Alba (15)
on Quotes of the Day (2255) permalink"My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing."Shared by angol (255) Anil (25) danliebke (222) Dhjiz (19) Dilip (45) Elena (43) Gordon (75) Jim Ogle (29) Marcio (59) Muz (16) pestwave (47) rd1701 (35) seweso (26) Ubqtous (85) vanlandw (79)
- vanlandw said: that quote must have came from her breasts
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Calvin and Jobs Kick Steve's Nuts [Cartoon] (80)
on Gizmodo (17990) permalinkI don't know if comic strip genius Bill Watterson would like this version of his worldwide-beloved Calvin and Hobbes/Jobs—who morphs from philosophical tiger to killer CEO—, but we approve. Actually, it made me laugh and wish for new strips. The drawing may not be as good as the original, but Jobs' physique and attitude feels absolutely spot on. Update: another series after the jump. [Flickr via Dark Roasted Blend]Shared by Aaron (31) AaronTN (189) adrcc2 (38) Adrian (72) afahy (42) Alan (40) Alex (22) Amish (25) Andrew (41) Andrew Meyer (35) Andrew Ruess (455) Anil (25) ashburn (34) Brian (15) Brian (49) Brian (37) brownpau (263) Cadu (37) Cata B (32) Chad (407) Christopher Evans (15) Dan (24) dj empirical (194) Earl E Morningwood (153) Fotis (29) Gangles (64) Getinet (78) Grandje5ter (110) Gschultz (148) hikikomori (206) Iain Baker (35) iconolith (21) Imran Hussain (77) Jacob (27) Jason Gilman (239) Jilted (35) Joe (34) Joe Hoover (10) Jordan (30) Josh (140) JR A (108) Karl-Anders (18) Karsten (67) Ken the CityMouse (30) Kevin (24) Kreg (27) leogodoy (25) Lew (67) marya (56) Matt Chandler (74) Maxim (44) Nick (306) pasquinade (28) Pat (98) Patrick Linehan (56) Pedja (99) Piaw (52) Pittsy (18) Rahul Gaitonde (65) Ramanan (40) Razzu (32) rveguilla (37) Scott (18) Sean (83) Serginho (45) shueytexas (15) SkyWaLKer (19) Sparky (71) Stolee (30) Surferbill (31) Tanner Hobin (10) terry (14) Timm (11) tonyleachsf (19) trentono (35) Trey (166) twilight fairy (29) Vincent (15) Wesley (15) Will (33)Contribute comment
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Debunking Common Windows Performance Tweaking Myths [Mythbusting] (117)
on Lifehacker (36400) permalinkAs a tech writer, one of my biggest pet peeves is the plethora of bad advice littered across almost every web site dedicated to system tweaking. Besides the tweaks that simply don't work, some of them will actually cause your computer to run even slower—or worse. Let's examine some of the most offensive myths out there regarding PC performance tweaking, and debunk them once and for all. Disabling QoS to Free Up 20% of Bandwidth ...Shared by 10p (48) Aashay (36) Alex Dumitru (613) alfred westerveld (261) aliencam (42) Anand (13) Andrew Littler (144) andronin (29) Anil (25) Ankur (34) Arvin (57) Benyu Zhang (16) Cade (209) Cam (34) Carbonlord (980) Carl (15) chrisco (25) Christian Santos (223) Clarke (24) ClinicalCases (261) craig (261) Dan Driver (4) DaveBinM (30) David (103) David (24) David (55) Degauss (62) Del (63) Derick Valadao (138) ema (87) Éric (50) Erik (151) erikeric (60) Erlend Simonsen (22) Essam (15) Francisco Solis (31) GioStam (41) Gordon (46) Greg (35) Haggis (47) Haris (119) hasamba (210) HelloKit (33) House M.D. (154) hubmacfan (96) iammikeb (81) Ian Yang (65) Ingar (24) J@n (34) jaholbrook (19) Jan Vazquez (47) jeff (22) jh2fct (207) João (9) Joe Haynes (27) John (115) John Engler (12) Jonny Hou (34) Joseph (63) Josh (140) Josh (20) Jules (205) KateB (22) Keith Bloemendaal (94) kernel (9) kimme (49) Korben (30) Lim Chee Aun (17) Mario (18) Mark (90) Martin English (41) Mason (33) Michael K Pate (84) mike (28) Mike McBride (71) Monnow Man (6) monotropos (26) NasirJumani (818) Nathan (111) Neil Turner (32) Nick (25) Norman Hammer (51) patella (20) Paul (113) Peter (26) Peter (64) Phani (24) prattmic (144) Pyros (42) Ricardo M. (111) RipperDoc (70) Robert Accettura (94) Robert H (46) rOckY (711) rodmitch (16) Sam (40) Sandra (53) Seçkin Anıl Ünlü (9) Sergio Cruz (14) Shannon Prickett (113) Sharjeel (59) Shogun (34) Sid (124) sirmikester (118) Srinvard (288) Stefan (141) tarman (182) teajay (15) Tom (57) Tor Erling (483) Vinay (35) waxattack (14) WazNeeni (16) xavierbkk (22) XNet (26) yohanes (72) Yooakim (29)
- Mason said: Great article that takes some common windows performance tweaks to task.
- Derick Valadao said: this is a keeper. I have definitely believed at least one of these in the past.
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Biting the Apple (3)
on //steve clayton: geek in disguise (241) permalink[image credit - http://www.h4x3d.... There is a definite turn of perception over the last few weeks about Apple – no doubt some of it down to issues with MobileMe and the iPhone 2.0 but my sense is it’s more due to their growing popularity and whilst that helps the bottom line it comes with other less obvious changes. Increased scrutiny is one and in his column on the BBC website today Bill Thompson looks at ...Contribute comment
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7 Essential Guidelines For Functional Design (95)
on Smashing Magazine (5509) permalinkBy Dustin M. Wax Look at what you’ve made. Beautiful, isn’t it? But does it work? For whom does it work? Of course you can use it, but can anyone else? In short, is it functional? At the heart of every piece of practical design, whether it be a website, product package, office building, manufacturing system, piece of furniture, software interface, book cover, tool, or anything else, there is a function, a task the item ...Shared by !&# (223) abbas vahedi (34) Amer (24) Anil (25) Anton Fletcher (57) atermath (50) Benjamin R (34) blackbelt (25) Brent (136) Bruce (72) burkinaboy (795) Caleb Elston (107) carlback (35) Charles (140) Chris Ryall (125) ct2000 (36) Danielle Brigida (501) DaveK (37) David V (89) Derick Valadao (138) Dev (252) dobata (1005) ehu4ever (380) elsterama (266) ema (87) Emanuel Dias (32) Eoin (71) Fred (34) frivmo (16) fukid (56) Galtenbergs (73) Gerrit Tebrake (84) Gerry Scheetz (36) gnusic (271) Gregory Van Hoof (28) Guilherme Neumann (13) HejGustav (244) Ismael Briasco (50) Jannik (29) Jason David Pelker (110) JC (76) jccamus (120) Jim (7) john (66) jon|k (116) jrodgers (49) Justin (22) Ken Starzer (10) kgl (79) Leyla Bonilla (175) lizunlong (153) Maggie Verster (99) Marcel (91) Matt (34) maxyRO (1165) Meise (28) melmyfinger (24) Mike F (2151) Mithrill (48) Mladen (177) Mox Folder (32) Muhammad Saleem (803) nicmcc (41) Ninh Nguyen (14) Ocean19 (19) Peter v (57) Philip Karpiak (51) ps1160 (99) Raanan Avidor (60) Richard Ellender (49) rtsnance (94) Satya (80) Sav Khetan (15) Scott (21) Seth Jenks (85) Sham (1003) Shane (34) Shane (118) Sid (79) small (77) snake (28) Stephan M (218) Sumesh (238) terababy (21) Thomas (20) Thomas B (43) Tina K.J (66) Tom (33) Umesh (39) Wes Brown (54) whatevernevermind (175) Will (27) xrx (131) xxdesmus (121)
