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Amazon Inks Deal for Shelfari (1)
on DealBook (38) permalinkAmazon.com has agreed to buy Shelfari, the social-networking site for bibliophiles announced in a company blog post Monday night.Shared by DVD (24)Contribute comment
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How Google Earth Helped Win A Gold Medal (82)
on TechCrunch (26125) permalinkGoogle Earth is getting a nice plug from Olympic Gold Medal cyclist Kristin Armstrong. When she did her time trials in December, 2007 in China, she took along her husband’s GPS unit to capture the elevation along the route. Then she used that data to find the best training route back home. In a guest post on the Google Lat-Long blog, she writes: After returning home to Boise, Idaho, I exported the GPS data to ...Shared by Aaron (52) Adrian (84) AJ (78) Alberto (17) Ali (113) Andrei (40) Andrew Boardman (212) Andrew Trinh (47) Andy (102) aNTwNHs (166) Bhavesh (91) Bob Lee (73) Brad Davis Seal (136) Bridget (49) Dan (35) Daniel (26) Dave (91) Dave E. (40) Dave Fleet (76) David Feng (36) Deals (29) dedlam (88) dedrick (37) dffrnt (86) donlbe (60) DVD (24) Edward K (26) Erik C. Thauvin (153) Felipe Hummel (51) fesja (23) Fred (19) GerardM (101) gergi (74) Glenn Batuyong (266) Gorman (30) Greg (55) Haidong (43) Hervé (78) Hokey (38) hyderabadblues (42) ilja (53) iomegadrive (47) James Argyle (37) Jayx (22) Jeff (41) Jeff (27) Jesús Zamorano (25) Jonathan (101) Josh (61) Josi (86) Kluzter (53) lmjabreu (120) Loyolny (61) MAlbano (39) mfelkins (45) Michael Bekiaris (43) MV (89) NeonDemon (238) nikoleto (79) Pablo (33) paulo (150) Pedro (38) Podcast Mike (51) pr1000 (72) puthali (65) rachna (72) Rick Klau (352) Roland Tanglao (316) Rudolf Olah (33) Sam (93) Sandaruwan (62) Satyajeet (41) Scott Cederberg (9) Sergey Kapustin (66) Shaun (54) Sid (124) symesc (30) tarmo888 (24) Vox (138) Wayne (185) Will (41) Win (32)Explore read seven notes
- Aaron said: I wonder if her gps maker has this info, and can also make light of this.
- Haidong said: very good try
- Fred said: Got to love this clever use of tech for training for cycling.
- Jeff said: Cool story -- I love to hear about the unexpected collisions between athletics and technology.
- Jeff said: I just love hearing these stories of people using freely available tools/data in ways no one initially planned.
- Kluzter said: De esto se trata... informeichon informeichon informeichon!
- David Feng said: woah
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Expand Your Brain with Evernote (173)
on Lifehacker (36771) permalinkA new school year is just around the corner, but this semester you're looking for a safer way to enhance your brainpower than getting all hopped up on caffeine pills Jessie Spano-style. This year, the robust note-taking software Evernote is your answer. Let's take a look at how you can use your computer, cellphone, and digital camera in conjunction with the free, cross-platform application Evernote to remember everything for the rest of your life—or at ...Shared by AaronTN (189) adam (1970) Alec Peden (187) Alex (53) Alex (222) Alex Carpenter (22) Alex Pachikov (4) alfred westerveld (261) AlphaPapa (54) Andre Siregar (33) ani625 (370) arkiver (43) Armando Alves (87) Avi (1647) axemclion (14) Babychen Mathew (1139) baron (42) Benjamin (2145) Benjamin Shyong (40) Brandy (106) Brian (93) Bryan (24) Bwana (287) Bwood42 (24) Captain Heart Nibbler (38) Casper (200) Chris (36) Chris (40) Chris (39) Chris Corwin (5) Chris Heuer (8) Chris Ryall (125) Christopher (170) Christopher (25) Christopher Harley (68) Chuck Lawson (31) Computer Tips and Tricks (1) Compuwizard123 (229) Coze (44) Creeva (136) CtrlBreak (71) Dan McCall (76) Dan Russell (150) Daniel Kirk (70) Darkwookiee (39) Dave (32) Dave (59) Dave C. (85) Dave Huston (39) David (48) Deborah Petersen (769) Derek (29) Derick Valadao (138) deusdiabolus (447) digits12 (2089) dobata (1005) docbaily (242) DVD (24) Eliacin (172) Erik (151) Ethan (23) Frederic (81) Future-Forest (23) Gary (15) gastaoss (142) Gemstar38 (493) Gienah Ghurab (65) Haripako (50) hasamba (216) Hasan (199) iammikeb (81) IanMcKenzie (29) Ingar (24) izensun (68) James Dorminey (49) Jamie (67) Jason David Pelker (110) Jeffrey (93) Jeremie Lariviere (18) Jeremy (28) jim crossley (9) joel (51) John (68) John (49) Jon Erickson (73) Jon Host (51) Jonathan Sterling (159) Jonnie (30) Jorge (43) jose (93) Justin "Uncle Bubba" Roepel (31) jv (25) jvoorhees (49) Kai (909) Karie (114) Karthik (34) Kenneth (58) kerim (61) Kim (111) KingBee (40) Krisalis78 (62) Leena (3061) Leo (98) LmZr (1) Maddy Lou (40) Manuel (45) Matt (39) Matt Chandler (74) Matt Hall (55) Matthew Bischoff (64) MDRoz (57) Mikey (112) Misciel (33) mitja_i (17) Mohammad Behdad (57) motionless (29) mr94 (31) MrGuff (125) munir (30) Nathan (26) ndench (32) neal (1313) Net (23) Nico (89) Niguel Valley (14) Noah J (31) ntutak (33) oneAustin (90) Pat (138) Paul Chapman (4) Pedro Markun (99) philayres (38) Pierce (14) pixites (53) pk (12) potentato (117) rajan (37) Rick (16) RJO (115) Rob (46) Robert Shellson (549) RossW (26) Roy (30) Ryan (86) Ryan (56) rzklkng (660) Sai Gudigundla (47) Sam (40) Sara (35) schmiddi (28) Sean Blakey (104) Sean McBride (597) Selwin (58) Shawn (67) Simone (66) Sridhar Katakam (51) Stacy (282) Stuart F (61) Super Mario (12) Tj Nelson (38) Todd Mundt (101) Tony (41) Tony (124) Tony S. (20) Travis Cannon (40) virtualcourtney (69) warrior007 (688) yasha.sozo (54) Yinka (61) yooper1019 (76) Zenith (78) Zsolt T (8) 異塵行者 (58)Explore read 15 notes
- CtrlBreak said: Absolutely stunning.
- Sean Blakey said: Maybe I should give evernote another try. My first few attempts resulted in application crashes and lost data, but that was months ago...
- Derick Valadao said: Yes, this is a very amazing service. I've been using it for about a month now and I've got hundreds of notes stashed away. The possibilities are limitless.
- potentato said: I still haven't tried using Evernote, but this makes a pretty compelling argument.
- Derek said: I wish I felt comfortable using evernote, but it would mostly be for work and I just can't bring myself to do it
- yooper1019 said: Been using it for a while and Evernote is AMAZING!!
- ndench said: I wish I could love Evernote. I've tried really hard in the past. Perhaps this new version is worth persevering with.
- Noah J said: I loves me some Evernote!
- Matt Chandler said: I use the heck out of this.
- Jeremy said: @eingy I've been playing around with and love it as a concept. I keep trying to work it into my workflow and haven't been able to get it in completely. I keep telling myself it is because I don't have an iPhone so I can't take and note photos with it. The OCR is amazing!
- Nico said: evernote regelt.
- Andre Siregar said: Try it if you haven't. I've used Evernote for a few months and have been very happy with it.
- munir said: I'm a big fan of Evernote, though I don't use it nearly to its fullest.
- Jon Host said: ive heard good things and am giving it a try, starting with firefox and iPhone. if i like it, i'll blog about it.
- Jamie said: Anyone have any personal experience with Evernote? It sounds good ...
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Soup Up Your Homebrew-Hacked Wii [Weekend Project] (73)
on Lifehacker (36771) permalinkYou've hacked your Wii to run homebrew apps and play back DVDs without any difficult hardware hacking and now you want to dive into more of your homebrew options. Let's take a closer look at how to install new homebrew applications on your Wii through the homebrew channel, play back virtually any video or audio format, run old-school video game emulators, and more. Oh, and we'll play a little Doom, naturally. Browse and Install Applications ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (332) Aaron (30) AdamB (50) alfred westerveld (261) alphakamp (48) Ari (70) Arkayz (25) Atilano (41) Atilano (112) bombox (83) Brian Antonelli (105) Carl (15) CED (41) Charlotte Goldthwaite (9) Ching (94) Chris (26) Chris Schrier (57) Convoluted (136) Coop (86) Dan Russell (150) danutz (32) dave (18) Degauss (62) DippinBits (85) Doug Stewart (212) DVD (24) Erik (151) Federico Giacanelli (74) Felipe (49) Gatewayy (30) GeekThug (22) Getinet (78) guruh (61) Han (105) James Starmer (32) Jason LaGarde (3) Jayce^ (49) JC (16) Jen (262) Jeremy P (62) Jon (99) Jonnie (30) Jordan (58) Jorg (36) joshed (63) Joshua Ryan (13) Kristian (180) Lerch (54) m0d (57) Marcin Bajer (10) Mark (21) ndench (32) niepi (16) nparker13 (608) patella (20) Patrick Altman (16) Paul Winch (150) Peder (74) pikagwong (22) Punksolid (181) RJO (115) ryan.capote (81) sinisterff (33) Sparky (21) Stephen Scott (15) Sweevo (25) Tim Visher (35) Tommy (11) Toni (52) tormodh (33) Unseen (79) wwdj (67) Yann (56)Contribute comment
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An amazing economics experiment and how it got field workers to pick a lot more fruit. (4)
on Slate Magazine (428) permalinkFor many business owners, getting the most out of staff is a perennial problem. In the case of fruit farmers, perhaps perennial is the wrong word: Workers show up for the summer harvest only. In a couple of weeks, the pickers here in Great Britain will be heading home, usually to a university somewhere in Eastern Europe.[more ...]Contribute comment
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The Bestselling Economics Books (1)
on Greg Mankiw's Blog (227) permalinkAt Amazon, updated hourly.Shared by DVD (24)Contribute comment
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Moving (339)
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- bmcfee said: I've done this too...
- npike said: I think we've all been through this one at some point..
- kebernet said: The alt tag is great today.
- Ian said: so, so true.
- Aneel said: so precisely true
- LM said: Particularly apropos given my current apartment situation.
- Dimitri Glazkov said: This one is about me.
- Brandon said: This makes me want a Cantenna even more!
- Jessica said: Yeah, this is totally me in a couple weeks.
- Goyal said: Agreed :)
- deadlyicon said: heh yes! Fee Linksys day!
- Ashe said: So. True. Right, @mathiasx?
- Chris Schrier said: This is why I had internet at my apartment and house for a couple of weeks.
- тaмás said: There are few forces more powerful than geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment.
- WindPower said: My thoughts exactly pendant les vacances
- Derick Valadao said: This brings back memories :)
- jschultz said: So true.
- Guttorm said: Cute
- Rob said: as someone currently using wireless named "linksys" from a neighbor, i applaud this comic
- Dustin Diaz said: "geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment." Ha!
- Simon said: shared for the alt text
- James said: More times than I can count.
- Eric Atkins said: Pringles can = LOL
- tonyleachsf said: Ha, this is pretty close to my experience !
- Joshua said: bwahahaha ... when we moved last week, I had the DSL order, the backup cable order (they could give a more reliable-sounding install commit), and the netshare-on-3g-iphone plan 'c'. [DSL made the date, fortunately.]
- Steve said: soooooooooo true ;)
- Daniel said: I can relate to this :/
- Zaki said: I need to date the girl stick figure in xkcd cartoons
- Nick Campbell said: I agree with the comment on unsecured! Great!
- Alexandar said: gotta love the linksys people :D
- choffee said: Must have internet.
- Matt said: This seems familiar...
- Walter DeFoor said: agreed and a half.
- Zach said: OOh man, have I done this before >:D
- Ben said: Damn straight.
- Terrence said: I was just thinking about this when I move ...
- Bill said: Yeah, why weren't there any of those kind souls near my new place! (See mouse-over text)
- eric stimmel said: this could be us in a week and a half...
- FelipeC said: Hahaha, so true.
- mernisse said: How true... How True..
- Chris said: just like moving in to our apartments. number 1 priority = internet
- Josi said: i was using an open network i found in my building when i first moved in
- Randy said: Pretty relevant if you ask me
- Joe Smith said: Oh man. This was me all last week..
- Blaise said: This will be me on Monday. Heather, I really hope you've got the internet (and bears) sorted out in Nipissing.
- Matthew said: this is how its been for me for the last 4 days
- Sermed said: In memory of Adam's wifi attempts
- mac said: this is exactly my situation right now. Wish I bought that "Netshare" app for my iPhone that lets me share my EDGE connection with my laptop
- Jaemi kehoe said: Priceless
- Jakob said: I have actually done this with a cantenna before. Fortunately Brady lived in the dorm facing my apartment building, so I was able to get college internet access/network.
- cassio said: I have already tried that too :D still looking for internet...
- justin said: happy 'linksys' day!
- Murz said: Ooooh... how true.
- purplesque said: Afraid this is going to be me..
- Jon G. said: How ironically appropriate for my situation
- tom said: essid "linksys" - yeah!
- KeVroN said: fine I'll do share it too because I do it every day at bucketworks anyhoo
- Andrés David said: In a few weeks I'll remember what this feels like
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http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/08/21/how-to-live-the-cloud-life (62)
on PaulStamatiou.com (265) permalinkThere’s no doubt about it, I’m in love with the cloud. Some people might not share my fascination with storage-in-the-cloud and compute-in-the-cloud models but I can’t wait to have the same computing experience regardless of the computer or device I’m using to connect to the Internet. I’ve taken it upon myself to change my workflow and digital lifestyle to get as much of my data online and make use of web-based tools until that utopian ...
