Archive for April, 2007

Google Translate is user enabled

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 Posted in Internet, New Technology, Technology, Web Development | No Comments »

Sometimes a company does something very innovative and you think... well, duh, why didn't anybody else do something like that before. Google translate does something that will have the same affect. ... Read more..

Invisibility cloak a near reality?

Monday, April 16th, 2007 Posted in New Technology, Science, Technology | 1 Comment »

Researchers at Purdue University have stepped into the world of Harry Potter, Star Trek and other sci-fi stories. Using mathematical theory developed in the United Kingdom in 2006, Purdue ... Read more..

Google personalizes online maps

Sunday, April 15th, 2007 Posted in Family, Home, Internet, New Technology, Technology, Web Development | No Comments »

Google recently announced a new feature for Google Maps. It's called "My Maps", but the name doesn't really do it justice. This new feature now brings Google Maps a ... Read more..

The beginning to the end of DRM?

Monday, April 9th, 2007 Posted in Books, Entertainment, Internet, New Technology, Society, Technology | No Comments »

For the first time ever, a major recording label has signed a deal with Apple iTunes Store to sell DRM-free digital music, although at a higher price. EMI holds ... Read more..

Happy Easter

Sunday, April 8th, 2007 Posted in Family, Holidays, Religion, Society | No Comments »

Happy Easter everyone! Check the Wikipedia Easter article for some interesting information (with which I wasn't all too familiar) on Easter. Sample interesting facts: The word "Easter" actually comes from the ... Read more..

Computers could end the world

Saturday, April 7th, 2007 Posted in Comedy, Computers | No Comments »

A Quote from Nathanial Borenstein made me laugh: The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer ... Read more..

OSC’s Afterword to Empire

Monday, April 2nd, 2007 Posted in Orson Scott Card, Politics, Rant, Society | 7 Comments »

The audio version of Orson Scott Card's latest book, "Empire" (reviewed here) contained an afterward where a lot of what he said really hit me as just common sense. ... Read more..

Design and build your own home — by yourself

Sunday, April 1st, 2007 Posted in Home, Technology | No Comments »

Let's play in the world of make believe for a while. Let's pretend that you are in need of a new home. You want to build your own ... Read more..

Free Internet Access from Google

Sunday, April 1st, 2007 Posted in Home, New Technology, Technology | No Comments »

Today Google announced an extremely innovative and revolutionary (and FREE) way to access the Internet. It's called Google TiSP (Google Engineers call it Teaspoon). It leverages existing fiber-optic networks ... Read more..