How terrible it is that I will buy Pepsi for a chance to win a song? Well, actually I would probably buy Pepsi anyway… I’ll just buy more now. Pepsi is slated to kick off another “Drink, Win, Play” campaign where 1 in 3 bottle tops will have a code for a free song on… Read more »
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Picasa 2.0 Released
Google has just released a new version of their photo management software, Picasa 2.0. New Features include: Move and re-name pictures from inside Picasa Make a label Add a star rating Keep one picture in multiple albums Password-protect collections Improved Basic Fixes for images 12 new visual effects to improve your photos Captions that stay… Read more »
Turn your iPod into an iPod Shuffle
For those of you who have an iPod but want a new iPod Shuffle w/out plunking down the $99 or $149 for one… here is a pretty cool Do-it-yourself. Via Flickr
New Round of Apple Goodies
Apple released a slew of new products today at MacWorld San Francisco. iPod Shuffle This is the flash based iPod that has been rumored for a few weeks now. It’s no bigger than a pack of gum and it comes in two sizes: 512 MB ($99) and 1GB ($149). There is no screens since the… Read more »
Using Google to Find Web/Security Cameras
There have been some neat Google tricks popping up lately (first seen on boingboing) to find web/security cams on the web. Some web cams that haven’t been secured have a specific syntax in their URL that Google has indexed and are searchable. Here are a few Google searches for cams: Search 1 Search 2 (you… Read more »
Ads EVERWHERE
Another odd ebay auction – A man in Omaha, NE is auctioning his forehead for advertising. He’ll accept any non-permanent ad for 30 days on his forehead. He’s up to almost $15,000 with 3 days left. He has also registered the domain: http://www.humanadspace.com/ for more information.
Technology to keep your plants alive
After returning from vacation to find my plant (lovingly named Bachi) near death… well, more near death than usual, I decided to order the Dr. Frog Plant Monitor. For only $5.99 you can get a doctor for your plants that let you know when they need water. Don’t you wish your plants could talk back… Read more »
How about another weird holiday?
Happy Holifestigala! – America’s Holidayest Holiday The official site comes with tradition, songs, recipes and e-cards to make your Holifestigala more holifestigalative. When we get together to carve the Crab Rangoon, dress the pet Chinchilla and hang a Purple Tumbleweed over our heads, it must mean that the celebration of Holifestigala is upon us. This… Read more »
Need a last minute gift idea?
With just a short while left before Christmas, there isn’t much time left for gift shopping. Luckily Google comes through yet again. You can “Give the Gift of Google” this year. They provide a download of all their software and a lovely image to print for the CD they’re burned on. They also provide a… Read more »
Flickr’s Mappr!
Flickr, the super cool photo organization/sharing/tagging/viewing/playing site has opened up a beta of their new tool called mappr. Mappr is an interactive environment for exploring place, based on the photos people take. What it does (or will do eventually) is take the photos from Flickr and geographically map them to a U. S. map (the… Read more »
An Advert Calendar
No, not an Advent calendar, it’s an Advert calendar. Here are the 12 days of Christmas via holiday commercials from the 80’s. we’re counting down the days till Christmas with a new holiday themed ad from the past reviewed each and every day — and yes, you can download every commercial featured! See what was… Read more »
Yahoo Maps Now Show Traffic Information
Fortunately I don’t live in a large enough city where I have to worry about traffic too much, but if I did the new Traffic on Yahoo! Maps would sure come in handy. They currently cover about 45 US cities with live traffic information that includes traffic speed on certain roads and accidents and lane… Read more »
It’s a Wonderful Life in 30 Seconds with Bunnies
Something a little holiday related. It’s a remake of that classic holiday favorite It’s a Wonderful Life… In 30 seconds… With Bunnies! It’s a Wonderful Life in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies. Um… Yah!
The Alphabet According to Google
Sombody has put together The Suggested Google Alphabet based on the term that first comes up for each letter of the alphabet in Google Suggest. The best thing is… it checks each time you load the page, so if Google changes, it does too.
My Trip to the Apple Store
This past Saturday I braved the holiday crowds madness at the Jordan Creek Mall in Des Moines. I was doing a little Christmas shopping but only really stopped at three stores in the entire mall. One of those stores happened to be the new Apple Store. This is the second Apple Store that I’ve been… Read more »
