College Mindset List
The new school year is just about upon us -classes start here on Monday. With the influx of new students (and the departure of good parking places), your mind starts to drift back to the time when you…
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Unnecessary Re-branding
Last week, word hit the Internets that Radio Shack was rumored to be re-branding themselves simply as “The Shack.” Since that rumor first hit, they have confirmed that it’s not just a rumor, and they will, in fact…
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Alabama High School Band Attempts Mentos World Record
I wish our band did things like this in high school. Vestavia Hills High School attempted to break the Coke and Mentos fountain world record yesterday at their high school football stadium. The existing record was set on…
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Where Have All the Toolbars Gone?
I noticed Windows toolbar UI elements were disappearing a while ago. I think it started with the release of Internet Explorer 7, but was reminded of it again with the first preview shots of Firefox ver. 4.0 that…
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Palm Pre Review
Well, I went out an bought myself a Palm Pre. It’s a really good phone, but the major deciding factor was the great deal I currently have with Sprint. It just made it too hard to jump to…
Continue reading →“Weird Al” Yankovic Takes on Craigslist
Weird Al just released a new single where he takes on the random stuff you can find on Craiglsit ala the Doors. This one is almost as as good as White and Nerdy.
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Redesign #3 for Techory.com
You may have noticed that things have changed a bit around here. I’ve been working on a new design off and on for a couple months now, and have finally gotten to a point where it is “done…
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Pilot a Ship All Around Google Earth
I just ran across one of the coolest uses of Google Earth I’ve seen. Planet in Action has created an online simulation built on top of Google Earth. You can pilot several barges, a re-fuel ship, a container…
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New Book Suggestions from Book Army
A couple years ago I was on the hunt for a site to keep track a small bit of information on all the books I read in a given year. What I eventually settled on was a service…
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Mentos Rainbow in the UK
It looks like Mentos are doing pretty well in Great Britain. According to a recent press release, a new type called “Mentos Rainbow” will start to show up on shelves. Mentos is now the largest brand within Perfetti…
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Netflix Warehouse Behind the Scenes
Have you ever wondered what happens when you send back a Netflix DVD for a new one? The Boston Globe has put together a great photo walkthrough of a Netflix receiving warehouse. It is a lot less automated…
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2009 SXSW Interactive Conference
It’s that time of year again that I’m off to Austin, TX for another South by Southwest Interactive Conference. I’ll be collecting my notes on a side-blog again this year: http://sxsw.techory.com. The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days…
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New Mentos.com Website Design
Sometime over the past few weeks, Mentos has updated their website. They’ve got a much more interactive site now. It’s much improved over the one they’ve been limping away with for the past serveral years. The new site…
Continue reading →You Should Have Seen This
Greg Rutter’s Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something I haven’t seen all of these, and I don’t know if I’m better off…
Continue reading →What if the Internet Disappeared?
Last week I was talking to a coworker of mine and somehow the conversation moved towards the possibility of the internet disappearing. She came out and asked me what I would do if the internet was gone. It’s…
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