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12/29/2006 · 2 min read

Google 2006 Zeitgeist

The Google year end Zeitgeist data is out once again this year. The year-end Zeitgeist is a list of the top searches in various categories on Google. Most year’s results are things I’ve at least heard of. This…

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12/27/2006 · 3 min read · 2 comments

My New (musical) Friend

It has finally happened. I’m now the proud owner of a shiny green iPod Nano. I’ve used iPods since the first one was released way back when (we’ve used a couple of them at work), but haven’t ever…

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12/23/2006 · 1 min read

Spectacular Holiday Lights

There was a nice musical holiday lights video making the rounds last year. Well, they’re back again this year with another impressive light show. Last Year’s Holiday Light Display This Year’s Holiday Light Display Apparently this is a…

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12/14/2006 · 1 min read

Google Patents Search

Today Google released a new version of their search too geared specifically to searching the over 7 million patents housed in the U.S. Paten Office. I have to admit, this search is a little bit addictive, and about…

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12/11/2006 · 1 min read · 1 comment

PikiPimp

PikiPimp is a quick easy way to pimp your photographs. Just do a quick upload and then drag and drop the various pimp accessories (for lack of a better term) on top of your photo and then watch…

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12/4/2006 · 1 min skim · 10 comments

2006 Holiday Gift Guides

As I’ve done the past couple years (though a little late this year), I’ve compiled another list of Holiday Gift Guides for that hard-to-buy-for geek on your list this year. Photojojo Photo Gifts Roundup Uncle Mark Gift Guide…

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11/29/2006 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Elfster Secret Santa

Well, now that the holiday season is officially upon us (post-Thanksgiving makes it official), I found some helpful sites for all those secret Santa gift exchanges out there. Elfster.com and SecretSanta.com both take the pain out of organizing…

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11/23/2006 · 1 min read

Turkey Day Gadget

I wanted to find some special Thanksgiving gadgets for today, but couldn’t come up with much in the quick Google search that I tried. I did find something pretty interesting, though I don’t know if it would be…

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11/17/2006 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Bud Smack

I ran across a cool site the other day called Bud Smack (it’s sponsored by Budwiser). Anyway, the site lets you upload a photo and make it say whatever you want (in a robotic computerized voice). Then you…

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11/9/2006 · 1 min read

The Stunt Man

Need to relieve some stress? Maybe throwing a stunt man around an abandoned alley would help. I don’t really know what this site it for (other than a few minutes of fun). When you run out of time,…

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11/7/2006 · 1 min read

Guess The Logo

I like to keep my eyes open for different logos, whether that be on the web or driving around in the real world. This fun little game test how well you remember common logos from several prominent web…

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11/3/2006 · 1 min read · 2 comments

Fresh Logic Atlas

There’s just something about data being displayed geographically on a map that’s cool to me. Maybe that’s why I like playing with my GPS and geocaching so much. I ran across a neat integration of maps (MSN Live…

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11/1/2006 · 1 min read · 2 comments

Congress In 30 Seconds

Who’s tired of the political ads on TV? I know I sure am! Who would have thought I’d ever want the good ole ads for toothpaste and beer back… ads that are actually selling something rather than badmouthing…

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10/31/2006 · 1 min read · 3 comments

Another Awesome Mentos Fountain

From the same guys who put together the first “Awesome Mentos Fountain,” comes another one. This one uses a domino effect involving 251 bottles of Diet Coke and 1506 Mentos all tied together to create a really cool…

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10/24/2006 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Firefox 2.0 Released

Get it while it’s hot! Firefox 2.0 has just hit the net. They’ve added a nice list of new features. Most notable are the visual refresh (cleaned up the buttons) and the tabbed browsing improvements. My favorite new…

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