Worried about the pig flu …errrr… swine flu … errr whatever this new flu is unoffensively called? Well, the good news is that you can stay informed by receiving SMS text messages on your cell phone. CellPhones.org has announced a Swine Flu news update service that will broadcast breaking news as it develops. According to Cellphones.org: Text PIGFLU to 41411 and we will send updates as news develops about the Swine Flu. The only cost is your cost for receiving regular text messages, and there will be no other billing. We are providing this service in the public interest. Read more »
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10 Really Cool Geek T-Shirts
I saw this post over at Geeks Are Sexy called 25 Incredibly Geeky T-Shirts and it inspired me to go out and find a few really cool geek t-shirts myself. Most of the geeky t-shirts over at GAS were from ThinkGeek and very programmer oriented so I decided to find some great ones NOT from ThinkGeek and not overly biased towards computer programmers. Let me know if you like them! 1. Magic is just stuff science hasn’t made boring yet Read more »
25 Intriguing Products for Unique Home Office Design
Decorating your home office isn’t an easy thing to do. The first thing that you need to accomplish is to blend great aesthetic design with products that are going to allow you to maximize your productivity in the work space. The next thing to tackle is how to create the feeling that you’re in a professional work space while allowing for that space to exist within the rest of your home. And finally you need to consider the types of products that really express who you are and what you believe in whether that’s ergonomic or eco-friendly design. Your workspace can be funky or sexy, minimalist or post-modern, neutral toned Read more »
10 Things Every Digital Nomad Needs… and 15 They Might Want
Have you ever wanted to work and travel? Obviously, people have been combining the two for a long time. However, the Internet and all the mobile technology available makes it much easier for people to be Digital Nomads. What is a Digital Nomad? Digital Nomads are fans of the ultimate in mobility. They take a mobile lifestyle to the maximum, working while traveling long-term, and staying connected to the Internet to complete their web-based work or run a web business. Why So Many Converts to This Lifestyle? There are a number of current workplace conditions that might be contributing to the increasing number of Digital Nomads – namely the ability Read more »
5 Ways The Internet Changed Education
The Internet has changed the way we work, the way we interact and the way we learn. Here I’ve put together a list of five ways I see the Internet having re-invented the learning process. 1. Information about everything and anything, readily available The two biggest contributors to information access are Wikipedia and Google. While both receive plenty of criticism for inaccuracies or for rewarding bad information, there is no doubting that on balance, they both do a good job of making authoritative information easily accessible. This makes the initial stages of research go much more quickly and can be a spring board to find the sources to go in Read more »
A Geek's Perspective On Wii Fit – Review
Strength Training on the Wii Fit I got a Wii Fit for Christmas and was super excited. Not only do I love the idea of having an easy, indoor exercise solution during the cold days of winter, but as a geek there was just something beautiful about the idea of my video game system doubling as my exercise gym. My expectations were high, but did Wii Fit live up to them? The short answer is no. Here’s why. There are three major shortcomings with Wii Fit in my opinion. 1) Wii Fit Is Missing Defined Exercise Programs Perhaps the most glaring problem with Wii Fit is that it has no Read more »
The Best Online Flash Games
I’m a sucker for addictive flash games. I don’t know about you, but I think the best video games are almost always simple and fun. Flash games tend to have both qualities. Now, I know that Flash games often don’t have much depth. But that’s ok for me. I just like to jump in and have some mindless fun. And Flash games do that for me. TechCult put together a list of the 150 Best Flash Games currently available. Lots of new gems on that list that I hadn’t seen before. What do you think of their list? Are there some great games they left out? Read more »
Unlimited Instant Movies with Roku + Netflix
The Roku Box Roku is a set-top box that plays Netflix movies. The box itself costs about $100. It enables you to watch unlimited “instant” movies via the Netflix service for less than $10 per month. Unfortunately, the movie selection available for “instant” viewing over the Internet leaves something to be desired. If it weren’t for XBox 360 relationship with Netflix, the sheer quality of this product would bring me to predict marketshare dominance for Roku. However, that remains to be seen, given the current market penetration that XBox 360 has. Getting Roku setup was a breeze. It took me all of 3 minutes (including the unboxing!). The user menus Read more »
3 Killer Pieces Of Open Source Software
I came across this list of free and open source software for college students and was surprised to find some gems I hadn’t known of before. Here are my 3 favorites: 1. GIMP GIMP is an open source photo and image editing software that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac. GIMP is fun to use and has lots of online community support. 2. Pidgin or Adium Pidgin runs on Windows and Linux. Adium runs on Mac OS X. They are both lightweight pieces of software that can consolidate all of your various Instant Messenger accounts. No need to have 3 or 4 different pieces of software running at once. 3. Read more »
