October 2008
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LinkedIn Apps: WordPress
The LinkedIn WordPress app is super easy to install and has a nice feature to filter posts on your profile using tags.
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7 Facebook apps for Enterprise 2.0
The financial downturn is accelerating business interest in social media.
The global recession is turning out to be a global catalyst for accelerating changes in technology, marketing and advertising. Social media will be one of the beneficiaries of this change along with metered access to multi-tenant cloud environments like SaaS / PaaS / HaaS.
Word of mouth [...]
Japanese Maple desktop background
This amazing photo of a Japanese maple tree by ahp_ibanez reminds me of a favorite film, The Fountain.
The image above links to a cropped version for a 1280×800 macbook desktop background.
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Vote November 4th 2008
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Solar Lawnmower: Automower by Husqvarna
Love that it’s silent. I’d prefer to see an troop of tiny cheap robots performing the job but this is a start.
Besides the quietude, I can see that there are multiple environmental benefits. No bagging: it’s pure mulch mower. Reduced fugitive emissions. Owners can cancel their US$40/week landscaping contract, and count the savings against the [...]
Prediction: Obama 375, McCain 163
I’m being kind giving McCain Arizona. It’s now looking like he might lose his home state.
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Malaysia is in recession
photo by Stuck in Customs
After spending a few years in Malaysia, whenever you hear top level ministers and the Prime Minister repeatedly declare that things are not that bad, things are actually bad. I’ve talked to shop keepers, hand phone dealers, car salesmen & real estate agents. They already know what the government is afraid [...]
Surprise, China blocks blog coverage of milk scandal
photo by fear_a_gnome
According to PBS, China journalists notified authorities weeks before the news came out. This directive was issued during the Olympics.
China’s Propaganda Department — a censorship office that answers directly to the Communist Party’s Politburo — circulated a 21-point directive to the Chinese media on the eve of the Beijing Olympics declaring certain subjects [...]
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry Green Home
This house looks awesome. Who knew green living could be so comfortable?
On display from May 8, 2008 to Jan. 4, 2009, the Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit not only features sustainable design and recycled materials, it also includes cutting-edge “smart” technology. With help from Wired magazine, the exhibit incorporates automation systems that save homeowners [...]
Keystroke capturing from 65 feet away
photo by Miss Emish
Swiss security researchers were able to detect keystrokes using 4 different methods from up to 65 feet away.
The researchers showed they can capture the words being typed on 11 different models of keyboards by monitoring the electromagnetic radiation emitted by those keyboards. The techniques work on PS /2, universal serial bus, and [...]
No Skype update for Mac in ages
I’m just wondering if development on Skype for OSX has shut down. It’s been about a year since the last update. What’s up with that? Maybe Skype 4 by 2009?
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OSX 10.6 Exchange support added
The most welcome feature for me in Snow Leopard is Outlook Exchange support built into Apple Mail. Having to use Entourage just to access an exchange server sucks. Let’s hope Apple is working hard on getting this feature rock solid. All the more reason for enterprise to adopt OSX.
via Apple Insider
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DIY cheap notebook cooling
photo by clicksense
Try placing a 1/2 inch 3 ring binder in between your lap and your notebook. This simple and cheap utilitarian solution is the best I’ve used for removing direct contact heat while using the macbook for extended periods. The keyboard angle is just right as well.
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I endorse McCain for President, of Halloween
This is NOT photoshopped. The man actually made this zombie face in the final moments of the most important televised appearance of his political life. He is a Maverick! What if he’d performed the thriller routine? John McCain, you won’t get my vote but you’re invited to any future BBQ I have. Just leave Keating [...]
Bloodthirsty War Mongerer by Jill Greenberg
photo by Jill Greenberg
Protest, Art, or just wrong? I don’t know who is more stupid, McCain’s people for not doing background check on political leanings of photo journalists or Jill for putting herself in a position to possibly get sued or worse.
via BuzzFeed
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