I have started this blog to keep track of all the interesting stuff I read about. In some cases, friends of mine have shared their cool stuff with me. I try to keep the headlines and descriptions short, so you must follow the links to read and decide for yourself if a topic is worth your time. Want to contribute? Just comment on any of the stories and I will be notified instantly.
It was just a matter before someone invented a robotic arm like an elephant's trunk. What's next? A robotic octopus?
The Octarm
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
3D Mouse: A Little Too Late
Here comes the 3D mouse, but is it a little too late, considering that both Sony and Nintendo will have a gyroscopic game controller that detects spatial movement?
3D mouse
3D mouse
Friday, May 12, 2006
DVD Slideshow Creator
We have a friend who does DVD slideshows put to music for folks who were recently married, etc. I wonder if this is the software she uses or will this $70 app put her out of business?
ProShow Gold
ProShow Gold
Really Slick Screensavers
The old flying Windows screensavers are just a faint memory. Look at these ultimate screensavers.
http://www.reallyslick.com/
http://www.reallyslick.com/
The 3rd Screen, The 4th Screen
Just to keep up with these terms, u need to know the 3rd screen for advertising is your cellphone. The 4th screen is.....
giant screens at malls. Can anyone guess what the 5th screen is going to be?
Bringing Digital Ads to the Local Mall
giant screens at malls. Can anyone guess what the 5th screen is going to be?
Bringing Digital Ads to the Local Mall
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Turn Your Blog Into A Newsletter
Now you can put a form on your blog for visitors to subscribe to your newsletter that contains all your latest blog posts. This makes it easy for you to create a newsletter. Just add content to your blog and you automatically create a newletter. You can subscribe to my weekly newsletter that I send out on Saturdays with the form on the top right.
http://www.zookoda.com
http://www.zookoda.com
Friday, May 05, 2006
What is Cross-Site Scripting?
Here is a very informative video about what XSS is and other web app vulnerabilities. I highly recommend watching it.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Combat Expensive Gas
It's a long story, but I like it!!!
This makes a lot of sense~ read to the end!!! The idea presented here is definitely worth doing... I would also add not using credit cards when you buy gas... they make even more that way.
A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast. When he goes to the
grocery store he pays .60 cents a dozen. Since a dozen eggs won't last a
week he normally buys two dozens at a time.
One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to 72
cents.
The next time he buys groceries, eggs are .76 cents a dozen. When asked
to explain the price of eggs the store owner says, "the price has gone up
and I have to raise my price accordingly".
This store buys 100 dozen eggs a day. I checked around for a better price
and all the distributors have raised their prices. The distributors have
begun to buy from the huge egg farms. The small egg farms have been
driven out of business.
The huge egg farms sells 100,000 dozen eggs a day to distributors. With
no competition, they can set the price as they see fit. The distributors
then have to raise their prices to the grocery stores. And on and on and on.
As the man kept buying eggs the price kept going up. He saw the big egg
trucks delivering 100 dozen eggs each day. Nothing changed there.
He checked out the huge egg farms and found they were selling 100,000
dozen eggs to the distributors daily. Nothing had changed but the price of eggs.
Then week before Thanksgiving the price of eggs shot up to $1.00 a dozen.
Again he asked the grocery owner why and was told, "cakes and baking for
the holiday". The huge egg farmers know there will be a lot of baking
going on and more eggs will be used. Hence, the price of eggs goes up.
Expect the same thing at Christmas and other times when family cooking,
baking, etc. happen.
This pattern continues until the price of eggs is 2.00 a dozen. The man
says,"there must be something we can do about the price of eggs".
He starts talking to all the people in his town and they decide to stop
buying eggs. This didn't work because everyone needed eggs. Finally, the
man suggested only buying what you need.
A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast. When he goes to the
grocery store he pays .60 cents a dozen. Since a dozen eggs won't last a
week he normally buys two dozens at a time.
One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to 72
cents.
The next time he buys groceries, eggs are .76 cents a dozen. When asked
to explain the price of eggs the store owner says, "the price has gone up
and I have to raise my price accordingly".
This store buys 100 dozen eggs a day. I checked around for a better price
and all the distributors have raised their prices. The distributors have
begun to buy from the huge egg farms. The small egg farms have been
driven out of business.
The huge egg farms sells 100,000 dozen eggs a day to distributors. With
no competition, they can set the price as they see fit. The distributors
then have to raise their prices to the grocery stores. And on and on and on.
As the man kept buying eggs the price kept going up. He saw the big egg
trucks delivering 100 dozen eggs each day. Nothing changed there.
He checked out the huge egg farms and found they were selling 100,000
dozen eggs to the distributors daily. Nothing had changed but the price of eggs.
Then week before Thanksgiving the price of eggs shot up to $1.00 a dozen.
Again he asked the grocery owner why and was told, "cakes and baking for
the holiday". The huge egg farmers know there will be a lot of baking
going on and more eggs will be used. Hence, the price of eggs goes up.
Expect the same thing at Christmas and other times when family cooking,
baking, etc. happen.
This pattern continues until the price of eggs is 2.00 a dozen. The man
says,"there must be something we can do about the price of eggs".
He starts talking to all the people in his town and they decide to stop
buying eggs. This didn't work because everyone needed eggs. Finally, the
man suggested only buying what you need.
He ate 2 eggs a day. On the way home from work he would stop at the
grocery and buy two eggs. Everyone in town started buying 2 or 3 eggs a
day.
The grocery store owner began complaining that he had too many eggs in
his cooler. He told the distributor that he didn't need any eggs. Maybe
wouldn't need any all week.
grocery and buy two eggs. Everyone in town started buying 2 or 3 eggs a
day.
The grocery store owner began complaining that he had too many eggs in
his cooler. He told the distributor that he didn't need any eggs. Maybe
wouldn't need any all week.
The distributor had eggs piling up at his warehouse. He told the huge egg
farms that he didn't have any room for eggs and would not need any for at
least two weeks.
At the egg farm, the chickens just kept on laying eggs.
To relieve the pressure, the huge egg farm told the distributor that they
could buy the eggs at a lower price. The distributor said, " I don't have
the room for the eggs even if they were free".
The distributor told the grocery store owner that he would lower the price of the eggs if the store would start buying again. The grocery store owner said, "I don't have room for more eggs. The customers are only buying 2 or 3 eggs at a time. Now if you were to drop the price of eggs back down
to the original price, the customers would start buying by the dozen
again".
farms that he didn't have any room for eggs and would not need any for at
least two weeks.
At the egg farm, the chickens just kept on laying eggs.
To relieve the pressure, the huge egg farm told the distributor that they
could buy the eggs at a lower price. The distributor said, " I don't have
the room for the eggs even if they were free".
The distributor told the grocery store owner that he would lower the price of the eggs if the store would start buying again. The grocery store owner said, "I don't have room for more eggs. The customers are only buying 2 or 3 eggs at a time. Now if you were to drop the price of eggs back down
to the original price, the customers would start buying by the dozen
again".
The distributors sent that proposal to the huge egg farmers. They liked
the price they were getting for their eggs but, them chickens just kept
on laying.
the price they were getting for their eggs but, them chickens just kept
on laying.
Finally, the egg farmers lowered the price of their eggs. But only a few
cents. The customers still bought 2 or 3 eggs at a time. They said, "when
the price of eggs gets down to where it was before, we will start buying
by the dozen."
cents. The customers still bought 2 or 3 eggs at a time. They said, "when
the price of eggs gets down to where it was before, we will start buying
by the dozen."
Slowly the price of eggs started dropping. The distributors had to slash
their prices to make room for the eggs coming from the egg farmers. The
egg farmers cut their prices because the distributors wouldn't buy at a
higher price than they were selling eggs for. Anyway, they had full warehouses and wouldn't need eggs for quite a while. And them chickens kept on laying.
their prices to make room for the eggs coming from the egg farmers. The
egg farmers cut their prices because the distributors wouldn't buy at a
higher price than they were selling eggs for. Anyway, they had full warehouses and wouldn't need eggs for quite a while. And them chickens kept on laying.
Eventually, the egg farmers cut their prices because they were throwing
away eggs they couldn't sell. The distributors started buying again
because the eggs were priced to where the stores could afford to sell
them at the lower price.
away eggs they couldn't sell. The distributors started buying again
because the eggs were priced to where the stores could afford to sell
them at the lower price.
And the customers starting buying by the dozen again.
Now, transpose this analogy to the gasoline industry.
What if everyone only bought $10.00 worth of gas each time they pulled to
the pump. The dealers tanks would stay semi full all the time. The
dealers wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the huge tank farms. The tank farms wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the refining plants. And the refining plants wouldn't have room for the oil being off loaded from
the huge tankers coming from the Middle East.
Now, transpose this analogy to the gasoline industry.
What if everyone only bought $10.00 worth of gas each time they pulled to
the pump. The dealers tanks would stay semi full all the time. The
dealers wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the huge tank farms. The tank farms wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the refining plants. And the refining plants wouldn't have room for the oil being off loaded from
the huge tankers coming from the Middle East.
Just $10.00 each time you buy gas. Don't fill it up. You may have to stop
for gas twice a week but, the price should come down.
Think about it.
As an added note...When I buy $10.00 worth of gas,that leaves my tank a
little under half full. The way prices are jumping around, you can buy
gas for $2.65 a gallon and then the next morning it can be $2.15. If you have
your tank full of $2.65 gas you don't have room for the $2.15 gas. You
might not understand the economics of only buying two eggs at a time but,
you can't buy cheaper gas if your tank is full of the high priced stuff.
Also, don't buy anything else at the gas station, don't give them any
more of your hard earned money than what you spend on gas, until the prices
come down..
for gas twice a week but, the price should come down.
Think about it.
As an added note...When I buy $10.00 worth of gas,that leaves my tank a
little under half full. The way prices are jumping around, you can buy
gas for $2.65 a gallon and then the next morning it can be $2.15. If you have
your tank full of $2.65 gas you don't have room for the $2.15 gas. You
might not understand the economics of only buying two eggs at a time but,
you can't buy cheaper gas if your tank is full of the high priced stuff.
Also, don't buy anything else at the gas station, don't give them any
more of your hard earned money than what you spend on gas, until the prices
come down..
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Shut Off That TV!!
Now u can shut off or turn on any TV anywhere. This keychain universal remote is small enough to carry with u. Hasta la vista, TV!
http://www.tvbgone.com/
http://www.tvbgone.com/
Monday, May 01, 2006
Here Come The Blog Forms!!!
We've all seen and read blogs, but have u ever filled in a form on a blog? It's not likely that bloggers know how to create forms and the code needed to retrieve the responses. Enter the new Form Templates presently offered by two companies. Now u will see online surveys, gambling, auctions, etc appearing in blogs.
http://www.formassembly.com/
http://wyaworks.com/
http://www.formassembly.com/
http://wyaworks.com/
Eye-Fi: A Hardware Mashup
Thought mashups were only for apps and not hardware? Think again. There are probably a ton of hardware mashups out there. I just think this one is interesting. What do u get when u mashup an SD Flash Memory card for cameras and WiFi hardware? Check it out:
http://www.eye.fi/
http://www.eye.fi/
How To Use Google On Phone
All u need is text messaging (SMS). For all instructions and demo go to:
http://www.google.com/sms/
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
iPod Generics
Look at these iPod alternative players/accessories selling for a whole lot less.
http://www.anythingbutipod.com
Sent by Beau Hoptowit.
http://www.anythingbutipod.com
Sent by Beau Hoptowit.
Self-Playing MP3 Books
No MP3 player required b/c each book is in fact an MP3 player itself, like the size of a cigarette box, and sell for $35-$50 each. No encoding, no uploading!!! Even come with own headphones. Just push play and listen to the book.
http://www.playawaydigital.com/
http://www.playawaydigital.com/
Wikis 4 Shopping Sites
Amazon and ShopWiki.com are counting on buyers to submit their own
reviews of products to share with others. Now u can tell the whole
world whether that waterbed u bought is any good.
http://www.shopwiki.com/
Review at:
Catch the Wiki Fever while shopping online
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux Simultaneously
Run all three operating systems on your Intel-based Mac, simultaneously!
http://www.parallels.com/
or use the open-source alternative:
http://onmac.net/
Use Skype w/o Computer
Now u can use your Skype account using just your home phone with the
new Vosky Call Center $60 box. Call anyone around the world for free
without requiring any computer.
http://www.vosky.com
Watch Tivo On Your Cell Phone
Sling Media has taken their Sling Box concept one step further. Now u
can watch and control your home's DVR via your cell phone!
http://www.slingmedia.com/slingbox/slingplayermobile.php
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
What's So Good About Google Bookmarks?
The new way to add "bookmarks or favorites" in your browser is to use Google Bookmarks instead. In IE this is done thru the Google Toolbar and in FireFox you need to install an extension. The neat thing is whatever computer you use, these bookmarks will be available if the toolbar or firefox extension is installed on that computer. U just login to google and u can start adding/managing all your bookmarks. They can also be organized thru "Labels"
For IE:
For Firefox:
Monday, April 17, 2006
Full Service Product Shipping
If u r looking for somone to handle all your order fulfillment processes, there is a company close by based in Austin, TX.
http://www.hotlink.com/
Another one is:
http://www.ifulfill.com/
http://www.hotlink.com/
Another one is:
http://www.ifulfill.com/
Friday, April 14, 2006
San Antonio's City-Wide Wi-Fi
Local newspaper states wi-fi coming soon to town. First in all libraries, then downtown, etc.
http://sacurrent.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16468573
http://sacurrent.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16468573
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Bye, Bye Microsoft Excel
Another knockout blow to a Microsoft app. This time an Ajax replacement for Excel. Ajax is The Real Deal and it is just starting to take off.
See the new web-based spreadsheet app at:
TypeTester: Typography Must Tool
If u work w/ different styles of text for the web, this tool let's u preview all combos of font attributes.
http://typetester.maratz.com/
http://typetester.maratz.com/
What can't u do w/ Google?
My friend Taylor Benson sent me this one. Here is a cheatsheet to get the most out of your google searches. Some of the operators I knew about, but others I didn't and I find them very useful. You can do math equations with google. Man I wish google was around when I was going through geometry and trig.
See the Google Guide at:
http://www.googleguide.com/print_gg.html
See the Google Guide at:
http://www.googleguide.com/print_gg.html
Zixxo: Need a Coupon?
Just enter type of product, service or location and you'll get a list of coupons. BTW, it's free for advertizers to submit their coupons until the end of this year. So make your coupons now so people can find you.
http://www.zixxo.com/
Review at:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/12/local-coupons-at-zixxo/
http://www.zixxo.com/
Review at:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/12/local-coupons-at-zixxo/
Monday, April 10, 2006
Any Feed Now on Your Website
Show any feed (RSS, ATOM, etc.) on your website with no programming. This tool is so easy to use. Look on my right sidebar and see what I added in a matter of a few minutes.
http://www.feedostyle.com/
http://www.feedostyle.com/
$0.02/MB Music Downloads
That's about 9 cents per song at medium quality levels. That's really cheap and legal.
http://www.allofmp3.com
Review at:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/07/lets-buy-some-music-part-1/
http://www.allofmp3.com
Review at:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/07/lets-buy-some-music-part-1/
Friday, April 07, 2006
PixRat: Bookmark Your Favorite Photos
Don't just bookmark webpages. Now u can bookmark any photo u find on the net.
Keep Up W/ Video Sites
This article mentions several new video sites that also offer video editing and sharing. Great info to have as reference for when u get ready to upload video clips.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Wonder Where I Find the Best Ajax Apps?
It's no secret. U can preview all the great Ajax Apps coming soon at:
Use Ajax, Not PowerPoint 4 Presentations
Need to make a presentation but neither u nor your audience has a copy of PowerPoint? No problem. Just use Ajax and everyone will be happy.
Best Free Windows Software
Don't have to weed thru the ton of free software for Windows. Just browse this list containing all kinds of apps for Windows.
Another Ajax Tool: AjaxSketch
Gotta try this one out for drawing/sketching. I think the coding behind this is as impressive as the Ajax video editing.
What?! AJAX Video Editing
U can now do video editing with AJAX. What will they think of next?! Now u really have to think the sky is the limit with what u can do w/ AJAX.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Hire Programmers By The Dozen
Have a project that needs programmers for cheap? Now u can afford to hire a whole team!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
FreePatentsOnline.com
You can get the full patent text and images as a pdf all for free at http://www.freepatentsonline.com including search capability.
Don't Own MS Word? No Sweat
Can't open a Microsoft Word doc because u don't have the latest version? Use this online version, by AjaxLaunch.com, which opens/edits
<ul><li>Microsoft Word</li><li>Microsoft Works</li><li>Word Perfect</li><li>OpenOffice</li><li>StarOffice</li></ul>
http://www.ajaxwrite.com/
Google's upcoming one is:
http://www.writely.com/
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Text Search 4 Videos
Now you can find any spoken word in any video. For example, you can to view that piece of a soap opera when she said "Kill him!"
Get Your Web Storage Here
More online storage services are popping up. That means you can have unlimited storage of any file type for pennies, if not free.
Web's #2 Language: 国è¯
Just some advice which I hope to follow myself. Go to amazon.com, search for Mandarin, and buy some tutorials. It is the world's most spoken language, and web's #2. It is growing really fast even here in the US. Read Wired's article The Mandarin Offensive.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Free Easy Google Maps Mashup
This Map Builder helps u create a mashup of your data w/ Google Maps. Just enter your multiple locations w/ descriptions, click "Add" for each one, view the source and add it to your website.
Free TV: Got to save $ somehow
Paying for cable or satellite is getting old. Some people are figuring out how to get free satellite channels. I'll have to try this. Let me know if u have any success.
http://digg.com/links/Want_free_satellite_TV_
http://digg.com/links/Want_free_satellite_TV_
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Want to make a dishonest $1?
Some anonymous user disagrees with me about posting this story since this blog post will contribute to the problem. I think this person is absolutely right. In response I modified the story to not give any details. Thanks again for monitoring my posts as well.
Get paid $1 for every contact info you submit to [evil site]. It could be your co-workers, bosses, etc, even without their consent. That's evil. This company won't last too long without a major lawsuit. I hope this service goes away fast. Somebody give these people a lawsuit!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Riya: The Internet's Next Big App
Guaranteed that this app will be extremely popular. Upload your photos. Tag a few of them with people's name, places, etc. Riya then auto-tags all the remaining photos using recognition software. Now do a search and it globally searches all other people's photos as well.
http://www.riya.com/
Review at: http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/26/riya-prepares-to-launch-alpha/
Developer's blog: http://munjal.typepad.com/
http://www.riya.com/
Review at: http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/26/riya-prepares-to-launch-alpha/
Developer's blog: http://munjal.typepad.com/
eSnips: 1GB Free Storage
English company offers 1GB of free storage. Competitor to Box.net and xDrive.com
Accoona: China's Google
Keep your eyes on this one. China-backed Accoona hopes to out-do Google.
http://acoona.com
Review at: http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181502178
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Ask SiteAdvisor About Any Website
Is that website safe? Does it force u to download unwanted files, try to fool u into signing up for spam, link to unsafe sites, etc. SiteAdvisor ranks any site as red, yellow, or green, even in search result sets.
Create a Favicon Online
No need to download an app. Just submit your png file. Submitted by Fallout 75
Local SA Inventors
If u r in San Antonio, TX here is an inventor's group. The Big Idea Radio Show is a little talk show talking about Big Ideas! Every Sunday evening at 8:00 PM CST, on news-talk station KTSA 550 AM radio.
IKEA: My Family's Furniture Store
My wife and I finally went to IKEA on IH-10 entering Houston, Tx. Wow! We were totally in awe & overwhelmed. Very affordable, unique designs for every room. Save your $ and spend it at this mega store.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Church Sign Generator
Michele Garcia sent this one. It's cool how php can generate an image with dynamic text overlayed on top.
Become A Home-Based Phone Rep
Do u do telephone customer service for a living and love it? Now u can work from home. Think about this company as a home-based West Telemarketing.
Another Custom Prototype Shop
Need to make a prototype of something and can afford to pay someone? These folks can do it all for you.
The other shop is:
MP3 Players 2 Much $$$? Build One
Can't afford to buy an mp3 player? Don't sweat it. Now you can build one yourself, really cheap and getting cheaper.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Young Programmers: Do It Like This
Here is what young programmers advice aspiring entrepreneurs. These kids rock. Web programming is one area where thinking like a kid helps a whole lot.
Should u forward this email?
This is really funny!! If you have ever received a chain email or any kind you will really appreciate this! Sent to me by Yvette Martinez.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Mold Your Own Plastic Project
Stop cutting and glueing pieces of plastic to make your project. Now u can use hot water to mold plastic. Just in time for that American Inventor reality show.
Museum Of Modern Betas: Web App Inventions
Want a glimpse of what other people are planning to do on the web? Take a look at a list of beta apps and get inspired to do your own.
Cheap Ruby on Rails Hosting
$24/year for Ruby on Rails hosting. That's $2/month! 500 MB Space, 5000 MB/Month
Google Earth Wants Your House Pic
Sketch your house in 3D and add it to Google Earth so we can all see it.
New Web Programming is Powerful
A new paradigm shift in web programming is gaining momentum. Checkout what this 17 year old kid did that rivals Flickr.com. I think he used Ruby on Rails.
Pleo: Amazing Life-like Dinosaur
For all u dinosaur enthusiasts, coming in Q3 2006 is a revolutionary, artificial-intelligent dinosaur that will sell for $200. Not intended for toddlers.
http://www.ugobe.com
Friday, March 10, 2006
Service Will Identify Any File
A new service is coming that will use a huge database of previously identified file information to identify any file you submit. So when u get a strange file in email, just submit it to them and they will tell u what type of file it is, even if the file tries to disguise itself as something else.
http://informationweek.personaltechpipeline.com/news/181502695
Free Word Processor to Kill MS Word
Google is getting ready to do to Microsoft Word what Microsoft's Internet Explorer did to Netscape. Bye, bye MS Word. With all this free stuff its getting fun to be on the web again.
http://www.upstartle.com/
Free 411 Directory Assistance
Stop paying for expensive 411 directory assistance, especially thru your cellular. Use these ad-supported, free services: 800-411-METRO and 800-FREE-411
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/business/09cell.html
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Preview My Kids Future PC
Sometime in the near future my kids will most probably have one of these Ultra-Mobile PCs. Of course, I will probably get one first.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/default.mspx
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Google's Upcoming Calendar
Here comes a new AJAX powered calendar called CL2, made by Google. U know it will be popular.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/08/exclusive-screenshots-google-calendar/
A Ton of Fresh AJAX apps
Here comes Microsoft's response to Google's use of AJAX. They are not holding back. If you are a programmer, get up to speed on AJAX asap.
http://ideas.live.com/
What's it like to work at Google?
See pictures of Googlers at work.
http://www.junkmails.org/03082006_1.htm
Wow, u can do your laundry at work!
Monday, March 06, 2006
A Good Laugh: What's a web browser?
Watch out for those dumb people out there using the internet. Read about their stories at:
http://rinkworks.com/stupid/cs_web.shtml
Friday, March 03, 2006
U Network Geeks Will Luv This
Network Calculators for the really technical (and hackers)
http://www.subnetmask.info/
Disguise Your Caller ID
When you telephone people, don't let them know it's you calling. Alter the Caller ID they see, even the voice they hear. Plus record all your conversations.
http://spoofcard.com/
http://spoofcard.com/
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Need a Free, Easy Setup VPN?
Virtual Private Network for all your computers anywhere in the world. Hamachi is fast, secure, simple, and free.
http://www.hamachi.cc/
How to Find Your Own Purpose
This site is so cool. Here is just one article found there:
http://www.anxietyculture.com/purpose.htm
Plz comment on any other cool articles u find there.
http://www.anxietyculture.com/purpose.htm
Plz comment on any other cool articles u find there.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Do u have an avatar yet?
Create a 3D one asap....before someone discovers your true identity!
http://www.imvu.com/catalog/web_index_new.php
http://www.imvu.com/catalog/web_index_new.php
Take Google's Advice for SEO
Here is what Google has to say about Search Engine Optimization, which has to do with improving the search ranking of your site.
http://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Free Small Biz Web Courses
South-West Texas Border Region SBDC now offers free online learning for small businesses that cover business plans, maintaining finances, starting a business,and creating a web presence. On the right sidebar click on "Online Training Now Available"
http://www.iedtexas.org/default.htm
Kaleidoscope Webcam
Have a webcam? Then create your own "live" kaleidoscopes !
http://www.kaleidocam.co.uk/
Your Own Amazon Storefront
Imagine Amazon.com with all its references to Amazon replaced by yours. You become a reseller of Amazon products and all drop shipments have your labels. Even if you make only a few cents on each sale, you have no hassles for inventory, shipping, etc. Think it's too hard to do? It is getting simpler....
http://www.programmableweb.com/api/Amazon
Friday, February 24, 2006
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Morning Commute Workout
U may soon be able to workout during your commute to/from work if this Bike Bus catches on as in Brazil.
http://www.treehugger.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/4215
Mouse Hides Inside Laptop
This mouse literally hides and lives inside your laptop. Check out the MoGo Mouse.
http://www.newtonperipherals.com/Mogo_Products.htm
I Know Who U Called
For a small fee I can get a log of all your calls you've made from your cellular.
I bet some "Cheaters"don't know about this. Watch out !
http://celltolls.com/catalog.html
Incidentally, Cingular is suing this service.
Wanted: Your Videos
There are new free services popping up for sharing your videos online.
Called video blogs, here are a few:
http://www.ClipShack.com
http://www.Vimeo.com
http://www.YouTube.com
http://www.Blip.tv
Google Power: Unprotected Directories
Not convinced Google is powerful?
Read this article and you will be able to search for content in "unprotected directories."
Once you learn about this, can u find any unprotected directories on your favorites sites?
http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/15/voyeur-heaven/
YeePay Micropayments
Remember we talked about the problem of small monetary transactions under $1? The problem is that the cost of processing the transaction eats up the profit. We talked about http://www.peppercoin.com/ as trying to solve this dilema by aggregating a bunch of these small transactions and processing them as one single big transaction.
Today, there is a Chinese company who has taken a different approach. They are adding these small transactions to a user's phone bill. When the user buys anything via their mobile device, the bill is added to the user's mobile service bill. That's pretty clever because when you look at your phone bill you already can see calls that cost just a few cents. Now you will be seeing other items, say like a song download, show up on your phone bill.
Here is an article about the Chinese company YeePay.com http://www.c-enter.hu/center/0258102.html
Share Your Videos: Bookstyle
Just in case u didn't know, u can now share your videos in book form.
How? Take a look here: http://www.flipclips.com/
Publish Your Own Books
That's right you can easy write and publish your own books now. It just costs you a few dollars, not hundreds.
When you do, just let me know and I will be the first to buy your book and get it signed, of course.
Check out the demo available at:
http://www.lulu.com
Fix Scratched CDs
Here is the device that sells for under $40 that polishes your CDs and DVDs to remove all the
scratches. It is called the SkipDR
http://digitalinnovations.com/
Virtual Real Estate: Serious $$$
No kidding. There is big time money in buying virtual islands, space stations, etc. inside games.
Does anybody know what this is all about? I had never heard about this. People are actually
paying maybe a few cents at a time to virtually explore someone's property and spend more money
there virtually hunting. This is insane, and I love it!
http://msn-cnet.com.com/Banking+on+a+virtual+economy/2008-1043_3-5974118.html?part=msn&subj=ns_5974118&tag=tg_nl
Offer WiFi Service to Neighbors
If you already have internet service at home, now you can extend that service, via WiFi, to your neighbors. Charge them something to offset your internet service cost.
Caution: this technology is used by "evil twins" at public hotspots to trick you into logging into their WiFi service. If you do, they can monitor all your online activity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/23/technology/circuits/23pogue.html?th&emc=th
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
McDonald's Health Insurance
In case your kids are not covered under an insurance, now you can order a kid's Happy Meal with Health Insurance for your kids.
McHealth Insurance
Monday, February 13, 2006
Is your buddy fooling u?
Check what your buddy said against this group of fallacies. Don't be fooled again, as always!
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/
Monday, February 06, 2006
Taping Every NBA Player
Instantly find and see all the great passes by Ginobili this season, or all the flagrant fouls by Shaq.
Whatever player, whatever move.
http://news.com.com/A+video+slam-dunk+for+the+NBA/2100-1008_3-6034908.html?tag=nefd.top
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