Author: Diana Adams
Inspiration: Students Transform Mailboxes Into Art Pieces
I love it when I see schools and universities go out of their way to make learning fun and interactive for their students. Sometimes this happens in ways that involve technology. For example, the University of Groningen in the Netherlands recently created the world's largest touchscreen (for very li ...
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Working From Home: Facts vs. Fiction [Infographic]
I work from home, and I have for so long that I don't know what it would be like to drive to an office each day. Most of my friends; however, still do that morning and afternoon commute to and from their job. Whenever we talk about our workdays with each other, there seems to be a disconnect. I noti ...
Computer Viruses: 40 Year Timeline of Progression
Many websites (including Mashable) are reporting that 2011 is the 25th anniversary of computer viruses; however... upon digging further, I'd like to report to all you real geeks out there that those pesky little buggers have been around for about 40 years (not 25).
So, happy 40th anniversary to c ...
Tweets From Japan: Shining Hope Into The Darkness
It seems like I've started dozens of articles with this same sentence: I love Twitter. However, each day I find more reasons why Twitter is such a fabulous place to hang out. Whenever there are tragedies happening around the world, I can always find some sort of peace and comfort on Twitter. Have yo ...
The Twitter HTTPS Setting In Plain English
We've all seen the tweets over the past few days about the new "HTTPS Only" checkbox in our settings menu in Twitter, but a lot of people still don't understand what that box means and why it's there.
Bottom line, I think everyone should go in and check that box, and this is why. One of the most ...
evoMouse Pet: The Cute Hand Gesture Controlled Mouse
We've seen a lot of creative yet gimmicky computer mice get released over the past few years, but this one might have enough steam behind it to get moving. Maybe. The easiest way I know to describe it to you is that it's like a mini version of the Kinect. In other words, your finger is to this mouse ...
Technology: Control Your Computer With Your Mind
Star Trek, here we come! Now you can control your computer with your mind. This isn't a future technology; it's here now. EPOC recently released a brain-reading headset that, when combined with the EmoLens app, can detect your emotions; thus controling your computer.
Right now, the primary applic ...
How To: Determine Your Stress Level In 2 Seconds
Are you stressed out right now? How stressed are you? Are you "I need a vacation" stressed or "I need to go to the hospital" stressed? This is a way for you to find out in 2 seconds, thus avoiding a time consuming visit the doctor. Of course, this is all in good fun. I wouldn't trust this to make a ...
Wikipedia: What You Don’t Know May Surprise You
Most of us know by now that Wikipedia turned 10 years old in January. Personally, I have a love/hate relationship with Wikipedia. If I need to win an argument, I use Wikipedia as credible source of information. If I'm about to lose an argument, I can come up with a dozen reasons why Wikipedia is bog ...
The Costs Associated With Buying New Technology
After having a few generations of Android phones and pushing their geeky capabilities as far as I could, I bought a Verizon iPhone 4 the day they were released. They went on sale at 3:00am, and mine was ordered by 3:05. Almost immediately after I received it, I realized how much I loved it and start ...
16 Ways To Use Your Wrist Now That Watches Are Obsolete
Do people still wear watches? Really? I think the answer to that question comes down to whether or not people wear watches primarily to tell the time. Now that everyone has their smartphone glued to their body 24/7, it doesn't seem practical to wear a watch. Do you still wear one?
Personally, th ...
The Ultimate Secret Hiding Place In Your House
I've always thought the idea of leaving a time capsule for future generations to find would be fun. It's even fun to pack away a magazine or trinket in a box only to find it years later in the basement or attic. Wouldn't it be neat to find a tiny hidden treasure somewhere in your house that someone ...
How To: Make Marshmallow Peep Sushi
Yay! It's almost springtime again and that means it's time for an article about marshmallow peeps. Any day now those will be all over the stores here in the States as we start another season of sugar highs and tooth decay. I can't wait. According to Serious Eats, there is a contemporary peeps revol ...
Art: Your Favorite Movies Compressed Into Barcodes
Is it just me or is data compression becoming a hot topic? Just the other day, Richard wrote an article about this topic called The Importance Of Internet Real-Time Compression. Today I would like to take a look at data compression again, but from a different perspective. What about compressing d ...
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Future Gaming Technology Will Blow Your Mind [Video]
If you want to see how fast technology is evolving, one of the easiest ways to visualize it is to follow the developments in gaming. Just a few days ago, we saw articles released everywhere about how Microsoft Kinect set the new Guinness World Record for the fastest selling gaming system ever. Kee ...