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Stephen King’s Advice to Writers
Stephen King is one of my favorite writers of all time. Known as a modern day Alfred Hitchcock, his books Carrie, The Shining, Misery, Cujo and The Dead Zone have all inspired me to be a writer.
I find it fascinating that as an author he can find just the right words to scare someone (and wow ca ...
Internet | As you’ve never thought of it
Recently stumbled over a video that I got one of the weeks biggest laughs to. Not only did it entertain me it also made me think. It made me think about the Internet. Not what the Internet offers but what it actually is. How it actually managed to come around from the start. After all, nobody owns t ...
How To: Get Rid of Writer’s Block
It’s 10pm, you finally sat down to relax and update your blog. You get comfortable, turn on some music, and stare at your computer screen. Nothing. You put your fingers on the keyboard ready to go, nothing. What is going on? This is so strange. You tell yourself to shake it off and try again. ...
How To: Live Greener By Reusing Everyday Items
One simple thing we can all do to be kind to the environment is reduce the amount of trash we produce. According to the video below, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, American’s alone generate an extra 5 million tons of trash!
One way to reduce the amount of trash we produce is to reuse s ...
Conversation with Evan Williams @ Web 2.0
Very interesting conversation between John Battelle and Twitter co-Founder Evan Williams @ Web 2.0. Summit. They discussed a lot of very interesting topics and issues concerning Twitter. The revenue model, 3rd Party Application, the No-Tweet Clauses in Celebrity Contracts. New Features, Where is ...
SuperModels Take It Off for Climate Change
Last 24 October, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis.
What does the number 350 mean?
350 is t ...
Art Meets IT
I came across these sculptures while searching for IT monsters (dont ask). The works, Technology versus Organic Life, was created by German artist Matthias Manner. Very cool stuff, but is this art or some sort of alien life that was injected into the IT room upstairs?
Matthias's sculpures are qu ...
Is it twittering or tweeting?
The guys from Twitter are indeed busy! More and more people are interested and intrigued with what is going on with the company. Here is a funny question. Is it Tweeting or Twittering? Here is cool video of an interview with Biz Stone and EV on The View. I just needed to share this very funny and ...
Awesome Digital Billboard!
Toyota has released a new iPhone app that attempts to educate as well as advertise the features of the Prius car… in particular it’s Draw feature is the funkiest as it allows you and your iPhone to interact with a large screen over in Times Square New York. When you have downloaded the application y ...
Fan with No Blades? How does it work?
James Dyson has invented and launched a fan with no blades. It's safer and cooler. How does it work? It utilizes the Air Multiplyer. I have included the video to see the product at work and explained by James himself. Amazing invention.
The Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan works very differently ...
A Mix of Reality and Illusion | Animation by Evelein
The Noteboek is one of my favorite work from Evelein Lohbeck. She is a freelance artist from Netherland and her work is truly remarkable. As she says she likes to confuse reality and challenge the expectation of people. Viewing her portfolio, she has a done some T shirt designs, flyers, commercial ...
Hardcover Books augmented with iPhone? Is this Possible?
Want to curl up with a good book on your iPhone? Well how about that book's companion iPhone app then, or maybe an enhanced iPhone edition of the story itself, complete with audio, video and text all for the price of a hardcover? Welcome to the new world order of books where iPhones are reinventing ...
20 Ways to Stimulate Your Own Creativity
What distinguishes a creative person from one who isn’t? Aren’t we all creative on some level? I believe the answer to this question is yes; however, there are definitely some people that have an easier time staying in a creative and inspired mindset than others.
According to Mark McGuinness, “ ...
The Force Is Strong With This One!
It's not everyday that someone stops you dead in your tracks and opens your eyes to what has always been there. Often thought as a crazy or part of some cult that initiates their members with Kool Aid and brainwashing (by the way, people who follow me on Twitter, meetings are on Tuesdays and make su ...
How To: Create An Exquisite Soap Carving
Earlier this week, my friend @mayhemstudios sent a tweet about a "Facial Soap" Doodle Carving by @Vonster.
That tweet reminded me of my great Grandmother who used to carve soap. She was so skilled at it and she would create these amazing little pieces of soap art which she always gave out as gif ...