June 2009
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“I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down...”
– 13-year-old Scott Cambell, reviewing a 30-year-old Sony Walkman for BBC magazine.
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tired of being late?
Buy yourself - or someone you work with - the on-time clock.
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99 Balloons
Here is a powerful story of parents who shared 99 days with their son before he died. The video on the Today show is well worth watching. Life is short, yet beautiful.
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“During big games, the Giants open up the Internet connection to run 100 megabits...”
– ABC News story about how Major League Baseball is embracing technology, including offering Wi-Fi at stadiums so fans can log into the network and watch replays on their smartphones.
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abandoned elevated rail system = new park
Got an old abandoned elevated rail system sitting around? Not sure what to do with it? Taking up space that you could be, you know, using? That’s what New York had, and so they turned it into a park. Brilliant.
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convert AVI to MOV or MP4
If you’ve got a Mac and you’re looking to convert an AVI file into .mov, .mp4 or other formats you can download the Prism Video File Converter, freeware linked from the Apple Site here.
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“At first I just saw a large ball of light, and then I suddenly felt a pain in my...”
– Gerrit Blank, 14, on what it was like getting hit by a meteorite on his way to school.
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Three Free Weekends at National Parks - Summer '09 →
In Summer 2009 the National Park Service is offering three different free weekends - one in June, one in July and one in August - at national parks around the country.
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Men vs. Wild
In a stroke of marketing genius, Will Ferrell joined Bear Grylls for an episode of Man vs. Wild. Looks awesome.
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another reason to get a headset
Watch out for “Cell Phone Elbow.” Prolonged bending of the elbow past 90 degrees stretches out the ulnar nerves, which is (you guessed it) bad for you.
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