Archive May 2008
Free Video Conferencing and Chat: No Downloads!
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Matt says: “I just found out about this free service that allows you to video/voice chat with as many people as you like over the Internet using a flash plug-in within your browser. You just don’t have to install it on [...]
How to Recover a Lost or Stolen iPod, Flash Drive, or Digital Camera
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We depend on our gadgets and devices so much these days… so what happens when one is lost or stolen? Are we out the money and our data? Philip emailed to tell me about an open-source piece of software that can [...]
What do you do with your old Computers?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed John sent an email to me the other day, with his tips for what you can do with old computers. Don’t send them to a landfill to rot! There are many other options. Donate it to the local school district. The [...]
Mac vs PC: LEGO Brickfilming
“LegoShark” contacted me last night to ask me what I thought about his hobby: Hey, I’m an amature Stop- motion animator. I have been looking in your chat for about a month now. I use a medium of stop-motion known as “brickfilming.” This is stop-motion animation with LEGO. I noticed you had some LEGO fan [...]
Books-A-Million Coupons
Hey Chris, I was just wondering if you knew of any coupons for Books A Million? That’s one of my favorite bookstores, and it’s quite accessible to me. Any help would be great! Thanks! Alicia Here you go… Books a Million – Free Shipping w/ $25 Purchase (stackable!) using coupon code Click Here (Posted on [...]
My Parents Were in a Car Accident
Those of you who follow me on Twitter already know that my parents were in a car accident this afternoon on their way down to see my brother’s family (Ben) in Texas. Here’s what we know about it thus far: My dad was driving. It was a single-car accident, potentially from a skid on gravel [...]
What is the Future of Air Travel?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Flying is an excellent way to travel. However, there is much room for improvement, wouldn’t you say? What kinds of things would you like to see on airplanes if you could choose? We had a good time in my chat room [...]
What will Cars of Tomorrow be Like?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With the Technological advances being made every day, what do you think the future holds for automobiles? Where, and how, do you see yourself “driving” twenty years from now? With the gas prices being so insanely high right now, it naturally [...]
Are Brick and Mortar Stores Better than eTailers?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Where do you do your shopping? Do you get in your car, drive to a store, and then physically walk around to make your purchases? Or are you like a growing number of people who prefer to do their shopping online, [...]
What was the First / Last Movie you saw in a Theater?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What was the first movie you ever saw in a movie theater? For me, I remember watching The Rescuers at a drive-in when I was a kid. I’ve been going to movie theaters all my life, even still today. Even though [...]
Are Personal Home Pages and Blogs Dying?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My first home page on the web was through my college. There wasn’t much you could do with a home page back then. In order to digitize photos, you had to actually scan them. No one I knew had a digital [...]
Could you Live Without Email or the Web?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How many people do you believe have used email? If you had to give a percentage off the top of your head of US citizens that you believe have used email, what would you say? According to a survey, about 20% [...]
Is your Avatar a Gravatar?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know a few of you use forums. Some of you have blogs and other social accounts. Most of these places allow you to set up an avatar. The hope is that one day, you only have to upload an avatar [...]
A USB Grommet Hub for your Home Office
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Everyone knows that I’m addicted to USB devices. Because of this, I need several USB hubs, but my desk is only so big. I read about this product not long ago. So, when I saw it in a store I had [...]
New Flash Player Software Beta
I’m not sure if I’ll be upgrading to Adobe® Flash® Player 10 until it reaches late beta stages – or until I know that it’s not problematic for most browser-based Flash experiences. This one oughta be a good release, giving us an array of new features: 3D Effects Custom Filters and Effects Advanced Text Layout [...]
