Category Archives: Fun

Lively

While IBM and Linden Labs have teamed up to teleport across virtual worlds, Google has entered the arena with Lively. I’m tempted to say, “Too young,” but then again I’m not sure what ‘old enough’ would look like. There’s not as much depth as Second Life, but on the plus side it’s easier to [...]

The Nominees Are

The 2008 Webby Nominees are out; discover the cutting edge of just about everything.

More Cute Cat Theory

If you were wondering what Web 2.0 was for or what to do with Twitter, check out Color Wars.

Do Easy

OK, so I’m a sucker for Weiner Dogs…

Oprah Does Education

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E-book concept combines leather and multi-touch

 
I’m not sure that the retro-design trend makes sense, but there are some interesting possibilities in the no button approach.  Click below for a brief description or on the above picture for the original concept.
E-book concept combines leather and multi-touch - Engadget

Just in Case

If you haven’t yet reached information overload I highly recommend the latest Guy Kawasaki  venture: check out Alltop

Air Review & Super Bowl

Jason Calacanis has a review of the MacBook Air which freely translated comes down to, “…it’s game changing because it’s really, really lightweight.”  This isn’t as silly as it sounds; we expected that students would all be carrying their laptops everywhere, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.  Weight is clearly an issue, as [...]

American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

Now normally I don’t recommend books that I haven’t read myself, but this is impossible to pass up.  And since I’ve already reserved it at the OCLP I feel safe.  If you’re wondering what this has to do with IT, think China.
Amazon.com: American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: [...]

Bringing back the Music

Being a graduate of the 60’s Haight-Ashbury leaning environment I have for the past several years been, I guess you could say, missing the music.  Every now and then something like Death Cab for Cutie or The Be Good Tanya’s would appear on the radar, but I more or less assumed that all that was [...]