Tag Archives: technology

2010 in review

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold … Continue reading →

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The Costs and Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Posted on May 8, 2010 by

(from The Global Sociology Blog)

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Decluttering Web Pages

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Arc90 is a New York based application and design firm that has an extremely useful tool for reading web pages. It works with Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox.  Watch this video to learn more: more about “Readability – An Arc90 … Continue reading →

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PC vs. Mac

Posted on December 30, 2008 by

There’s an additional second being added to tomorrow, New Year’s Eve.  The atomic clocks that are used to track time degrade in a stable pattern while the earth’s rotation is not as regular.  So, from time to time, an additional … Continue reading →

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@dialogicmed. . .

Posted on December 21, 2008 by

. . .is Twitter syntax for my Twitter account where you can follow my mini-posts that answer the question, “What are you doing now?”  I’m still trying it out because I remain unsure whether it’s a good fit with development … Continue reading →

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Computer Mouse is 40 Years Old

Posted on December 8, 2008 by

This is a X-Y position indicator for a display system invented by Doug Englebart.  Although the patent on it was filed in 1967, it was not until December 9, 1968 that it was publicly announced, which is 40 years ago … Continue reading →

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