British encourage students by building really fast car
October 23, 2008 at 11:53 am | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: web design
That’s right. To enourage greater interest in the sciences the Brits are building a car that will go 1000 mph.
If only it were a hybrid and could carry the kids around, too.
Rumor: new Mac spotted on the fringes of the Internet
October 22, 2008 at 10:26 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: Apple, Rumors
This breathless Gizmodo post reminds me of mystery aircraft sightings. Sonic booms, seismograph readings, and weird contrails.
That’s what aircraft leave in their wake. Mystery computers leave info on the logs of visited search engines. That’s what the NY Times reports and Gizmodo fleshes out into an iPhone 3.0/MacBook slate rumor mix.
BTW, this is how the first traces of the iPhone were detected.
Start dreaming and saving your cash now.
Gizmodo post.
Live small, live cheap
October 22, 2008 at 10:10 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: housing, money
In an effort to save money and reduce their impact on the planet, people are choosing to live more simply. One of the most obvious ways to reduce your footprint is literal – live in a smaller house.
Take the couple featured in this CNN article. They ditched their 1800 square foot home for a 154 square foot home that cost about $15,000. This involves getting rid of a lot of stuff along the way.
tinyhousedesign.com offer more details…
Browser stats from w3schools
October 22, 2008 at 9:28 am | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: web design
How many people use Chrome?
Mac or PC?
What’s the most common monitor size?
How much to pay a web designer?
October 16, 2008 at 11:16 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: finances, web design
Here’s question on metafilter
About how much should I budget to hire someone to redesign my website (I work for a small press, so it’s like a book catalog) and provide me with a custom word press (or other type of blogging software) blog type front page as well as a database driven book catalog (300 plus, a page for each book)?
Obama, Japan
October 16, 2008 at 11:11 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentTags: japan, maps, obama, politics
It’s true- there is an Obama, Japan. Check the map. I read about it in the New Yorker this week.
HUGE Remote Controlled Airplane
October 15, 2008 at 10:29 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a commentI’m not sure what is more impressive about this aircraft -its shear size (nearly 20 feet of wing) or the skill of the pilot. Check out the flyby halfway through the clip.
No more Mother’s Cookies
October 10, 2008 at 10:30 pm | Posted in tech | Leave a comment
Not that I would ever admit to eating handfuls of white and pink Circus Animal cookies they are darn good. And now they are gone as is the rest of the Mother’s Cookie line. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and let its employees go.
Mother’s Cookies started in Oakland 92 years ago. Though the company has since left the Bay Area they still have a strong East Bay association.
Cookie production stops Monday. Better stock up now.
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