Nanotechnology lighting up Solar Cells

Posted by admin

January 31, 2006 | 2 Comments

Electricity costs in the states are around 7 cents a kilowatt. That’s pretty cheap. Well, there is your price to beat. Solar power has always been the golden child for environmentalists and alternative power enthusiasts. The reasons are simple: the sun pumps out massive amounts of energy that we can use, it’s clean, and it’s […]

Stellarium Stars on your Desktop

Posted by admin

January 27, 2006 | 3 Comments

I love this program - it’s called Stellarium. Stellarium is a great astronomy learning tool. You are looking at a view from Hurricane Ridge at Olympic National Park, WA. Here you can see the planet views revolving around the sun. Stellarium features planets, stars, nebulaes, constellations, etc. You can zoom […]

Hascii Cam - Video to Ascii

Posted by admin

January 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Hascii camera is ridiculous software that converts video feeds into ascii feeds. Don’t just take my word for it, take Jaromil’s, the creator: “HasciiCam makes it possible to have live ascii video on the web. It captures video from a tv card and renders it into ascii letters, formatting the output into an […]

Kenpo iPod Jacket Giveaway

Posted by admin

January 24, 2006 | 1 Comment

Ok, I promised myself I would wait to do this, but I’m too excited. I will be doing a random drawing from my newsletter membership in 2 weeks (Wednesday, February 8th). The newsletter is a new feature - it will announce future giveaways. This jacket is worth in the neighborhood of $250 […]

Kenpo Fashion iPod Jacket Review

Posted by admin

January 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Okay, a little while ago I posted on the Kenpo iPod Jacket. The good folks at Kenpo Fashion were good enough to ship me a review unit. Special thanks to Keith for giving me the opportunity to review the jacket. First impressions are big. I was pleasantly surprised when I got the iPod jacket. I […]

Verizon Fios

Posted by admin

January 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Verizon has come out with fios internet service from home. Follow the link to see if you can get service at your residence. What is Fios? Fios is “fiber optic service.” What is so special about fios? Fios can deliver 30Mbps downstream and 5Mbps upstream speeds. Now the service can be pretty expensive at this […]

IBIS Websearch Toolbar Removal

Posted by admin

January 19, 2006 | 1 Comment

This is yet another example of some great adware. And it can be a real pain to uninstall. The following files are associated with this adware:
common.dll
IExploreSkins.exe
PIB.exe
QDow_AS2.dll
setupex.exe
TBPS.exe
toolbar.dll
WSG.exe
WSup.exe
WToolsA.exe
WToolsB.dll
WToolsS.exe
btiein.dll
websearch.exe

Podtrac Podcast Advertising

Posted by admin

January 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Podtrac is beginning to offer advertising for your podcasts.

SPA 9000 Linksys VOIP and Beyond

Posted by admin

January 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

On January 5th, Linksys announced the SPA 9000. This is an IP PBX solution. In a nutshell, PBX is what most businesses utilize for internal phone systems. It allows you to put calls on hold with music, route to extensions, etc. This solution has 4 jacks - 2 for POTS (plain old telephone) and 2 […]

Displax Media Magnet

Posted by admin

January 15, 2006 | 4 Comments

Edigma has developed an interactive, holographic display for retailers called Displax. The display comes in three mode types: show, interactive, and network. The show mode is like a billboard. It displays media content in a non-interactive way. The interactive mode allows customers to interact with the display to understand more about the product. The network […]

keep looking »