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Good News for Apple Fans

karl.kranich — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:52:03 +0000

New Apple Friend Bar Gives Customers Someone To Talk At About Mac Products

Cloud Computing Free?

karl.kranich — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:11:06 +0000

The May issue of Communications of the ACM contained a very interesting article called “Why Cloud Computing Will Never Be Free”. It sometimes reads like an ad for the service that the author’s company offers, but it’s still an in-depth presentation of why the cloud computing price war has resulted in services that cut corners. Buyers beware!

What is the Semantic Web?

karl.kranich — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:13:09 +0000

This video helped me get my brain wrapped around the discussion, at least a little.

Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.

Christmas Party Science Tricks

karl.kranich — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:24:45 +0000

to amaze your friends…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_f3SkxTWxc

Lego Arcade

karl.kranich — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:49:46 +0000

This is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhkR-vHXO28

Volkswagen’s transparent factory

karl.kranich — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:55:24 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5WGLWNllA

The Onion does it again…

karl.kranich — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:20:53 +0000

“Nothing is more than a few hundred clicks away…”

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Art via technology

karl.kranich — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:03:02 +0000

This water display is amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tP5Ays_eUk

Fonts Alive!

karl.kranich — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:24:40 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3k5oY9AHHM

Castaway / Fedex spoof

karl.kranich — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:16:33 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvX7ovvf-LI

Dangers of Nylon

karl.kranich — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:47:58 +0000

I don’t know if this was a real test or not, but it makes sense to me.

What would happen if you built up a lot of static electricity before or while pumping gas? …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnl4bK_veg0

GE’s Cool “Crane” Commercial

karl.kranich — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:49:25 +0000

I love the “Crane” commercial that GE is running during the Olympics.

Watch it here.

The turtles at the end are a great touch…

NBC Olympics Online Coverage

karl.kranich — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:16:23 +0000

I learned about NBC’s plans to offer extensive online video coverage of the Olympics at the Microsoft Server 2008 launch event earlier this year.? It’s definitely impressive.? I’ve used IE and Firefox and had no problem (I already had Silverlight installed).? I’m especially impressed with the “Live Video Control Room” that lets you follow 4 events at one time, swapping them between the big windows and the small windows.

If you’re watching video and trying to find the Control Room, click on “Enlarge video” and then the Control Room icon:

Cornhole

karl.kranich — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:18:14 +0000

Here’s a tribute to a game that I’d never seen until moving to Indiana.? Of course, my new Indiana friends bear no resemblance to these boys…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io8X4pz_QJ0

Trailer to be Made Into Full-length Movie

karl.kranich — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:02:10 +0000

The Onion does it again…

Wildly Popular ‘Iron Man’ Trailer To Be Adapted Into Full-Length Film

U.S. Electoral System Explained

karl.kranich — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:21:23 +0000

from newstopia (I don’t know anything about them, but found this unfortunately interesting)…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkqEdlRDKfo

Hard Rock, the Olympics, and Silverlight

karl.kranich — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:08:05 +0000

I just watched the keynote address from Microsoft’s MIX08 web conference.

The whole thing (2 hours, 28 minutes) was interesting, but I was really fascinated by the Hard Rock demo (the cafe, casino, hotel people).? They’ve built an application using Microsoft’s Silverlight that lets you browse the memorabilia that’s at their locations all over the world.

You can browse by artist, memorabilia type, decade, genre, or location.? You can zoom in to where you see the scratch marks on a guitar (using the mouse scroll wheel or click / control-click).? You can read information about each piece (or hide the info panel).? You can also drag the pictures around to see different detail or move to other items.

You can watch just the Hard Rock demo part of the keynote here.

Check out the collection by browsing to www.hardrock.com and clicking on “Memorabilia”.

Silverlight is currently available for various browsers on Windows and Intel Macs.? It will eventually be available for Linux also.

I also really liked the demo that NBC did regarding how they’re going to use Silverlight to make the summer Olympics available online this summer.? Watch it here.

Amazing Simple Home Remedies

karl.kranich — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:51:32 +0000

Making the rounds on the Internet…

AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES

Avoid cutting yourself slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop.
Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by using the shower.
For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.? Remember to use a timer.
A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
You only need two tools in life – WD-40 and Duct Tape.? If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40.? If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.

Awareness Test

karl.kranich — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:56:31 +0000

Amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4

White and Nerdy

karl.kranich — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:08:11 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw