18 minutes of toe-tapping, hand-clapping, clean fun and music.
check it:
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
From TED
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Info: Street View stuff
Google's Street View came up in a conversation with some co-workers today. Apparently, there's still a few people out there who didn't know that you can view (an ever-increasing selection of) addresses at the "street level" - and "walk" the guy (I can't remember his name) around the neighborhood. Fun stuff. You can even incorporate the street views into your driving (or new walking) directions, and literally see the way -- drive the route virtually, if you will.
Anyway, we decided to go a quick Google search (of course) to find out about street view, and -- since I was talking to some of our science and tech guys -- decided to learn about the camera and the process. Here's a few links to get you started.
the wiki article
the camera
the funny streetview blog
frequent updates of random things you can find on street view. here's some fun ones
enjoy. and decrease your anxiety of driving to a new place by checking out the route before you go.
one last one -- let me know what you see here
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DoJ employees failing spam scam test
Seeing if department employees would respond to spam requests, as part of an ongoing evaluation of employees, this email apparently caused some waves outside of the small group it was initially sent to. Even federal employees know how to hit FWD and pass along a juicy ... rumor. Kind of like a lot of stuff that hits my inbox.
Justice did not anticipate response to bogus e-mail
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090204_2057.php Report: Justice Department sends hoax e-mail to test workers
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Two new Google tools
Sync your Google contacts with Blackberry
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Now_Sync_Google_Contacts_With_BlackBerry/551-95558-643.html -my only complaint: there's not an option to keep calendar entries "forever" -- Google Sync for Calendar (included as part of this new Sync) continually deleted my appointments -- my colleagues were wondering why I canceled meetings in the middle of the night. My challenges came with trying to sync my Bb with my enterprise server and with Google Sync - I think the phone was having issues trying to figure out what to sync. But my other problem is that old events get deleted (I think 4 months is the longest it will let you keep on the Bb). Google is aware of this issue. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=75095dc91f64c1ea&hl=en
And says that your Google calendar keeps the events, but deletes them from your phone because of "memory issues." Well, my Bb calendar is set to keep appointments forever, and I haven't noticed any space issues... It's helpful to be able to look back or search for past or future events that may be outside of the 4 month or 1 year span...
-but if this doesn't matter, Sync away
Stalk your Friends with Google Latitude
Just in case you don't think people can keep track of you through your Twitter or Facebook updates, let them "see" where you are. Haven't tried this yet, but I'll keep you posted.
**BONUS**
Google Ocean - a plug-in/layer for Google Earth. You have to download the program, but it will have you diving around the world before you know it.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Your little piece of knowledge for the day
Rival - from the Latin rivalis, meaning one using the same river as another.
Interesting, eh?
Interesting, eh?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
tips for living in a tech world
[[I meant to post this back on 12/19/08, but wanted to make sure the whole article was worth linking to. I think the examples are humorous in the ComputerWorld article, but would not recommend nor endorse any links beyond the actual text.]]
[[In honor of Paige]]
[[In honor of Paige]]
Top 10 Tech Embarrassments you'll want to avoid
Dan Tynan
December 18, 2008 (PC World) Call it the "oh-no second." You know -- the interval between clicking the Send button on a private e-mail and realizing you just cc'd the entire universe.
But it's not just e-mail. Thanks to the ease, speed, and reach of technology, we now have the potential to be bigger doofuses in front of more people than at any other time in history.
For example, nothing says "I am a professional" more than intimate messages from loved ones popping up on screen during a presentation to the board. Then there are the pricey pocket-size gadgets that always seem to wind up in the swimming pool, the washing machine, or worse. [...]
Here's a comforting thought: Whatever mortifying things you've done, somebody else has probably done worse. In fact, following are ten examples of real people who have been shamed by technology, along with some ways you can avoid a similar fate -- lest you end up in articles like this one.
Tech Embarrassment 1: Bad Husband, No Nookie
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Tech Embarrassment 2: Is That a Laser Pointer, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
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Tech Embarrassment 3: The Audience Is Listening
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Tech Embarrassment 4: Your Cell Phone Is Not a Flotation Device
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Tech Embarrassment 5: When You Animate E-Mail, the Terrorists Win
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Tech Embarrassment 6: Change Your Wiki Ways
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Tech Embarrassment 7: Good Morning...Now Please Clean Out Your Desk
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Tech Embarrassment 8: Don't Show, Don't Tell
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Tech Embarrassment 9: Photo No-No's
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Tech Embarrassment 10: Twitterrhead
Read the full article here.
Friday, January 2, 2009
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