December 2009
13 posts
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Amazing Robots of 2009
Below is just one example, check out Singularity Hub for the rest! via singularityhub.com Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Gigapixel-Dresden.de
You won’t believe the detail in this photo! You can zoom in really, really far!
Gigapixel-Dresden.de
Technical characteristics
The picture was made with the Canon 5D mark II and a 400mm-lens. It consists of 1.665 full format pictures with 21.4 megapixel, which was recorded by a photo-robot in 172 minutes. The converting of 102 GB raw data by a computer with a main memory cache of...
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YubiKey with TrueCrypt and LastPass
via vimeo.com If you’ve used TrueCrypt to create an encrypted volume on your computer, you know how annoying it can be to have to remember a strong password. And if you didn’t use a strong password to create the encrypted volume, why even bother? YubiKey makes it easy to quickly mount the TrueCrypt volume using a very secure password that I could never remember. Also,...
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LastPass
If after reading about Twitter being hacked you realize that you use the same password on Twitter that you use everywhere else, and now you’re starting to feel a bit queasy at the prospect of changing passwords on all the sites you use to something else you can remember, only to have it happen all over again when another site gets hacked…try LastPass, it’s awesome! I just...
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Twitter's DNS was hacked
Update 3.: It is suggested that if you use the same password on your Twitter account with other accounts, now would be a good time to change your password on those other accounts.
via techcrunch.com
This is not good…not good at all.
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Backupify
This service is free for life if you get in before Jan 31st! Have you ever experienced the loss of your online data? Twitter had a hiccup once and I lost about 10 tweets. I’ve heard of others losing all their photos. That would suck! Glad to see a service like this, and that it’s using the reliable Amazon S3 storage system. Backup Your Online Accounts In Case… Your...
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Gmail Filters from Lifehacker
via lifehacker.com
It’s easy to create Gmail filters, it’s not easy to perfect them. These filters do provide a nice start.
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When Google Runs Your Life
If you’re interested in understanding the value proposition Google brings to people’s everyday lives, this is a good read. It also reveals some of the dangers in allowing Google to run your life or your business communications. via forbes.com Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Google Chrome Extensions: IE Tab
via chrome.google.com This is awesome! Now Chrome will work with those pesky sites that force people to use Internet Explorer. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Google Groups joins Google Apps
via googleblog.blogspot.com This is a big addition to the Google Apps feature set! Google Groups will be a powerful and useful tool for businesses! I can’t wait to hear about success stories from my clients. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Google gets real-time search!
via googleblog.blogspot.com This is huge! Now it’s even more important than ever to maintain an active presence on Twitter and Facebook, especially if you’re a business and want to be found. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Google Favorite Places
via google.com Now that I have a smartphone, I’ve been loving all the useful ways I can use it. It’s like a whole new world has opened up to me. For example, if I’m walking by a business that has a Google Favorite Places QR code, I can scan it and instantly get all kinds of info about the place! Very cool. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Anti-Aging Advances of 2009
I was happy but not surprised to find vitamin D3 on the list this year. Our understanding of the importance of vitamin D3 has grown considerably this year, partly thanks to an amazing study at Oregon State University. I’ve been taking much more D3 than I used to and feel amazing! Also, Mike Adams at Natural News has been educating me on the importance of Vitamin D3 and other useful stuff...