September 2009
14 posts
3 tags
The OptiPlex 780
Sometimes being dependable, steady and unassuming may not always work to your advantage, especially on days like today when we’re introducing products like the Latitude Z. The same I think holds true for commercial desktop technology. In recent years, desktop PCs have been much maligned being labeled as boring, passé and even antiquated. I couldn’t disagree more, based on recent...
3 tags
State of the Art for Netbooks - 4Q09
Netbooks are really becoming popular. I’m starting to think about getting one!
For me, thinking about purchasing a new gadget means a long and detailed process of analyzing the ins and outs of every significant option…so it will likely be another six months before I can decide. There are a few key technologies being developed right now that will make netbooks really incredible in the...
4 tags
Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss
via ted.com We’re in for a rough ride in the coming decades. Don’t buy any beachfront property! Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
3 tags
Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation
Wow, she is so talented! She won the Ukraine’s Got Talent show. Even made the audience cry. Posted via email from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
3 tags
Place Pages for Google Maps
via googleblog.blogspot.com Finally! This is awesome. Now we can get info about places on Google Maps. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
4 tags
Picasa 3.5
via googleblog.blogspot.com This new Picasa is awesome! It automatically finds faces! I love that it connects with my Google Contacts to autofill the names. It also allows me to geotag my photos on Google Maps. This actually assigns geo coordinates to the photo’s meta data. Then I can send that photo to Flickr or other sites that can take advantage of that location data. Saves me some...
4 tags
Google Sync: Now with push Gmail support
Earlier this year, we launched Google Sync which allows you to synchronize your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with your iPhone, Windows Mobile, and S60 devices. Today, we’re adding Gmail support to Google Sync for iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices. Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on...
2 tags
3 tags
Universal "Death Stench" Repels Bugs of All Types
Hugh Pickens writes “Wired reports that scientists have discovered that insects from cockroaches to caterpillars all emit the same stinky blend of fatty acids when they die and that the death mix may represent a universal, ancient warning signal to avoid their dead or injured. ‘Recognizing and avoiding the dead could reduce the chances of catching the disease,’ says Biologist...
3 tags
Living Fuel achieves new superfood milestone
(NaturalNews) If you follow the news on superfoods, you’re probably familiar with the term “ORAC” — Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It’s a measure of the antioxidant power of a food or substance. You may not be aware that there’s a new, more advanced ORAC test available today: ORACFN.
ORACFN measures the food’s ability to protect against oxidative...
4 tags
Is Tick Spit the Cure?
There are a lot of places you might think to look for a cure for cancer, but chances are tick spit isn’t one of them. Yet that’s where a hunch took Brazilian researchers recently. And what they found may just may be medicine’s holy grail.
While studying the anti-coagulant properties of the saliva of Amblyomma cajennense, a.k.a. the South American tick, the Brazilian team...
4 tags
Intel Introduces New Core i7, i5 Processors
via tomshardware.com I really like the way Intel is going with this new platform. Instead of three chips (northbridge, southbridge, and CPU), they’ve now integrated the northbridge into the CPU! I would think motherboard manufacturers will be able to make good use of the extra room on motherboards now that they don’t need the northbridge processor. The Core i7 processor is a...
3 tags
2010 Nissan Leaf electric car
via autoblog.com Okay, I officially want one! $13 to go 600 miles and no polluting exhaust! I bet this car is very quiet unlike my neighbor’s monster truck that I can hear coming from a mile away. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
3 tags
More on today's Gmail issue
Gmail’s web interface had a widespread outage earlier today, lasting about 100 minutes. We know how many people rely on Gmail for personal and professional communications, and we take it very seriously when there’s a problem with the service. Thus, right up front, I’d like to apologize to all of you — today’s outage was a Big Deal, and we’re treating it as such....