Friday, February 29, 2008
Oooo, pretty! I don't even need an 8GB flash drive, but this is so pretty I almost feel like I HAVE to have it. You know?SanDisk made these specially for women. The sleek, feminine, cap-less design make it ideal for women of all ages. Though I think it is definitely geared for women ranging from 20 to maybe 40. I don't know, I don't want to stereotype.
My favorite feature aside for the cuteness would be the sliding cap. The pink cap slides down for usage and slides back up to protect the drive, No caps to lose. =o)
The Cruzer Fleur flash drive also comes in 2GB and 4GB storage sizes.
Labels: chic, flash drive, storage
Monday, February 25, 2008
Tiny Pictures is a privately held company based in San Francisco. And for something devoted to being tiny, they are certainly making BIG money.Press release for ya:
Tiny Pictures operates the mobile photo and video sharing service Radar, which lets members comment on each others camera-phone snapshots. Radar serves up 15 million mobile photos a month worldwide. Last November, the company introduced advertising in the form of public photo streams that movie studios and other companies try to get people to pay attention to. Blacked Eyed Peas singer will.i.am recently joined the company's advisory board.
As an advisor to the company, will.i.am will collaborate closely with Tiny
Pictures to promote his many creative projects through the Radar Gallery,
which offers subscription-based content in-line with Radar users' personal
content streams.
Mobile startup Tiny Pictures secured a $7.2 million series B financing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
In other news:
Gadget of the day is Space Station
"An extended desk organizer for laptop users with internal coiling pins conceals all the cords that usually sprawl over the desk. Hovering just 5mm above the desk, cords are free to enter or exit the hub at any point – on the side to connect a scanner, the front for an iPod, the back for a laptop or camera. An internal 4-port USB hub will keep all peripherals connected. One USB plug exits the station right where needed to connect a laptop. Just tip the front of the SpaceStation up to access the hub and cords."
Labels: camera, cell phone, mobile, tiny pictures
Thursday, February 21, 2008
I firmly believe everyone needs a Tetris ice cube maker.Tetrice was designed by Martin Zampach and right now, it is just a concept. But the designer is actively looking for a partner to put the trays into production.
So all you entrepreneurial folks need to hop on this one. Get to it!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Sony is spending $203.5 million into scaling OLED production technology up to medium and large panels.In case you're not quite sure what that means, their 27-inch OLED is about as thick as two credit cards stacked together. And if you're still lost then let's talk about what an OLED television really is. OLED is an organic light-emitting diode. Information week reported back in October, "OLED screens have brighter pictures, higher contrast, and better color than seen on today's LCD and plasma screens, analysts say. The reason is the technology uses an organic material that emits light, rather than depending on a backlight like other HDTV technologies."
Sounds good to me man, but also sounds like it's going to cost a pretty penny. Still, Sony thinks this will be the next big thing, but due to the cost of these sets it probably won't be a big thing for another 20 years.
Labels: new technology, OLED, sony
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A topic of extreme controversy is the amendments the government wishes to make to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (or FISA). While I have my own opinions on this, I have been doing my best to remain objective. I really believe those of us who have nothing to hide or worry about should try to understand the need to protect our country. There are so many loopholes right now which allow criminals to sneak through the system and hide guilt because it takes so long to prove their doing something wrong.
For me this specifically hits home when thinking about children.
I realize the FISA currently requires a court warrant before wires can be tapped. It's not easy to get a court warrant and in many cases by the time the warrant is signed all evidence has disappeared.
What I'm hearing is the revisions to this act would "expand the government's ability to spy on Americans." And while everything about that statement has a negative connotation I strongly feel people are jumping the gun on opposing it.
The revision would exempt telecoms from lawsuits. This means a wire could be tapped at any given time and yes that is a bothersome thing to think about, I like my privacy and I wouldn't want my wires tapped. However, nothing would come of it if they were aside for perhaps some snickering. =o)
There are approximately 40 lawsuits now brought by citizens and consumer groups against companies that enabled the government to illegally eavesdrop on Americans' phone and Internet communications. AT&T and other major carriers face about 40 multibillion-dollar suits from customers who say the utilities’ participation broke the law. I don't know who the suits involve, but I am willing to believe these moments of eavesdropping did not come out of the clear blue sky. When I think about all the sexual predators out there going unnoticed because they know how to be sneaky...it makes me feel good to know there are undercover cyber police trying to track them down. And quite frankly I don't care how they do it.
Please feel free to comment and tell me how crazy I am. I enjoy discussion. You could feel all of this is a direct violation to the fourth (and maybe first) amendments of the constitution of this country. I feel our founding fathers would rip their own rules apart if they could today, things have changed, the world is not the same place. Restricting the countries Intelligence Community just because you don't want people reading the love notes you passed in class...I mean, to me the arguments are just that trivial. The bill, as written many moons ago, requires court approval before urgently needed intelligence collection can begin against a foreign target located overseas. Do you see a possible problem with that method? I do.
I don't like President Bush's tactics in trying to get the Protect America Act (revision) passed, I think he is preying upon a vulnerable public when he mentions terroristic threatening and brings up 9/11. At this point in time the majority of citizens think he is a bleeping fool anyway and no one is going to want to be counted as agreeing with him on anything.
I am not against giving legal immunity to telephone companies in an effort to remedy restrictions in regards to foreign surveillance. And I really don't see what the big deal is. Do I value my civil rights? Of course. I also value my safety and the safety of my family. I value the privilege of living in the United States and not being under the thumb of crazy leaders who kill people and let their country starve to death. A balance, a happy medium, that is what we need. President Carter stated it very well when he said that "one of the most difficult tasks in a free society like our own is the correlation between adequate intelligence to guarantee our nation's security on the one hand, and the preservation of basic human rights on the other."
You can argue with me about it, you can bring up the valid point that this would open a can of worms which would give our government pull in being even more invasive in the future. None of that makes a bit of a difference because this particular amendment was purely based on international wire tapping and telecom getting immunities for aiding officials. I see nothing wrong with eavesdropping on enemy targets without a court order. The act also provides new protection of civil liberties of "Americans swept up in the hunt for terrorists."
Labels: FISA, Protect America Act
Monday, February 11, 2008
- Score :: Touchdown
- Luxurious :: Bubble bath
- Party :: Paula Deen
- Limited edition :: Barbie cereal
- Security :: Lack-there-of
- Betty :: Veronica
- Under construction :: I-95
- Pest :: ulent
- director :: cue
- Express :: shipping
Unconscious Mutterings
Labels: Unconscious Mutterings
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Gosh, I'm not sure if this is geek material either, but it sure seems geek to me. And in the best way possible. I'm so excited at the finding of this site.The Funky Food Shop sells space food sticks and astronaut ice cream. I remember buying freeze dried ice cream sandwiches every time we went into Washington, D.C. and visited musuems. Yes, I know, I'm in the captiol district of the United States and getting giddy off of astronaut food.
I never said I wasn't odd.
The Funky Food Shop claims to be the best internet shop for finding, well, funky foods. "We are the Internet headquarters for Space Food Sticks and freeze-dried Astronaut Ice Cream. Great selection and low prices. Volume discounts available. Rocket fast delivery!"
Lol. Rocket fast delivery. I love it.
Labels: astronaut, space food
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
This is the comic for cute gone bad. Today's edition shows, Raspberries blowing raspberries -- what's the world coming to?The illustrator and comic author is Megan Murphy. And clearly her humor suits me, I'm laughing, I'm amused, I'll be returning for more of her comic goodness and you should, too!
She has a Cafe Press Store, too.
I'm perfectly aware many of you readers might roll your eyes at this post, and I just want you to know I'm okay with that. =o)
There are tons of comics I read every day, this one just happens to be the girlie looking one, but the wit is just too much to pass on. Hehe. Yay for Megan Murphy!
Labels: Megan Murphy
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Whether you are in the need for birthday invitations, thank you cards, letterheads or really anything stationery related, you should use VistaPrint. But what you might not know if how many different marketing related items they print as well, brochures, rack cards, business cards, etc.What I think is so great about their services is that you can upload your own graphics, so things you create can be personalized. My boss used VistaPrint for her Christmas cards this past holiday season. She had a photo of her son on the front of the card and it was adorable. She was very happy with the quality of the card and those who received it were, too.
So if you are starting your own business this is the place to get things rolling on a marketing end. You can have them print your logo on pins, pens, t-shirts, magnets and a katrillion other promotional giveaways. I know I love getting notepads and such from companies, those things really do help to promote any business.
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My suggestion to you is to upload a Valentine graphic and have cards printed for Valentine's Day. It could be your inexpensive way to try out VistaPrint and see all they have to offer. I promise you the price is right, but even more importantly, the quality is fantastic.
Labels: vistaprint
Defined. A rule of thumb is a homemade recipe for making a guess."Try this: Count the number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, and add 37. No, you didn't just calculate your age in cricket years - you measured the temperature outdoors in degrees Fahrenheit. You just used a rule of thumb."
And this site has every "rule of thumb" known to man in their database. It's so interesting! If you don't see one and you know it is true, you can contribute it to the site.
Here is another rule of thumb from the site:
"A lobster tail should always curl. If this does not happen, the lobster is dead or dying. If the tail does not curl on a boiled lobster, the lobster was dead before it was boiled."
See, there is a plethora of tips you didn't even know existed!
Labels: Geek, life tips, rules of thumb
Monday, February 4, 2008
Over the past few months, Brian and I have both had trouble with our debit cards. We have both needed to have new cards sent out to us due to fraudulent activity. Let's face it, this is happening more and more frequently and across all types of people because we're living in a digital age. Which is why companies have been developing ways to keep your identity safe. Which leads me to discussing lifelock.
Think you don't need it? Well, spend three minutes taking the National Utility Services' (N.U.S.) 22-question quiz at their site, users' habits are analyzed to determine the likelihood you will become a victim of identity theft. I think you'll be surprised at the results. N.U.S. promotes the LifeLock fraud alert service, the industry leader in identity theft protection and prevention.
Founded in 2005, Lifelock is the leading company for the safe keeping of your name. "If anything happens while you're a LifeLock client, we're going to fix the problem using our experts and cover all losses and all expenses up to a million dollars," promises Todd Davis, LifeLock's CEO.
For only $10/month, they will protect your identity and personal information, guaranteeing protection of up to $1,000,000. To learn more, visit their website and browse their FAQ section.
Labels: finances, identity theft, lifelock
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