Category Archives: Computing
How to verify your Google Profile
With all of the hype surrounding Google Buzz lately, I’ve seen some inquiries about how to get the ‘Verified Name’ badge on your Google Profile. Here’s how.
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New Beta of Google Chrome for Mac
Now with extensions.
Minimalist Gmail
Firefox extension to minimize Gmail even further. Huzzah.
Pixels Wallpaper
Normally rocking a simple gray background, this is just too pretty not to use. Currently on my desktop and iPhone. via Flickr
Alarm
Amazing animation from Korean team Mesai. Download the video and expand your mind’s possibilities of CGI. (Thx, Leena)
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Got SelfControl?
Got SelfControl?
Is email a distraction? SelfControl is an OS X application which blocks access to incoming and/or outgoing mail servers and websites for a predetermined period of time. For example, you could block access to your email, facebook, and twitter for 90 minutes, but still have access to the rest of the web. Once started, [...]
An Apple netbook – MacBook Mini, perhaps?
Could this be AAPL’s foray into the netbook scene? Even for $899, I’d take this over my Dell Mini 9 in a heartbeat.
The Mini Concept (left, 10.4″) vs. current MacBook Air (right, 13.3″)
“Whatever they claim it is, I don’t care. It just looks too good and perfect to be true—which is why I want it [...]
Relationship Symmetry in Social Networks
Recent events have made it clear that Facebook sees Twitter as a serious threat to its business. First, Facebook tried to buy Twitter for $500,000,000 in stock. Twitter declined. Facebook then began describing their service in increasingly-twitter like ways, such as during the Inauguration when they showed a “live stream” of chatter alongside CNN news. [...]
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New LaCie USB keys
Today LaCie announced three new ways to carry digital content – LaCie itsaKey, iamaKey and PassKey USB key drives, design by 5.5 Designers. The inventive, compact key-shaped design conveniently fits in a pocket or on a key ring. The itsaKey and iamaKey store up to 8 gigabytes of flash memory. Alternatively, the PassKey has a [...]
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Google Buzz and the Abundance of Information About Nothing