Archive for November, 2008

Newegg Deals Filter

One of my favorite sites for buying hardware, software and other tech related goodies is Newegg.com. Sometimes, especially for big ticket items, you want to be sure to catch a deal when it comes up. With a feed from Newegg and a little tinkering with Yahoo! Pipes I was able to create my Newegg Deals [...]

Bookmarks for November 24th 2008 through November 26th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for November 24th 2008 through November 26th 2008:

The top 10 Vista sidebar gadgets – Not everyone is a fan of Vista gadgets, but Deb Shinder has a large collection of them that she finds extremely useful. Here are the ones that top her list of favorites.
The Unofficial Guide to Friendfeed [...]

SpaceRip: Hubble Galaxies Across Space of Time

This new Spacerip video was posted over on Hulu:

Giant screen portrait of galaxies in the deepest regions of the universe.

Added: November 26, 2008
Duration: 02:52
Rating: 4.9 / 5.0

SpaceRip: Stunning Portrait of the Milky Way Galaxy

This new Spacerip video was posted over on Hulu:

Spitzer Space Telescope grabs image of our galaxy as huge as it is detailed.

Added: November 26, 2008
Duration: 03:07
Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Bookmarks for November 18th 2008 through November 24th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for November 18th 2008 through November 24th 2008:

Low Cost Video Production in Your Pocket – Good article on shooting video at a lecture with a Flip camera.
10 Cool Secrets About Disneyland – Neatorama – Regardless of where you believe to be the true “Happiest Place On Earth” is, you have [...]

New Egyptian pyramid discovered

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pyramid buried in the desert and thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled more than 4,000 years ago.
BBC Video:

Bookmarks for November 18th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for November 18th 2008

LIFE Photo Archive available on Google Image Search – Google has made available, through its Image Search, the LIFE Magazine photo archive. This includes many never before seen images.
Google’s New Search-Based Keyword Tool Tells You What Keywords You’re Missing – Tool goes beyond what the other Google [...]

California Earthquake Map

I love maps. I find it really cool when real time information can be put on a map. Yahoo! Pipes has an interesting location extractor module that will search an RSS feed for location information and present it as a pin on the map. Tonight I was experimenting with USGS Earthquake RSS feeds. Below is [...]

Bookmarks for November 15th 2008 through November 17th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for November 15th 2008 through November 17th 2008:

USB 3.0 to Deliver a Tenfold Speed Increase – Tighten your seat belts. Data transfer is going into overdrive as the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus, better known as USB, prepares to make a tenfold jump in speed.
Windows 7’s new “play all” decoders, [...]

Bookmarks for November 13th 2008 through November 15th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for November 13th 2008 through November 15th 2008:

How Old Is Your Work Computer? – It used to be that every three years, workers would get brand new computers from their businesses' tech departments. But for many those days are over
8 Laptops Under $800 – MSI Wind – At A [...]