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  • Keeping My Eyes on Republic Wireless

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    From Geek.com: The mobile networks in the US are designed to prevent new competition from entering the market. The US isn’t likely to see a new carrier to deliver a service that functions the same way that the current traditional carriers do. In order to succeed, a radical concept needs to be deployed. Republic Wireless…

  • Take me back to Dialing for the Internet

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    56K Modem Emulator

  • Future of 3D Printing: Autodesk 123D

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      Reblogged from Cool Tools as I am waiting for my MakerBot to finish. Printing in 3D is now no more complicated than printing photos in Picasa. First you design something in Autodesk 123D (in my case, my first project was a device housing prototype). Then pick "Make" from the menu. You can print your…

  • Have Some Fun: Jotly on Droid

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    Sure, I was played too, I showed the Videos only to find out it actually is an APP. But so what, isn’t it FUN.  Why should an APP be useful?  Really, is anything social actually useful?  Stop worrying about looking silly and learn how to have FUN. Rate Everything. Everything about your life is exciting.…

  • How I am Building a Low Effort Home Surveillance System With My PC

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    I reviewed and installed Active WebCam.  Active WebCam would not communicate with my FTP server which is setup for sftp and is primarily a trial version of a purchased package despite all the labeling.  So it was out. I moved to the much simpler Secure Cam which I like a great deal better. Secure Cam…

  • The Rubik’s Cube

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    Jens Mortensen for The New York Times. Prop stylist: Josephine Shokrian. Fron the NYTimes by HILARY GREENBAUM and DANA RUBINSTEIN Published: February 9, 2012 “There’s never been a puzzle quite like Rubik’s Cube, and America may never be the same,” announced the Ideal Toy Corporation in an early 1980s commercial. It wasn’t wrong. While teaching…

  • The Information Diet

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    The talk around the water cooler is The Information Diet as the year begins. Read.  Not too much.  Mostly Facts. Based on the O’Reilly book by Clay A. Johnson, The Information Diet, A Case for Conscious Consumption I think it is time to get going on this topic.  Buy the book, read the cover, read…