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Maps 17May
2013

Maps

How do you get from Point A to Point B these days? I can remember days of highlighting a travel atlas and keeping it in the passengers seat when taking a road trip. Soon came the days of printing out your MapQuest or...
The World Wide Web

The World Wide Web

29 April 2013
A few months ago we talked about the way the internet used to be, but what were things really like then? We probably remember it being a little slower to download pictures. Maybe it took a while to load the entire...
A few months ago we talked about the way the internet used to be, but what were things really like then? We probably remember it being a little slower to download pictures. Maybe it took a while to load the entire webpage that had all the information you were waiting on. But how bad could it really have been? Over the past few weeks, I have seen a couple of nostalgic articles that point out the early days of the world wide web. Yahoo! Finance had a feature regarding several famous ...
"How About That Weather We're Having?"

"How About That Weather We're Having?"

26 April 2013
The king of 'small talk' opening lines; weather. If all else fails, you can always break that uncomfortable silence discussing the weather. Years ago you had to wait until the evening news to get tomorrow's...
The king of 'small talk' opening lines; weather. If all else fails, you can always break that uncomfortable silence discussing the weather. Years ago you had to wait until the evening news to get tomorrow's weather forecast. Then along came the Weather Channel and their "Local on the 8s" overview. (You always seemed to catch on the 9s though.) Today everyone has a smartphone in their pocket or a computer in front of them. With a few clicks or flicks you can have the most up to date ...
Life Hacking

Life Hacking

1 April 2013
If you are not familiar with the term "life hack" you might assume it has something to do with computers, code and mainframes. For the most part, a life hack has very little to do with a computer, but has a lot...
If you are not familiar with the term "life hack" you might assume it has something to do with computers, code and mainframes. For the most part, a life hack has very little to do with a computer, but has a lot to do with making your life a little easier. Whether you realize it or not, you have probably seen and even used one of these tips. Generally they might involve a simple picture with white block-font at the top and bottom, explaining the shortcut or tip you see in the picture. (See ...
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