Archive for the ‘resource’ Category

Cool your area with DIY air conditioners you can build

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

air conditioning iconHas the office environmental nazi limited the cooling temperature to a balmy mid-70s temperature? Follow these instructions on how to build your own portable air conditioning unit for your desktop. Read the rest of this entry »



Virtually Browse the Bookshelves of Amazon with Zoomii

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

zoomii iconChris Thiessen, founder of Zoomii, created an intuitive flash based interface that simulates the feel of casual browsing of shelves at a bookstore for an impulsive book purchase. Read the rest of this entry »



Online PDF Viewer through Google Docs

Monday, June 16th, 2008

pdf iconAll hail Google! Google has added another feature in Google docs which allows you to read PDF documents natively from within the browser Read the rest of this entry »



Avoid the Customer Service Phonetree hell!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

bringoiconBringo.com fetches a human voice to various customer service call centers and calls your number when they get someone on the line (or close to) Read the rest of this entry »



Top Lists of anything from everywhere and everyone

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

list iconListsofBests.com is a user submitted website that collects top lists on anything from everywhere. Definitive lists from published magazines to personal lists of individuals can be found on this site. Read the rest of this entry »



Ponoko.com: Rapid Design and Manufacturing

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

ponoco iconPonoko.com revolutionizes the manufacturing business, where you can design a product, upload your design and have it manufactured on demand. Read the rest of this entry »



Free audio language lessons online (Over 30 languages!)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

language iconUntil the USA imposes its will and declares English the official language of the civilized world, we can bask in the melodic mixture of languages that are spoken around the world. FSI provides audio and related documentation to learn over 30 different languages. Read the rest of this entry »



Online version of Adobe Photoshop available

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

photoshop iconAdobe Photoshop has been a staple of all webmasters since the dawn of the web, and even earlier for graphic designers. Adobe has released an online version of its invaluable tool called Adobe Photoshop Express. Read the rest of this entry »



Videos to help you understand technology in plain English

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

video iconA collection of videos to help yourself, colleague or family member understand, in plain English, with pictures, a way-cool or way-new Internet website and does it way-better than you could have. Read the rest of this entry »



Incredible FREE Phone Directory Service by Google

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

google 411 iconI’m a great fan of all things google. If I could, I would marry it. Among a myriad of great (free) services they provide, one not-as-well-known-as-search feature that everybody could use is the GOOG-411 service. Read the rest of this entry »