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The time has come for me to renew my credit card. The new one came in the mail late last week, so now all I have to do is get a hand from somebody to activate it. But before I do, a question. The new one is one of those chip and PIN deals that …
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I feel like I just keep asking for stuff, but here goes. I’ve talked a lot about my Nokia N86. Well, I’ve discovered that it and Talks aren’t too kind to me when I’m using the web browser. For some reason, no matter how hard I try, I can’t enter text into edit fields. All …
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This spoof video is funny, but funnier if you watch this serious Siri Video first. You know, I might be half tempted to get an iPhone and just use that siri thing all the time. Screw the touchscreen. Hahaha. Know, I’d probably learn that too, but it would be tempting to be lazy hahaha.
Sorry I haven’t written much over the past while. Believe me, I have a pile of stuff that caught my attention, and hopefully I won’t completely forget it all. Plus, I want to have something in the Assistance Dog Blog carnival, and the deadline is coming up…fast. So hopefully that means more posts from me…unless …
My old blind man self doesn’t much care for touchscreens just yet, but since that’s where the world is headed, gadgets like this thing have the potential to save us a lot of money if they work as advertised. And I admit it, the idea is pretty neat. A group of researchers from Stanford University …
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I have not a clue why you would want to do this, but if you aren’t me and feel that you could benefit from such a thing, here’s some info on how to build yourself a Twitter and RSS feed printing toilet paper dispenser. Yes, it will actually print things onto toilet paper. I guess …
Well damn it all. Even though I had a feeling this would happen sooner than later, when it does happen, it sucks. Steve Jobs has died. He was only 56. Whatever has been beating him about for the last while finally got him. Although I don’t own an iDevice right now, the very first computer …
While no one was looking, somebody must have slipped instant idiot crystals into Spartanburg, South Carolina’s water supply. In the same week as Ashley McDowell scored herself that sweet wooden iPad comes word that a couple of women made out even better. $250 for a laptop? Good deal…aside from the part where you discover it’s …
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Another day, another utter, utter fool. According to a Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office report, Ashley McDowell, 22, told deputies that she was approached by two black males who claimed to have purchased iPads in bulk and were selling them for $300 apiece. After McDowell explained that she only had $180, the duo agreed to sell …
It’s been a while since we’ve been able to write about any sort of strange USB contraption. But today’s the day, and ladies, this one’s for you. A team of designers from San Francisco has developed a USB stick that doubles as a vibrator. Or maybe it’s a vibrator that doubles as a USB stick. …