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Links for 2010-03-09 [Digg]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

WiMax Hitches a Ride on 1000 Taxis in Taipei
People in Taipei on Tuesday will begin to surf the Internet and more in 1000 taxis that have been equipped with Mobile WiMax wireless service.

Links for 2010-03-08 [Digg]

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Why Grow? and Other Wisdom from 37Signals
Another great article from Tim Ferriss that every business owner should read.

Featured Wordpress Plugin: W3 Total Cache

John Rockefeller — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:25:08 +0000

Let me be straight with you: Every Wordpress blog on the web should have this plugin installed. And, no, I’m also not being paid to say that. W3 Total Cache is exactly what its name suggests: A total caching solution for Wordpress blogs. Wordpress is a good publishing platform and content management system (CMS) but [...]

Links for 2010-02-08 [Digg]

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

5 Insightful TED Talks on Social Media (vids)

Links for 2010-02-02 [Digg]

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Theme Hunt
Every Monday a new theme is started. Then You can take photos, make videos and songs about that theme. Only things, that You or someone from your family have made! Then you will make a blog entry in your personal blog about the photos you find and add the URL into our site Inlinkz frog. Flickr users can join too! You can comment others as-well! FUN

How to Network in a Web 2.0 World – Part 2.0

John Rockefeller — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:26:54 +0000

Note: This is a continuation of part 1 of How to Network in a Web 2.0 World. Please read the first blog post on the subject before proceeding with this one. What’s Next? Now that you’ve got profiles at the 3 most popular social networking websites, it’s time to put them to good use. To do that, [...]

Learning PHP Using Google Wave

John Rockefeller — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:07:49 +0000

Image via WikipediaTonight at Guelph Coffee and Code I walked the group through the first steps of learning PHP. Because our projector was unavailable, I substituted its functionality with Google Wave. Even though I’ve had access to Google Wave since the summer, this was the first time I had truly used the service. When I first [...]

Links for 2010-01-08 [Digg]

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

The Scariest Looking Abandoned Theaters (Pics)
Here are 20 abandoned theaters that you probably wouldn't want to enter.
Physicists solve classical problem with one quantum bit
Quantum information algorithms have the potential to solve some problems exponentially faster than current classical methods. In a new study, physicists have demonstrated how to solve a difficult classical problem that completely encapsulates a quantum model that requires only one quantum bit.
Half-Life 2 - "Update Mod" Comparison Video (HD)
A side-by-side comparison of the original Half-Life 2 next to Filip Victor's "Update Mod" version, which vastly improves the graphics. The Update mod--which is available to download but requires you own Episode 2--converts Half-Life 2 to the Orange Box Engine, adds HDR lighting, 32 Steam achievements and also updates textures and models (720p).
Cooking with SliTaz - An Innovative (and TINY!) Linux

Wireless in Welland, Ontario, Canada

John Rockefeller — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:35:53 +0000

Image via WikipediaOver the holidays this year I’m in Niagara staying at my parents’ place. Used to working at the Red Brick Cafe in Guelph, I was worried heading back to an area without a focus on tech would mean staying in the basement to do work. I searched for a few hours online and [...]

Cloud Folders Increase Productivity

John Rockefeller — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:48:57 +0000

Image by elecnix via FlickrBeing a web developer, I usually use several different computers on different operating systems across the lifetime of any project. Personally, I have 5 computers plus one server: Access to a Vista PC, a Windows 7 virtualized installation, my main Mandriva Linux desktop, a Eee 701 PC with Eeebuntu, a Mandriva [...]

Links for 2009-12-11 [Digg]

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Kate Gosselin MEETS HER DOOM! (via Bernard?)
this totally how I thought Kate Gosselin would kick the bucket!Skottie Young has been doing a comic a day called "The Adventures of Bernard the World Destroyer" over at his blog www.skottieyoung.com. This is the results of the comics posted on Dec 10 - 11 2009. Check out more of his stuff and Bernards other adventures. So Stellar!