tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202131722009-10-03T08:19:56.421-07:00I am an Alpha Geek with strong outdoor tendencies. I spend entirely too much time scouring the geeky side of the web for useful tidbits. I'll post some of the more interesting ones here. I also started a personal video, audio, and picture blog. It is at http://dambach.org. Enjoy Life -Ernie DambachPhisolonoreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171898997525702962007-02-19T07:29:00.000-08:002007-02-19T07:29:57.590-08:00

UI 3.0 - This is the best example of the "Muilt touch" interface I've seen yet. A vision of the future the iPhone only hints at, and all computing will eventually follow.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171806961032980702007-02-18T05:56:00.000-08:002007-02-18T05:56:01.086-08:00

This video makes fun of moderns newbie computer users by showing how silly some of their questions are by creating a similar problem 500 years ago. Norwegian with English sub titles.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171660729165722462007-02-16T13:18:00.000-08:002007-02-16T13:18:49.223-08:00

Make sure you check that machine before you withdraw your money.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171589004197365322007-02-15T17:23:00.000-08:002007-02-15T17:23:24.246-08:00

The Iraq war will cost Americans $145 billion dollars this year alone. That $145 billion could buy free tuition, room, and board for every student in a public university or college, and there would still be enough money left over to end hunger in America four times over. Digg this story and help spread the word on how our taxes are being spent.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171382970225623262007-02-13T08:09:00.000-08:002007-02-13T08:09:30.230-08:00

There is a cool feature built into the activity monitor in OS X that not many people seem to know about. It is always nice to know the current activity of your CPU or anything else that is happening under the cover of your Mac. Here is how to do that right in your dock…read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171382350087184432007-02-13T07:59:00.000-08:002007-02-13T07:59:10.213-08:00

Checkout today received an update which adds support for receipt printers and cash drawers. More flexibility with templates, available in four more languages, new "tax" and "sold products" reports and improved payment system makes this app the must have when opening a new storefront.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171346562279241622007-02-12T22:02:00.000-08:002007-02-12T22:02:42.290-08:00

This is a pretty cool computer prank to pull on your buddies. Only problem is just about everyone I know that I could do this too calls me to fix there computer.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171345888643227482007-02-12T21:51:00.000-08:002007-02-12T21:51:28.646-08:00

Hilarious pictures of babies. Very cute!read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171345638201888372007-02-12T21:47:00.000-08:002007-02-12T21:47:18.253-08:00

The YouTube video didn't list the comedian's name, but he does hilarious impersonations of both Bush and Clinton. Check it out.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171305536494944002007-02-12T10:38:00.000-08:002007-02-12T10:38:56.566-08:00

While the dishmaker appears unwieldy, this "dishwasher sized" apparatus can actually replace cabinets worth of dishes by storing them as flat disks. Only a small amount of pressure and heat is necessary to reshape the acrylic into a bowl (and back). Oh, you just can't actually eat off of the dishes yet, unless you want to wash them yourself...read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1171221231080600142007-02-11T11:13:00.000-08:002007-02-11T11:13:51.143-08:00

Billionaire Bill Gates was caught on tape last evening bragging he had stolen 'over 99 % of the new Vista operating system from Apple Computer'. Gates... let his mouth run away with him at a party hosted by his international bankers and attended by Warren Buffet. Yellow sheet media reporters attended the party disguised as waiters.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170616433566347362007-02-04T11:13:00.000-08:002007-02-04T11:13:53.616-08:00

The Top 50 Occupations were selected in the following way: * A "Top 50 rating" was created by multiplying the Projected Need for Employees times the Median Hourly Wage. * Occupations whose Median Wage is less than $20/hr were eliminated. * Of the remaining occupations, only the top 50 were selected.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170295598234416662007-01-31T18:06:00.001-08:002007-01-31T18:06:38.240-08:00

"Just when everyone thought that all hope was lost when it comes to performing a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD, a gleam of light can now be seen at the end of the tunnel. A new workaround proposed by Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) has been confirmed to work by DailyTech."read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170295566269791822007-01-31T18:06:00.000-08:002007-01-31T18:06:06.306-08:00

Charlie Wood from Spanning Sync, the 'missing link' software that can keep iCal and Google Calendar in sync, just let us know that a public beta is now available.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170170160442689832007-01-30T07:16:00.000-08:002007-01-30T07:16:01.136-08:00

Zoho continue to rock along, releasing new products every few weeks (see Zoho Wiki for example) that have turned their Ajax office suite into the best on the web, bar none. See here for all of our previous Zoho coverage.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170136401637773552007-01-29T21:53:00.000-08:002007-01-29T21:53:21.643-08:00

Two months ago, I wrote a list of 10 Classic Features to ‘Bring Back’ to OS X. But Classic MacOS isn’t the only operating system OS X could stand to swipe a few features from. Some of us Mac users also use Windows, either occasionally or full-time at work, and there are a handful of features from that operating system I think Apple should implementread more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170135551078240392007-01-29T21:39:00.000-08:002007-01-29T21:39:11.083-08:00

Guy Kawasaki puts together a great list of ways to lose users and business through their web experience with your product/service.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170135286879651382007-01-29T21:34:00.000-08:002007-01-29T21:34:46.890-08:00

Last week we took a big step toward improving your MP3 collection by leveling the track volume. Now it's time to focus on album art, which is less of a practical improvement and more of a fun one. If your music library was built from a variety of sources chances are good you've got some missing or messed-up artwork. Fortunately it's not hard to fixread more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1170135221536569362007-01-29T21:33:00.000-08:002007-01-29T21:33:41.756-08:00

A flash animation of a 3D map of the world based on economic activity.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1169835516357239212007-01-26T10:18:00.000-08:002007-01-26T10:18:36.406-08:00

This guy did a cool test and if you have Norton on your PC, you might want to take a look at this. Norton slows down the computer so much it was mind boggling. I always knew Norton was a hog, but this is ridiculous.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1169649138983289832007-01-24T06:32:00.000-08:002007-01-24T06:32:19.136-08:00

One of the most underused features in Mac OS X is the use of “Smart Folders”. So…what are they? In a nutshell, a Smart Folder contains items in the folder based on search critera that you set in the preferences of the folder instead of grouping the contained items by location, like a regular folder. This makes it very easy to be organized.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1169243736366645402007-01-19T13:55:00.000-08:002007-01-19T13:55:36.413-08:00

WOW This ROCKS!!! Ben Rudolph from Parallels gives a demo of the latest Parallels Release Candidate, focusing on Convergence mode. If you are a Mac user, this is one to watch. Ben goes through and shows off some of the upcoming features in Parallels Desktop for Mac.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1168970977105383892007-01-16T10:09:00.000-08:002007-01-16T10:09:37.523-08:00

I've been waiting for someone to write this app. Rather than paying monthly fees to backup services, CrashPlan uses a friends PC to automatically backup your data. All data is encrypted on the remote drive for added privacy. Check out the 'Features' page.read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1168750480347781982007-01-13T20:54:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:54:40.390-08:00

Hilarious way of doing a print screen. This guy completely looses it!read more | digg story

Phisolonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213172.post-1167960279825600952007-01-04T17:24:00.000-08:002007-01-04T17:24:39.890-08:00

These days every business--from Fortune 500s to Mom and Pop groceries--have valuable IT assets such as computers, networks, and data. This detailed 10-step guide can help anyone to conduct their own quick n dirty security audit.read more | digg story

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