January 2009
27 posts
OwnerIQ: Product user manuals, help, forums tips... →
This is a site that has collected user manuals for a wide variety of products and makes them available online. Need to lookup information about your vacuum cleaner or perhaps a digital camera? There’s a pretty good chance that OwnerIQ qill have it available online.
14,000 suffer vegetable-related injuries
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Unbelievable! I wonder if any were repeaters or were there any “group” injuries.
Goat detained over armed robbery →
Nigerian police are holding a suspect in an armed robbery that they believe turned into a goat.
WatchThe Future Of Social Networks
View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: advertising media)
(via The Future Of Social Networks - SlideShare)
LifePrint: Learn ASL (American Sign Language)... →
Another excellent online tutorial online; this one helps you to learn sign language.
Did Google Earth find Atlantis? →
Belkin Employee Sheds Light On Belkin's Supposedly... →
Belkin was recently caught paying people to write good reviews of their products on Amazon.com. The CEO of the company denied knowledge of it and made a big show of how it was unacceptable. This post includes more information from an insider that states it is common practice and has been going on for a long time.
Thieves steal car, then use GPS in car to steal... →
This guy had his Mercedes stolen. Unfortunately, he had the keys to his Porsche in the car so the thieves got his address from the registration then used the car’s GPS to get to his home and steal the Porsche as well.
Saving Money: Review Your Insurance Policies and... →
Lifehacker has a short post on reviewing your various insurance policies for possible savings. A good tip in these times.
Anti-Love Drug May Be Ticket to Bliss -... →
THis Times articles talks about a scientist that believes he has isolated the chemical in our brain that pushes us towards monogamy. The belief is that this discovery can lead to a true “love potion” at some point. My guess is that it won’t work until their ninth attempt. You know? Love Potion #9?
Also theorized is the idea of an “anti-love potion”.
Recharge your gadgets with a hand crank on... →
This device for recharging all of your handy electronics would be great for campers, boaters, explorers, and even emergencies like power-outages.
A Netbook in a keyboard | Crave - CNET →
This looks to be the ultimate “thin client” machine. While I have seen keyboard computers before, this one is sleek and thin.
Air Travel Tip: Use Your Camera Phone to Document... →
I had to post this great tip from Lifehacker.com. Use your camera, even your camera phone, to document your suitcase contents and appearance in case it goes missing.
Mouth-to-Mouth Saves Puppy From Death by Wii →
I liked my dog, and I like our Wii, but I don’t think I liked the dog that much.
The Curious Cook - Wine Enhancement Devices Are... →
The New York Times website has this interesting post on how to refresh your corked wine.
Chuck E. Cheese Arcade: A Place Where Moms Punch... →
These used to be great party places and now seem more like “hangouts”.
Long Live Geeks: Getting the Best of Best Buy →
A blog post by Anastasia on using your mobile technology to save real dollars in these tough economic times.
WatchClips: The NFL’s Yellow Line Explained
Ever wonder how the Yellow lines gets put into your TV image?
Save big on textbooks at Chegg →
In college or have kids in college? Possibly save big bucks on textbooks by renting them instead of the buy-n-sell effort.
Police seek blow-up doll sex bandit - Yahoo! News →
Police in Australia seek man who breaks into “adult” shops to steal blow up dolls and have sex with them.