Archive for February, 2007

Several of Shakespeare’s works are said to be timeless, but on the whole, most of us couldn’t be bothered with the scenes he presented to the world. They’re from a bygone era where wigs were a guy thing, a mustache was something one took pride in, and people seemed to carry around poetic licenses like [...]

You need to know how to socialize to be the president of a nation. You should certainly know how to work a room, and if that isn’t in your repertoire of strengths, you’ll need to do a great deal of feigning to pull off a successful meeting with your cabinet, the rest of the staff, [...]

We reviewed a unique audio mixing web community called Jamglue back in December, so I thought it might be time for an update. Jamglue is promoting a new "collective" Valentine's present that their community can participate in. "Sing You Heart Out" is a project to create the world's largest Valentine's choir. The new effort will [...]

Today I am extremely pleased to share with you the good news that Profy moderators have approved the 100th job, which is available now to all Profy readers. It is the job for a web developer (XSL/Javascript) for USTAS Technologies in Maryland, the US. The Job Board now has exactly ten pages – each with [...]

I bet you never suspected that this January 27th was Thomas Crapper Day! I mean here we have been so focused on the CES, DEMO 07 and other events that we nearly missed "Crapper" Day! According to a press release by Roto-Rooter via Yahoo! News, the average person spends 11,862 hours in the bathroom, or 1 [...]

Murdoch. News Corp. Emperor. Empire. You read those terms and you think, “Oh. Yeah. Yeah, that’s about right.” The latest news out of Rupert’s money machine – besides the $100 million siphoned out to each of the kids – shows that the company has no intention of stopping anytime soon. News Corp is going to [...]

A new website has just been launched for social issue filmmakers to offer us an alternative distribution way for films with a social message. The name is NomadsLand – meaning that it is actually aimed at people searching for some sense for their living. Anyone can upload their videos here – both professional filmmakers and [...]

In an article by Michel Marriot I learned of an innovative and rather fantastic new toy that incorporates the most advanced technology. A robotics company called WowWee plans to release a mass produced functional ornithopter (a device that flies like a bird). The device is a radio controlled toy that mechanically flaps its Mylar wings and flies [...]

Do you like putting two and two together? If so, you’re probably a fan of mashups. You witness everything that goes on over at Mashable!, you refuse to outgrow LEGOs, and you want to bring the Transformers to life. Good news, then, because Yahoo! just delivered (Wednesday) an easier way to create mashups on your own, [...]