Best iTunes Gift Card Ever!

This story is amazing. When Louie Sulcer answered his phone on February 24th, the person on the other end of the line said 'This is Steve Jobs from Apple.' Who would believe that one? It turns out that it really was Steve Jobs. Mr. Sulcer had downloaded the 10 billionth song from iTunes. Mr. Jobs called to tell him that his reward was a $10,000 iTunes card.

I love Apple!

Christine

Who could forget the 1983 classic 'Christine?' Her sound alone makes me want her. It turns out that there are only three Christines left in existence and they are all owned by obsessed movie fans. The cleanest sample is owned by Bill Gibson of Pensacola Florida.

Mondays

Ah, Mondays. A picture is really worth a thousand words. :-)

No Laptops In Class

This is great. This professor at the University of Oklahoma has a strict 'no laptop use in class' policy. I can certainly see his point. It is distracting to other students as the computers are often used for non-class related surfing, etc.

Where can I get some liquid nitrogen? :-)

Shawn Whit's Private Half Pipe

Red Bull build Shawn White his own private half pipe in Colorado. This must be every snowboarders dream!

Photoshop Turns 20 Today

It is hard to believe but Photoshop turned 20 today. This software changed photography as we know it. Much like the word Google, Photoshop is also used as a verb.

Please Rob Me

This is hilarious. It is the perfect tool for a burglar. It is a website called 'Please Rob Me.' The basic idea is that with people telling the world everything that they are doing on Facebook and Twitter, 'Please Rob Me' keeps up with who is away from home.

The websites founders say that their objective is not really to have people robbed but to show the world the dangers of social networking.

The other option is to just lave a hungry tiger at home in your absence :-)

PDF Files A Security Nightmare

According to a report by ZDNet, 80% of all exploits for 2009 came in the form malicious PDF files. Hackers use PDF as an easy exploit as it is ubiquitous.

Adobe doesn't seem to be able to catch a break lately!

Darpa Working On Real C3PO

Wired magazine ran an article about DARPA working on a real-life C3PO. The basic idea is a robot that can translate 20 languages with 98% accuracy.

Not up to the 6 million forms of communication that C3PO had, but a start.

Happy Chinese New Year

Today is the Chinese New Year. It is the year of the Tiger.

Fred Morrison Dies - The World Mourns!

Fred Morrison died today at the age of 90 at his home in Utah. We have Fred to thank for the invention of the Frisbee. For most of us, we spent more hours with a Frisbee than a textbook :-)

No Jamaica Team At 2010 Winter Olympics

Unfortunately, my favorite bobsled team did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Jamaican bobsled team did not qualify for the wild card slot this year. That is very unfortunate as Hannukkah Wallace, the team’s driver, is ranked among the top 50 bobsled drivers in the world.

Laser vs. Mosquito

The best way to get rid of a Mosquito? Zap it with a laser.

iPad Will Be A Success

This is how the world now knows that the iPad will be a success. Bill Gates said yesterday that 'the iPad is neither magical nor revolutionary.' Remember, he said the same thing about the iPod.

Google Is Awesome!

Today Google announced that they are getting into the high speed gigabit internet business. That is 1GB per second to homes. I want in on this!

Google Buzz

Google Buzz is a new product that brings social networking directly to your Gmail. It works kind of like Facebook's newsfeeds but without that closed infrastructure. It can pull content from many locations.

This is going to be cool to watch! See the video.

Worst Airline Ad

This ad for Turkish Airlines doesn't really make me want to fly with them :-)

Best Superbowl Ad - 2010

This Google Superbowl ad is genius. Sure, Motorola's ad was pretty cool but at the end, who even knew it was an ad for a new phone :-)

Make Your Own iPad

This is rather odd. The guys over at Macrumors found someone that designed a full-sized paper cut-out iPad. I guess that he is tired of waiting for the real one.

Death Cat

Oscar here can predict death. He lives in a nursing home. He is so good at his job that he has predicted the last 50 deaths at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Providence, Rhode Island.

There is a new book out about Oscar called "Making Rounds With Oscar."

802.11n Bumper Sticker

This is cool. It is a bumper sticker that can detect an 802.11 (WiFi) signal. The sticker lights up when a signal is detected. This is an ultimate geek toy! I need one.

Talented Bird

This one will catch you off guard :-)