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Purveyor of fine quality consulting at HydraMedia. Mac guy. HAM. The Consultant to the World.

The Atom in Perspective

April 28, 2012

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(Source: http://twitter.com/ShaneHudson/status/195238998497693697) Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from Woolgatherings

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IKEA moves into consumer electronics with China venture

April 17, 2012

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-ikea-electronics-idUSBRE83G04R20120417 By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM | Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:04am EDT (Reuters) – Sweden’s IKEA IKEA.UL, the world’s largest furniture maker, is set to enter the consumer electronics market with products developed in co-operation with China-based TCL Multimedia (1070.HK), IKEA officials said. IKEA, known the world over for low-price, self-assembly flat-packed furniture, plans to [...]

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With Clik, Your Smartphone Can Control Screens Everywhere

February 16, 2012

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http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/16/clik-universal-remote/ You’ve probably heard of Kik Messenger, a phone messaging app with the backing of Union Sqaure Ventures and RRE. It turns out Kik was just the beginning of the company’s plans — today it’s launching Clik, which is even more impressive. Put simply, Clik can turn your phone into a remote control for any [...]

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Where’s the Boss? Trapped in a Meeting

February 16, 2012

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204642604577215013504567548.html By RACHEL EMMA SILVERMAN What do chief executives do all day? It really is what it seems: They spend about a third of their work time in meetings. Live Chat: What CEOs Do All Day Join Robert Steven Kaplan for a conversation about executive time management. He’ll take your questions Tuesday at 12 p.m. [...]

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North Carolina School District Has Success With MacBook Air Initiative

February 15, 2012

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http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/14/north-carolina-school-district-has-success-with-macbook-air-initiative/ The Mooresville, North Carolina district is one of a handful in the country to issue laptops, the MacBook Air in this case, to each student. Mooresville is attempting to turn the public school education on its head, using technology to change the culture of instruction. The district was profiled in the New York Times [...]

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My Valentine’s Day Message…

February 14, 2012

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Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

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TSA Forces Woman To Use Naked Body Scanner Three Times Because of “Cute” Figure

February 14, 2012

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New legislation will force TSA to install “passenger advocates” at every airport Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Original Article: http://www.infowars.com/tsa-forces-woman-to-use-naked-body-scanner-three-times-because-of-cute-figure/ Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Female passengers say they are being targeted by TSA screeners for sexual harassment, with one Texas woman being forced to pass through a naked body scanner three times so chuckling male TSA [...]

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OK Go Turns Chevy Sonic Into an Instrument

February 6, 2012

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Remarkable! Posted via email from Woolgatherings

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RIM: It’s okay, we have superheroes — Engadget

January 31, 2012

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http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/rim-its-okay-we-have-superheroes/ It’s a common human trait that, when faced with a series of calamities, the brain will retreat into a fantasy world in which everything is the exact opposite of reality. Could this be the inspiration for RIM’s four new cartoon characters, which the company hopes will spread its “Be Bold” marketing message? The pattern [...]

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Amazon Kindles ‘go unused’ after Christmas – Telegraph

January 21, 2012

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/9028439/Amazon-Kindles-go-unused-after-Christmas.html The Kindle is the market leading e-reader Photo: Getty Images Last Updated: 9:29AM GMT 21/01/2012 Amazon’s Kindle e-reader was among the most popular gifts at Christmas, but many have gone unused, a survey has found. More than a fifth of those who received a Kindle said they have not used it. The main reason [...]

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