Mar 27, 2009

Submitted by Jschnees: Gerald F. Joyce admits that when he saw the results of the experiment, he was tempted to halt further work and publish the results immediately. After years of trying, he and his student Tracey Lincoln had finally found a couple of short but powerful RNA sequences that when mixed together along with a slurry of simpler RNA b (Read More)

Mar 28, 2009

Submitted by Magitam from Google Reader: New ways of consuming news, information visualization, age differences in Internet adoption, and the failure of traditional advertising on the Web, are just some of the hot topics George Siemens navigates through in this Media Literacy Digest issue.Photo credit: Concetta GotliebThe information cycle - creation, disseminatio (Read More)

Mar 28, 2009

Submitted by Tai Tran from blog: Tai Tran's Lab: Technology As Innovator Subscriber, if you can't see this presentation in your feed reader, kindly go to the original article to view the content. (Read More)

Jan 11, 2009

Submitted by Kahlilsan from Google Reader: Its very funny how much we go through our days using sayings and slang that seem so commonplace but in fact are so far from it. Recently I had the pleasure of traveling with a group of classy ladies who were not only fun but also a wealth of knowledge regarding Caribbean culture. On our journey to the thanksgiving of th (Read More)

Dec 21, 2008

Submitted by Johngrinde from Google Reader: Having a website is unquestionably the most effective marketing tool you can have as a graphic designer (or any company for that matter), especially if utilized correctly. A successful online presence demands having a website where visitors can learn, easily identify and clearly understand how you can help them.In most case (Read More)

Dec 23, 2008

Gizmodo Wood paneling and silver-painted plastic used to be cool; so I wonder when our current metal and glass gadgets will go out of style, and if so, what will future gadgets be made from? I asked several designers what they thought, but Kara Johnson, the lead of the Materials Team at design company IDEO, had the final word based (Read More)

Dec 21, 2008

observer.guardian.co.uk Christmas is upon us and normal rules are suspended. This is not a column so much as a Yuletide story. So settle down by the hearth, dear readers. Butter yourselves a crumpet, pour yourselves a glass of something warming and prepare yourselves for a tale of twists and turns, shadows and deceit, plotting and revenge. It is c (Read More)

Dec 20, 2008

Online Media Cultist Free online music service Pandora has amassed an impressive 20 million users in its three years of existence, according to TechCrunch (citing Twitter!).Back in July, I gushed in an article entitled I’ve fallen in love… with Pandora, noting the killer combination of attributes included the fact that it’s easy, powerful, addi (Read More)

Nov 28, 2008

Submitted by Michaelfidler from Google Reader: NetGear will soon launch its next-generation Digital Entertainer Elite network media streamer with the EVA9000, which has been spotted undergoing testing at the FCC. Both devices have the ability to decode high definition files encoded in AVI, XviD, ... (Read More)

Nov 25, 2008

Submitted by Bwana from Google Reader: Filed under: Nintendo DS, Features, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360Note: No, the starred letters in this image don't rearrange to spell out Braid.We don't know what you're talking about. Nothing to see here, move along. Now that you've had a taste of our complete (and compl (Read More)

Nov 25, 2008

ReadWriteWeb Google Maps underwent a major redesign today and the new street view is pretty fantastic. Now users can take drag a little human figure named "Pegman" over any streets that light up blue and get a preview of Street View for that location. When Pegman lands, the whole map view turns into a Street View viewer and there's a (Read More)

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Mashable! David Spark (@dspark) is a veteran tech journalist and the founder of Spark Media Solutions, a storytelling production company.De-friending has always been awkward. Social networks offer one click “remove a friend” options, but it still doesn’t make the decision any easier.What follows is a collection of s (Read More)

Nov 16, 2008

Lifehacker Google asked productivity blogger Merlin Mann to visit their campus and share some insights into getting things done. His presentation covers several interesting aspects of time management and productivity including renegotiating your commitments, controlling who has access to your limited resources like time and output, an (Read More)

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Submitted by Magitam from Google Reader: Don't know what to get the kids in your life for Christmas this year? Well it turns out that little people get the biggest thrill out of getting geeky gifts - particularly gifts you do stuff with. So, if you're stuck on what to get your niece, nephew, friend, or even your own little person, take a look at our gift suggest (Read More)

4 days ago

The Guardian They are calling them the "smug generation". These are the children of American baby boomers who are inculcated by their parents with such faith in their own brilliance that they are shattered in later life to discover that they are not actually much good at anything.It is, of course, impossible to get things right as a par (Read More)

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