Archive for October, 2007
links for 2007-10-31
Atlanta aquarium empties some exhibits
In the name of conservation, the Georgia Aquarium, home of the world’s largest fish tank, has emptied some of its watery displays. The downtown Atlanta attraction has drained a lake in an atrium, turned off a waterfall and nearly emptied a moat at an exhi
(tags: atlanta geogia water green panic)
Disneyland [...]
Robert Goulet - Dead
Robert Goulet, Vegas Legend, Dead at 73
links for 2007-10-29
CSS: Centering Things
(tags: css html programming tip tricks)
Your First Million Is the Toughest
The old saying that the rich get richer is very true. As long as you manage your money well, it’s far easier to make money if you’ve already got some cash socked away than it is to start from scratch. The reason is [...]
Why San Francisco is so friggen cool
(Ok, this is actually in Oakland)
1st Annual Oakland Regional Grilled Cheese Invitational
The “Grilled Cheese Invitational” is an official competition with prizes awarded for each category. The competition will be begin promptly at 8:00 pm at Eli’s Mile High Club in North Oakland. This is a serious competition and only the strong will achieve victory in [...]
links for 2007-10-28
Healthy Salad Pizza
(tags: pizza cooking food recipe dinner)
Coq au vin, healthy style
(tags: food cooking recipe chicken dinner)
Honey Mustard Chicken, Cumin Roasted Carrots and Scallion Mash
(tags: food cooking chicken recipe dinner carrot)
Moroccan Crusted Beef Filet, Steamed Brocolli, Roast Garlic Sweet Potatoes
(tags: steak food cooking dinner recipe potatoes)
links for 2007-10-27
EloIntelliTouch driver for Ubuntu
This guide is meant to help people install touch screen monitors that use IntelliTouch technology (Surface Acoustic Wave), hopefully, other technologies will also work, although I don’t have the hardware to test it. This guide was also meant to complement
(tags: linux elo touch screen computer administration)
Currently Reading/Listening (Audio Book)
Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
links for 2007-10-26
K i o s k C D . com
(tags: kiosk cd firefox linux software)
Kiosk Appliance in Launchpad
(tags: kiosk linux opensource)
links for 2007-10-25
Create text-to-speech podcast from RSS feed with Odiogo for iPod, MP3 player and mobile phone
(tags: mp3 rss web2.0 feeds blog cool online podcasting tools web)
Home - Mindquarry
(tags: opensource tools project collaboration)
MobiPocket Creator
(tags: software ebook book publishing)
Tretorn x Opening Ceremony
Swedish clothing company Tretorn recently joined forces with the NYC/LA Opening Ceremony stores to create a shoe [...]
A change in the homeownership rate
After three decades of stability, the national rate of homeownership suddenly began rising around 1995. The rush to buy homes fueled an enormous surge in housing construction and home prices. Experts differed on the cause of the increase in homeownership, from 64.2% of households in early 1995 to 69.1% in early 2005. Was it the [...]
Featured Publisher on Wowio!
Featured Publisher on the front page of Wowio!
One Last Song #2 on Wowio!
One Last Song #2 is now up on Wowio for folks to download. For FREE! Here’s a breakdown of what you’re going to get.
The struggle for freedom continues in One Last Song issue two! The tension rises as the DHS steps up their efforts to bring Amanda and Brian down. The battle for the [...]
Currently Reading/Listening (Audio Book)
The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
Fatty Foods: Arglebargle or Fooferah?
Interesting NY Times article on the history of the belief that consuming fatty foods was the primary causes of heart disease and other ailments (cancer is named) in America. The establishment of this belief caused the creation of the “Food Pyramid” which pushed more consumption of carbohydrates, and in turn may have been the [...]
Werner von Trapp - Dead
Werner von Trapp, a member of the family made famous by the legendary Hollywood film The Sound of Music, has died aged 91 in the US.
Son in Sound of Music family dies [BBC News]
