HOWTO Bake a killer Yoda cake
Bonnie sez, “When Star Wars artist Chris Trevas told us his girlfriend and foodie blogger Julie Foxworthy baked him a one-of-a-kind Yoda birthday cake, I was super-impressed! So I asked Julie how she went about making this edible tribute so fans...
Health Warning Labels for Bloggers and Twitter Addicts
Enough has been said already about health problems of bloggers but these warning signs take a more hilarious approach. Get your blogger label from The Joy of Tech. This one is particularly good - "Repeated exposure to Valleywag can cause brain...
Self-winding air-turbine watch
The Urwerk UR-202 watch uses a pair of tiny spinning air-turbines to wind itself: The UR-202’s twin turbines are coupled with the winding rotor. According to the position of the selector lever, the turbines act as shock absorbers. In normal activity...
How to Own Your Email Address Forever
If you are tired of changing your email address whenever your ISP changes, buying your own domain name is a simple way to assure that you can keep the same email address year after year. A domain costs about $8 to $18 per year, depending on where you...
How to Use IPConfig
When your internet connection goes down, and your browser window comes up with plain, blank, white window declaring that the server can not found, it is time to learn about the power of the IPConfig Windows utility. This little gem can refresh your...
Home Networking Dilemma
The last month and a half has been a big headache. Our home networking system has always worked just so so. The DSL line is wonderful while I’m using my desktop and has given me relatively little problems since I signed up for DSL over two years...
Hard to Get Back to the Grind!
I haven’t been getting the benefit of sleeping on my own mattress for about two weeks now. My daughter has a bed in her room that is relatively comfortable, but it’s just not like my own bed. My bones know about this change since they’ve...
McCain’s Veep?
What follows is the transcript of my interview on Kudlow and Company last night with former Republican presidential candidate, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.Kudlow: A lot of conservatives think that Senator John McCain and Mitt Romney would make...
Read Your Orkut Scrapbook on Mobile Phones - m.orkut.com
Google has just launched a mobile version of Orkut at m.orkut.com - this new mobile site lets you read scraps, receive updates from existing friends plus you can approve or decline new friend requests. You can also navigate the Orkut mobile using keypad...
Wednesday Night Lineup
On CNBC’s Kudlow & Company at 7pm ET tonight: WASHINGTON’S BAILOUT PACKAGE & WALL STREET’S RESPONSE…Our stock market and economic panel will discuss and debate all the latest developments and what it all means for investors....
[Germany] PhD in Computational Biology Group at Universitt Mnchen
2 PhD positions as a BIOINFORMATICIAN / STATISTICIAN The Gene Center Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians -University) is seeking 2 PhD candidates who want to join our Computational Biology Group. Our aim is to develop and apply statistical models that provide...
[Germany] PhD positions in Mathematics at University of Hannover
The DFG Research Training Group "Analysis, Geometry and String Theory" is offering six PhD positions in Mathematics/ Physics starting from 01 October, 2008. The appointments are limited to two years. An extension for one year is possible. Candidates...
Lowongan Kerja di Toyota - Astra Motor
PT.TOYOTA ASTRA MOTOR; LOWONGAN KERJA TERBARU PT. Toyota - Astra Motor, a joint venture company in automotive industry is seeking for potential candidates to be employed in Marketing, Logistic, and Support area. We would like to invite you to join our...
PT Bank Internasional Indonesia, Tbk
PT Bank Internasional Indonesia, Tbk, Recruitment Manager REQUIREMENTS : * Having 5 years working experiences, preferably with 2 years in banking business * Solid knowledge in recruitment system, selection tools, and sourcing method is a must * Exposure...
Display Windows Clock On Your Desktop With a Keyboard Shortcut
The clock in your Windows taskbar shows the current time but not the date or the day of the week. You can however setup a keyboard shortcut that will open the Windows clock on your desktop that will have both the date as well as time. But before that,...
Odd camphone plaque in Toronto
This curious plaque was apparently photographed on the streets of Toronto. Link UPDATE: This and other similar plaques were part of an art installation by 640 480 Video Collective. Link Read More →
Time Lapse Photography Videos on Flickr
Flickr looks like a good destination for watching time-lapse videos. Heather Champ recently uploaded a time-lapse movie shot at the Flickr office - those moving heads are Flickr employees. You can view some more time lapse videos on Flickr at this...
Window stickers with cell phone number
In some South Korean cities, it’s so common to double park that car owners have nice stickers in their windows announcing their mobile phone numbers. I’ve seen people do this in the U.S. with hand-scribbled notes, but never as a permanent,...
Display Windows Clock On Your Desktop With a Keyboard Shortcut
The clock in your Windows taskbar shows the current time but not the date or the day of the week. You can however setup a keyboard shortcut that will open the Windows clock on your desktop that will have both the date as well as time. But before that,...