Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Alain de Botton; renowned essayist, philosopher and founder of `The School of Life` examines the nature and function of work
(Apr 9, 2009 at the RSA)
Most of our waking hours are spent at work, and yet we rarely challenge the basic assumptions that lie behind this time-consuming, life-altering activity.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
iPhone 4
Apple Admits iPhone 4 Issues 7/16/2010 3:16:17 PM
Following an Apple event that had both iPhone and non-iPhone users alike waiting to see what the company would say about its recent spate of issues, WSJ's Geoffrey Fowler gives Simon Constable and Lauren Goode the highlights from inside the event. Did Steve Jobs' presentation remedy the problems? MarketWatch's Rex Crum also joins.
IPhone 4 Press Conference Reaction 7/16/2010 3:16:22 PM
Apple held a press conference to discuss "Antennagate" and the iPhone 4. Eric Savitz from Barron's gives his first impressions right after the event.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs: "Give Everybody A Free Case" 7/16/2010 3:53:22 PM
Apple CEO Steve Jobs compares iPhone 4 antenna performance to other smartphones, and offers a free bumper case to iPhone users.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Top Gear: BBC: Challenge to cross The Channel in Car Boats! - Top Gear
Hilarious challenge from the Top Gear boys as they attempt to cross the Channel to France in their brilliant but useless new model home-made amphibious cars.
Don't forget to hit 'view in high quality' at the bottom right of the video to get the best picture. Visit http://www.topgear.com for all the latest news and reviews.
Top Gear - Car-Boat Challenge - BBC
A chance to see the Top Gear boys famous car-boat challenge! Will any of their amphibious converted cars survive the Top Gear challenges? Find out in this BBC automobile video clip.
Jon Scieszka (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs)
Jon Scieszka (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs)
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Jon Scieszka (which rhymes with Fresca) is the playful and cheeky author behind "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" and "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales". In these exclusive audio and video interviews with Reading Rockets, Jon Scieszka talks about his "weird" style and his concern about boys and reading. For more author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
"Stand by Me" - Andy, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Friends
CREDITS:
STAND BY ME
Andy - Vocals
Jon Bon Jovi - Vocals
Richie Sambora - Electric Guitar and Vocals
John Shanks - Acoustic Guitar
Don Was - Bass
Patrick Leonard - Keyboards
Jeff Rothchild - Drums
Tiffany Madadian and Nikki Lund - Background Vocals
Produced by Don Was & John Shanks
Recorded and Mixed by Jeff Rothchild at
Henson Studio C, Hollywood, CA
June 24, 2009
Thanks to Faryal Ganjehei
Written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
Farsi lyric by Paksima Zakipour
Video Edited by Gemma Corfield
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
U2 - Stand By Me ft. Bruce Springsteen
Monday, July 12, 2010
finger painting of portraits
Did you know Apple iPad can be used for finger painting of portraits! David Jon Kassan did a quick Apple iPad live fingerpainting demo streamed live from his Brooklyn studio.
a menu app for their restaurant menu.
The trend seems to be catching on as another restaurant in Sri Lanka wants to switch to the iPad menu and invites Apple developers to create a menu app for their restaurant menu.
iPad Restaurant Menus
iPad Restaurant Menus
Reports indicate that Global Mundo Tapas in the North Sydney Rydges Hotel has become the first in Australia to replace their printed menus with Apple’s new touch screen device. A custom-made iPad application allows customers to browse the menu, see what the dish looks like, suggest the best wines, food pairings, how they’d like the meat cooked and view tasting notes. Then finally they can compile the order and send it wirelessly to the kitchen!
DoingDigitalSculpting
Here's how a brand new coin ends up in your pocket. First, Congress issues a law directing the Mint to make it--such as the America the Beautiful quarters. Then, Mint designers come up with an initial design that's vetted through the institution's legal department, ensuring there are no copyright problems
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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