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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.
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When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.
SuperNews! Twouble with Twitters // Current
A young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away.
Olympics blue screen of death
Numerous bloggers also observed the cameo played by the so-called Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) - the Windows error screen that flashes up on your computer, signifying that it's time to reboot.
The screen was projected onto the roof of the National Stadium during the grand finale to the four-hour spectacular as veteran Chinese gymnast Li Ning, suspended 70 metres above the stadium floor, "jogged" towards the Olympic torch.
The BSoD message begins with the following sentence: "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer."
Full text: An epic Bill Gates e-mail rant
It shows that even the Microsoft co-founder -- who champions the "magic of software" -- isn't immune to the frustrations of everyday computer users. Keep in mind that this was more than five years ago, so it doesn't necessarily reflect the specific state of things now.
Bill Gates On Microsoft: Damn, Our Usability Sucks
It makes me skeptical about Microsoft’s future, and especially its future related to the Internet, where things change so fast; they can buy all the Yahoos of the world, but I doubt it’ll help them change. If anything, it’ll just make them more confused.
Oedipus the movie with vegetables
The story of OEDIPUS in 8 minutes performed by vegetables in the tradition of BEN-HUR. Featuring a Potato, a Tomato, Broccoli, Garlic, and Billy Dee Williams as the Bartender.
John Cleese’s “Letter to America” « Things Are Looking Up…
Dear Citizens of America, In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
Bill Gates: Bill Gates Explains the Difference Between Microsoft and Apple
Apple steers clear of products that might be iffy in their first iteration—portable music rentals; DVR—whereas Microsoft rolls out stuff that may not be quite ready.
Speak & Spell Texas Instruments simulator
Classic rote learning tool - Speak and Spell - retro toy emulator
Upgrade from Vista to Windows XP
To be honest there is only one conclusion to be made; Microsoft have really outdone themselves in delivering a brand new operating system that really excels in all the areas where Vista was sub-optimal.
Death by PowerPoint » SlideShare
Fighting death by PowerPoint... How to make a presentation and not to bore your audience to death.
AgeMaps Two photos - same person
In these fusions a jump in time is esablished at the tear.
Pilkey.com games and fun
If you are a grown-up, a small animal, or a houseplant, we strongly urge you to seek the permission of a kid before browsing this site!
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test | PerthNow
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
DRIVEMOCION / HAVE FUN WITH DRIVERS & TRAFFIC JAMS !
A simple car sign with messages and emocions (“smileys”) which drivers can use to communicate with other drivers, Ensure you watch the video to further understand the product fully.
TED | Talks | John Maeda: Simplicity patterns (video)
The MIT Media Lab's John Maeda lives at the intersection of technology and art -- a place that can get very complicated. Here, he talks about paring down to basics, and how he creates clean, elegant art, websites and web tools.
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