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REDFLY Mobile Companion

REDFLY Mobile Companion This looks like a really slick device for those with Windows mobile powered smartphones on the road – the REDFLY Mobile Companion. It’s basically a laptop-style 2 lb keyboard and screen that connects to your Windows Mobile … Continue reading

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Supermileage Team from Mater Dei High School, Indiana takes 1st Place in Shell Eco-Marathon Competition

Supermileage Team from Mater Dei High School, Indiana takes 1st Place in Shell Eco-Marathon Competition with 2,843 MPG! A high school team from Evansville, Indiana has taken top honors in this years 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas.  Students from Mater Dei … Continue reading

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Silverlight Developer Center – Yahoo! Developer Network

Silverlight Developer Center – Yahoo! Developer Network Now I’m not one for startin’ rumors about the possible Microsoft/Yahoo! merger…but if you’re looking for a good resource on how to get started with Silverlight, head on over to the Yahoo! Developer … Continue reading

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TonyPratt.com is an awesome photo site

TonyPratt.com is an awesome photo site I am quite grateful to Tony Pratt for taking time to share his photos online at his TonyPratt.com site.  The photos that he is able to capture and share with us are a wondrous … Continue reading

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Melodyne – Direct Note Access

Direct Note Access from celemony_ Pretty awesome technology that allows you to "identify and edit individual notes within polyphonic audio material".  This will be quite the game changer when it comes to using note samples and the like and adjusting … Continue reading

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2008 Rube Goldberg Machine Winner – Purdue

2008 Rube Goldberg Machine Winner – Purdue The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers won the 21st annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest last weekend.  This years task – assemble a hamburger. A YouTube video of their winning system is embedded below.  … Continue reading

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Chickens in Kauai

Chickens in Kauai We’re finally back from a family vacation in Kauai (one of the Hawaiian islands).  This was our first time there and the climate, views and beaches were fantastic!  We pretty much tried to do it all…ziplines, geocaching … Continue reading

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Cruise Cruise Baby

Cruise Cruise Baby A colleague forwarded a link to this recently.  A fun look into the joys of science onboard ocean research vessels…     Enjoy. Doug White

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Sprint Mogul ROM Update

Sprint Mogul ROM Update I pulled down the new ROM update for my Sprint Mogul phone/pda and installed it this morning.  The Mogul (aka the XV-6800 on the Verizon network) is an HTC device powered by Windows Mobile 6.  FINALLY…the … Continue reading

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Mix 2008 Conference Session Videos Online

Mix 2008 Conference Session Videos Online Like 99.9999% of the rest of you, I couldn’t afford the time or money to hit Mix 2008.  Fortunately, videos have been posted for all of the sessions.  You can either browse through the … Continue reading

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