I’ve mentioned this book before, but I finally started reading today “What Technology Wants,” by Kevin Kelly, founder of Wired magazine. I’ve only read the first chapter so far, but his main thesis alone is thought-provoking: our entire system of technology (what Kelly calls the technium) behaves much like a biological organism. It self-organizes around [...]
Sure, we’ll all buy stuff from Amazon, but the popular conception is that when it comes to digital music, games and news, piracy (or copyright infringement, if you prefer) rules the day. Information wants to be free, right? Maybe not. Here’s my article from today’s paper about a new survey that found that roughly two-thirds [...]
A lot of people are unaware of the Process of plastic extrusion. It actually is a simple process once thoroughly explained. injection molding is the manufacturing of raw plastic for products such as window frames, plastic sheeting, wire insulation and piping. It’s unknown to most people due to the word Polymer. Let’s clear up all [...]
What do it is advisable know to pick the suitable air cylinder from the large variety out there in the industrial market? Here is the answer. How a lot drive do that you must move the article you wish to transfer? You’ll need to know the weight of the object. Contemplate what the object being [...]
Here it is, our final Tech Blog giveaway of the year: the Collector’s Edition version of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion pack! Inside the box you’ll get (in addition to the expansion pack itself): * Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment [...]
One of its most important uses, however, is in fiberglass roofing sheets. Fiberglass roofing is very valued each for its gentle weight, which is far lower than that of ceramic or metallic roofing, and for its excellent insulating properties. Fiberglass Roofing Sheets: The Advantages They are acceptable for both residential and commercial development projects. Along [...]
Remember that short-term RadioShack price cut on iPhone 4 and 3G S models from a few weeks ago? It’s back. RadioShack sent out an alert today saying that, starting Wednesday, December 29, it is again dropping the price of both models by “while supplies last.” A minor twist, though, is that the new price drop [...]
For many organizations and local governments, constructing such things as custom made walkways and bus shelters is usually a challenge. Besides locating a company that may layout, engineer, fabricate and install these structures, they must also select from a large number of alternatives as far as what components are widely-used to generate the pound and [...]
SOURCE: iSuppli I wrote in an article last week that cellphone makers and wireless carriers are about to make a major push to get a technology called near field communication (NFC) into smart phones. NFC will initially be used to transform your phone into a digital wallet, letting you store your credit and debit card [...]
AT&T is kicking off a campaign called “It Can Wait” to encourage drivers — particularly young drivers — to not read or write text messages while behind the wheel. As part of the effort, AT&T has put together a 10-minute documentary video about several young drivers who were killed or severely injured because of texting [...]
