Anne Hathaway Can Rap
Who knew? Actress Anne Hathaway can bring it.
You can spot Anne in the upcoming Batman movie, the Dark Knight Rises, playing the role of Catwoman.
Six Degrees of Separation
You remember that game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon where any actor can be linked to Kevin Bacon within 6 connections? The game is now real thanks to Yahoo and Facebook. But now instead of Kevin Bacon, the modern day Small World Experiment is attempting to link anyone in the world within 6 connections. Can it be done? Try it now.
An Irritating Lion Bug
If you upgraded to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, you might have noticed an irritating bug, especially if you’re a mobile user. While on the go, you may see this error message pop up quite often.
It reads “There was a problem connecting to the server. URLs with the type “file:” are not supported”. Not too helpful for troubleshooting, right? Seems like the culprit is Time Machine in Lion, and this issue has been captured in several Apple Support Communities:
- Since updating I keep receiving “URLs with the type “file:” are not supported” error message…
- Why do I keep getting “There was a problem connecting to the server”?
One fix is to reset Time Machine following these basic steps. Or this doesn’t irritate you that much, you can wait for an update to Lion and hope Apple squashes this bug.
Missing Numbers
Depending on what your address is, this scene at the hardware store would definitely suck.
Zappos Powered by Service
It’s 2011, and only now have I made my first purchase on Zappos.com. Was in the market to replace worn out running shoes and took a look at Nike.com and Footlocker.com. Then I went to Zappos and found the same shoe, the Nike Zoom Structure Triax 14 with no tax and free shipping. So I placed my order on Sunday night.
On Thursday, the off-roading mail carrier came by with a Zappos box in hand. I must say, the Zappos box is enchanting. It’s a regular cardboard box but check out the adornments reiterating the Zappos way.
Extreme Speed!
Have you heard of Oceanic’s new Road Runner Broadband Extreme service? That’s 30 Mbps of download speed to go with 5 Mbps upload speed. Now that’s extreme (at least for Hawaii)!
But does it work as advertised? Check out this speed test result.
Looks like RR Extreme is holding up to its promises. But does extreme speed equal extreme costs? Oceanic is advertising this extreme service for “$35.95 more per month, for Standard Road Runner customers.” Whoa, that does seem extreme! An additional $36 per month on top of current RR costs? Not so fast. Talk with Oceanic reps and see if they can get discounted pricing for you. I’m not sure what factors come into play, but it is possible. Without giving out details, I’m paying between $10 and $17 a month for Extreme service, definitely not $35.95. There is on contract so you can always return to Road Runner Residential speeds and costs.
And if you’re hedging on this, one word of caution. This is a new service for Oceanic and is not optimized for its existing network. As such, Oceanic is limiting this service to two Extreme customers in an area. I don’t know what an area is, a neighborhood, a block, a network segment, but once there are two Extreme customers in your area, Oceanic won’t add any more. This will definitely change when Oceanic can ensure acceptable performance for all customers, but there’s no timetable. So if you want Road Runner Extreme, be sure to get it before your neighbors do.
Average Size of a Bathroom Sink?
Do you know what the average size of a bathroom sink is? Me neither, but whatever you do, don’t start a Google search with the terms “average size”. Thanks to the search engine’s Autocomplete feature, you’ll see interesting popular queries for “average size” that goes something like this:
The Behemoth Caged
Lookee, lookee, the behemoth of a refrigerator aka the LG LFX31925ST/Sears Kenmore Elite Model 72053 has been caged.
So despite its extra large internal capacity, the external dimensions really do fit the space of a standard refrigerator.
Word of the Day: Crepuscular Rays
While sailing out on the Pacific Ocean, I witnessed fantastic sights like these crepuscular rays.
Number 3 from 25 Everyday Things You Never Knew Had Names.
Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as “God’s rays.â€
And not necessarily crepuscular rays, but other scenery from the sea.
What Has Google+ Done?
Are you on Google’s new social startup simply called “Google+“? It’s basically similar to Facebook and Twitter, combining elements from each and also implementing its own feature set. With the popularity of Twitter and Facebook, is there room for yet another social network? Surprisingly, yes.
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve seen a recent disruption in the social media circles that coincides with the launch of Google+. I never thought any service could supplant Facebook and Twitter, and I’m not yet saying Google+ has, but it has definitely made an impact.
Being a Google service, people took notice with a flurry of signups and activity, but how does it differ from Facebook and Twitter? On Twitter, I’m following over 1000 users and my Timeline is constantly updating. I learned a long time ago that Twitter is NOT email and don’t try to read unread tweets – ain’t gonna work. But with this flood of tweets, finding the “good stuff” isn’t easy. I get personal stuff, business stuff, tips, sales, articles, you name it.
For me, Facebook is somewhat similar to Twitter though I follow much less users. I still “like” pages for businesses and organizations so I do get duplicate content from Twitter. There’s more person-to-person interactions on Facebook, mainly since I know the people I friended on Facebook.
Now here comes Google+. This is a fresh start, a clean slate, a blank piece of paper. Of course, you see the same early adopters you met on other social networks. But with Google+ circles, you have a better way of managing people, personas, and content. And like Facebook, the use of real names dictates more civil behavior online (in general). With these new mechanics in play, users can more easily see and acknowledge the shortcomings of Facebook and Twitter.
So really, what has Google+ done? It’s caused a rift, a pause, and it’s made you think. Google has finally broken the hold of Facebook and Twitter and created a fissure that gives opportunities to Google+ or the next big thing.
Pop Music Re-imagined by 2CELLOS
Wow, just wow. Imagine pop music classics re-imagined and redone with only two cellos. Get ready to be amazed by the power and the passion of 2CELLOS (Sulic and Hauser).
Their recent release features Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses, U2, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Nirvana, and more. I can’t believe the range of music produced by 2CELLOs and their cellos. And that flailing hair is hot (and of course, I’m talking the broken horse hair on their bows).
Happy Birthday President Obama
Today is President Barack Obama’s 50th birthday. So from his 50th state home, here’s a little retro remembrance from days before.
If you happen to have this Ballin’ with Barack shirt, I think you have a collector’s item since this Pearlridge store has since closed. And is that Jay-Z and Kanye West rocking the Buff ‘n Blue?