"The likelihood of finding your soul mate on the Internet, according to recent studies, is greater than at a party or at work—as if you needed one more reason to toil away online. But while sorting through the seemingly endless profiles is daunting at best, the more adept you are at learning to read between the lines (he’s just trying to put his best face forward, right?), the greater success you’ll have in finding true romance."
[via elle]
"Even the headlines this week fed off that animus. Google Drops A Nuclear Bomb on Microsoft said one, Google Launching OS, Firing Torpedo Into Microsoft, went another. The 655-word blog post that announced Chrome OS started it all, of course. But almost lost in the hoopla over that manifesto were the shots Google took at its rival, five taunts that jabbed at Windows' most notable, and cliched, shortcomings."
[via computer world]
"We won't know for sure what the operating system looks like until it comes out, which answers the second question handily: do not wait. If you need a new computer now, spend the money and get the use out of the machine while Google figures out how and when to get the Chrome OS out the door."
[via rafe's radar]
"As Geeks we are expected to have a certain set of skills that the majority of the population does not possess. This list is by no means complete, but I think it is a good sample of the skills required to be a true geek. I won’t pretend to have all the skills listed here. I even had to Google a few of them."
[via geek dad]
"Interest in photography has exploded over the last 10 years, largely thanks to the developments in digital photography. Cameras and computers have become cheaper and more powerful, software more sophistocated and printers can now print photos that are as good (if not better) than anything produced in a chemical darkroom. Now, once you’ve acquired a digital setup, the economic restrictions of film and development costs have been removed and the cost of photography is virtually nil."
[via smashing magazine]
"In this comprehensive and step-by-step web development tutorial, you will learn how to convert a Photoshop mockup of a professional web layout design that features an illustrative landscape header into a standards-compliant XHTML/CSS template."
[via six revisions]
"Digital photographers are always looking to improve their skills behind the lens. Anyone can point and click, but what does it take to take a picture with real depth, meaning, and intrigue? What does it take to move from taking a vacation photo to capturing a moment in time? The following open courseware collections aim to help students move from just playing around with a digital camera to creating works of art."
[via digital photography school]
"Our goal, of course, hasn’t changed – work to increase the number of positive comments written about your company, product, or service and take care of those who have negative experiences. But, how do you make that happen in the social media world? What steps to you take to keep negative social media damage to a minimum?"
[via mashable]
"Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve."
[via google blog]
"With the recent release of the iPhone 3GS, a new wave of users is getting acquainted with Apple's popular mobile device. Those new iPhone owners must also choose from hundreds of applications, many of which border on the absurd. Take the quiz below and see whether you can tell the real apps from the fake ones we made up."
[via sf weekly]
"You know the photo of Einstein with his tongue sticking out – we use it all of the time here at the _floss. One of the originals was sold at auction last month for a shocking sum of money, which made me wonder… what are some other insanely expensive photos that have sold at auction? And in the interest of full disclosure, Einstein’s doesn’t even rank in the top ten. But since he’s our mascot, I thought it was appropriate to throw him in the mix."
[via mental floss]
"Facebook continues to extend outside the walls of its social network. The latest: Facebook Fan Boxes, which lets Facebook Page admins embed the latest activity from their Page on their own website.
[via mashable]
"Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network's WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we've got other cracking options—but more importantly, clarification on the point of all this."
[via lifehacker]
"Google AdSense is the easiest and quickest way to make your website, of any size, profitable. Sign-up, generate your ads and copy & paste the code into your web page, and…well, that’s it really. You are earning money. It works by by reading keywords from your content, and then displays content related text and image ads, thus enabling ads specifically targeted to your site and readers."
[via smashing magazine]
"In this intermediate-level graphic design tutorial, you’ll learn how to realistically superimpose a beautiful three-dimensional text object onto a living room scene with the help of Illustrator and Photoshop."
[via six revisions]
"Ever wished that someone would overlay some data that fascinates you on a Google Map? Ever have an idea for a new desktop widget to take the computing world by storm? Well, no matter what your skill level is, there are tools out there in the world that will help you realize your dreams just by dragging-and-dropping what you need and in the order you want it."
[via sitepoint]
"Despite iPhone 3.0's push notifications and previously mentioned Google Sync's contacts and calendars syncing chops, push Gmail still hasn't come to the iPhone. But with the Prowl iPhone application, you can now push Gmail notifications—and then some—to your iPhone."
[via lifehacker]
'Facebook has been one of the hottest phenominons on the internet. It became so popular so quickly, it crushed MySpace within a year and is now the top social media network for professionals and regular folk alike. While I'm more of a Twitter fan myself, Facebook is a good way to keep in touch with relatives and challenge friends to see who can get a higher score on Bejeweled Blitz."
[via latino review]
"History is filled with some great weapons, but generals like to say that wars are won with soldiers, not swords. What do they know? We like to keep abreast of our collective militant pasts, and can certainly think of a couple of devices of war that changed the course of world history. In honor of summer revolutionary holidays."
[via switched]
"Little else is known about the series, other than the fact that Lucas has compared it to "Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space". We also know that the series will focus on a variety of minor characters in the Star Wars mythos, though the possibility of guest appearances by many famous icons is not out of the questions. This thought both intrigues and worries us. As much as we'd enjoy seeing characters like Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi in live action again, we're just not convinced the show would do them justice. "
[via ign]
"We're often asked why so many Google applications seem to be perpetually in beta. For example, Gmail has worn the beta tag more than five years. We realize this situation puzzles some people, particularly those who subscribe to the traditional definition of "beta" software as not being yet ready for prime time."
[via google blog]
"Analytics company iStrategyLabs has examined the demographics stats from Facebook’s Social Ads platform, and they’ve reached some very interesting conclusions. Facebook’s userbase, as a whole, is getting much older very fast. "
[via mashable]
"Social news/bookmarking websites are a great for finding useful resources, tutorials, and information on the web. These sites typically puts users in the driver’s seat by giving them the ability to submit links, vote on other people’s submissions, as well as vote down stories that they don’t like. Because of this, they’re able to create a user-driven site and connect people who have similar interests."
[via six revisions]
"More and more websites are coming online to give students the ability to unleash their creativity in new and innovative ways. From abstract art to pointillism, students now can click and draw their way into original works of art, and today’s freebie gives you a great list of places to begin. "
[via making teachers nerdy]
"A perfect layout, A good design and nice resource can produce a creative output. Layout, textures and patterns are used more often than one may think but the outcome of different combination can result verity of excellent designs. Modern age designers love to experiment with things and observe how people interact with their work. However, When it comes to corporate website design you need to take care about many things which includes simplicity, readability, presentation and accessibility."
[via instant shift]
"Transformers 2 suffered from a terrible case of sequel-itis, raising our fears that upcoming Star Trek and Iron Man sequels will contract this deadly ailment. But it doesn't have to be that way: Here are 15 sequels that didn't suck."
[via io9]
"Remember the 1990s? The big three consisted of Nintendo, Sega and Sony back then. Bill Clinton was president. A lot was very different. Some things haven’t changed much though – an enormous amount of software was sold in the decade beginning January 1, 1990 and ending amidst Y2K fears on December 31, 1999. Software totals in some cases are similar to volumes seen in the current 2000s decade. Those of you who grew up in the 1990s have probably wondered what the best selling videogames of the decade were. After looking through the data for systems still selling huge quantities of software,"
[via vgchartz]
"Downloading files from the Internet has always been one of the most popular activities on the Internet - third to sending email and browsing the web. We download files from software libraries, ftp directories, YouTube and Google Video, MP3 sites, and we download files sent to us as email attachments."
[via all in one computer]
"When trimming out images in Photoshop, human hair or animal fur always proves troublesome and can be tricky to achieve a realistic look. Here are two techniques I use on images with both plain backgrounds, and those with a varied background tones, each achieving pretty decent end results."
[via spoon graphics]
"Vimeo is becoming one of the most popular video sites for users who want a place to present high quality, artistic videos. Its elegant interface and user-friendly tools make the service an attractive website for artists, filmmakers and videobloggers. Because of this, Vimeo is full of amazing work from the realms of animation, film making, artistic commentary, and captures of beautiful moments from everyday life."
[via mashable]
"This article features a huge amount of Photoshop web design tutorials, which will teach you simple effects which can be combined together in order to create a great website design. Theses tutorials are perfect for first time Photoshop users because there short and sweet."
[via creative nerds]
"Who hasn't dreamed of having a mystery-story-style secret passageway? While a trick bookshelf is pretty awesome in itself, this secret passage hides a home office with clever style."
[via lifehacker]
"School can be one of the best things that ever happens in someone’s life. Or it can be the worst. There are always the teachers who think that their job is to make a student’s life miserable, the boring textbooks which are thicker than Harry Potter’s series, the never ending papers and assignments and pop quizzes and tests… You get the picture."
[via make use of]
"It’s a long weekend and you’re happy because you’ll get to spend the next three days with your family. You left the office in an excited mood but as the cab was approaching home, you suddenly realized that you forgot to shut down the Office PC. Oops!"
[via digital inspiration]
"Editing your images on a desktop image editor might be ideal, but sometimes you're away from your home workstation and need to do some impromptu editing. Check out these five options favored by Lifehacker readers."
[via lifehacker]
"Summer (which has just begun for half the world) is a time for road trips and vacations. That means lots of family fun, but it also means long boring car or airplane rides for the kids, layovers, and waiting in line. Thankfully for parents at their wits end, if you possess an iPhone, you also possess potentially countless hours of free or cheap entertainment to keep your child occupied."
[via mashable]
"There are many applications that can help you work faster and efficiently. Though, not many applications come cheap. For this post we tried to digg deep to find the best selection of free and/or open source Mac applications that will help you be a more efficient designer."
[via smashing magazine]
"The cost to make an iPod, Xbox, and other electronics has big bottom-line implications at Apple, Microsoft, and their peers. Some companies are willing to swallow losses on some gadgets—for instance, gaming consoles—in hopes that they'll make up the difference, and then some, on sales of related gear, such as video game software. Other companies, including Apple, are able to sell many products for a healthy profit from the get-go."
[via yahoo finance]
"Everyone loves vampires because they're beautiful, they live forever, and they have superhuman abilities, but that doesn't mean that all vampires are made equally. Some vampires are - how should we put it - a bit more soft than others. "
[via true blood wiki]
"With all the hoopla about the iPhone 3GS's speed, what about its little non-cellular brother, the touch? I took a second-generation touch, (reportedly sporting a 533-MHz ARM processor, versus the 3GS's 600-MHz chip). I ran the touch through a battery of performance tests before and after the OS upgrade from 2.2 to 3.0, and compared the results with those for the iPhone 3G and 3GS."
[via pc mag]
"Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Display typography is a potent element in graphic design, where there is less concern for readability and more potential for using type in an artistic manner. Type is combined with negative space, graphic elements and pictures, forming relationships and dialog between words and images."
[via instant shift]
"OpenBitTorrent is a bittorrent tracker free for anyone to use. You don't need to register, upload or index a torrent anywhere, all you have to do is to include the OpenBitTorrent tracker URL in your torrent."
[via open bit torrent]
"Here are the top 30 most influential people in web design. This list is in order starting from the most influential person at number 1, all the way down to 30. The order we have put the list in is through our eyes. If you would put someone else at number one, who would it be?"
[via web design dev]
"Remember Al Gore’s PowerPoint show? Well, it went and won the Oscars. Okay, ‘The Inconvenient Truth’ was more about alarming statistics than the Microsoft Office application. But it did show that data is one part of the story. How you weave media clips for PowerPoint into powerful presentation is another. There is a formulaic method behind creating a really great presentation, but it is an art too."
[via make use of]
"Maybe you need some fresh sources of Internet humor. The Web is full of clever blogs and funny sites, including many that collect amusing gags from users and find comedy in real life. Click away from the cats and replenish your list of favorite bookmarks with these 10 new or lesser-known humor sites."
[via cnn]
