Get Your Head in the Cloud. . .and the Game

Google is at it again with a virtual scavenger hunt that demonstrates the ubiquitous nature of cloud computing, and more importantly Google's cloud services. Check it out.

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Ride the Google Wave

Last week Google announced a new product that is possibly the most innovative tech product since the iPhone. Google Wave is a new messaging platform that could change electronic messaging and communications forever. I highly recommend you check out this website. If you have the time, I also recommend watching the video below.

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Maybe I Can Work @ Google Too!

Among my favorite blogs are several of Google's blogs. They have a wealth of cutting edge information on topics ranging from flu outbreaks to development standards focused on geolocation. I came across the video below and it really struck a chord. I immediately thought "Maybe I can work at Google too!"

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Important Notice for Qwest DSL Users

We've gotten a lot of support calls from Qwest DSL users all having the same problem. They can establish a VPN connection to our network, but they can't browse the network. There is a workaround for this, but who needs a workaround when you can just fix the problem?

If you are a Qwest DSL user, please call Qwest and ask that they 'disable DNS redirect'. Once this has been completed, just power cycle your DSL modem (turn it off then back on again) and you should be all set.

Qwest DSL support can be reached at 1-877-348-9005.

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Fight Global Warming with White Paint

Professor Steven Chu, Obama's Energy Secretary, has a genius plan with some staggering results. If we painted roofs white and used white cement instead of black, it would be the equivalent of taking then entire world's vehicles off the roads for 11 years.

HOLY COW! --- that's what I said when I read that.

The article mentions that 80% of the sun's radiation would be bounced back into space with the (pale) white surfaces, not to much that people wouldn't need to run the A/C as much in the summer because their house wouldn't be absorbing as much heat. Who would have thought something as simple as white paint could help so much?

You can read the whole article here, as well as check out a brief video on the topic.

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Want To Learn More About Your Mac?

Do you have a list of burning questions about your Mac? Do you lose sleep over those questions? That sucks! Don't let it happen. The Twenty-Ninth Street Apple Store has weekly classes about all things mac. For instance, this Sunday, May 31st, they are offering a Leopard (the operating system not the animal) workshop. I highly recommend you check it out.

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Video Games Teaching Kids Not to Text While Driving

Twenty schools in Eagle County (Colorado) are participating in a program to help teach kids the dangers of distracted driving (like texting while driving). One of the simulations is to have the kids drive in Mario Kart for the Wii while trying to text. Did the simulation work though? One of the kids said this, "I ran into a lot of things and it was very stressful" - "I don't think I will text."


Ah, another life saved. Hopefully the kids will remember simulations like this one forever, since it involves things (such as games like Mario Kart & the Wii) that are more relevant to their generation, instead of just the old textbook style learning.

Check out the full story here.

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