tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55554962012-02-16T09:41:19.158-05:00surfing the tasty waves of technology.- Marknoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-29848675637669542602011-02-27T10:14:00.003-05:002011-02-27T10:54:26.567-05:00

I'm not talking about parachute pants and hair bands. I'm talking about the weather. I live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. And yesterday we were in the 80's. We should hit 82 today. We actually had to put the AC on for a little while yesterday. How cool is that (I won't even say it).And that, my friends, is why I love Florida...

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1232661881947839782011-02-13T15:26:00.004-05:002011-02-13T15:31:09.500-05:00

Wow, I need to shake the dust off this thing, eh? Time sure fly's by. It's sad but I did not post at all in 2010. In fact, it's been almost 2 years since my last post. I think I'll start posting again. I think...

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-56823597050686042082009-04-03T15:40:00.002-04:002009-04-03T15:56:58.834-04:00

I was reading on the "Official Google Blog" today that Gmail is 5 years old. Time sure flies. Over the years they have built in a lot of nice features. But none take the cake like this one does.New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regretBasically, if you are the type who likes to have a few drinks and then send out late night emails to ex-girlfriends, etc... this is a feature you will

Skinny Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407280142157701893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-4500166984265293422009-03-13T23:27:00.002-04:002009-03-13T23:43:49.486-04:00

There is a lot of junk cruising around in space.  They estimate that there could be over a million pieces of space junk out there.  Most of it is smaller than a tennis ball.  And it comes from pieces of old rocket boosters, parts of broken satellites, and tools that the astronauts have dropped while space-walking.  All of this pose a serious risk to the space mission.  They say it's a bigger risk

Skinny Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407280142157701893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-78039746496876301962009-03-05T11:49:00.004-05:002009-03-05T12:34:21.259-05:00

Ever since Kindle 2 came out, I've been really interested in it. The price is the barrier to entry for me right now though. $359.00 is more than I can justify knowing that my life savings are hemorrhaging due to the current economic situation.But today I discovered that Amazon has a Kindle App for the iPhone. And it's free. So I downloaded it. I went to Amazon.com and I bought my first

Skinny Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407280142157701893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-10891209165975543332009-02-19T11:52:00.006-05:002009-02-20T21:25:02.646-05:00

Wow, has it really been two + years since I last posted? Time sure flies when you are busy. But you know, sometimes it's good to unplug for a while.As I was doing some needed maintenance and upgrades to my blog, I went back and read through all of my posts.  It's funny how I was so excited about some new tools & sites back then that I just take for granted now.  Like Gmail.  Remember when you had

Skinny Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407280142157701893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1165531302485233982006-12-07T17:27:00.001-05:002008-10-29T08:44:54.950-04:00

I was listening to Clark Howard this morning and heard something I couldn't believe. Do you remember the old rotary phones? Well, many years ago the phone companies would lease these to you for use in your home. According to ABC News, back in 1985 AT&T gave customers the option to opt out of renting. They said the numbers dropped from 40 million to about 750,000 today. WHAT? Are you kidding? I

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1150058230412720982006-06-11T16:31:00.000-04:002006-06-11T18:23:14.650-04:00

Beyond Tomorrow had a clip on the Wheelsurf. Very cool... I'd like to try it!The Wheelsurf is a motorised monocycle powered by a chainsaw engine. Designed by Brazilian engineer Tito Lucas Ott, the rider sits inside the turning wheel, and steers by leaning the whole machine into corners – hence ‘surfing’. - Beyond Tomorrow

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1148746538936237502006-05-27T11:24:00.000-04:002006-05-27T12:17:01.633-04:00

Fast, Easy, & Free... www.lulu.com provides a great service for those who have always wanted to write a book but didn't think they could land a publishing deal. Publishers typically only look for books that sell 10,000 copies or more (according to an article in Business 2.o titled "Freedom of the Press"). That makes it very challenging for first time authors. But with Lulu, you can use their

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1144514485972175732006-04-23T19:11:00.000-04:002006-04-24T13:24:19.576-04:00

Another great article in Business 2.o.The 62,000-Mile Elevator RideRockets are old news. The hottest idea in space enterprise is a tether to take us all the way from Earth to orbit...Want to bring down the cost of sending cargo into space? Just build an elevator. Since the Earth is constantly spinning, if you attach a counterweight to it with a cable, and put it 62,000 miles away, the cable will

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1144504377317610352006-04-08T09:41:00.000-04:002006-04-08T09:55:05.130-04:00

I just read a cool article in Business 2.0 - Fund-Raising Goes Peer-to-Peer.Fundable.org lets groups of people pool their money to make purchases or raise money. Some examples include:- Splitting the cost of something big (pool money for gifts, real estate, parties)- Buying a product in bulk to save money- Rasing money for a personal project- Non-profit organizations, political candidates-

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1134449463703961432005-12-12T22:35:00.000-05:002005-12-12T23:51:03.763-05:00

I now have two iPods. I have a...- 20GB Photo w/Color DisplayHolds up to 5,000 songs or 20,000 photos- ShuffleHolds up to 120 songsI have to admit, I use the shuffle the most. I love the 20GB because it stores my entire music library on it. It's definitely impressive. But what I end up doing is just creating & listening to playlists. So I just load a playlist on the shuffle, and I'm on my way.

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1131194493396040062005-11-05T07:29:00.000-05:002005-11-05T07:43:21.186-05:00

I love creative ways to save money. And I just discovered a pretty cool little idea from Bank of America. It's called...Keep the ChangeEach time you use your debit card, Bank of America rounds the transaction up to the nearest dollar. Then they transfer the difference to your savings account. The best part? For the first 3 months they'll match your savings 100%. Pretty cool.I realize that the net

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1128135002227871172005-09-30T22:38:00.000-04:002005-09-30T22:50:02.233-04:00

I just purchased an audio book on iTunes called The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. I added it to my iPod.After I listen to the book, I will post some comments about it.

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1127679909887205452005-09-25T16:24:00.000-04:002005-09-25T16:25:09.893-04:00

Google has a new search tool - Blog Search

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1119846107389943972005-06-27T00:00:00.000-04:002005-06-27T00:22:36.330-04:00

I have posted about Bill Gurley several times in the past. So if you took my advice and started reading his blog, then just ignore this post. If you haven't read his blog, and you enjoy reading about technology/business, this is an absolute must read.Bill Gurley's Above The CrowdBe sure to click on See More Archives in the right margin and read some of his past articles.Good stuff...

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1110376506277576162005-03-09T08:53:00.000-05:002005-03-09T08:55:06.276-05:00

You are currently using 101 MB (10%) of your 1000 MB...

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1109996280904474902005-03-04T23:15:00.000-05:002005-03-04T23:18:00.906-05:00

Google Maps!

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1109652973667245072005-02-28T23:54:00.000-05:002005-02-28T23:57:15.366-05:00

Have you checked out Picasa?Very nice!

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1104985894152241462005-01-05T23:29:00.000-05:002005-01-05T23:33:39.190-05:00

Type in a keyword, then put your url in. It will spit out your Google ranking. No more manual checking to see where your site lands. Pretty cool... GoogleRankings.com

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1101214411600941332004-11-23T07:39:00.000-05:002004-11-23T07:53:31.600-05:00

Well folks, it's a beautiful day for DVD's. The official announcement is out. VHS has been targeted for termination. Dixon's, Britain's largest electronics retailer, has pulled all VHS units off of their shelves. And it's only a matter of time before Walmart and Target follow. A day is coming soon when you won't be able to purchase a new VHS machine. As I was reading a few news articles about

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1100519763504793312004-11-15T06:50:00.000-05:002004-11-15T07:01:41.203-05:00

NASA's X-43A will make an attempt to set a new world record airspeed by going almost Mach 10, or 10 times the speed of sound (approximately 7,000 mph or almost two miles per second).

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1100404812124648942004-11-13T22:56:00.000-05:002004-11-13T23:00:12.123-05:00

Okay, so the word rox is dorky. Sorry. But Firefox 1.0 is definitely cool.

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1100091131676986672004-11-10T07:05:00.000-05:002004-11-10T07:53:01.546-05:00

On Thursday, Microsoft will launch a search engine that they claim will compete with Google. Microsoft has been using Inktomi to power the back-end of their search services. But now they will roll out their own tool. Competing with Google is going to be a challenge. Google is still small enough to be agile. Young enough to be risky. And creative enough to force any challenger to rise to a new

- Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555496.post-1099838341562819712004-11-07T09:19:00.000-05:002004-11-11T22:31:20.846-05:00

Spam Scam Lands 'Em in the Can Put them in a tiny, cold, lifeless cell. Take away their freedoms. Take away their name and give them a number. Force them to read 1,000 pieces of SPAM each morning before they get breakfast.

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