-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Since most information and knowledge workers don’t spend nearly as much time chatting on a phone these days as managing data in other forms (email, messages, sites, social media), it increasingly makes little sense to spend the thousands of dollars a year charged by major carriers for a their phone services. Fortunately, some smaller companies…
Being More Human | Next | Output Kathleen Holt, oregonhumanities.org Being More Human Intel’s resident futurist on how the steampunk culture offers clues to building a better tomorrow Easter weekend 2011, I was at the bar of the Doubletree Hotel at Sea-Tac Airport watching a parade of sorts: a… Being More Human | Next |…
Facebook’s Cafeteria, By The Masters Of Rustic Chic By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Roman & Williams has created nostalgic interiors that most others can only emulate. Here’s the lunchroom they created with Facebook. Google ruined everything. Microsoft gave out free soft drinks, but Google let employees eat gourmet food for… RT @FastCoDesign: Facebook’s Cafeteria, By The…
LittleBits, A Starter Kit For Aspiring Engineers And Makers By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com It’s like your momma always said: Life is like a box of adorable electronic components. It’s a question that comes up fairly often in interviews with talented engineers: How did you get interested in electronics? The answer usually… RT @FastCoDesign:…
For Less Than $4,000, A Permanent Home For Low-Income Families By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A young Vietnamese architect works to solve a growing problem for families along the Mekong Delta. Designing low-cost housing is a series of compromises between dignity and pragmatism, a dance between what a family needs and what it c… RT @FastCoDesign:…
shipmatestove.com • Classic fisherman’s cast iron wood or coal boat stove. • Intended for boats between 20’ and 45’. Could also be used as supplemental space heating on larger boats… cabins, pilothouses or salons. • Stainless steel sea rail standard. • Two… ShipMate Stove Company Inc. – your source for classic solid fuel boat…
The Field Lab – Extremely Sustainable Homestead Michael Janzen, tinyhousedesign.com The Field Lab, also known as the Southwest Texas Alternative Energy And Sustainable Living Field Laboratory, is the 40-acre desert homestead of John Wells. John had been living in upstate New York for years but had a bit of… The Field Lab – Extremely Sustainable…
howtowired: With the recent addition of iMessage to non-cellular devices in the Apple family, many have been happily adapting their iPad as their new go-to communicative device. Unfortunately, because the iPad isn’t tied to a mobile number, the user’s email address associated with their Apple account is the… http://flip.it/eu6IY Wired.com How-To: Micro Edition: How…
How to Get the Gmail Address You Want Chelsea Stark, mashable.com 1. Display Density 2. Button Labels 3. No Markers 4. Stars 5. Move Icons 6. Labels 7. Circles 8. High Contrast 9. Google Docs Gadget 10. Right-Side Chat 11. Undo Send http://flip.it/MSOYV Related articles Infographic: The Evolution of Google’s Gmail (moneymakingblog101.wordpress.com) Latest Google service…
How Google’s Designers Are Quietly Overhauling Search By Sarah Kessler, fastcodesign.com Google Search’s designers are treating what was once just an ugly list of links like a software application. On the same day that Larry Page became Google’s CEO for the second time, he ordered a redesign of all its products. Which came as a……
Alexander George, thewirecutter.com If your nervous system can survive giving your iPhone a voluntary trip into the drink, then you can get some underwater shots by using the LifeProof Case for the iPhone 4/4S and now the iPhone 5. It adds little bulk, keeps out water to a… Best Waterproof iPhone Case | The Wirecutter…
Brian Lam, thewirecutter.com It’s the most boring thing a tech writer can write, but the best smartphone is still the iPhone. It’s the truth. (Last Updated October 29, 2012: The Google Nexus 4 was unveiled today. Windows Phone 8 also launched today. The iPhone is st… The iPhone 5 Is the Best Smartphone | The…
Insight Sciences