This video shows a table-top display that allows for voice and touch input. I found the GoogleEarth demo much more interesting but the World of Warcraft part was entertaining too.
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What’s it like writing a book?
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Jun 2006
Merlin’s (of the 43 Folders blog) latest podcast is about writing a book. The best part:
“Writing a book in three months… is kind of like doing rectal surgery on yourself in the middle of a traffic jam while it’s raining frogs.”
Considering that this week I’m actively writing my searching book and working on the first galley of my Bloggins & RSS book, I can relate all too well.
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Bulletproof USB
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Jun 2006
No, literally, bullet proof. The company Pretec has announced the “i-Disk BulletProof, which is bulletproof, waterproof and fireproof, according to the company. Capacities range from 32 MB to 2 GB.” Well, I’ve accidently run a $9.99 jump drive through the washer (not the dryer) and it still worked so the waterproof feature isn’t too impressive to me. Of course “Pricing has not been announced.”
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travelinlibrarian.txt?
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Jun 2006
Bob Zurek, the Director of Advanced Technologies at IBM Information Integration Solutions has an idea: a .txt TLD for text-only Web sites. I’m intrigued by this idea. .mobi is now available for sites designed for mobile devices, but they can still include graphics at the author’s whim. Maybe there is a need for text-only. What do you think?
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A Day in the Life
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Jun 2006
The forthcoming book A Day in the Life edited by Priscilla K. Shontz & Richard A. Murray now has a Web site. (One of the chapters was contributed by yours truly.)
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