What is Google Chrome, you might ask? Why, it's only the latest greatest new app from our friends at Google, that's what! Google has release a (wait for it... waaaaait for it...) Web Browser! That's right, Google has released their own web browser, Google Chrome. It's in Beta right now, which means it's still buggy (I couldn't login to my site, for instance, so I'm writing this through FireFox 3 (another great browser)). I'm sure that means hundreds or thousands of bug reports today, and a good solid patch come Friday or Monday.
Ubuntu!
Okay, have a couple Linux links for you today. The first is a good read even for the non-technical! It's a real-world example of someone sitting down and just using Linux.
http://contentconsumer.com/2008/04/27/is-ubuntu-useable-enough-for-my-gi...
The second is a comical video done by Linux Journal. Gonna have to keep an eye out for more of these, didn't realize these guys were funny :)
read more »XKCD
Okay, sometimes this guy's stuff is really funny, sometimes it's personal, sometimes it's just plain nerd.
This one's funny :)
Forums
Forums are back online! Login and use the link in the nav. Hoping to avoid all the spam bots this time.
Don't link to forum articles from here!!!
Electronic Pregnancy Test
Pregnancy tests aren't something often discussed here, but, this one had to be shared. I can't give the details nearly as well as the device provider, so, without further ado...
Intuition, or Grave Error?
This one has me nervous just reading it!
Crystal Computing
What do jewelry and super computers have in common?
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/28/smallest-diamond-ring.html
Russian Gmail Video
Found this on the Gmail blog. Apparently their Russian office put this together :)
Worst Web Design Ever
Friend of mine passed this along via email. I think I have to agree with his assessment. While this may not be the worst, it's pretty bad.
By the way, don't follow the link if you're prone to epileptic seizures. Not sure if it could trigger one, but, I have my concerns...
809 Area Code Scam
You get emails about scams and stuff all the time. Snopes.com is your friend in these cases, of course, filtering the fact from the fiction. In this case, though, why not go straight to the carrier?
If you haven't heard about the 809 Area Code scam, it's a real thing, but usually rather exaggerated. Here's what AT&T has to say on the subject. Worth a read, just to be aware.