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How Much Time Do You Spend in Front of a Screen Each Day?
Obviously with my job, I spend over eight hours in front of my computer screen, and maybe an additional one or two during the day checking up on my reader, emails, and apps on my iPhone, or playing a video game at home. That's a lot of working hours for my eyeballs! But a recent study shows that kids these days aren't that far behind.
OLPC Sending the XO to Haiti to Aid Reconstruction
The OLPC XO is Haiti-bound. A "ruggedized" version of the Linux-based machine — which is already in the hands of millions of children around the world — is being sent to reconstruction groups who are helping to rebuild the destroyed cities of Haiti after last week's earthquake. This isn't the first high-tech way we've seen aid flow to the country — you can also buy apps and donate your old cell phones for the cause as well.
CES 2010: It's Raining Tablets (and Netbooks)!
Although CES officially starts on Thursday, there's been a whole slew of announcements and leaks from tech companies to whet our palate for the big show. As predicted, tablets are a big deal in Las Vegas right now, and are sure to be a big consumer tech item for the rest of the year. Check out some of my favorite tablets and netbooks that we've seen over the past week.
Disney Debuts Computer-Based DIY Thrill Ride
The joy of playing roller coaster Tycoon on the PC is that you get to create the roller coaster of your dreams. You know, the kind you were always too short to ride as a kid? But at Walt Disney World in Florida, Mickey is taking things one step further and letting you design your own actual roller coaster, and then setting you off in a virtual world to enjoy it.
HP's Envy 15 Beats LE Comes Bundled With Dre's Headphones
I'm already in love with the sound quality of Dr. Dre's Beats headphones I tested out last year, so getting a free pair with an HP computer bundle would be pretty sweet. But not just any computer of course, one that also comes with a copy of Traktor LE DJing software so I can get my scratch on at the clubs.
Geek Tip: Make Money at Home With These Online Jobs
In today's world, technology rules the roost, and there's no reason why you can't work from home and still be able to provide for yourself and your family. Have laptop, will travel, that's what I say. So if you're stuck in a job rut, or are one of the millions still searching for a job, hop online and check out these interesting and unconventional ways you can make money at home with an Internet connection and a computer.
If You Had To: Give Up Phone or Computer For a Weekend?
It's time for a classic game of "Would You Rather?" only instead of something saucy, we'll discuss something tech.
So: If you had to, would you rather go a weekend without your computer or your cell phone?
Would You Want to Know If a Computer Thinks You're Pretty?
And you thought you had enough issues with your looks: a grad student in Canada has programmed a computer that can evaluate human attractiveness.
If that weren't frightening enough — it judges you on a scale of 1-10 (thankfully, there doesn't seem to be anything about a bathing suit round). The evaluation is based on the core data, from volunteer students that submitted photos with people they judged attractive.
The Computer Man Fixes Your Mac, Stars in Your Nightmares
The Computer Man, from a late '90s commercial, is pretty frightening, rather than the paragon of security he's supposed to be. And what's with the ice cream man garb? He's singing, he's running, he's freaking me out.
Dream Cooking Scenario: A Computer in the Kitchen
My skills in the kitchen tend to fluctuate from the very elementary to the occasionally sophisticated (case in point: a beautiful soufflé that shall never be reproduced). What makes the biggest difference for me is having instructions, and not everything I want to make is in the Joy of Cooking.
I get most of my recipe ideas from food blogs like YumSugar, and my best solution for using a recipe I found online was printing it out and getting it covered with ingredients in my messy kitchen, or keeping my laptop somewhere safe and traveling to it for the next step.
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