Amidst a tangled webA computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time.Search Live Conversations in Real Time- June 16, 2008 I&8217;ve figured out a way in which twitter is quite useful. Summize lets you search what people are saying about things in real time. For instance, during the NBA finals Sunday night I was able to read reactions to the game minute by minute. This can be handy for anything that&8217;s current and won&8217;t ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/16/search-live-conversations-in-real-time/ Simple Way to Improve Your Memory- June 11, 2008 A Polish man named Piotr Wozniak created an algorithm to help him commit things to memory. He found it to so effective that he created software and a web site to help others use his algorithm to improve their recall. He dubbed it SuperMemo. I tried out the software and the web site to ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/11/simple-way-to-improve-your-memory/ What Kind of Mileage Should You Be Getting- June 10, 2008 I fueled up my car yesterday and entered the data into FuelFrog. I got 22.4 mpg which isn&8217;t bad for a V6 (I drive a 1997 Maxima SE), but I wondered if other people are getting better mileage. I found the perfect site to find out. Gasaroo tracks real-world gas mileage that people are ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/10/what-kind-of-mileage-should-you-be-getting/ Heeeeeeeeeres Foreclosure!- June 9, 2008 Image via WikipediaEd McMahon is joining the ranks of those facing foreclosure. The numbers may be a smidgen higher than most. He&8217;s $644,000 behind on a $4.8 million mortgage for his house in Beverly Hills. What I can&8217;t get over is he was worth over $200 million in the nineties, won a ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/09/heeeeeeeeeres-foreclosure/ Youve Been Left Behind- June 8, 2008 Were you ever separated from your parents at the mall Or did your parents ever forget you somewhere If so, you know what it&8217;s like to be left behind. You may have another chance to experience what it&8217;s like according to You&8217;ve Been Left Behind, one of the strangest ideas I&8217;ve seen in a ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/08/youve-been-left-behind/ Create Modern Art In Your Browser- June 7, 2008 Bomomo is a flash application that enables you to create bee-yutiful works of art from your browser. (via Webware)http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/07/be-an-artist-in-your-browser/ Cars Outsell Ford F-Series For First Time in 16 Years- June 6, 2008 As of May 2008 cars are outselling Ford F-series for the first time since 1992. Gas prices played a big part in the shift to more fuel efficient vehicles. GM CEO Rick Wagoner doesn&8217;t think it&8217;s a temporary spike and Sean McAlinden, chief economist with the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/06/cars-outsell-ford-f-series-after-16-year-run/ Video Conferencing Like Youve Never Seen- June 5, 2008 This video is impressive on several levels. Cisco CEO John Chambers is in India live and has an on-stage conversation with a life-size representation of Cisco SVP Marthin De Beer who presented to the assembled crowd from San Jose. He was clearly visible, easy to hear and the two were able to interact. ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/05/holodeck-like-video-conferencing/ Conversion Tools You May Find Useful- June 4, 2008 I&8217;ve added a few new tools to my useful tools section that may be of use to some of you. Here&8217;s a description of each of them. Escape HTML - If you want to post HTML code on a web site, you have to escape the HTML tags so they&8217;re not interpreted. This tool ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/04/conversion-tools-you-may-find-useful/ Mansion Impossible- June 3, 2008 You&8217;re a real estate investor starting out with $100K to buy and sell houses. When you can buy the $10 million mansion on the hill, you win. For such a simple game, Mansion Impossible is surprisingly fun. My best time was 14 years 10 months after taking several cracks at it. The high ...http://dan.hersam.com/2008/06/03/mansion-impossible/ |