Entries from December 2007

December 31, 2007

Open-up Creative Thinking

In an article called “Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike” Janet Rae-Dupree reviews some interesting approaches to breaking the creative log-jam.  Good stuff.  Zero-gravity thinkers.  Nice.

December 31, 2007

iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 100% Confirmed, Breaks Unlock Apps

Gizmodo confirms that the iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 is 100% real after talking gathering solid evidence. The update installs without any problem in iTunes, which requires Apple’s private encryption key to work. The previously published features are real as well. The update patches previous hacking methods, breaks unlock and third-party apps.
read more | digg story

December 29, 2007

List of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware features

Here is a list, with images, of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware feature additions and updates!
read more | digg story

December 26, 2007

2001 to Timecop: 8 Movie Futures Already Proven Wrong

In a few days it will be 2008, seven years past the date Stanley Kubrick promised we would be fighting killer robots in space. A look at the accuracy of eight movie futures that have already passed us by.
read more | digg story

December 24, 2007

Beautiful Photo of the Winter Solstice

This is pretty cool. Here is a link to the explanation page.  Although technically the winter solstice only lasts a moment, this photo shows the entire 24 hour period that occurs either during the shortest day or longest night of the year.
read more | digg story

December 22, 2007

Dramatic Advance in Solar Energy

A Silicon Valley start-up called Nanosolar just shipped its first solar panels — priced at $1 a watt. That’s the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal and alternative energy gets really interesting.
read more | digg story

December 21, 2007

Yngwie Malmsteen Acoustic Guitar Solo

OK, I should just quit my guitar lessons now. Yikes this guy has fast fingers!

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December 20, 2007

Tribune CEO to Step Down

As the media company completes the move to go private, the current CEO of Tribune Company is leaving to make room for new leadership.
read more | digg story

December 19, 2007

iPod Touch Smarter than iPhone?

Interesting article about the inner workings. According to a teardown analysis conducted by market-research firm iSuppli, the Touch isn’t just a stripped-down iPhone, but rather it has some unique design traits of its own.
read more | digg story

December 18, 2007

Great Dorm Room Door

Nice work gentlemen!