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2009-06-14 13:50

Experimenting with photobanks

 For some time I've been experimenting with photobanks - it is a great and challenging way for amateur and professional photographers to earn some cash by selling their pictures on-line, one by one. It is often called stock photography or micro stock photography sites, too. Here are the sites...
2009-05-30 13:29

Simple Heart Rate Measuring Watch - Review

While looking for some quality heart rate monitoring watches on-line, I stumbled upon this rather cheap watch on eBay and ordered it just to try it out. The name differs: Pulse Watch, Heart Monitoring Watch etc. Price is usually under 10 GBP (15 USD) and it promises to "use optical technology to...
2009-05-23 09:09

Trends in Linux on PlayStation 3 - decreasing, strong in Norway

 As with any other novel technology, one can observe the curve of early adopters as well as the early and late majority (Diffusion of innovation, Rogers, 1962). PlayStation 3 came to the market in November 2006. I decided to compare the accumulation of "ps3 linux" in search traffic since that...
2009-05-18 10:09

Questia offers 15 free books

Questia, well known scientific and popular knowledge source, offers 15 free books this month. These are:   Why Dick Fosbury Flopped and Answers to Other Big Sporting Questions (Damian Farrow, Justin Kemp) The Practice of Persuasion: Paradox and Power in Art History (Keith Moxey) ...
2009-05-02 12:32

Google-boasting advertising in a tights shop

Companies or shops can boast with different awards: "Number one in Lonely Planet Guide", "As seen on TV" or "Awarded Little Insignificant Award 2006". But I never saw a company boasting their SEO success in offline world. Until I was in a gift shop in Edinburgh, Scotland, that is.   On the...
2009-04-30 11:21

New Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 available

As you know, I am very keen of SPB Mobile Shell 2 I reviewed last month. Therefore, I was very happy to see that Spb Software House just released Spb Mobile Shell 3.0.   I didn't have time to review it yet, so here is a link to external review. My first impressions, though are: seems...
2009-04-15 11:32

7 great statistics sites - visualizations, graphs, numbers

Bad statistics can be characterized by: Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. (Aaron Levenstein) 79.48% of all statistics are made up on the spot. (John A. Paulos) But let's talk good statistics now. Statistics that let you visualize things...
2009-03-26 18:49

SXC.hu Photobank review - stock photos for free

This source is not that well known as it should be, so I hope to change it a bit :-) When looking for completely free photography to use on your website or in your graphics, register at stock.xchng (Stock Exchange, the address is www.sxc.hu). When searching for the picture, use more general...
2009-03-26 18:08

Moira outdoorwear and underwear - review and personal experience

Clothes and technology? In this case, yes. Moira is special type of outdoor equipment. It's actually type of threat, and it's unique structure helps it to be, in my opinion, one of the best outdoor equipment you can buy for a reasonable price. This is my favourite Moira T-shirt,...
2009-03-19 21:45

iPod Shuffle generation comparison - why is 2nd better than 3rd?

I am happy user of iPod Shuffle (1GB, blue) and I would have bought it even if the new, third generation of iPod Shuffle had already been on the market. To understand this, let's review what the iPod Shuffles are about: they're small, easy to use, cheap and compact. For me, iPod Shuffle is ideal...

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