woensdag 5 december 2007

This Week's Links We Like. Tips, Hints And Fun Stuff.

Are users calling that their PC randomly plays classical music? They are not crazy. Here is the MS Knowledge Base item on this behavior: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Random-Music
Dang, they missed my name (again!) from the Genius list: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Genius-List
What is so special about Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa to make it the most famous painting in the world? Very interesting 3 minutes you should take: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Mona-Lisa
GigaPan allows users to upload, share, and explore brilliant gigapixel+ panoramas from around the globe. http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-GigaPan
I want to tell this clown what he can do with his IdiotPhone - but the Captain does it even better. He gets on the PA and makes the following announcement : http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-IdiotPhone
Funny one- if Microsoft had created GMail: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Microsoft-Gmail
Humorous CNET video about Microsoft Windows Vista Sales: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Vista-Sales
InfoWorld came up with their must-have gadgets for the holidays. Not your usual junk but some pretty cool ideas. I already bought the 'Kindle'. http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Must-Have-Gadgets
An Airbus A310 of the Portuguese Airline TAP makes a low pass turn with one wingtip almost touching the ground: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Airbus-A310
If you have not heard about the 'Fake Steve Jobs' blog, you should check this entry, he describes a meeting with http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Fake-Steve-Jobs
Once per year at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse they shut down the weak insipid modern (presumably electric) light and switch over the the 5 kerosene lamps and fresnel lens of the original, as it was 135 years ago: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Lighthouse
In the weird and wacky dept, this man's hands and feet developed tree-like growths... If you are easily grossed out, do not click this link: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Hands-and-Feet
World's Most Effective Speed Bump. Made in Germany. We put it up on Flixxy with a translation as the sound track is in German: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Best-Speed-Bump
Like the creativity (and money) that goes into Good Advertising? Check the firebrand site: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Firebrand
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the group that created among others the U-2 and JSF planes, developed a new plane. Or maybe airship is a better name: this huge aircraft is over 60 meters (180ft) long: http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Airship
Used to play a lot of video games? Let's see if you recognize the sounds! http://www.wservernews.com/QK3BMS/071203-Name-That-Game