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Below is a list of all blog entries.February 2023
Taking a Master 25fps File and Converting it to 24fps Taking a Master 25fps File and Converting it to 24fps
December 2022
S-Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz 1989 Potsdamer Platz in DDR.
August 2021
Phomopsis in the Vineyard – Symptoms, Forecast, and Management How to manage Phomopsis in the Vineyard.
December 2020
Best Book Design Covers 2020 Best book design covers of 2020
September 2020
DRM License and How it Works How DRM License works.
August 2020
Grants For Doing Nothing German University is offering grants for doing nothing.
April 2020
Amazon Prime versus Twitch Streaming Video Amazon Live Video verses Twitch comparison.
LVH Video Segmenter How to segment video for Live Video Streaming
February 2020
Copenhagen Copenhagen photo.
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy What is Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
November 2018
Amazon Video Direct Specifications Specifications for Amazon Video Direct.
July 2018
Trailer on DCP Specifications for trailers DCP.
May 2018
The effects of gum chewing while walking on physical and physiological functions Gum chewing while walking measurably affects physical and physiological functions.
Ethically, ecologically and aesthetically wrong wine industry Making wine using only organic grapes, picked by hand, and fermenting slowly with wild yeasts from the vineyard.
April 2018
What Makes Tree A Tree What is a tree, explanation and scientists view.
January 2018
Forget About Van Gogh, Get A Toilet Instead Guggenheim refuses to give Van Gogh to the White House and offers gold toilet instead.
New Year in Soviet Union in Pictures How New Year was celebrated in the Soviet Union in pictures.
December 2017
Dumb and Happy or Smart and Sad Would you rather be dumb and happy or mart and sad poll results.
Barcelonetta 360 Panoramic view of Barcelona Beach in Barcelona.
November 2017
Flowers Picture of flowers on the doorstep in Pamplona, Spain.
Lighthouse Picture of lighthouse in Sesimbra, Portugal taken on Rolleiflex 2.8F.
Sesimbra, Portugal Photos of Sesimbra, Portugal takes on Rolleiflex 2.8F.
August 2017
Solar Eclipse Photo of solar eclipse though the clouds taken on i-Phone.
June 2017
Noteworthy Collages incorporating the art of classic masters and modern photography.
March 2017
Style and Fashion Exposition 2017 Photo exhibition GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS by Sergey Borisov at Style and Fashion exhibit.
Architect Turns Old Cement Factory Into His Home Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a dilapidated cement factory in 1973, purchased and transformed into a spectacular and unique home.
February 2017
Berlin Photos of Berlin Topography of Terror Museum taken on Rolleiflex 2.8F with Carl Zeiss Planar lens.
January 2017
Watch Random You Tube Videos With Almost No Views Watch random youtube videos that generated almost no views.
December 2016
Barcelona in Black and White Graffiti in Barcelona Born district.
Sesimbra, Portugal Photos taken in Sesimbra, Portugal of old fishing boats and hotel Do Mar taken on Rolleiflex 2.8F with Carl Zeiss lens.
Bikes of Amsterdam Photos of bikes in Amsterdam taken around canals on Rolleiflex 2.F camera.
City in Motion People in motion in Amsterdam photo taken on Rolleiflex 2.8F.
Amsterdam, Herrengracht Taking pictures of Herrengracht canal and Straussvoigel Restaurant in Amsterdam on Rolleiflex 2.8f.
November 2016
Lisbon Light Lisbon has some very unique light.
October 2016
Lisbon Cathedral Photo of cloisters at Lisbon Cathedral.
August 2016
The B-Side For music fans, the B-sides of vinyl singles had a reputation for being unpredictable and extra precious. The same can be said for Morris' touching portrait of Dorfman.
The Concept of Beauty is Overrated Inside of Luca Guadagnino's apartment in 17th century palazzo in Milan.
Endurance Workouts Protect Against DNA Damage DNA breaks activate the DNA damage response and, if left unrepaired, trigger cellular senescence. The latest shows how endurance exercise and caloric restriction affect telomere that protect DNA from damage.
July 2016
Lorenz Lorenz Valentino photoshop images with famous people.
June 2016
Sleep Low Diet for Athletic Performance and Low Body Fat Skip carbs for dinner for improved athletic performance and low body fat in Sleep Low Diet.
I can’t believe you morons actually buy this shit Banksy mocked Sotheby's and its clients in work showing a sales room bidding for the framed words "I can't believe you morons actually buy this shit".
Perlen vor die Säue werfen Word of the Week is Perlen vor die Säue werfen.
Banksy Composed the Mural at Bridge Farm Primary Street artist Banksy left a mural at school in Bristol.
May 2016
Be Careful Where You Smile: Culture Shapes Judgments of Intelligence and Honesty of Smiling Individuals Study on smiles explains why some countries view smiling person with hostility.
Human Sticky Car Hood Patent Filed by Google Google patents strong adhesive to save the lives and limit the impact of the crash of its autonomous cars with pedestrians or cyclists.
Pictures of Perestroika Photos of Perestroika by dissident Soviet Photographers.
The Latest on the Joy of Sex From Goop The latest advice on sex, vegan, paraben-free, glycerin-free, Nonoxynol-9-free, and benzocaine- and lidocaine-free condoms.
Erhalten Meaning of German word Erhalten.
New York Times to Start Delivering Meals Kits The NYT will start home deliveries of cooking kits via partnership with Chef'd in the summer of 2016.
The National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest The National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest submissions are really amazing.
April 2016
Word of the Day – “ruhig” German word of the day - Ruhig.
Sunroom Design Decoration Bamboo shades and Portugese tiles sunroom design.
Magnolia Tree on Princeton Campus Picture of a Magnolia tree next to the student dorm at Princeton University campus.
March 2016
The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks, 62 CD set The history of electronic music from the avant guard to modern.
How to Make Fire with a Lemon Instructions on how to make fire with a lemon and toilet paper.
Treating Alcoholism with a Chinese Herb A list of vitamins and supplements to deal with alcohol withdrawal and cravings symptoms.
Exercise and the Brain Recent study on what is better for the brain, long distance run, weights or interval training.
Photographers Banned in the USSR Group of photographers banned in the USSR for portraying the society in the dark light.
February 2016
Amazon AWS Has You Covered Amazon AWS has updated its terms of service in the event of corpses to reanimate and seek to consume living human flesh.
The Origin of Tipping in the US The history of tipping in the United States.
Amazing Russian Truck Russian truck weighs just 2,866 pounds dry, so while it might only have a 44.3 horsepower 1.5 liter Kubota V1505 four-cylinder diesel linked to a five-speed manual
One more freak show Mike Jahn recalls David Bowie and his Carnegie Hall debut.
January 2016
Weather in Closed Spaces In Weather in Closed Spaces development aid worker Dorothea begins an affair with a young Arab drifter, Alec.
New Year on Isla Mujeres Pictures of Isla Mujeres of locals swimming in the Carribean and a leisure time of reading in the shade.
December 2015
Way of Seeing In The Guardian post photography critic Sean O'Hagan strikes back at Jonathan Jone's claim that photography is not art.
Lisbon Lisbon photo taken on Rolleiflex 2.8f.
Rosy Fingered Dawn in Amsterdam Evening at Spui in Amsterdam photo, taken on vintage Rolleiflex 2.8f.
November 2015
Photos of Amsterdam Photos of Amsterdam using vintage Rolleiflex 2.8F.
October 2015
10 things South Park has taught us about gentrification South Park teaches us about redevelopment.
Skip the Dinner if You Want to Loose Weight Eating early dinner is important for weight loss and a good night sleep.
September 2015
Picture of the Day Vladimir Putin in submarine.
Enfant Terrible on French and Islamisation of Europe Editorial piece on enfant terrible of French literature Michel Houellebecq.
How to fix i-Phone with grayed out WiFi How to fix i-Phone Wi Fi with hair drier, refrigerator, and a pair of utility gloves.
August 2015
Enjoy Tight rope walk record.
Dystopia The Meaning of word Dystopia is synonymous with Kakotoia.
How to Disable Airdrop on i-Phone Why not to use Airdrop drop on i-Phone for privacy reasons.
Frozen's "Let It Go", Made in China Version China is accused of borrowing Frozen tune for winter Olympic Games..
July 2015
How To Loose That Character That's Hot on Your Heels How to shake off the tail.
Amazing Stories Behind Famous US FIlms Amazing facts behind great american films.
Take a Note, Bro Chinese economy concerns wipe 40 billion dollars off value of Apple.
French Scrabble Winner Can't Speak French French Scrabble winner doesn’t speak French at all – he just learned the words.
What's So Great About Sunblock With Mexoryl Why sunblock with Mexoryl is good and offers the best protection.
The Art of Opening Shot in Cinema Opening shot in cinema including Lost in Translation, Seven Samurai, Star Wars.
New Study on Aging New study on aging shows a huge difference between biological and chronological aging.
What Was the Venus de Milo Doing With Her Arms Venus de Milo with reconstructed arms in 3D.
June 2015
Guide to Disguise from Stasi Archive Manual to dress code and disguise from Stasi Archive in Germany.
Before They Pass Away Photographer Jimmy Nelson documented some of the world's last remaining indigenous cultures.
Naked Selfie Artist Milo Moiré Strikes Again Milo Moiré brought her naked performance art to the people in Basel.
Foods Arranged by Gradient Color A variety of foods arranged by gradient color.
May 2015
Pictures of New York Neighborhood a Century Ago New website lets people to see how their New York neighborhood looked like a century ago.
Berlin in 1945 in Color Footage of Berlin after the war in color.
April 2015
Firefox Download Session Bug Firefox will not stop download.
Perestroika in Pictures Photos from the Perestroika period in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia.
Company Culture Company Culture is a product of self-preservation.
Where Our Computers Go To Die Photo gallery of where our computers go to die.
Former Security Director Hacks The Lottery Computer Lottery computer gets hacked.
Top 100 Restaurants in the World List List of top 100 restaurants in the world for 2015.
March 2015
Facebook and You How Facebook tracks visitors to the third party websites without user's consent.
Just Do It Dan Wieden, co-founder of advertising agency Wieden and Kennedy, explained how he came up with Just Do It slogan.
One More Drink Brave new world of magic and possibility in one more drink.
HEX code for use in URLs Hex code to use in URL.
What People Search on the Web State by State Most searched items on the Web according to Google data.
Art and Hip Hop Art from before the 16th century and contemporary images of hip hop comparison.
Homer Simpson discovered the Higgs boson over a decade before scientists How Homer Simpson in 1998 discovered the Higgs boson over a decade before scientists .
Karl Ove Knausgaard Drives Across America Karl Ove Knausgaard writes about poverty in America.
February 2015
The Mad Man The real Don Draper.
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division Artwork The image for Joy Division Unknown Pleasures is a stacked graph of successive radio signals from pulsar CP 1919.
Krakeling Amsterdam Paintings Krakeling wall paintings in Amsterdam are removed from the construction site.
My Dead Rock Star Mike Jahn writes about the dead rock stars, such as Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Rory Gallagher, Ray Manzarek.
January 2015
Murmuration observed in Utrecht, The Netherlands Starling flocks are best described with equations of critical transitions.
Alibaba Shares Hit on Growth Concerns Revenue at Alibaba rose 40 percent to $4.22 billion in the December quarter, short of the average analyst estimate of $4.45 billion.
Free Online Course for Developing iOS Apps Free online course at Stanford for developing iOS apps.
Map of Sledding Locations in New York City Enjoy sledding in New York City map.
Advice on User Password Reset and Salted Password Hashing How to reset passowrd for users and salted password hashing in multiuser systems.
Genetic Algorithm Walkers Genetic Algorithm Walkers evolves increasingly effective walking creatures through genetic algorithms.
PHP Easter Eggs Vulnerability Solution How to disable PHP Easter Eggs Vulnerability.
December 2014
Vote for The Best Cover of the Year Choose 3 covers of the year contest
October 2014
Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water Benefits of drinking lemon water in the morning.
August 2014
Riverbed Elafur Elliasson exhibit Riverbed at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.
April 2013
How to Convert QuickTime to OGG on Mac How to convert Quicktime to OGG Theora video files review.
Sharing Watching Experience in a Digital Age Sharing user accoounts is on the rise in the video streaming services.
March 2013
How DKIM Signature Works DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a method for associating a domain name to an email message, thereby allowing a person, role, or organization to claim some responsibility for the message.
How to Enable HTML 5 in Internet Explorer Instructions on How to enable HTML 5 in Internet Explorer.
Apple Paid $20m for Wifislam Apple bought indoor mapping technology WifiSlam to draws data from nearby wifi hotspots and signal towers to pinpoint location in a way which is more accurate than satellite positioning.
The State of Stagnant Internet Connenction Speeds in the United States The United States is rapidly losing the global race for high-speed connectivity, as fewer than 8 percent of households have fiber service.
Twitter Users Do Not Want to Share Everything WIth Everybody Twitter users are forming tribes, each with their own language, to better communicate and share within the Social Network community.
Converting Video to OGG Theora on Mac Review How to convert Quicktime to OGG Theora video files review.
Research Paints a Promising Future for PVR Research paints a rosy future for Pay TV operators.
Heating Oil Contributes to the High Concentration of Pollution in Manhattan Survey finds High Concentration of Pollution in Manhattan Upper East Side
A Brief History of Affordable Housing Cooperatives in New York Brief History of Coops in NYC
February 2013
Some Bizaare Idea of Innovation by the Latest Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayers bans telecommuting.
How to Disable Voicemail on i-Phone Instructions on how to disable voicemail and answering machine on i-Phone.
January 2013
The Top 10 Manhunts in Movies The Best Manhunts in movies.
The Best Movie Posters for 2012 Best movie posters for 2012 include El Bulli, Ai Weiwei, Holy Motors, Elena.
Digital Sales Break 1Biillion Pounds Mark Digital sales are replacing physical sales according to the report.
December 2012
Species of Spider That Builds Decoy Spiders Spiders that build decoy spiders are discovered in Peru.
To Stream on Everything Takes a Lot of Encoding Each and every movie is encoded by Netflix in 120 different versions in order to stream on every device.
Deities and Spirits on Trees in Cambodia French artist's Clement Briend digital projection on the trees in Cambodia.
November 2012
Different release windows of films boost global piracy How different release windows boost internet piracy of films.
September 2012
Shaping Strategy The right strategic environment for your company and overview of four different strategies.
July 2012
Apple Updates Scripts for Web Delivery Apple QuickTime X Web Delivery scripts fail on most browsers.
February 2012
Understanding Information Social Highway Illustration of social highway traffic going viral.
January 2012
How Weak UltraViolet TakeOff Might Hurt DASH How weak UltraViolet takeoff might hurt DASH chances.
November 2011
Steve Jobs Took Some Customer Service Calls In an effort to connect to the consumer Steve Jobs fielded some Customer Service calls.
Chart of Money A comprehensive chart of money, where they are, who holds them and what money can do.
Steve Job's Design Legacy Six pillars implemented by Steve Jobs at Apple which made it famous.
Editorial Sensibilities of Steve Jobs Malcolm Gladwell says that Steve Jobs was much more of a tweaker than an inventor
Dress Code Manual From Stasi Archive Manual to dresscode for spies from Stasi Archive.
October 2011
Value of Bitcoin Drops Below The Cost of Mining Hackers virtual currency and favoured means of exchange drops as cost of mining coins falls below real-world exchange rate
Where Is The Platform Former Amazon employee writes on his experience at Amazon and compares it to his experience at Google.
Amazon is Writing Publishers Out of Deal Amazon wants to publish books directly and push the publishers out of deal.
August 2011
Stasi Fashion An exhibition on Stasi fashion runs at Morgen Contemporary gallery in Berlin.
July 2011
Pastafarianist Wins the Right to Wear Pasta Strainer Pastafarian wins the right to wear pasta strainer on his head.
Hardball is to hit Netflix Netflix is predicted to be hit by high licensing cost from the studios.
June 2011
Brooklyn in pictures, 1974 Brooklyn in pictures in 1974.
May 2011
Microsoft to buy Skype for 8.5 billion dollars MIcrosoft is set to buy Skype for 8.5 billion dollars cash.
April 2011
E-book sales top paperbacks for first time Sales of e-books tops all other formats.
March 2011
Microsoft claims that Google is Monopoly Microsoft says that Google has put in place technical measures that restrict Microsoft Bing search engine, as well as other search rivals
Run Around the Movie-Streaming Gremlins A new streaming company uses stacks of DVD players to send movies over the Internet
February 2011
Newspaper Publishers Warn Apple Over iTunes Store Newspaper publishers warn Apple over subscriptions sold through iTunes store
December 2010
How Wikileaks Matter How Wikileaks might affect the availability of the information in the corporate world
November 2010
Skyfire App Is Not The Solution To Flash on iPad Skyfire App is not the solution to Flash to watch DRM protectd streams
October 2010
Why Web 2.0 Companies Decline How web 2.0 companies do not have customers but have audiences
August 2010
Why Facebook Places is a bad idea Why Facebook Places feature is a bad idea
July 2010
session.gc_maxlifetime versus session.cookie_lifetime session.gc_maxlifetime This value (default 1440 seconds) defines how long an unused PHP session will be kept alive.
June 2010
Hulu Launches Paid Service and Keeps The Ads Hulu launches paid service and keeps the ads at the same time
Online Video Trends Viewing of online video more than doubled during 2009
Adobe acknowledges critical security flaw in software Adobe acknowledged a critical security flaw
May 2010
Rolling House Students from the University of Karlsruhe developed the rolling house.
Apple Patents Location Specific Content Apple patents location specific content
Twitter Fixed A Major Bug Twitter hit with a major service disruption
Top 10 Brands Fail to Work on iPad Top 10 sites that failed to work on Apple iPad
Media Execs Who Understand Tomorrow Is Here Apple\'s iPad war on Adobe and Flash Why is Adobe\'s globally popular Flash program not supported by Apple\'s new iPad?
Rapid Growth of VIdeo Content on Mobile Devices small screens taking over
April 2010
One in Eight to Cut Cable, Satellite or Pay-TV Consumers are cutting cable TV, pay TV and sattelite
Divorce Italian Style Steve Jobs gives his thoughts on Flash and Adobe products.
Bootstrap Operation as The Business Model Bootstrap Operation as the business model for technology companies
Adobe Flash Is Officially Dead On Apple Mobile Gadgets Adobe is to stop making software tools that allow Apple\'s iPhone and iPad to use its popular Flash technology.
Apple Will Reject Apps Created With Adobe Suite Apple clams down on use of development tools
Adobe Reaction to Apple Ditching Flash Support Adobe complains over Apple decision to not support Flash.
Apple Urges iPad-Ready Websites to Ditch Flash Apple iPad does not support Flash.
Netflix May Be The Biggest Looser In Postal Service Changes How changes at USPS could cripple Netflix
March 2010
The Times and Sunday Times Online Will Start Charging Fee The Times and Sunday Times will start charging a fee to access their content online.
iPod Touch Does Not Support MOV Container Apple iPod Touch doesn\\\\\\\'t support quicktime mov container.
Cisco unveiled new Internet technology CRS-3 Sisco unveiled new Internet technology
Hulu Is Facing Hard Choices Hulu may start charging its viewers.
Tribeca Film Festival has Asspirations for Online Distribution The Tribeca FIlm Festival is one of the latest ventures that announced digital aspirations.
February 2010
Google Employees are Convicted in Italy in Privacy Trial An Italian court has convicted three Google executives in a trial over a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied.
How to enable QuickTime in Windows XP and Vista Complete instructions on how to enable QuickTime for WIndows XP and Vista users
Gastronomical Mecca to Close Permanently El Buli to close permanently according to Ferran Adria.
January 2010
Hollywood and the Internet Hollywood introduces its own format for digital delivery of movies.
Apple is Gearing Up To a TV Subscription Service Apple is working on a tv subscription service.
Facebook is Seeking Payments Operations Strategist Facebook is seeking paymetns operations strategist for e-commerce tools
Guidline of Do and Don't in Online Publicity A comprehensive list of Do and Don\'t in Online Publicity for PR companies.
Interview with an Anonymous Facebook Employee Interview with an anonymous facebook employee reveals master password, not deleting the data and storing photos.
Blockbuster Puts It's Hopes on the Widget Blockbuster intends to introduce the internal widget in hopes to save the business.
Digital TV Goes Small Digital TV goes to small screen with LG Electronics and Mini 10 netbook.
Method and apparatus for renting items Method and apparatus for renting items US patent 6.584.450
Digital Piracy Hits E-Books Digital piracy hits e-books and hard copy sales.
December 2009
Free Broadcast Might Go the Way of VHS Tape Free broadcast might go the way of VHS tape
The Year 2009 in Media Errors Some of the best media errors and corrections for the year 2009
ID Magazine has Folded ID Magazine folds after 55 years in publication.
FIre and Knives, a new print quarterly Fire and Knives is a new print quarterly of new writing about food out of the UK.
Rolling Stone on Obama's Big Sell Out How wall street insiders took unites states to the cleaners
La La Land Apple buys Lala music download service. Read more on Apple strategy and what it means to the end users.
Between The Folds Between the Folds is a documentary about origami.
Antiquated American Patent System Slows Down Innovation US patent filings drop for the first time in 13 years
HTTP Streaming Architecture HTTP Adaptive Streaming Architecture
Apple's HTTP Adaptive Streaming in Action Apple\\\'s HTTP adaptive streaming technology in action
November 2009
Rubert Murdoch Doesn't Want Google to Index News Corp Sites Rupert Murdoch may remove News Corp owned sites from Google
October 2009
Big Bank Earnings Explained How did JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs make $6.8 billion in profit last quarter?
Google Page Turners Google page turners got caught in action.
Mr Eaves Mrs Eaves is a sans serif companion font to Mr Eaves.
University of iTunes University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Fuqua School of Business, and Yale School of Management make course content available for download
iPod in the Classroom iPod use in the classroom to improve test scores.
The Competition to Save Newspapers Online Tech companies compete to save newspapers
Turritopsis nutricula The lifspan of the Hydrozoan species Turritopsis nutricula.
US and UK broadband not fit for future US and UK broadband are not fit for future.
September 2009
Attitudes towards DRM in Independent Sector Critique of DRM in independent music and film distribution sectors.
Open Book Alliance doens't want books on Google Justice Department urged a federal court judge to reject a proposed settlement which would allow Google to digitally scan massive libraries of books and place them online.
Ad infinitum Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg advises businesses to post quickly.
Balance theory in social networks and movies Balance theory in the online social networks and in the movies.
August 2009
Free: Not a New Concept programming code, whether Linux or php is like all alphabets, meaning that code is as old as Cuneiform tablets, and so is the concept of free.
Facebook Lightens Up for Mobile Facebook launched it's Lite version which is supposed to be a fast-loading, simplified version.
News Corp. announced the end of FREE news Mr Murdoch announced the end of free news at News Corp.
Serious flaw in the way Web browsers deal with SSL Certificates Hackers at the Black Hat and DefCon security conferences have revealed a serious flaw.
July 2009
Skype's Future is in Jeopardy If Skype loses the right to use a key part of its software and can't create an adequate replacement, Skype's business as currently conducted would likely not be possible.
Online Personalities and Privacy Concerns Can users maintain privacy online?
A grim outlook for traditional media A new Forrester Research study on U.S. interactive marketing portrais a rather grim picture for the traditional media.
A third of young people access social networks via mobile internet services A third of young people access social networks via mobile internet services
June 2009
The Pirate Bay Announced Video Streaming The Pirate Bay which is the world's most high profile file-sharing website launched another video sharing website, The Video Bay.
Comcast and Time Warner announce TV Everywhere Comcast and Time Warner announce TV Everywhere
The Dream of the Ridiculous Man, Part 1. An outstanding BBC production called The Dream (1990) was adapted by Murray Watts from The Dream of a Ridiculous Man.
The Dream of the Ridiculous Man, Part 2. BBC production called The Dream (1990) was adapted by Murray Watts from The Dream of a Ridiculous Man.
Hottest Girls app is approved by Apple Hottest Girls has is the first application approved for sale in the iTunes App Store that contains nudity.
Javascript and Quick Time notes on javascript and quicktime
May 2009
The problems are obvious, the range of solutions are obvious. How Mr. Anderson of Wired magazine struggles to find the niche.
Primates of Social Web Will social networks increase in size is not an obvious hypothesis.
April 2009
Video on Demand is Not Digital Property Video on Demand is not Digital Property by statuary definition.
How to upload files to Amazon s3 server How to upload files to Amazon s3 server.
How to set up Amazon S3 server One of the typical ways to improve scalability of high traffic website is to serve it contents from several web servers.
Online content is direct threat to cable and DVD Time Warner Video is concerned about cable cutting.
Internet providers want to meter broadband use for video streaming. Internet providers want to meter broadband use for internet streaming.
EU ISPs will start storing IP phone calls and e-mails Internet Service Provideers (ISPs) will start storing details of user e-mails and net phone calls under an EU directive.
Adobe Protected Streaming The Media-Streams are encrypted "on the fly" by the Flash Media Server (the protocol used is rtmpe or rtmps). In addition the client player can be verified via "SWF-Verification", to make sure that only the official client can be used.
March 2009
Major Chinese Spy Network Uncovered According to the article the major spy network has infiltrated computers from government offices around the world. The spy network had infiltrated 1,295 computers in 103 countries.
Love at First Sight According to the recent study it took on average 8.2 seconds for a male to fall iin love. I personally think that 8.2 seconds hardly qulifies for a "first sight" as to spend that much time staring at someone one has to be looking for some redeeming qualities.
How to redirect Skype calls to mobile phone A wealth of information in NY Times article on how to use Skype with your mobile.
How to Get Fired in 140 Characters or Less Twiiter can help you to get fired in 140 characters or less.
About Fish, Free Software and Prosperity Michael Lewis draws parallels between a gentle people from Scandinavia who just want everyone to have the same amount of everything and "a horse that pretends to be broken."
Twittering as a Displacement Activity Nobody would Twitter if they had a strong sense of identity.
Fitness First Bus Stop Ad Great bus stop ad for Fitness club.
Social Networks are E-mail 2.0 Social Networks are E-mail 2.0
Who is Boxxy. The official version. One year ago a young, unnamed and heavily-eyelinered young woman who hung around on Gaia Online made a video. She went by the name of Boxxy.
February 2009
Apple Release Safari 4 Beta Apple releases Safari 4 Beta.
How to Make Your Head Into Antenna Paul Boutin shares a number of low-tech hacks for high-tech problems, such as turning your head into antenna to open the car door with a remote control.
La Jetée Movie (1962) La Jetée Film inspired by Vertigo. After World War III Paris is lying in tatters. Scientists are looking for a way to secure the survival of mankind by exploring the possibilities of time traveling.
What is Twitter Twitter is nothing more than a group Short Message Service or SMS. It is built for the mobile as SMS is. User has a choice to tell the whole world that they are about to do laundry in 140 characters or less, or they can keep it in the family.
January 2009
Spicy Meat Ball Commercial Spot for Alka Setzer One of the most celebrated commercials of all time was Mama Magadini's Spicy Meatballs for Alka-Seltzer. Created by Doyle Dane Bernbach Advertising Agency.
Spicy Meat Ball versus Sexy Sausage Sexy Sausage by PETA commercial spot reminded me one of the all time famous Alka Seltzer's Spicy Meat Ball. See more of PETA's Banned Spots and become a vegetarian today.
Super Bowl and Fat, Sick and Boring in Bed NBC found spots promoting vegetarianism as being too sexy, while at the same time the run ads promoting
How Boxxy Brought Web to It's Knees How Boxxy Brought Web to It's Knees. Somebody who is entirely unknown can get picked up for basically doing nothing, but doing it in public.
Blogging in Paradise Telegraph wrote an article today about a guerrilla marketing campaign to promote Tourism Queensland. For example, the clip of a female who tattoed a message professing her love for the Great Barrier Reef was created by the advertising agency.
Flash Files Allow for Widespread XSS Attack If you use embedded flash files on your Site, you should read How Embedded Flaws in Flash Files Allow for Cross Site Scripting Attacks: An attacker can carry out cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks on a vulnerable system through newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Shockwave Flash (SWF) files.
The Recession in Perspective The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis compares output and employment changes between this and past recessions.
On Short Sell, Short Sqeeze, Porsche and Adolf Merckle Porsche’s ownership disclosure sent the hedge funds on such a flurry of purchases for any Volkswagen stock still in circulation that the VW share price jumped from below €200 to over €1000 at one point on October 28th.
Don't Forget... Billboards in Berlin U-Bahn Stations Don't Forget... consists of Photoshop palettes pasted over billboards in a metro station in Berlin.
Firefox 3.0 SSL Certificate Error Pages Firefox defends SSl Certificate Error Pages by saying SSL certificates not issued by a validated certificate authority -- so-called self-signed certificates (SSC) -- don't provide even basic validation
How to Improve Page Rank with Domain URL Canonicalization How to improve Google Page Rank by using Domain URL Canonicalization.
Notes on Planning a Contribution-Based Project Basic questions to ask to foster online participation include awareness of any specialized language, contribution skills, technology.
How to Reset Mac Printing Service How to reset print service on mac if user gets error messages such as Error 1282, or Server-error-service-unavailable.
Reverse Image Search With TinEye How to do reverse image search on the web. TinEye analyzes image attributes and compares fingerprints of every single image in the TinEye Search Index.
How to Run Your Own Unix Server How to run UNIX Server at your home. Step by step instructions on installation and configuration of UNIX and PHP.
Power.com is blocked from accessing Facebook Facebook blocks Power.com from accessing it's servers.
Passive Houses Actively Save Energy There are now about 15,000 passive houses built around the world, with the majority in German-speaking countries and Scandinavia.
December 2008
Google Metadata Generator and Web Authoring Statistics The Google Metadata Web Authoring Statistics examines the usage of meta elements and common mistakes.
Google Tech Talk on Generating and Querying Semantic Metadata and Ontologies How to extent media wiki environment with semantic aspects and how to provide natural language interfaces for varying knowledge bases.
Clear Private Data Does Not Clear Private Data in Firefox 3 How to clear private data in Firefox 3 by changing default setting for RichResults. Known bug Firefox 3 doesn't clear private data.
Why WordPress is not Search Engine Optimized WordPress and Search Engine Optimization issues. Below is the explanation that WordPress provides, which we will briefly examine.
Apple ditches Macworld Expo This January will be Apple's last presentation at the Macworld and CEO Steve Jobs will not appear. Industry events like Macworld Expo have been losing their luster inside Apple for some time.
Collection of Chairs to Keep Your Meetings Short A catalog of designer chairs from the Secrets of Efficient Meeting Collection to keep your meetings short and productive. Featured are Talking Head chair and Space Invader Chair.
Ultra High Security Password Generator Ultra High Security Password generator form Gibson Research Corporation. The raw password material is provided in several formats to support its use in many different applications. Each of the password strings on the page is generated independently of every other, based upon its own unique pseudo-random binary data. So there is no underlying similarity in the data among the various format passwords.
Mathematica 7 from Wolfram Research Wolfram Research has released the seventh version of Mathematica. New features include Secure Website and Network Connectivity, Statistical Model Analysis.
Testing Your Site for Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities How to test your web site for cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and XSS tests to prevent the attacks.
How to Reset Mac OS X Admin Root Password with an Install Disk How to reset Mac OS X administrator, known as root admin password with an Install Disk.
Surf the Web via Proxy on Mac OS Surf the web anonymously via Proxify Widget on Mac OS 10.4. Hide your IP addres and your network traffic.
Broken Windows Theory of Social Behavior Dr Kellings controversial Broken Windows theory of social behavior finds that graffiti-spraying and other forms of low-level delinquency promote further bad behavior.
Broken Windows Theory and its Application to Online Spaces Randy Farmer talks about his experience managing a community for Yahoo and challenges with online moderation.
November 2008
How to recover lost root password on Mac OS X How to recover lost root password on Mac OS X using terminal sudo command.
Improve Search Engine Snippet with Meta Description How to improve Google snippet and search engine page rank (SEPR) with the meta description tags.
How to prevent data profiling by search engines on Firefox. What is search history profling, how it affects your privacy and how to prevent data profiling by search engines on Firefox 2, 3.
Clear Private Data and Privacy Add-Ons for Firefox 3.0. Firefox 3 Add-Ons. Clear Private Data, Hide Pages since clearing history, Old Firefox 2 Location Bar.
October 2008
Meta Data Generator Updates Moxietype explains why Google cares meta description tags, or long string of keywords.
July 2008
Planning on moving your site to a new domain? Moxietype Blog provides a few tips on how to move the site to a new domain and how it will affect site's Search Engine ranking.
June 2008
Farewell to China Moxietype Blog bans most of the IPs out of CHINANET Sichuan province network.
May 2008
The Definition of Free Moxietype Blog writes about the definition of Free or GPL/GNU Public License and what does it mean to be
January 2008
Optimizing feed with images for RSS Readers Moxietype Blog writes about how to optimize RSS or Atom Feed with images.
How to clear private data on Firefox for Windows Clear private data on Firefox for Windows. Saved passwords, download history, cache, cookies, authenticated sessions.
Security Features in Web Browsers Moxietype Blog writes about Security Features in Web Browsers Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Safari.
Google Hot Trends Moxietype Blog writes about Google Hot Trends.
Encryption Moxietype Blog writes about Mcrypt Extension and its support of an impressive array of algorithms, including triple-DES, Blowfish, Twofish and Two-Way.
PHP Safe Mode Moxietype Blog writes about PHP Safe mode which is a set of configuration options that allow the system administrator to alter the behavior of the PHP interpreter by implementing security measures.
December 2007
Blogging for Business 2 Moxietype Blog writes about how businesses can benefit from blogging.
Blogging for Business 1 Moxietype Blog gives a basic explanation on how blogs can benefit business.
October 2007
Top ten mistakes of shopping cart design Moxietype Blog gives a list of common mistakes with e-commerce shopping cart designs.
June 2007
why do we need cookies Moxietype Blog writes about cookies which are arbitrary pieces of data chosen by the Web server and sent to the browser and why they are absolutely necessary in a recorded PHP session.