Archive for March, 2010

New Healthcare Dept Logo

March 22, 2010mike No Comments »

Not yet out of beta (must be working with Google on this project) The new healthcare.gov site and logo.  I know the bill was just passed yesterday, but the graphics department of the federal government must have been up working late on this one.  Should be popping up on the side of ambulances and hospitals [...]

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Vending Machines – Less Expensive than the Regal

March 19, 2010mike No Comments »

Today’s post comes from the Best of Craig’s List: “Dear Designated Outside Contractor Food Supplier: I must give you high marks for the excellent selection of above-average foodstuffs in our cafeteria. The portions are sensible, the service is wonderful, and the prices generally reasonable, except when it comes to snacky bits. $1.25 is not market [...]

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Is Twitter Sick?

March 16, 2010mike No Comments »

No I’m not saying the software has developed a virus, or is even at the risk of loosing its luster (like myspace). I’m talking about the concept of such a self-absorbed site. Sure I have one (mjtyrpak) though I pretty much use it to plug this blog (yeah, I’m sick) and actually I recently found [...]

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Run Google Chrome OS NOW!

March 13, 2010mike No Comments »

That’s right!  Can’t wait til whenever Google takes the super pre-beta tag off of Google Chrome OS and releases it in regular beta to the rest of the world?  Or worse yet already own a netbook, notebook, laptop, tablet, smartphone whatever and just learned that Google is going to have such strict hardware requirements for [...]

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Cell phone – Invention or Innovation

March 13, 2010mike No Comments »

The invention of the cellphone, commonly attributed to Motorola engineer Marty Cooper.  Marty if you’re reading, I’m going to spoil my conclusion right here: Innovation. That’s right, calling the cellphone an invention is like calling bottled water an invention.  There has always been water, and there have been bottles for a long long time.  There [...]

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