Monthly Archives: April 2009
George Dyson: The birth of the computer
http://www.ted.com Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer — from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers. Duration : 0:17:20 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Fcomputers%2Fgeorge-dyson-the-birth-of-the-computer’; addthis_title = ‘George+Dyson%3A+The+birth+of+the+computer’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: computers, Dyson, engineering, George, history, military, science, software, Technology, ted, tedtalks
One Laptop Per Child
Google Tech Talks April 12, 2007 ABSTRACT The mission of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) movement is to ensure that every school-aged child in the lesser-developed parts of the world is able to engage effectively with their own personal laptop, networked to the world, so that they, their families and their communities can openly … Continue reading
Rock Band Drum Silencers Review!
Rock band drum silencers reviewed! Stay tuned. Duration : 0:3:24 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Frock-band-accessories%2Frock-band-drum-silencers-review’; addthis_title = ‘Rock+Band+Drum+Silencers+Review%21′; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: accessories, band, drums, helpful, info, loud, mods, noise, peripherals, QM, reviews, rock
How to Set Up a Home Theater System : Connecting TV to a Stereo Receiver
How to connect a TV to a receiver for your home theater; get expert tips and advice on hooking up video and audio equipment for home entertainment systems in this free instructional video. Expert: Reggie Hayes Bio: Reggie Hayes has researching and setting up home theater systems since 1995. He has also worked at a … Continue reading
Google API Talks – Android, KML,Google Maps,Gadgets/Mapplets
At the beginning of the April Silicon Valley GTUG meeting, several Googlers and external developers gave lightning talks about their latest and greatest. Watch Dick Wall talk about Android updates, Van Riper talk about his KML, Tom Brown display transit data visualization in Google Earth, Brian Hamlin show off animated weather KML, the Seero guys … Continue reading
How to connect two wireless laptops to the internet?
I have to wireless laptops at home.One wireless laptop can get on to the internet,But the other one cannot.How do I connect the two of them to use the internet? You need to have a wireless router.Then u can have as many laptops as u want. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Flaptops%2Fhow-to-connect-two-wireless-laptops-to-the-internet’; addthis_title = ‘How+to+connect+two+wireless+laptops+to+the+internet%3F’; addthis_pub = ”; … Continue reading
I'm gonna buy Rock band for WII, what are all the accessories for it?
I am going to buy Rock Band for the Wii. What are all the accessories for it? What will the total be with the game too?? Thanks! Best answer goes to someone who lists all the instruments, and tell me about how much it will work out to be. The big box (Special Edition) you … Continue reading
Does anyone know a lot about home theatre systems?
Is the Genesis G-508 a good system? Is it wireless? How hard is the installation? Here is a link to their website…http://www.genesismedialabs.com/hometheater508.html How much is a system like this really worth? MSRP is $4200 Thanks! It's a white-van scheme. The whole system probably cost <$50 (and that's optimistic) to produce, and probably sounds abysmal. If … Continue reading
Where can I find information about gadgets and stuff in general?
I have a 5 minute speech to prepare for my classes and the topic I chose is "Gadgets". Basically I want to write about gadgets(for example like any new cell phones, the wireless technology like WiFi or Wimax, portable media players, etc.) and how they are useful in our day to day lives, be it … Continue reading