Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Google cr-48 Internet Computer

Well, Google went and sent me a free netbook computer with their Chrome OS installed.

I have promised to use the computer full time and to provide feed back to them
based on my experiences with it.

As you might have heard by now, the cr-48 is an internet only computer, having
no installed software applications and the OS is basically the Google Chrome browser.
All computer work/fun is done online with internet apps such as gmail, picasaweb, picnik,
or your choice of favorite app.

Today I jumped right in and have been taking photos of an computer I am listing on eBay.
I was able to upload the photos from my cell phone to, on to the picasaweb web site. From there I sent the
photos one by one to the picnik website to process and color correct them.

Tomorrow I will put it up for auction on ebay. (no, not the cr-48, its a keeper)








Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Video: Lithium-ion Batteries via Robotics Institute

Jay Whitacre, a Carnegie Mellon professor with a joint appointment in Materials Science and Engineering and Public Policy, gives a quick overview of Lithium-ion batteries.

Length: 1:15:00

Monday, January 17, 2011

Toyota Seeks To Ditch Rare Earth Metals from Electric Motors via All Cars Electric

As hybrid cars and electric vehicles increase in market share, rare earth metals like neodymium - a soft metal which is used to create the ultra-strong magnets used in electric motors - are becoming increasingly expensive and sought-after.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Pine School planning area's first TED conference via tcpalm

HOBE SOUND — The Pine School is planning the Treasure Coast's first TEDx symposium — a conference from the worldwide nonprofit dedicated to innovation — for next September.


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