Monthly Archives: January 2009

1948: Polaroid Provides Instant Pictures Today’s digital camera and camcorder revolution is putting even one-hour film processing centers out of business. The joy of instant snapshots is decades old, however. It started in 1948 with the Polaroid Model 95. This … Continue reading →

A new kind of headphones has been released that can play mP3s themselves without having to connect to a separate device. Adrenaline Technologies LLC has released SlotPhones that work as bluetooth headphones and a standalone mP3 player when a microSD … Continue reading →

LeapFish is a search engine that combines the best of the internet in a single search. LeapFish has recently announced the release of a new click-free search ability that delivers search results even as you type. This is a brand … Continue reading →

Cable TV announced a voluntary delay to stop moving analog channels to digital service between December 31 and March 1 so as to avoid confusing customers. The Cable TV companies are trying to avoid adding a “layer of complexity” to … Continue reading →

Care to dream a bit with me this morning? How about considering…just for a moment or two…the possibility of relocating to Costa Rica. I know…it seems crazy and far-fetched, doesn’t it? But I was just browsing the listings for homes … Continue reading →

Read the caption on the first photo, then look at the second photo. Look at the picture above and you can see where this driver broke through the guardrail, on the right side of the culvert, where the people are … Continue reading →

Here is a very useful resource for anyone who finds themselves in need of specific legal documents. RealDealDocs™ provides online access to printable legal documents and clauses through a full text search engine that was designed to be easy enough … Continue reading →

The group that represents the US recording industry has stopped suing consumers for sharing copyrighted music.  Instead, they will work with internet service providers to stop these people’s internet access if warnings are ignored. This action ends the program that … Continue reading →

Anchor Laura Diaz has co-anchored CBS 2 News at 5 and 11 pm since 2002. Learn more about Laura Diaz here. Ms. Diaz was born in and has lived in California her entire life and is also a first generation … Continue reading →

Baby, it’s c-c-c-c-cold outside where I am in the Midwest! Most of our surrounding area has been shut down since Thursday…and we are used to cold weather! That should tell you something! Me? I’ve been hibernating. I think I must … Continue reading →