John Hodgman a.k.a Mr. PC’s Blog
October 31, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Celebrities, Science & Technology
If I say "Mr. PC" most people would know who I’m talking about immediately. If you don’t know who I’m talking about then you probably don’t watch TV or keep in touch with the Apple vs. PC. commercials.
Mr. John Hodgman is more than just the PC guy in the commercials. He’s actually quite the intellectual and comedy writer. If you visit his site you can read lots of his opinions on everything you can imagine.
Before he went on television, JOHN HODGMAN was a humble writer, expert, and Former Professional Literary Agent living in New York City. In this capacity, …read more
Get Detailed Phone Specs at PhoneScoop
July 26, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Communication, Reference, Science & Technology, Shopping
As I was writing a post in computers on EveryJoe about gadget device size, I uncovered this handy site with loads of phone specs at PhoneScoop.com. It’s very nicely organized and is loaded with information. With the popularity of cell phones continuing to increase exponentially, finding the right one for you is probably the hardest task.
The site is very well-designed and allows you to select multiple phones and compare them on specs and features. It really makes finding that right one for you super easy. As I said in my other post, size isn’t my biggest concern, it’s more …read more
New Smart Planet Website
July 17, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Business & Career, Science & Technology
If you’re a business person and interested in technology. There’s just about always a benefit of finding another website that gives you resources of information that will impact your daily activities and interests. The new SmartPlanet website provides that combination.
The SmartPlanet website focuses on being the nexus of business, technology and people. By bringing all of these items together, the overall benefit builds on each item’s impact to the world around us.
Welcome to SmartPlanet.com. CBS Interactive has unveiled a new website dedicated to people who realize the need to make our world a better place to live, for all of …read more
Marines Already Have Transformers – VIDEO
June 30, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Government & Politics, Movies & Television, Science & Technology
With Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen out in theaters, weapons of destruction are pretty cool to watch on the big screen. Wouldn’t it be nice if we already had some of that technology available to us for real? Perhaps we do. Check-out this video we uncovered of a the F-35B fighter jet that does a little bit of transforming of its own.
I finally watched the movie tonight at IMAX. Definitely the way to see it! Very good movie, but even less kid friendly than the first one.
Be A Donor and Save a Life – Marrow.org
June 18, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Freebies, How To, Kids & Family, Science & Technology
A friend of mine from college is fighting for her sister that’s fighting her own epic battle with cancer. She recently sent an email out to friends and family requesting they help in the battle by doing a simple little task.
The email was a simple statement of what it would take to save someone’s life. Here’s some of the email. I don’t think I could say it any more clearly myself.
Most people hesitate to become a donor because they think either–
it’s painful (No pain involved–it’s a simple cheek swab.)
it’s complicated (It’s 30 seconds on the internet. We …read more
Giant Sea Worm Ravages Newquay Aquarium
April 9, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Science & Technology
I’ve been a fish geek since I was a little boy. Every since I snuck a peak at a Christmas gift one year that was a 3.5 gallon aquarium. My mom found out I peaked and to keep things a surprise she gave that tank to my older brother and I ended up getting a 10-gallon tank instead.
Therefore, it was with a bit of heightened interest as I read this article about a giant sea worm ravaging a coral reef enclosure and exhibit.
Matt Slater, the aquarium’s curator, said: ‘Something was guzzling our reef but we had no idea what, we …read more
1,474 Megapixel Inauguration Image
January 24, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Government & Politics, Images & Photos, Science & Technology
Who are these people? They were all in attendance as Barack Obama became our nation’s 44th president. What’s impressive though is the photograph that this little picture came from.
The image above is a SERIOUSLY reduced image of what is originally a 1,474 MP image that was taken on inauguration day. See the little red box I’ve put in there on the far right? That’s the approximate location of the original image above zoomed in to view.
You can see this photo in all it’s detail and glory at the Gigapan.org website.
Uncovered by Ragamuffin Soul
Images: Photosections of giant image found …read more
Create a Website for Free with Weebly
January 21, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Communication, How To, Science & Technology, Software & Online Apps
There always seem to be options for getting a website online quickly and easily even when you don’t know the first thing about what it actually takes to build it and publish it yourself.
We’ve uncovered Weebly that does just that and puts all the great Web 2.0 looking stuff at your fingertips too. If you don’t know what Web 2.0 is or means, don’t worry, even the professionals and experts still argue about it as well.
Content elements, such as videos, pictures, maps, and text are added to your website by simply dragging them from the Weebly bar to your …read more
History of the Internet Illustration Video
January 12, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Online Videos, Science & Technology
History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.
Mark left a comment on one of my earlier posts about The Facebook Song and provided a link to this video of the history of the Internet. He originally linked to the video on YouTube, but I prefer the quality of vimeo instead.
I thought it was pretty interesting and as he said in his comment, this site is about Uncovering the Internet, so let’s learn a little bit more about its history. Whaddya say?
SQL Put Downs
January 9, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Humor, Science & Technology
If you’re the geeky, database admin type, you’ll probably enjoy this little site where people use some SQL query language to re-write some of the common and popular jokes of the day.
Uncover some SQL humor at www.sqlputdowns.com
If you don’t get SQL then you will probably just stare at the screen blankly with no clue what was just said or why it was funny.
Image: Snagit of SQL Put Downs website





