The process of adding Firefox extensions should be a cautionary tale. Not all adds-ons are written equally well. Some of the add-ons may not play well with the extensions that are already on the computer. Others may be a drain on the computer resources.
16 Nov
Posted by Catherine as Privacy / Security
This is not the type of publicity that Victoria’s Secret needs or wants, especially at this time of the year. As holiday shopping approaches, there are reports that Victoria’s Secret bras are causing a medical concern:
Malcolm Gladwell is a terrific scientist in the guise of being a writer. Of course, he has had international success as a writer but he looks at situations from the perspective of a curious scientist. In what will be another best selling success, Malcolm Gladwell looks at genius and mastery - and examines [...]
Tired of typing a text entry? Then, perhaps, you need the Google speech activated search, which can be used on the iPhone:
The Google guys, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are involved. So is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, among many others. It is the curious mix of technology, entertainment and religion:
“…The Charter for Compassion project on the Internet at www.charterforcompassion.org springs from a “wish” granted this year to religious scholar Karen Armstrong at a premier [...]
There is a ‘James Bondish’ element to this appliance. It is a toaster somewhat like what you use in the morning. However, with the toaster from SashaPure, you can put a text message on the toast. Seeing is believing:
link: Toast Messenger
The person then eats the toast - along with the “embedded” [...]
The concept is stacking. Since cemetery land is becoming scarce, the new strategy is to pile the remains - one on top of the other:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally has acted on the melamine scandal that has impacted China. The scope of the contamination has been wide spread and the FDA is following other countries in halting the import of certain products with origins in China:
It happens so quickly that even people who have had dogs for years would not notice. Most people assume that dogs lap at the water bowl in the same manner that a human would. However, slow motion recordings show that it is an unexpected method:
In a staggering economy, one of the places where there will be less funding is in educational programs. Kansas is one example and the news is not good: