It's frustrating when a jar lid is exceptionally hard to remove. Here's what you do.
How to Open a Jar With a Spoon
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
How to Open a Jar With a Spoon
CGI faked-fireworks feature in Olympics opening ceremony footage
Around 1 billion people around the globe are estimated to have tuned in to watch the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. I wonder how many of them realised that some of those fantastic fireworks they were watching had been created by a computer visual effects team?
CGI faked-fireworks feature in Olympics opening ceremony footage
11 Things We Hate About iTunes
iPod and iPhone owners know that Apple's iTunes is the dominant software for managing digital media. But some aspects of iTunes drive us nuts.
11 Things We Hate About iTunes
Blue Screen of Death During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
Well this is just perfect. At the exact moment Li Ning was rounding the lip of the Bird's Nest during the amazing torch-lighting climax, someone snapped this photo of our good friend the BSOD nestled amongst the Nest's steel twigs. Perhaps an Opening Cermonies IT dude spit out his coffee on the machines in the server room when Li took to the sky?
Olympic Fail: Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
World Universities' ranking on the Web
This ranking has the largest coverage with more than 16,000 Higher Education Institutions worldwide listed in the Directory. Web presence measures the activity and visibility of the institutions and it is a good indicator of impact and prestige of universities.
World Universities' ranking on the Web
Why Do People Say "Yes?" The "6 Weapons of Influence"
Why do people say 'yes'? How can we get them to comply with our requests?
Why Do People Say "Yes?" The "6 Weapons of Influence"
32 Ways to Make Someone Happy Today
Making others happy is one of the best ways to have a great day yourself. It can brighten the world around you.
Make someone happy today!
32 Ways to Make Someone Happy Today
Sunday, August 10, 2008
10 mispronunciations that make you sound stupid
Right or wrong, people often judge you by the way you pronounce things. Say a word incorrectly and POW — they’ve pegged you as a provincial, poorly educated moron. Toni Bowers offers a list of commonly mangled words so you can double-check your own pronunciation.
10 mispronunciations that make you sound stupid
Slow-Motion Lightning Video
In this amazing video, a slow-motion camera captures the strange and beautiful electricity dance that is a lightning strike.
Slow-Motion Lightning Video
19 Clever Inventions That Make Life Easier... or Not
From egg holders to banana guards....
19 Clever Inventions That Make Life Easier... or Not
The Five Things You Need to Know About Finding the Work You Love
One of the keys to happiness — as well as productivity and effectiveness at work — is finding work you love, that you’re passionate about. Work you want to do, instead of just have to do.
The Five Things You Need to Know About Finding the Work You Love
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Babies born 8/8/08 at 8:08; 8 lbs., 8 oz.
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - Meet Hailey Jo Hauer and Xander Jace Riniker, both born at 8:08 a.m. on 8/8/08, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, in neighboring states.
Babies born 8/8/08 at 8:08; 8 lbs., 8 oz.
Free Custom iPhone Ringtones using only iTunes
Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free).
Free Custom iPhone Ringtones using only iTunes
18 Smaller Olympic Countries
It’s easy to get wrapped up in all of the big name countries that go to the Olympics, such as the United States or Russia, but have you ever thought about those countries that don’t have as much money for a team or only have a few athletes who qualify?
18 Smaller Olympic Countries
Flump Exports Flickr Photos to Your Desktop
Free Adobe AIR application Flump downloads all the photos from a user-specified Flickr account to your hard drive. It's a simple one-use application.
Flump Exports Flickr Photos to Your Desktop
Make Cut Flowers Last Longer
An aspirin in vase water does nothing to extend the life of cut flowers. Now that we’ve debunked this flower arranging myth, do any of the other folk tales for keeping flowers looking fresh actually work?
Make Cut Flowers Last Longer
The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games includes schedules, medals, atheletes and teams, background and records.
The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
How to move your iTunes library
Fortunately, for people who don't enjoy playing Russian Roulette with their iTunes library transfers (and don't want to buy the software for it), here's a quick and easy guide to how to transfer everything over properly, and make sure that all the little hooks and crannies line up correctly in the new installation.
How to move your iTunes library
Searching For Olympics News And Video
The Olympics are now officially under way. One of the unofficial competitions is among the search engines and companion sites to offer scores, updates and coverage of the games. Below is a roundup of where you can keep track of the medal count and watch your favorite action online.
Searching For Olympics News And Video
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