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Lego-fied album covers
Oct 26, 2008 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Back in Romania I had (what I at the young age of 10 considered) an extensive collection of Lego. I remember I used to play for hours, making all sorts of space vehicles, castles and police stations all of these trying to mimic the latest Lego set I saw in stores (the ones we could not afford).
The Toyzone has a list of 20 Album Covers Recreated in LEGO. Many of The Beatles’ album covers have been recreated, including Abbey Road:
Check out the article for the other albums.
If you are into Lego, check out this site which has building instructions for (I would say) every Lego set ever released. Awesome!
IM-tiquette
Oct 26, 2008 Instant Messaging Leave a comment
Instant messaging has grown in popularity greatly since its infancy. It started with chatrooms and IRC channels in the 80’s and has grown into a large business with almost every large company wanting a piece (and by that I mean each company is offering its own type of IM client and protocol). With every iteration, instant messaging clients have offered more and more features such as file transfers, voice chat, video calls, VoIP, etc.
Instant messaging has brought the world together and allowed people all over the world to communicate in real time without having to pick up the phone. While this is fine and dandy, one must keep in mind that certain etiquette rules apply to IM’s as well (just like with email and phone conversations).
wikiHow has a great article on How to Practice IM Etiquette. Among the tips listed:
- Read and Use status messages (there’s a reason developers allow us to set ourselves as “Busy” or “Away”)
- Use correct grammar (it’s so much easier to read and make sense of what you want when you follow this rule)
- Give time to respond (IM’s are semi-asynchronous. They’re more real time than email but only when the other person is there and can understand what you are saying.)
- datm (Don’t abbreviate too much)
Read the article and brush up on your IM-tiquette!
WordPress 2.7 dashboard description (in words)
Oct 21, 2008 WordPress Links 1 Comment
The folks over at the WordPress development blog have posted an article describing the main sections of the new dashboard.
WordPress 2.7 promises to be amazing!
This laptop will self-destruct in 10 seconds
Oct 17, 2008 Gadget Leave a comment
Ubergizmo has an article about IBM’s new “ultra-secure” concept laptop:
The laptop features:
- a security knob
- hidden USB ports
- a built-in paper shredder
I don’t think I will be buying one any time soon, but if you’re into ultra secure laptops, this concept seems to do the trick.
WordPress gets a facelift
Oct 17, 2008 WordPress Links Leave a comment
I’m subscribed to the WordPress Development blog and today they gave a preview of the user interface in the upcoming version. It looks great so far! I especially like the new look of the dashboard. Everything is more accessible and more upfront, especially the WordPress stats, both the traffic and blog stats.
I’m looking forward to WordPress 2.7!