Tag archive: Antarctica

In a partnership with the Sustainable Amazon Foundation, a team from Google has taken it upon themselves to map out the endangered South American rainforest as well as collect photo data of the communities of people that live there. To start, Google mounted the cameras on boats that travel the Rio Negro and Amazon rivers to create 360-degree panoramics of the waters and dense forest. On land, Google is using tricycles to navigate along dirt… Read More

I’ve had a chance to take a hard look at both the MacBook Air and the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 and as amazing as these products are; I think you can draw a line to what likely will be the next hot notebook computer. Having said that, let’s start by talking about what makes these two products different and how they are likely to appeal to different kinds of people. I’ll leave the whole OS discussion for others, but it… Read More

I suppose I'm revealing my age here, but back when I wasn't much taller than the tumbleweeds blowing through my home town, there was a store over on (not making this up!) Oddie Boulevard called "Grand Central:" it was sort of a precursor to to the Lowes and Home Depots of the world, but also offered sporting goods, outdoor gear, and things like fireplace logs and a nursery. Anyway: my parents were mystified at my… Read More