Articles Posted February 2010
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The art of moving things
When Alexander Calder was in the fourth grade, he made a three-dimensional sculpture for his parents. One element was a duck that rocked when it was tapped. This is thought to be the initial inklings…
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Adobe for president
It’s common to hear the famous lines from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, but what exactly is, “Government for the People?” Of course there could be endless discussions on this topic but the people at Adobe…
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Let an app help you do business
With 100,000 apps and counting, it’s easy to get carried away with the more playful addictive apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. Whether it’s shooting up stuff in Tank Battles in Suburbia, or audio…
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Packing with mushrooms
Environmental enthusiasts have a laundry list of complaints about the wide-spread use of Styrofoam in packing materials, insulation and of course, coffee cups. Back in 1986, the Styrofoam industry was declared to be the fifth…
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A personal robot or an avatar?
Back in the day when the personal computer first became available, a significant portion of the populace never envisioned the need for a computer in every home. Of course by now there are usually several…
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