If you're interested in astronomy or have a kid that's learning about the solar system in school, this 3D, interactive, Flash-driven model of the solar system can be really cool. You can check out the constellations with the Panoramatic view, zoom in on planets with the Heliocentric view, and focus on Earth with a Geocentric view. You can perform a search for the heavenly … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Google Wins April Fools This Year And Other Sites’ Pranks
April Fools 2011, the best of the best jokes on the Internet: Gmail Motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu927_ul_X0 Google Docs Motion Beta … [Read more...]
March 31st is World Backup Day! Do you know where your backups are?
Today is World Backup Day. It's just a friendly reminder to make sure all your valuable files, pictures, videos, documents, or whatever are all securely backed up. If it's been a while since the last time you backed up, it's time to copy them to an external drive, burn a DVD, or upload them to an online storage system. You have plenty of options and no excuse to complain when … [Read more...]
Another Animated Google Doodle Celebrates Robert Bunsen’s 200th Birthday
Google is celebrating Robert Bunsen's 200th birthday today with an animated Google Doodle above the search box on the Google home page. There, you can see it in motion with the color liquids moving as a result of the Bunsen burner. While a 200th birthday seems like a more worthwhile reason to celebrate than Houdini's 137th birthday last week, you can learn more about Robert … [Read more...]
Kansas City, Kansas Announced As Recipient Of Google’s Fiber Network
From the Official Google Blog: After a careful review, today we’re very happy to announce that we will build our ultra high-speed network in Kansas City, Kansas. We’ve signed a development agreement with the city, and we’ll be working closely with local organizations, businesses and universities to bring a next-generation web experience to the community. Later this morning … [Read more...]