SoundCloud started off as a site solving the problem of how difficult and frustrating it was for recording artists to share and collaborate on their music. Now, it's evolved into a full publishing tool for those artists to distribute their tracks and these days, it's hosting some hot tracks. Add in the fact that it embraces Creative Commons, SoundCloud is a great site to browse … [Read more...]
Product Review: Evolve Ladybug Water-Saving Showerhead
Although not computer technology, the Evolve Ladybug showerhead is energy-saving, water-saving, and cost-saving technology, all of which are other interests of mine. The Ladybug is a three-inch long adapter that fits on the end of your shower pipe between the showerhead. It's designed to turn your shower down to a trickle as soon as the cold water is flushed from the pipe and … [Read more...]
Covering IPv6 Basics While The Internet Society and Others Announce World IPv6 Day
From 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255, IP version 4 addresses are mathematically finite and as I'm sure you've heard or read about, they are running out. (Follow the countdown on Twitter.) It's quite apparent because we've reached that sensationalist level in the mainstream media. Rest assured, a solution is in place and plenty of people are working behind the scenes to make the … [Read more...]
Pop or Soda? Pepsi or Coke? Binary Numbers Explained.
I figured what better day than January 11th, 2011 (1/11/11) than to write this long overdue post on binary numbers. Binary numbers are one of the fundamental things to computer science that need to be understood before moving onto the more complicated things. It's a system of math and once it clicks, it will open up a lot of other things like understanding logic gates on up … [Read more...]
Attend The Google Science Fair Now
Visit http://www.youtube.com/googlesciencefair to view the Live Webcast of the Google Science Fair. An example presentation is going on now. To help make today’s young scientists the rock stars of tomorrow, in partnership with CERN, The LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, we’re introducing the first global online science competition: the Google Science … [Read more...]