Similar to the productivity-killing Pac-Man Google Doodle, the Les Paul Guitar Google Doodle I wrote about yesterday has earned itself a permanent home. It can be found at http://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html Previously recorded 30-second tunes are already redirecting to the permanent home. For example, check out this rendition of The Beatles Here Comes The … [Read more...]
Acer and Samsung Chromebooks Available For Pre-Order At Amazon.com
With Acer and Samsung Chromebooks expected to become available next Wednesday, June 15th, Amazon has made the Chromebooks available for pre-order today. You can choose between Acer and Samsung brands, grey or white, and WiFi or WiFi/3G with the Chromebooks store on Amazon. … [Read more...]
404 Tech Support Surpasses 1 Million Views
"You're supposed to report the news, not make it." Sorry, I'd like to just take a small time-out to mark this milestone of hitting 1 million views yesterday. I was expecting it to happen today but the higher than usual traffic yesterday led it to surge past 1,000,000. Like missing that milestone on your car's odometer, there's no going back. At this momentous occasion, I'd … [Read more...]
Best Buy Sends NewEgg Cease & Desist Letter For Using The Term ‘Geek’
Put me down under the column of "Hates Best Buy's Geek Squad". They are one of the reasons I've done a lot of freelance tech support over the years. Where am I going to send somebody that needs some help with their computer? Geek Squad who charge $89 for installing RAM? I don't think so. I'll do that for a fraction of the price. They also have their ridiculous high prices for … [Read more...]
Strum Some Music With Today’s Google Doodle Celebrating Les Paul’s Birthday
Today's Google Doodle celebrates Les Paul's 96th birthday. Les Paul is a well-known guitar maker and musician. His solid-body electric guitar was the foundation for rock and roll. Google's Doodle today is strummable. By putting your cursor over a string, a tone will play. Comments on the Hacker News story have also mapped the keyboard to the strings, which might help you play … [Read more...]