ARCHIVE February, 2009

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Packing an iPhone – International Travel Essentials

September 30, 2009

I’m off to Thailand soon. I always forget how much there is to do to get ready, and preparing gear is no exception. These applications are the ones I think will be the most helpful on my trip, and hopefully will be helpful to anyone who is traveling internationally with an iPhone where there is [...]

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Visible Wear

September 24, 2009

Impressive! My tires rot before I even get close to wearing the knobbies down to this degree. Tip: Don’t borrow this bike if it’s raining.

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Scan as you Go Grocery Guns

September 22, 2009

I saw these at a grocery store in Provincetown, MA, while visiting. Using your grocery card, you check out one of the scanners from the wall display, and grab some empty grocery sacks. As you shop, you use the scanner gun to scan each item (the big yellow button) as you put it in the [...]

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Analog Displays and Physical Mapping

September 22, 2009

I snapped this picture in the lobby of the Frost Bank building in San Antonio. The panel, nowhere near the elevators, was designed to give the fire department a view of what floors the elevators were on. I love the look of this display – the lights behind the numbers, the movement going up and [...]