Paul Lee
Have You Seen Gmail Motion? [VIDEO]
Here's the link to Google Gmail Motion, just in case you missed it.
It was a cool April Fools prank. Be sure not to miss the other videos and photos that link from that page. I especially like the one with the children using it to compose a flowchart for Google Docs...
House Automated by Kinect Game Controller [VIDEO]
When you see this video, you're going to want one whether you need it or not.
Google Books is Not Dead Yet
Having the sum total of human knowledge at your fingertips is great.
When I was a kid, we had to pore through the limited resources of the school and public libraries, and any books and magazines owned by people who would let us borrow them...
Snoozing in the Control Tower
If a radio or TV broadcaster falls asleep at the switch, the result could be very embarrassing, but what if an air traffic controller saws some wood while pilots are calling for landing clearance?
That's exactly what happened early Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Will You Lose Your Job to a Robot?
Technology is moving fast. There's usually no longer any need to talk to an actual human when you go to the bank or grocery store, and the automation trend is not slowing down.
Robots don't get bored or fatigued, they work long hours while making hardly any mistakes, and they never ask for a raise...
Coffee Prices Heating Up
If you're a coffee drinker, you probably know what the words "Tall", "Grande" and "Venti" have in common, and unless you're a staunch mooch, you also know the pain in the wallet that accompanies your beverage of choice.
Sadly, coffee prices are on the rise once again.
Amazing Footage From the Tsunami [Video]
Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan March 11, 2011.
Jewel is Okay After Car Crash
Recording artist Jewel, who is expecting a child this spring, was in a rather nasty car wreck in Texas on Friday.
New Satellite Pictures Show Japan Earthquake Damage
New satellite images of the earthquake and tsunami devastation in Japan have become available through Google’s GeoEye system.
The LA Times has a photo gallery of ground-level images on their website, but if you install Google Earth on your computer you can see bird's eye view pictures with the links provided as starting points...
30 Years After the Reagan Assassination Attempt
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
On March 30 1981, John Hinckley Jr. opened fire on Reagan's entourage in Washington, D.C. and injured the president and three others.
Rock Your Clock – Time for a Change
Daylight saving time starts tomorrow morning at 2am.
Be sure to set all clocks and watches ahead one hour.
Since you probably won't be stirring at the official oh-two-hundred changeover time, just zip around the house springing-ahead before you hit the hay tonight and you'll be doing fine, unless your one hour shorter night of dreams is besieged by nightmares of having forgotten one...
Rubber Movie Trailer [VIDEO]
Rubber is a upcoming comedy horror movie (rated R) by Quentin Dupieux about a killer tire in a small town. Yes, you read that correctly.
I suppose I could make jokes about how Rubber's premise is a stretch, or how the plot might have a big hole in the middle, or how the whole 85-minute film might turn out to be one big skid mark, but I guess we'll find out if it gains any traction when the movie c