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Are You More Technologically Savvy Than Your Man?
Feeling Second Best Bianca wrote in yesterday complaining that her boyfriend's admiration for technology is ruining their relationship, but a new study says that it's girls that actually have the edge in new technologies, not the boys!
According to the findings, 94 percent of girls had laptops at home while only 88 percent of boys did, and 50 percent of the children turned to their mothers for tech help versus 22 percent who turned to their fathers. Study coauthor Professor Karen Pine feels as though, "Mothers are taking the lead" and that they're "also the most experienced and capable computer and Internet users.” So when it comes to your relationship, tell me, are you actually more technologically savvy than your man?
Failure Is the New Success
Nice try, guys. But I ain't buying it.
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Do Tell: Are Your Cats Computer Obsessed?
I couldn't stop laughing looking through these cute videos that laurengrand sent to me! It really made me think that maybe kitties are secretly tech-savvy?! There are plenty of suggestions to keep them off the keys or away from the cords, have you ever needed to deter your cats from computer's technology?
Before and After: A Floating Home
Architect Vladimir Plotkin recently showcased his design for a floating residence at Archstoyanie, an architecture festival in the small village of Nicola-Lenivets, located in Kaluga, Russia. Plotkin explained that the raft and house portions are meant to be separate, with the raft platform used for sunbathing, barbecuing, and socializing during the day. After the resident has had her fill of fun, she can then retreat to the elevated house portion of the structure to rest and sleep off the fun and sun.
Weird Funiture: Mac II Couch
Here's a creative upcycling solution for outdated computer equipment. This couch is constructed from 20 Macintosh II computer. The Mac II couch is fastened together with drywall screws, and is sturdy and, according to at least one tester, more comfortable than this looks.
Computer Dork is LOL
Geekboy thinks he's gonna teach us a lesson or two about text message abbreviations and how to avoid the all too painful "typing finger." The only problem is that he's using the abbreviations all wrong, and by wrong I mean WRONG. Perhaps someone (maybe his ex-internet girlfriend?) should tell him that "I'm GAY" does not mean "I'm going after yoga."
Why People Misbehave Online
It's happened to us or it's happened because of us, and it's called "flaming". That's when a person says something in an email to another person that wouldn't be said quite the same way in a face-to-face interaction. Whether the email is angry, surly, embarrassing or lewd, researchers have another name for what makes us do it: "online disinhibition effect".
Petticoat 5: The Computer for Women
I know this is supposed to be a joke, but I want one of these! The (pink) Petticoat 5 Computer for Women is loaded with features that suit the fairer sex, like a space bar that doubles as an emery board, a perfume spritzer that deploys when you hit the "s" key, and if that wasn't enough, it comes bundled with lipstick color chart software. If only Hello Kitty decals were on it, I would say, "how much?"
Why Does This Scare Me?
Darn! I was really hoping to win a computer for my doll house.
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Maker Faire: Vintage Geek Computer Collection
The bright and shiny exhibits at this year's Maker Faire were fine and dandy, but one of the sights I was most excited to see was the exhibit of vintage, "oh so clunky, I can't believe people thought that was innovative" computers.
Hidden in a dark corner of the San Mateo Fairgrounds, was a selection of marvelously vintage geek computers (and an Atari) that have gained cult geek status for being the first/best/most hilarious/exciting of their kind.
The lineup included an old school IBM, Commodore "Super Pet," which was made in the early 80's and can actually be connected to a cassette player, early Apple computer and Atari 800, which was released in 1979 and designed to look like an old computer.
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