Coolest iPhone App, so far - Yelp

EASTER EGG: Yelp Is the iPhone's First Augmented Reality App - mashable.com

Yelp is a great iPhone app that uses the GPS to find restaurants, shopping and businesses that are close to your location, with reviews out of 5 stars for everything.  Yesterday, a new version of Yelp was released with a hidden feature: augmented reality.  "Augmented Reality" is a new buzz word which means that data is overlaid on the "real world".

Back to Yelp.  If you download the updated version and shake the iPhone 3 times, then you can turn on the "Monocle" feature.  Monocle turns on your iPhone's camera, and shows pop-up tags of restaurants (and stuff) over whatever you're looking at.  If you spin around, the camera image turns and new business pop ups appear.

Don't believe my ham-fisted explanation, check out the mashable.com page for the youtube video.

Tech Support cheat sheet

Tech Support Cheat Sheet - xkcd

A web comic that explains my super human computer fixing skills for various parents, grandparents and other "not computer people".

Best Montreal Poutine

Montreal Poutine
http://www.montrealpoutine.com/reviews.html
Who knew that a restaurant could have a poutine menu with 22 different
varieties?
I'm planning a trip to Central Canada, and was curious about
restaurants that serve the French Canadian delicacy of poutine.
Typically, in my mind, poutine is fries, cheese curds and gravy.
Simple right?

Boy, was I surprised to hear about the Italienne (marinara sauce), the
Vegetarian, the BOM (Bacon-Onion-Mushroom), and the Foie Gras
varieties of poutine.

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'00s Decade in Review

click opera - Mister narrative of the decade

With 3 months left in the 2000's, this is the first overview that I've seen of the current decade.  I like what I see.  

9/11. The iPhone and Facebook.  Google and the downward spiral of the major media companies.

In New Westminster, Longboarders surf on concrete waves

BCLocalNews.com - Longboarders surf on concrete waves

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Apparently, New Westminster's Elliot Street has huge appeal for Vancouver's longboarders, because of its steepness and unique zigzag sidewalk. Who knew?

What does it take to be an Ice Specialist?

For Winter Games in Vancouver,  Ice Isn't So Easy - New York Times

An interesting NY Times article about the ice makers for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.  They talk to the 5 ice specialists about the challenges of making the best ice for hockey, speed skating, figure skating,  and bobsled.

The 35 Best iPhone Apps Of The Year (So Far)

The 35 Best iPhone Apps Of The Year (So Far)

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NYTimes: In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History

From The New York Times:

In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History

By TAMAR LEWIN

In Arizona, teachers are being encouraged to create lessons that incorporate materials they find online....

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html

Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://nytimes.com/iphoneinstaller

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NYTimes: For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics

From The New York Times:

For Today's Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics

By STEVE LOHR

With the explosion of digital data, statisticians can earn $125,000 in their first year after getting a doctorate....

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/technology/06stats.html

Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://nytimes.com/iphoneinstaller

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