Thursday session: Xiangqi, Tarot, Tichu We had to do a last-minute location switch because university is already closed for Christmas. Well, four players gathered at the bar we chose to play in. Not bad, really, as four is all you need… Jaakko was first…
Seattle’s Swedish Hospital WLAN Lessons Learned Some hard-won, expensive, and time-consuming lessons learned… and the resulting rewards… from Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center deployment of its Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) are described in a pair of February 4, 2008 articles in Network World. Healthcare firm offers wireless lessons learned. (There is also a longer […]
Best iPhone App Ever: Current State Makes You Mini-Captain Planet [Green Tech]
Unfortunately, it’s still a concept, but Current State is amazing—behind its glowing, sexy UI, it’s a real-time power management app that monitors consumption and lets you play with your power from anywhere. Devices are jacked in through plug-ends that bridge the plug […]
Tips for Nonprofits Meme Elizabeth Able, of Able Reach Arts and Web Development, recently started a blog meme in support of nonprofits that have an online presence. She asks that we write one tip on ways nonprofits can benefit from having an online presence and have others do […]
Devil May Cry 4 Anime Does Exist [Adv Films]
Best Buy doesn’t lie, as the threat of the Devil May Cry anime’s cancellation truly has ended. An anonymous employee has provided us with photos of the new ADV Films discs in hand, complete with Best Buy price tags and manufacturer labels, definitive proof that […]
Gamer Builds “Luna City” Retro Arcade in Backyard (Video)
Use Mouse Gestures on a Linux Desktop [How To]
Linux.com has a great roundup of ways to use mouse gestures in nearly every corner of a Linux desktop. Newcomers who just want to try out a few shortcuts are walked through the previously mentioned Mouse Gestures Firefox extension and desktop corner activator Brightside, but […]
This Week’s Best Posts [Highlights]
If it feels like Lifehacker posts are taking over your feedreader, don’t hit that unsubscribe button—instead, give our lower-volume, higher-quality top stories feed a spin. Otherwise you can do some URL hacking to filter your Lifehacker posts down to just the stuff you care about. This week’s […]
Myst Online Dries Up [Cancellations]
Just days prior to the one-year anniversary of the launch of Myst Online: Uru Live, the publisher responsible for bringing Cyan Worlds’ MMO to the masses (well… ) has announced its termination. GameTap’s Vice President of Content and Creative Director Ricardo Sanchez broke the bad news to fans on […]
VIDEO: 15-inch Digital Photo Frame Plays Movies, Music