9 Letter Word Riddle

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx8LyeEzut4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Windows 8

Microsoft is pulling out the stops for the next release of windows. Microsoft looks like they have been working overtime with with unpinning releases of both the desktop-software and server editions. Also, they look to make major strides into the tablet and cell phone market. We will see if they can make to move with their new renewed enthusiasm and spirit.

Let the IPAD connection begin....

I have been well consumed by my new IPAD. I am going to start a posting of sites, reviews and opinions on the IPAD.
Some of the best apps that I have found myself using.

EverNote - Great App for saving place , pictures and notes to self.

GetGlue is a social network for entertainment. Check in and review just about everything.

Let me know some of your fav's so i can post for future blog's

Atari Arcade Duo-Powered Joystick for the iPad

Atari Arcade Duo-Powered Joystick for the iPad - Coolest Gadgets

Since a lot of users want to use their iPad for games, Atari thought that they could make an accessory for that.

I suppose it is an effort from the company to make gaming as old-school as possible for the company's old-school titles. For example, you can get a lot of 2600 games on Atari's Greatest hits iPad App like Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command and even more.

Of course, the 2600 joystick had only one button, and this guy has four. The joystick is also a different look than the old school console system, but the ball on the top is welcome. Perhaps you can get an attachment for a trackball like the Centipede arcade game of yore (actually, it was the early eighties).

This Atari Arcade Duo Joystick has been making the rounds on tech and gadget blogs, and most of them have been making comparisons to the iCade. The iCade definitely has the arcade-style video game set up and this product is available at ThinkGeek for a price of $99.99.

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Makayama Movie Mount turns your iPad 2 into a video recording studio

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 
BY JULIE : THE GADGETEER

It seems that small point and shoot video cameras like the Flipare going the way of the Dinosaur, as they are being replaced by smartphones like the iPhone 4. But have you ever considered using your iPad 2 as a video camera? Makayama gives you the ability to attach various accessories such as lenses, microphones, lights, tripods and even an optical viewfinder to your iPad 2 with their new Movie Mount case. This Smartcover compatible case offers some cool features such as the ability to attach 37 mm conversion lenses, like wide angle and zoom. It even allows you to easily slide the lens out of the way for on the fly changes. You can pre-order the Movie Mount for $69.95, with availability in October. Check out the demonstration video after the jump.

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Happy Owl Studio Wallet for iPad 2

from The Gadgeteer by Janet Cloninger

Happy Owl Studio has a line of cases that incorporate  an iPad 2 frame into a book-style case.  Half the case has a zipper compartment that has room inside for your phone, credit cards, pens, and other essentials.  The back half of the case holds the iPad 2 in a frame that leaves ports and buttons open; even the back camera has a cutout.  The Wallet for iPad 2 is their unisex design, and it's available only in black.  They don't specify the material used, so I'll assume that means it's artificial leather.  The case can also be used as a horizontal stand for viewing and as a typing stand (shown).  The Wallet will start shipping at the beginning of September, and it is available now for pre-order for $79.99.

Filed in categories: iPhone, iPad, iPod related, News

Tagged: iPad 2 case and stand

Happy Owl Studio Wallet for iPad 2 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 20, 2011 at 11:06 am.

Things you might not know

Original post by

JP Moore

B1. There's No Evidence That Vikings Had Horns On Their Helmet

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  Historical vikings, I mean. The ones from Minnesota we definitely have evidence of horns…

• 2. Marie Antoinette Never Said "Let Them Eat Cake"

  

  The phrase appeared in Rousseau's "Confessions" when she was only 10 years old.

• 3. George Washington Did Not Have Wooden Teeth

  

  He had four different sets of dentures: gold, hippopotamus ivory, lead, and human and animal teeth.

• 4. Napoleon Was Not Particularly Short

  

  He wasn't tall either, but just average size.

• 5. Mussolini Did Not Make The Trains Run On Time

  

  Most of the infrastructure work was done before Moussolini came to power.

• 6. Einstein Never Failed Math

  

  Before he was fifteen he had actually "mastered differential and integral calculus." So there's that.

• 7. Someone Does Not Need To Be Missing For 24 Hours To File A Missing Persons Report

  

  If there is evidence of violence or an unusual absence one can be filed much sooner.

• 8. Swallowed Chewing Gum Does Not Take 7 Years To Digest

  

  It's not digestible, but it goes through your system at roughly the same rate as other food.

• 9. 420 Is Not The LA Penal Code For Marijuana Use

  

  The term came from people planning to meet at 4:20pm to smoke.

• 10. When Olde English Was Spoken People Did Not Use "Ye" Instead of "The"

  

• 11. The Great Wall Of China Is Not Visible From The Moon

  

  Nothing man-made is.

• 12. Goldfish Actually Have Memories Longer Than A Few Seconds

  

  So that thing you did in front of your goldfish… He remembers.

• 13. Bats Are Not Blind

  

  Many do use sonar primarily, but all bats have eyes capable of sight.

• 14. Lemmings Do Not Have Mass Suicidal Dives From Cliffs During Migration

  

  This was popularized in an early Disney nature film that was shot on a soundstage and the Lemmings were actually pushed off the cliff by photographers.

• 15. Bulls Are Not Enraged By The Color Red

  

  Red doesn't stand out as a bright color for bulls, but the movement of the matador's cape does in fact enrage them.

• 16. Shaving Does Not Make Hair Grow Back Faster And Thicker

  

  So you can stop trying, that beard just might never come for you… Ma'am.

• 17. Sugar Does Not Cause Hyperactivity In Children

  

  Children are just crazy.

• 18. Redheads Are Not Going Extinct

  

  There may be less of them, but so long as people carry the gene there will be redheads.

• 19. Alcohol Does Not Kill Brain Cells

  

  At least not directly. You can still do things while drunk that will kill brain cells.

• 20. Men Do Not Think About Sex Every 7 Seconds

  

  It just seems that way. This statistic is actually impossible to measure.

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New LED Lighting.( Cost to operate)

I see many of the new LED lamps being offer at the local hardware and Big box stores. When you first take a look at what they offer it seems like a no brain'er and that WOW I could save a tom of money and reduce my power bill.But then the Shock !!!
What ??? $35.00 to 45.00 dollars for a lamp.
So i sat down and did a little calculation.
Base on a lamp being on 4 hours per day every day of the year I compared a 75 watt incandescent to the New LED. I used a cost of .125 per KWH and also included the cost of 3 replacement incandescent lamps per year.
I calculated this over a 5 year period.
Here what I found .
Total cost to operate which includes the cost of lamp
LED ---------- $43.80 over the five year period.
Incandescent - $76.60 over the five year period.

Overall savings per year is $14.56 per year or $72.80 over 5 Years
This give you a payback per lamp at around

2.75 years payback

if the lamp runs you around $40.00 bucks.
Seems like a positive investment, However ..
As most of you have seen with seen with the Fluorescent replacement lamps on the market. "They seem to fail well before the rated life" mainly because the rated life does not always take in to consideration the switching on and off of the lamp. Switching has a tendency to degrade the lamp life span.
Since this technology in this application is new, it has yet to been seem how these will perform in the Real world. Maybe if the lamp manufacturer put up warranty that exceeds the payback with an actual way of getting a replacement. I might consider.
Until then I recommend wait till the price drops.