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Free Wifi at Airports for the Holidays courtesy of Google
In: Good Stuff|News
16 Nov 2009Google is sponsoring free wifi at 47 airports across the US now until Jan 15th. Accompanying it is a photo contest as well as matching donations up to $250,000 from Google to participating non-profits. Unfortunately, DTW is not one of the participating airports. See details and participants.
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- Tags: travel, wifi
OSX Snow Leopard glitches
In: News|Work updates
5 Oct 2009With every major OS release, you can expect some applications to break, and things to act up until a few patches are released–The latest version of OSX, Snow Leopard is no exception. ZingIT along with some help from a few brave ZCoBbers have been putting it to the test and we’ve found some lingering weirdness: [...]
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Winclone
In: Geek Finds
17 Aug 2009With Netrestore end of life, Winclone has become my go-to app for duplicating Bootcamped partitions in OSX. I appreciate the added ability to shrink and resize existing Windows partitions.
Tyvek® Bike Seat Cover
In: Transportation
30 Jul 2009A present was awaiting me as I approached my bike parked outside of the deli. It was a handmade seat cover with an email address sharpied on it. I emailed the creator and thanked him. It turns out he’s become interested in unleashing some of the practical potential of Tyvek®. Aside from bike seat covers, [...]
Top 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Compost
In: Good Stuff
6 Jul 2009Leather…Hmmn, that makes sense. See what else made the I didn’t know that was compostible list
Gmap Pedometer
In: Transportation
18 May 2009Just in time for “Walking is Wonderful Week” of the Commuter Challenge, calculate your distance walked with the Gmap Pedometer. It is a great mashup of Google Maps, Runner’s World calorie counter, and USGS topo maps and elevation info.
Electronics Recycling
In: News
5 May 2009On top of the ongoing electronics recycling provided by Recycle Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor residents can recycle their additional e-waste on May 9th at Pioneer High School from 9am to 2pm. A separate event for local businesses and non-profits will be held May 7th and 8th from 9am to 2pm at the Washtenaw Intermediate School [...]
Bakfiet spotted in A2
In: Good Stuff
4 May 2009On my ride back downtown on Friday, I noticed a Dutch Cargo bike, or “Bakfiet” on Washington St. right in front of the Circumference Art and Bike Gallery. I spoke briefly with the owner who is now carrying the Larry vs Harry brand of bakfiet–a much lighter version than the one I rode with Roan in the [...]
Ctrl – Alt – Del Pillows
In: Good Stuff
17 Apr 2009From the “Interior Touches” department: Some keyboard inspired pillows via etsy. What happens if you lean against all three at once?
Another Use for Skype: Baby Monitor
In: Good Stuff
30 Mar 2009In our case, two macbooks + skype = one fancy schmancy baby monitor for sleeping Ola.
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