Geek-out Contest :: VIATeC Awards

May 22, 2013

Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20130522 - contest-VIATeC Awards

Wanna win a pair of tickets to the 2013 VIATeC Technology Awards?
See what it’s all about, then enter away! One entry per person, please.
Good geeky luck to you! . . .

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Bud’s Weekly Geek-out :: If This Then That

May 22, 2013

Today on Bud’s Weekly Geek-out . . . USEFUL ALERT: an amazing service called If This Then That which uses simple formulas to connect over 60 services, from Facebook to . . .

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Bud’s Mini Geek-out :: Xbox One

May 21, 2013

Bud's Mini Geek-out! 20130521 - Xbox One

Microsoft has released their followup to the Xbox 360 console, called the Xbox One.
Continuing the tech trend of unifying devices, Xbox One aims to create an all-in-one experience between . . .

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Bud’s Weekly Geek-out :: Star Wars set photos, 34 years later

May 15, 2013

Today on Bud’s Weekly Geek-out . . . Did you know the sets from Star Wars constructed in the Tunisian desert were never dismantled? They’re still there today, and a . . .

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Bud’s Weekly Geek-out :: Battle of the Mobile Sexes

May 8, 2013

Today on Bud’s Weekly Geek-out . . . Between men and women, who downloads more apps? Who games more? Who digests more news? Who uses social media more? You may . . .

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Bud’s Mini Geek-out :: Photoshop now subscription-only

May 6, 2013

Bud's Mini Geek-out! 20130506 - Photoshop now subscription-only

During their MAX keynote today, Adobe announced that the next version of its Creative Suite software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere, After Effects, etc.) will only be available via their year-old . . .

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Bud’s Mini Geek-out :: UK + copyright = BZZT!

May 3, 2013

According to this story from The Register, it would appear that the UK has seemingly killed the idea of copyright.
One theoretical example: if you’re in the UK, and someone . . .

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Bud’s Mini Geek-out :: A Boy and His Atom

May 2, 2013

Bud's Mini Geek-out! 20130502 - A Boy and His Atom

The brainiacs at IBM have created the world’s smallest movie.
By animating INDIVIDUAL ATOMS.
It’s like pixel art to the most infinitesimal extreme!
What I find hilarious is that the . . .

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Bud’s Weekly Geek-out :: The Science of Batman

May 1, 2013

Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20130501 - The Science of Batman

Today on Bud’s Weekly Geek-out . . . did you know that there is a course at a Canadian university which explores the extreme range of adaptability of the human . . .

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Bud’s Mini Geek-out :: Google Now, now for Apple

April 30, 2013

Bud's Mini Geek-out! 20130430 - Google Now, now for Apple

Android smartphone/tablet users have had Google Now on their devices for a while, but it released as an app for iPhone/iPad users.
Google Now is a text- or voice-activated personal . . .

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