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Social Web invented in 1934

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:02:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: who would have thought.

The Web Time Forgot

MONS, Belgium — On a fog-drizzled Monday afternoon, this fading medieval city feels like a forgotten place. Apart from the obligatory Gothic cathedral, there is not much to see here except for a tiny storefront museum called the Mundaneum, tucked down a narrow street in the northeast corner of town. It feels like a fittingly secluded home for the legacy of one of technology’s lost pioneers: Paul Otlet.

In 1934, Otlet sketched out plans for a global network of computers (or “electric telescopes,” as he called them) that would allow people to search and browse through millions of interlinked documents, images, audio and video files. He described how people would use the devices to send messages to one another, share files and even congregate in online social networks. He called the whole thing a “réseau,” which might be translated as “network” — or arguably, “web.”

Tags: www, web, history social web, media

Howto learn keyboard shortcuts fast

Thu, 29 May 2008 01:59:47 GMT

clipped by: lightblack
clipper's remarks: Too bad it's only for macs, maybe they could bring out a German keyboard version

Clip Source: photojojo.com

Keyboard Shortcut Skins for Macs

You know that photoshop whiz kid friend of yours? The one that plays his keyboard like a Steinway as he dodges and burns his way to photographic perfection?

That could be you.

Click any thumbnail for a larger view

Models available for notebook computers and desktop keyboards.
Molded exactly to fit your keyboard like a glove.
Quick to remove and reapply as often as you wish.
Keeps your keyboard clean and clear of debris.
Made from beautiful, flexible, washable rubber, color-coded by function.
The fastest way to learn all those keyboard shortcuts you keep meaning to memorize.

Tags: gadgets, keyboard, shortcuts

Make vintage photos out of your new photos. Online.

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:54:13 GMT

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Clip Source: www.infopirate.org

Make vintage photos out of your new photos. Online.

Though this page is in Japanese the interface is very intuitive. Just upload any picture and make it old. Really old. Looks great!

http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds

Tags: vintage, photos, online, tool

Box Templates

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:58:19 GMT

clipped by: lightblack
clipper's remarks: this could come in handy for wrapping xmas gifts

Clip Source: www.paperandmore.com

Box Templates

Below are templates that you can use to make gorgeous custom boxes. They can be made with our vellum paper or card stock, depending on the template.

Click below for an enlarged version with printing and folding instructions.

Tags: box, templates, print, instructions

Got Arachnophobia? Here’s Your Worst Nightmare

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:47:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I don't normally fear spiders but this sight really freaked me out.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Got Arachnophobia? Here’s Your Worst Nightmare

Tom Pennington/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, via Associated Press

A web crawling with millions of spiders is growing across several acres of a state park 50 miles east of Dallas, inspiring both wonder and revulsion.

Tags: spiders, fears, web

10 ways to look at a photograph

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:11:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: wow I was amazed at these

Clip Source: interact10ways.com

light

At its most basic level, photography is light. Explore a multidimensional world to see how light – or its absence – can determine the mood, emotion and dramatic contrast within an image.

launch light

information

From its content to its visual components, a photograph is filled with information. Choose a point on an image and delve deeper into it, linking one idea to another in a never-ending chain.

launch information

Tags: photography, photos, interactive

Dedicated to Route 66

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:50:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: lots of information photos memorabilia about Route 66

Clip Source: roadsidephotos.com

THE SIGNS OF 66	Over 130 images of roadside signs along Route 66
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN	Some lost Route 66 landmarks
1992 ILLINOIS MOTOR TOUR	Images from the 1992 Illinois Route 66 Association Motor Tour
CENTRAL AVENUE, ALBUQUERQUE	A gallery of classic motel postcards from Albuquerque's Central Avenue
THE NATIONAL OLD TRAILS ROAD	1926 Auto Club of Southern California maps of what would become the western third of Route 66
TRAVEL MAT MAPS	Travel Mat maps of Route 66, 1959. Recommended for high speed connections only!
ROUTE 66 BOOKSTORE	SITE SUPPORT

Tags: route 66, maps, travel

List of ethically made clothes

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:46:31 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thisisnotmy.co.uk

Look fabulous in ethically made clothes

Use these dropdowns to help you shop, shop, shop...

Enamore’s philosophy is to create beautiful clothing made from natural organic textiles and recycled fabrics.

Tel: +44 (0)7833 326 147

Website: www.enamore.co.uk

Junky Styling

Traditional charity shop suits deconstructed and redesigned into twisted, tailored garments.

Tel: + 44 (0)20 7247 1883

Email: junkystyling@virgin.net

Website: www.junkystyling.co.uk

People Tree

People Tree is a pioneer in Fair Trade and Ecology Fashion, producing stylish clothes and accessories for men, women and children

Tel: +44 (0) 207 739 0660

Email: people@peopletree.co.uk

Website: www.ptree.co.uk

By Nature

Organic and ethical clothing and products for men, women and children.

Tel: 0845 456 7689

Email: info@bynature.co.uk

Website: www.bynature.co.uk

Tags: eco, fashion, clothes, clothing

13 Online Generators for Web 2.0 Design

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:22:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: some of these can come in handy

Clip Source: cssjuice.com

13 Online Generators for Web 2.0 Design

* This post is regularly updated. *
Just check out some large web 2.0 application directories at bottom, you may find that either small or portal sites are more willing to be web 2.0 style. It seems that web 2.0 is popular and successful at this moment and have become a trend on the web. Here is the list of online generator particularly for web 2.0 design. If you want to receive more great list or design news, please consider to subscribe the blog feeds for get updates. It is completely free!

Stripe Generator - the professional and popular web 2.0 stripe generator.

Tags: design, online tools, web 2.0

How to make a canvas bag

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:28:28 GMT

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Clip Source: www.pieandcoffee.org

How to make a canvas bag

Forget about “Paper or plastic?” It’s time to make your own canvas shopping bag.

Materials: We used unbleached cotton canvas, which you can buy or order at your local fabric store. Organic cotton would be even cooler. We used oil-based ink, because we wanted to make bags that people could machine-wash. Non-toxic ink would be even cooler.

Cutting the cloth: The cloth comes folded in half. Cut a 23″ wide piece of the folded cloth. Cut a 4″x5.5″ rectangle out of each of the two corners of the cloth that are along the fold. The 5.5″ side of the rectangle is parallel to the fold.

Now, unfold the cloth.

Printing your design: We used a linoleum block.

After the printed image has dried, fold the cloth “inside out,” so that the image is not visible.

Sew the edges together that will be the sides of the bag. Don’t sew the part where you cut out the little rectangles. I used a flat-felled seam (howto sew it) with a 1/2″ seam allowance.

Tags: howto, canvas bag

Free Color Schemer

Wed, 30 May 2007 20:02:06 GMT

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Clip Source: www.genopal.com

Tags: color, colors, color schemer

HowTo: Free and Huge custom poster for your wall

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:21:01 GMT

clipped by: rainfever

Clip Source: www.makeuseof.com

HowTo: Free and Huge custom poster for your wall

Here, I want to quickly illustrate how to create, huge(up to 20 meters), awesome looking, rasterized wall posters using previously mentioned Rasterbator. It’s free and easy to use piece of software and the whole procedure won’t take you more then 5-10 min(not incl. poster printing and putting it on your wall). Enjoy!

Steps:

1. Get Rasterbator: You can either download it from here or use its web version. Although, keep in mind that online version puts some restrictions on output size and resolution

2. Run rasterbator and select source image

3. Select paper size and alignment: The rasterbated image will be automatically split onto several pages, so you need specify the format of each unit paper(A4, A3 etc) and its alignment(horizontal or vertical). If you plan to print poster yourself then make sure to select paper format supported by your printer(ex; A4)

4. Define output size: Output size is defined by the amount of papers to be used for image width or height. For instance, you can tell rasterbator to produce a poster with a width equivalent to 12 horizontally-aligned A4 papers(see poster below).

5. Set rasterbation options: Specify color and resolution settings

6. Select output directory and press Press ‘Rasterbate!’

7. Done: Print it and put it on your wall

Technorati Tags: poster, print, rasterbator

Tags: poster, print, rasterbater

How to Make a German Paper Star

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:46:10 GMT

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Clip Source: www.craftideas.info

How to Make a German Paper Star - “Froebel Stern”

24. This is an example of a 4-colored star.

Tags: how2, howto, how to, crafts, paper, star, 4-color, scrapbooking, fun

Photovu - Digital picture frame

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:50:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.pingmag.jp

For the future home: PhotoVu is a fluid picture frame that displays your Flickr favourites.

Okay, it can’t sing and dance yet. But this is a wi-fi enabled photo frame called PotoVu that syncs with your daily Flickr output. A nice one to have on the shelf, definitely. It is a fluid picture frame, so to say, updating itself constantly with picts you want to see in a spacious 17” from Flickr, Apple iPhoto Photocasts and Google Picasa. Or just send it an email with your favourites and it will display it in a slide show.

Tags: gadget, electronics, pictures, wi-fi, toys

What is a chumby?

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:40:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: You can even apply for a free sample if you have a good idea for its use.

Clip Source: www.chumby.com

What is a chumby?

Introducing the chumby, a compact device that can act like a clock radio, but is way more flexible and fun. It uses the wireless internet connection you already have to fetch cool stuff from the web: music, the latest news, box scores, animations, celebrity gossip...whatever you choose. And a chumby can exchange photos and messages with your friends. Since it's always on, you’ll never miss anything.

Tags: gadgets, gadget, electronics