ever find yourself fruitlessly trying to explain just how big a gigabyte or even a terabyte is? its not exactly an easy thing to express, especially if you are trying to explain it to someone who does not know a lot about computers to begin with. well, there is a solution. i have found a unit conversion page that turns units of computer memory into more conventional units. for example, a gigabyte is equal to twenty eight Bibles, and one digital photo equals two short novels.

sensibleunits.com

ct/cat scans are a highly useful addition to a hospital medical arsenal. sadly, this technology is not without risk. the iodine based contrast that is often used in these studies can put a strain on the kidneys of the patient. the contrast is administered through an iv into the blood stream and is necessary for the arteries to be visible in the scan. for the average patient the strain is minimal and easily overcome without any medical assistance. for high risk patients, however, there is a risk of kidney damage from the contrast. at risk patients include, but are not limited to, the elderly, diabetic, and heart disease patients.

this is a must listen to! its a song by the group moosebutter which puts together lines from the classic star wars movies to make songs from the other popular movies orchestrated by john williams.

one of my classmates pointed out a new flash memory drive that holds 64 gigs. sadly its a little out of my price range at $144.99 at newegg.com. so i start wondering just how high do these drives go now? i think this is the highest volume for sale right now, but there is both a one terabyte and a fifty terabyte drive in development. the one terabyte uses a new technology called programmable metallization cell (pmc). current flash drives store information as an electronic charge and they are quickly approaching the physical limitations of that method. the pmc system uses copper nanowires the size of a virus.

i admit it, i love vista and i know people are scared to work try vista. 90% of the bad press you hear about vista have been people complining about vista before it even came out. you've got to stop believing everything the media tells you. but, for everyone who is too scared to try vista, dose not like vista or simply can not afford it there is an article over at lifehacker.com that talks about how you can choose to add some of the functionality of vista to xp. so this way you can get the best of vista's user interface, keep the stuff you like, uninstall the stuff you don't and get an idea of what the newest operating system has to offer. enjoy :)

i am proud to say i have now joined the ranks of openid!! the idea behind openid is an open source one login and password for the entire internet!

its doctor horrible's sing-along blog!! its a must see, a hilarious, short musical with a villian you want to win and a hero you love to hate. you could buy it cheap on itunes, or you could grab the torrent off of pirate bay, or, if you ask me nice...

yeap, its the real photoshop, for free, on the web. you even get 2 gigs of storage. not sure if they plan on during premimum services later, generate revenue from ads, or charge to use any part of the service as a way monatizing the service. its still in open beta now so anything could happen when it goes gold. but at least until then, its free photoshop! check it out!

free photoshop online

so i found this blog post while rummaging around the web. yes, i know, you are saying, "it's not written by mark so why should i go there?" but yes, you should. it's an interesting think piece that talks about some of the things that go through the mind of people who work with security stuff. sadly, some of this stuff goes through my head. no, i don't look around for the loop holes in a store's security system but when it comes to technology or that smartwater and the ants he brings up, yeah, i would do that. this is why they say "it takes one to know one" and "it takes a thief to catch a thief". you have to think like a hacker to protect your computer from hackers. it's kind of fun, actually. anyway, its a short post, you no longer have any excuse, go read it :)

its a free itunes visulization plugin that is simple amazing. the creators, the bargin group, have pulled it from their website claiming to be working on an update, but that was a while ago. thankfully nothing ever dies on the internet. you can download it below :)

magnetosphere for windows
magnetosphere for mac