December 2011

5 eBook Apps that Amazon and Apple Will Fear

December 30, 2011

How do you autograph an ebook? by Daedalus Howell Dec 29, 2011 – 03:40 PM Daedalus Howell   Given Amazon’s pre-Christmas blitz and Apple’s prowess with any object they care to precede with a lowercase “i,” there’s a significant chance that you’re either reading this on a Kindle or an iPad. Dozens of e-reading devices [...]

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The Rise of the eBook

December 30, 2011

Sure, 2011 saw a congressman inadvertently tweet his boner to the masses, Steve Jobs’ permanent departure from Apple, and Amazon’s overheated foray into the tablet market. The media and tech news of 2011 that will likely have the most enduring effect on our culture, however, is the rise of the e-book. The Association of American [...]

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Using QR Codes To Restore Murals To Their Original State

December 26, 2011

Using QR Codes To Restore Murals To Their Original State WOOSTER COLLECTIVE | DECEMBER 12, 2011 http://pulse.me/s/3Xlln From Jason: “I’m not sure when the mural above first appeared in Vancouver, British Columbia. But I recently noticed a QR code painted over an offe… Read more

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Twas a Wine Country Christmas

December 24, 2011

’Twas a Wine Country Christmas by Daedalus Howell Dec 22, 2011 – 03:01 PM Daedalus Howell For me, fending off the holiday blues is like besting Death at chess. Good for you, wood-pusher, you won but (spoiler alert) you’re still going to die. This is how it ended for Max Von Sydow in “The Seventh [...]

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