Holiday idea

CNN.com has posted an interesting article about learning about your family history during the holidays.

Photoshop Alternative

Would you love to learn Photoshop but can't afford the hefty price tag? Perhaps you've heard of the free GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Project) product. Well now there's the free GIMPShop a version of GIMP with a menu layout that is more in line with Photoshop.

Napster Redux

If you liked the ability to discover music that is similar to your old favorites on Napster, check out Pandora. Pandora allows you to build custom radio stations based on your favorite artists and songs. You can "train" it to tailor your tastes with a simple thumbs up/down on each song you listen to. It is a free service with minimal advertising and a decent privacy policy.

It made the Time magazine's list of 50 coolest websites.

12-year-old art prodigy

Wow. You just have to see this 12-year-old art prodigy for yourself (3 min).

HD vs. DVD

Great site to do a comparison of HD vs. DVD. The mouseover technique helps you see the difference in a fairly clear manner. The very first shot of the map is probably the most telling. Try to read the words and then mouseover. Pretty convincing! Now if only the price would drop a bit more on those HDTVs.

NES PC

This has to be one of the more fun projects I've seen in a while.

It's the NES PC! A home theater computer (1 GHz, 20 GB HD, DVD player running Windows 98).

History of Desktops

Interesting little run through the history of desktop operating systems.

Remember, 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'
Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense, Scribner's, 1905, page 284