I’ve been having some fun playing around with jQuery a bit lately, and I thought it would be cool to create a world map to visually show which countries I have visited. I came across jQuery Vector Maps (http://jqvmap.com/). It’s well documented and very easy to configure to your liking. …
Recently, some of the big search engine companies, have started removing certain websites they deem inappropriate from their search results…essentially filtering the web. Well, I came across a search engine that prides itself on its user privacy and unfiltered results. It’s called Duck Duck Go and you should give it …
While I was looking up information on my flight to Australia next week, I came across this very cool website. It’s called Plane Finder. Basically, it’s a website which displays a real-time map of all active flights, along with their flight path, call signs, and aircraft details. I thought this …
Norse IPviking is a free online tool that displays a real-time visual map of global attacks with information such as, the attacking country, the target country, and the type of attack that is being carried out. No surprise, but you will see most of the attacks originating from China. This stuff …
I have recently kicked my Japanese study into high gear, and to assist me with this, I did some digging on the internet to find some of the best apps/tools/websites to help with my language studying. This time around I’m arming myself with some of the latest free and paid …
After using Addison Lee for the past year, I finally gave Uber a try, and I must say…I absolutely loved it! Uber is a car for hire service and is managed through a smartphone mobile app. You basically just fire up the app, identify your location (using your phone’s GPS), specify where you want …
If you’re like me, then you love learning and keeping yourself challenged. I love what Khan is doing! Such a great way to give back. He is on an ambitious mission. FREE education for ALL. I was actually asked a while ago to create a video testimonial for the Khan …
I thought I would share this really cool (and free) online tool that can be used to test out your HTML, CSS, and Javascript. The website is http://codepen.io. Create out other people’s sample work or test your own by creating a new “pen”. You can instantly check preview your code in …
Do you know who the 36 most valuable startups on the planet are? Stay in the know by checking the billion-dollar startups’ list. The Wall Street Journal keeps this list up to date as companies fall off and join the list. Check out the list here: http://graphics.wsj.com/billion-dollar-club/
With the latest Intel i5 and i7 chips, you can now get an affordable home PC that can do some serious video rendering. Check out this great article on videomaker.com for a detailed write up on what makes a great video rendering machine. http://www.videomaker.com/article/15264-recommendations-for-the-best-video-editing-computer Also, if you are looking for …
Use this module to help protect users from repeat work and losing time by warning them before they leave the node/edit page by accident. The Node Edit Protection module basically adds some simple javascript to alert the user that they are leaving a node edit or add a page without …
Recently there have been more and more of these online free education websites popping up. I love the idea because it’s great that anyone in the world has access to free education now. Granted, they will need a computer and internet connection, but that is slowly becoming available even in …
If you are an international worker, expat, or frequent traveler like me, you will no doubt at some point be bringing your electronic devices with you. I thought I would write a quick write up on things you should be aware of when bringing devices from one country to another. …
