Winter NAMM 2012 in pictures - Images The 110th National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show wrapped up on Sunday at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. With upwards of 1400 exhibitors and a record breaking 95,709 registered attendees, the trade-only show delivered four days of the most mind-boggling array of musical hardware (and software) that you're likely to see anywhere. We've already reported on some of the outstanding innovations we encountered - and there's more to come - but in the meantime we hope this photo journal will give you a taste of the musical wonderland that is the NAMM show floor. View all Head to the gallery for lots more pics. All images: Noel McKeegan/Gizmag About the Author After a misspent youth at law school, Noel began to dabble in tech research, writing and things with wheels that go fast. Post a CommentRelated Articles Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below For multiple addresses, separate each with a comma
10 Twitter tools for better social networking Above all the social networks out there, I found that Twitter is by far the most powerful to build and grow a personal brand around yourself. Having yourself established online can be very helpful in many circumstances. It makes it easier to amplify your voice and get help and feedback with your ideas and projects. Naturally it also allows you to connect to like minds faster and leverage existing connections with a higher impact. Oftentimes, although many want to establish themselves as authority, we can’t spend hour and hours each day doing this. Buffer – get 200% more clicks on your tweets What I found to be the most important ingredient to a great online appearance is to create amazing content for your followers. This allows me to spend a few minutes each morning on finding great posts and throwing them into my Buffer. Best bit: With every tweet Buffered you will know exactly how many people have clicked, retweeted, and how much reach it has gotten. Twylah – get more out of your tweets
Fred O'Bryant's Quote Collection - Volume 5 There are 500 quotes in this volume. To find a quote by a specific author, or that includes a particular word or phrase, use your browser's FIND function to search for the quote you want. Every effort has been made to attribute the source of each quotation properly. Anyone finding an error or who knows the source for any quotation marked "Unknown" or "Anonymous" please contact Fred O'Bryant . A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one. — Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) Nobody works harder than a curious kid. — David "Doc" Searls (1947- ) The difference between information and knowledge is subtle but important. Politicians can make us more fearful and thereby be disablers, or they can inspire us and thereby be enablers. — Thomas L. The first rule of intelligent tinkering is save all the pieces. — Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) as quoted by Glenn Prickett Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband. — Unknown Don't be yourself. Infidel, n.
DIY Fashion-Forward Bracelets When money is tight, but fabulous fashion is a necessity, try out your crafting skills to make something new and fantastic. These bracelets are sure to impress and look quite expensive, but all they require is some gold chain and friendship bracelet yarn, both of which you can find at a craft store like Michael’s Art Supply. Make one signature piece or stack a bunch for a layered look! BFrend Bracelets by Monika You can find the full blog post here to see more styles of these bracelets. Another fun and very creative bracelet is this one made out of gold or silver nuts, normally used to secure bolts. Amazing what you can create with such inexpensive items!
The Dalai Lama's 18 Rules For Living - StumbleUpon May 6, 2011 | 42 Comments » | Topics: Life, List At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living. Since word travels slowly in the digital age these have only just reached me. Here they are. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. via OwenKelly Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories 10 Science Fiction Books That Changed the Course of History SExpand Not sure if this counts as "world-changing," but dig this excerpt from Clarke's novel of 2001 (technically a novelization of his screenplay with Kubrick): When he tired of official reports and memoranda and minutes, he would plug his foolscap-sized Newspad into the ship's information circuit and scan the latest reports from Earth. Each had its own two-digit reference; when he punched that, the postage-stamp-sized rectangle would expand until it neatly filled the screen and he could read it with comfort. Floyd sometimes wondered if the Newspad, and the fantastic technology behind it, was the last word in man's quest for perfect communications. It was hard to imagine how the system could be improved or made more convenient.
THE WALMART DRINKING GAME by Matt Houghton - Artist: Roxie Vizcarra To set the record straight: I’m a man who likes to drink. Excessively. I like to drink at bars, in clubs, at friends’ apartments, in my own apartment, with homeless people unless they’re scary or look diseased, while taking a dump and so on and so forth. Included in that is while playing drinking games. A shot every time a fight breaks out on Jerry Springer. Every time you see a mother pushing a cart with obese child in it, take one shot. Every time you see what appears to be a single mom under the age of 20, take one shot. The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Ways Your Brain Can Malfunction #3. Somatoparaphrenia You sit down in the morning to a cup of coffee, and to work the maze on the back of the Lucky Charms box. Your nose itches, and suddenly somebody else reaches over to scratch it. Then this person grabs your coffee mug and brings it to your lips. You're starting to wonder who this is and why he's being so helpful, considering that you live alone. Photos.comAnd the thing is really good with kids, too! The Condition: People with somatoparaphrenia suffer damage to the brain's homunculus region or "body map." In one documented case, a man denied ownership of an arm and a foot, and while he didn't know where the foot came from (it was a "big foot only suited for work"), he figured for some reason that the arm belonged to a woman he knew named Maria. Photos.comShe did have some guns, though. In some cases, the experience of having someone else's body parts attached to you is so stressful that people will actually try to get the foreign limbs chopped off. #2. #1.
Wisdom in few words: best motivational quotes | ZZE.ST - inspiration & lifehacks to make life better - StumbleUpon Throughout last couple of years I’ve been collecting my personal favorite quotations from various inspirational people in my Evernote. As a result I got quite a long list of sayings which I personally consider to be one of the smartest, wittiest, daring and positive at the same time. Moscow, 2008. So, I thought why not to share them with you? “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi“Life isn’t about finding yourself. “Interviews I conducted with more than 70 CEOs and other leaders point to 5 essentials for success — qualities that most of those C.E.O.’s share and look for in people they hire. “Pause now to ask yourself the following question: “Am I dreaming or awake, right now?” “The key to your happiness is to own your slippers, own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don’t. You might also like:Thoughts, pictures, music
Homemade Chewbacca Costume | Geeky Tech News - Cool Gadgets and Designs Did you ever wonder what is geekiest thing on the world? Did you ever wonder what can represent geeky world and culture? We believe that No.1 Place is Star Wars Series…You can’t be real geek if you don’t know everything about Star Wars Series… Dougie Fett just get on idea how to make Star Wars even more geeky. He spend some serious time building Chewbacca costume that will all fans love. Get Drunk Not Fat - Find The Lowest Calorie Beer