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JenThorpe

Robot Ascending Staircase

If you ever find yourself running away from an evil robot army, one way to evade them is to climb the stairs. Robots that use rolling wheels as a form of locomotion are going to be stuck at the bottom of the staircase, with little more to do than to wait for you to walk back down. Robots that can

Blizzard Announces Release Date for MoP

It is now official! Blizzard Entertainment has announced the release date for their newest expansion to the popular World of Warcraft game. I would assume that many of you are aware that the name of the expansion is Mists of Pandaria. Today, we learned that it will be released on September 25, 2012. It won't be too long before we

Shell’s “Let’s Go” Campaign – Brought to You by Greenpeace

The other day, a good friend of mine retweeted something that was originally posted by Social Media Team @ShellisPrepared. It caught my attention for two reasons. One, this friend doesn't make a habit of retweeting a lot of things. Two, the original tweet implied that Shell Oil had been the victim of a social media attack. I went to the

Your Computer Problem is Due to Mercury in Retrograde

Has your computer suddenly developed some odd glitches? Are you having problems with software, hardware, or keeping your laptop charged? Perhaps it is because Mercury is in retrograde. You don't necessarily have to believe in Astrology in order to use this excuse. For the past two days, the external hard drive that is attached to my computer has developed an

Recalculating ….

You can't always listen to what your GPS device tells you to do. My husband had a birthday this week, and some of our friends took us to a restaurant to celebrate. The driver was using one of the Garmin GPS devices. We knew where the restaurant was located. However, our friend wanted to try and get used to driving

Formspring Had a Security Breach

Those of you who have a Formspring account might want to take a minute to go and check on it. Formspring announced today, July 10, 2012, that it has had a security breach. and that some user passwords may have been accessed. They are taking a precautionary measure and asking all Formspring members to change their passwords now. The same

Hotel Bibles Replaced By Kindles

Many of us will be traveling this Summer while we are on vacation. No matter what hotel or motel you end up spending the night in, one thing is for certain. Open the drawer on the nightstand, look inside, and you are very likely to find a Bible. That Bible was probably placed there by Gideons International. The group puts