Archive for the ‘technology’ Category

the japanese and their inventions

10 July 2009

Some ideas by the Japanese

Roll-on butter, anyone?

Roll-on butter, anyone?

MBA (Marriage but available) is so passe...

MBA (Marriage but available) is so passe...

I'm a fan of instant noodles.

I'm a fan of instant noodles.

Dry heels.

Dry heels.

First it was child labour...

And just when we thought child labour was bad enough...

Keep absolutely dry.

Keep absolutely dry.

In short: a socially-dysfunctional device.

It's only a socially-dysfunctional device.

Sleep standing. (I need this.)

Sleep standing. (I need this.)

Sleep sitting! (I want this as well.)

Sleep sitting! (I want this as well.)

Verdict: Worth every consideration

Why Microsoft shouldn’t make cars

24 June 2009

At a recent computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon.”

In response to Bill’s comments/General Motors issued a press release stating the following: “If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would accept this, restart, and drive on.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart;
in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought ‘Car95′ or ‘CarNT.’ Then you would have to buy
more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that’s powered by the sun, more reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads.

7. The oil, water, temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single ‘general car fault’ warning light.

8. New seats would force everyone to have the same butt size.

9. The airbag system would say ‘Are you sure?’ before going off.

10. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps, even though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car’s performance to diminish by 50 per cent or more.

12. Every time GM introduced a new model, car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

13. You’d press the ‘Start’ button to shut off the engine.

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Note: this isn’t true! It’s funny though. :) Thanks Edna!

Grandma-Proof Laptop

7 January 2009

The wonders of technology…

From a Lenovo ad.

life in 2008… predictions from 1996

19 July 2008

These are some predictions made in 1996 by the cartoonist Randy Glasbergen.

Much as we prefer to laugh some of these off, some are…well… true. Enjoy!

Thanks to happee! (you’ve made us really happy!) :D

tech talk

18 April 2007

beggars-credit-cards.jpg

coffeemachine.jpg

f1.jpg

mailing-list.jpg

mouse-buttons.jpg

pizza-attachment.jpg

policeman.jpg

screensaver.jpg

And the very best…

tribal-hotmail.jpg


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