Naps

You will enjoy reading this interesting study on napping, published by the Boston Globe. According to the study, napping is good for our mind and body, and feeling sleepy mid-afternoon is normal. You can read the complete article at http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/naps/ Now, I just need to sell my boss on the benefits of an afternoon nap. Oh wait, I am the boss; I hereby mandate all employees take a 45 minute nap every afternoon from this day forward!

Twitter

After resisting for as long as I could, I finally broke down and registered for a twitter account, and I'm hooked! For those who may not know, Twitter is a mini-blog/social networking site that allows you to post your status with 140 characters or less. Twitter asks a simple question, "What are you doing?", and your responses are logged. The neat feature Twitter offers is the ability to follow others. While the thought of "following" others is somewhat stalker like, the advantage is you see what others are doing as soon as they submit their post. Although many people on twitter post exactly what they are doing right now (i.e eating ice cream), I find the most interesting posts are those that are informational (i.e. Barack Obama just clinched the Democratic Nomination).

If the concept of Twitter does not sound interesting to you, I encourage you to try it before making your decision final. Just head over to www.twitter.com and register for a free account. You can then follow me, troythetechguy to get a feel for how Twitter works. By the way, here is a little jargon you'll want to know. When you post an update on twitter, it's called a tweet!

XP copy Tip

I know I discuss Linux a lot, and that's because Linux rocks! However, from time to time we may have to use Windows. Here is a quick tip when copying in Windows XP.

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/cool-websites/windows-no-to-all/

How The Internet Works

While searching for a video on youtube.com to help me understand a networking concept for one of my classes, I came across this neat video by the History Channel explaining how the internet works. You can watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0WGGa2gIws

How to use Photoshop

I found this neat video on how to touch up photos using Photoshop. CAUTION: This video is not for those with low self-esteem.

Enjoy!

Click here to watch the video

The worlds cheapest car

With close to $3.00 per gallon gas, this car could give American car manufactures a run for their money! According to the short article on Crunch Gear, this car cost s $2,500, and gets a energy efficient 50MPG! Click here for the full story.

Linux Distributions

Are you new to Linux and don't know what distribution to start with? Have you used Linux for awhile and are ready to try a different distribution? The following link will take you to a web site that will help you select a Linux distribution that is right for you. I personally took the test, and found the results to be accurate to my wants and needs for a Linux distribution. Not sure what a Linux distribution is? Click here for an explanation.

Click here to take the test.