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May 9 2012

Google Goggles – There Are iPhone & Android Apps For That, Just No Glasses Yet

While at first glance, last month’s announcement of Google’s Project Glass may have seemed like another Google April Fools prank, but it quickly became clear that this was a serious endeavor by the king of web search. (If you haven’t seen the Windows parody, do so now). Of course, the idea of bringing your computer monitor and smartphone to mini-screens on the inside [...]

May 4 2012

Bomb Sniffing Robot Defuses Greeting Card in St. Albans, VT

The discovery of a suspicious “wiry” package at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in St. Albans led to the evacuation of more than 800 employees on Thursday before a hazmat team and bomb squad were brought in, fully equipped with a bomb-detecting robot that would prove to be the hero of the day. Without concern for its own safety, Vermont’s very own bomb robot neutralized the biggest threat known to mankind – a musical greet card – before emerging victoriously, holding the defused device high above its head. USA! USA! USA!

May 3 2012

Microsoft AdCenter Advertising On Google Adwords and Vice Versa

With a recent survey showing 83% of web users ranking Google as their go to search engine, and only 3% choosing Bing, what does the fact that they’re each running ads on the other say about them both? Is the fact that Microsoft AdCenter advertises on Google Adwords pathetic, just smart business, or a little bit of both? And why does Google feel the need to advertise its services on the weaker search engine?

May 1 2012

Google Places Reviews Missing? Join the Club…

Formerly the Google Local Business Center, Google Places officially announced their launch on April 20, 2010 and complaints about reviews going missing were common within months. The issues persisted through 2011 and here we are well in to 2012 with the same problems and Google is now saying that *lately* there have been questions in the forums about missing reviews. Nice.

May 1 2012

Green Mountain DockDogs Dock Diving Fun Jump – May 20, 2012

Were you one of the lucky few (like myself) who caught the “DockDogs Big Air” event at the Champlain Valley Fair back in 2010? If not, these archived articles from WCAX and the Williston Observer will provide a little background. DockDogs is essentially a competition for high/long flying dogs to show off their amazing talents [...]

Apr 30 2012

Google Cube – Learn Google Maps by Playing Time Wasting Game

In a recent post we complained about an unannounced but significant Google Places policy change and we’ll soon be posting about ongoing issues with reviews disappearing, but it’s now clear that the folks at Google Maps have just been tied up with more important things – creating silly games to teach people about lesser known features [...]

Apr 30 2012

Siri Self Destruct App – iPhone Destroys Itself if Stolen?

A little light Monday fun via Mashable… Awesome! Obviously this is a goof, but the weird thing is, we’re definitely at the point now where technology makes this technically possible. Still, something tells me Apple won’t ever build spontaneous combustion capabilities for Siri any time soon. Just a hunch. Also, while it’s funny to imagine this [...]

Apr 27 2012

New Website Launch: Las Mareas – Tamarindo, Costa Rica Real Estate, Beach Club & Hotel

This Monday we launched a slideshow splash page as phase one of our multi-phase project with Las Mareas, an oceanfront residential project, beach club and boutique hotel in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. The 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Las Mareas Residences located in the private gated community of El Tesoro are currently under construction, as is the Pangas, Beach [...]

Apr 27 2012

Frog Sitting on a Bench Like a Human – Friday Fun Video

I’m not sure what to make of this because it’s more curious/thought provoking than it is laugh-out-loud funny, but I think worth sharing either way. Some area theorizing that this is anything but a funny random thing that happened in nature, but instead a torturous event involving a hammer and a nail. I’d prefer not to imagine that. Instead I’m thinking about how worried the Geico gecko is that his job is in jeopardy. “15% huh lizard? But can you sit on a bench!?”

Apr 26 2012

Vermont Restaurant Week 2012 Starts Tomorrow, Runs April 27 – May 4

Tomorrow, Friday April 27, marks day 1 of the 2012 Vermont Restaurant Week. Restaurant Week is an 8 day event benefiting the Vermont Foodbank, featuring prix-fixe menus at over 80 restaurants across the Green Mountain State. Dinner prices range from $15 to $35 per person, with many restaurants offering $10 lunches specials. Make your reservations participating restaurants for any day April 27-May 4 and help a great cause while trying out some local eats.

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