By making the stairs into piano keys, these guys got 66% more people to choose the stairs over the escalator. Well, done, Volkswagen. You got me to show your ad for free.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw[/youtube]
When Apple first began offering web-based previews, I was thrilled. Finally, I could click a link to a song preview without having iTunes jump in and take over! I’d just open the program if and when I decided to buy the song. Unfortunately, I soon discovered that the web preview STILL opens iTunes.
It’s really my own fault; I had sent an email to Steve Jobs asking if there was any way he could make iTunes links more annoying, and I clearly should have explained that I was being sarcastic.
But there’s good news! The Apple Blog has posted this handy guide to stop links from opening iTunes. There are detailed instructions for Firefox, Safari and Chrome (Although the Chrome solution also prevents you from easily opening it in iTunes when you want make the purchase).
[http://theappleblog.com/2010/03/15/how-to-stop-itunes-web-links-from-opening-itunes/]
Gotta Groove Records is a new vinyl pressing plant in Ohio, specializing in 7 inch and 12 inch vinyl record manufacturing. In this video, they let us see some of their manufacturing process (after plugging their company for several minutes).
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/8754017[/vimeo]
LifeButBetter.com brings us a simple fix to prevent tangled headphones:
To stop earphones from tangling we simply need to tie the ear-buds and the jack together. We can do this by folding the wire in half to bring the back to the buds and then put a knot in the cable near to that end. Slip knots are good for this because they’re easy to undo but will stay in place long enough.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smFXKx-oQhY[/youtube]
Yanko Design gives us the MU SPACE, a pillow & mat inside “A cross between the boombox on your shoulder and an MP3 player”. I think I’d rather carry my iPod and a pillow, but maybe I’d change my mind if I got to try it out… Feel like sending out a free sample, Yanko?
