The 50 Worst Inventions

From hydrogen blimps, to baby cages, to "bumpits," Time magazine has an entertaining round up of the 50 worst inventions. Can you think of any that should be added to this list?

Friday Afternoon Sketches

Good day for WAN connectivity to SFO

This morning I ran a network connectivity speed test after installing some new networking gear last night. My connection to San Francisco was crazy fast! If only every day could be this fast! I love my ISP, and I'm going to miss them when we move.

Apple's Massive Cloud Assault: Here it Comes!

A rumor recently leaked stating that Apple is likely to drop the $99/year charge for its MobileMe service, which allows users to keep their iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PC synchronized, and which offers online storage space for sharing media.  It is also rumored that Apple could be preparing to introduce an online version of iTunes, which would allow users to access their music collection from any connected device, and purchase streaming tunes for less than the price of a download.

This ramped up cloud strategy is further backed up by the construction of a new, massive data center located in Maiden, NC.  It is also unknown whether this new cloud initiative is in some way tied to the new iPhone which is expected to be released this summer.  The rumor regarding MobileMe simply stated that the free service will be available "sooner than later... depends on certain facilities going operational."

Jailbroken iPad Runs SNES Emulator with WiiMote Controller

This is completely and totally awesome! If you are willing to jailbreak your iPad, and you happen to have a Wii controller, snes4iPhone will allow you to play your old school Super Nintendo faves. Check out the video! (Source: IntoMobile)

SmoothWheel: Another Essential Firefox Add-On

I recently stumbled upon SmoothWheel, a Firefox add-on that makes web page scrolling extremely smooth and more functional.  Whether you use two-finger scrolling on the MacBook, or you use the mouse wheel to scroll through web pages, SmoothWheel will change your browsing experience for the better.  Whenever I hop on a web browser without SmoothWheel, I notice a difference and now I can't live without it!