Following a software update that will soon be released, some Tesla owners will gain a co-pilot.
Although not yet driver-less, the software enhanced Tesla will:
For more on this, and to view the Tesla Model S Auto-Steer test drive click here to continue to TechCrunch
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We all know that eReadership is on the rise. So who’s still flipping pages?
Scott Batemen (
@Disalmanacarian) asks and answers this question with this satirist infographic.
Super Mario Bros turns 30 today! Type Super Mario Bros into a Google Search screen for celebratory easter egg. Continue reading to learn of our plucky plumbers origins
(July 9) 1981 – Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong (pictured), which featured the debut of Mario, “one of the most famous characters in video game history”
-wikipedia’
He wasn’t the headliner; that honor would go to the orange, barrel throwing, ape on the top girder.
Nevertheless, his sheer pluck and determination, to say nothing of his hammer wielding hi-jumping hi-jinks, would see him through to get the girl (Pauline), movie deals, and several several successive video-game variations.
Proving once again that if you want to succeed, jump softly and carry a big hammer.
Way to go Donkī Kongu!
(oh, you too Mario!)
now whatever happened to Pauline?
In this, my last post honoring World Emoji Day (promise), I showcase the emojis available with Windows Touch Keyboard.
In addition to the new emojis in GMail, and the hidden emojis in Skype, did you know that you can access emojis using Windows’ on-screen keyboard?
The on-screen keyboard (aka, Touch Keyboard), available to Windows desktop since versions 8, includes emoji characters similar to those used on iPhones and iPads.
now appears on the Taskbar.
to display emojis.
Press ‘X‘ to close the Touch Keyboard when done.
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This month we celebrate World Emoji Day (seriously, it’s a thing) . Last post I showcased GMail’s new emojis. Now I highlight Skype‘s emoji offerings.
What better way to share you emotions than with the eponymous animated character from the movie Inside Out
Although these emojis don’t appear on the menu they are available by entering the secret code (in parentheses)
For example, type (gift) into the SMS field (include the parentheses) and press the Send 
Voila, an animated present.
Here are few others (for the full list visit Skype’s FAQ support page)
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| (gottarun) | (poolparty) | (stop) | (holdon) | (confidential) |
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Traditionally, today is a great day for the creative departments of some otherwise staid websites to let their hair down by way of an Internet prank.
Continuing with the Easter egg theme (and celebrate the Greeks, who, allegorically, dropped the original Easter egg on an unsuspecting city of Troy), I present Air BnB’s Bronze Era Rentals page. Click fast; traditionally these pages don’t live long.
Also, for an infopic on some other classic hoaxes (e.g., Burger King’s left-handed sandwich wrapper) follow this link to the Quartz article.
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Continuing the Easter Egg celebration from my previous post,
This one comes from Google Maps. Add a playable Pac-Man to street view.
. If no pin is visible, in the bottom left, click PAC-MAN.
Your map will change to a game board, and you can start playing.
Cheers!
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