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Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy: And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer 3.1 (Mobile)
You may not have noticed, but theres something stirring in the Galaxy"...Still, for just under the price of the audiobook (till Dec. 2), the app is a worthwhile purchase. You get the audiobook plus the book plus a few perks to make you smile. And that's a pretty good deal...
Tags: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Mobile, Colfer
Software downloads 2010-03-13
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.Adams would have been proud.Thought from those that have seen the move, and read the books.TBRREally?We just got back and I did not like it. I thought it was boring and they changed a LOT. What's up with Trillian and Arthur being a couple...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Hitchhikers Guide, movie, off-topic, tbragsda@..., Zaphod
Discussion threads 2005-04-30
Aquarium Hitchhikers 1.10 (Mobile)
Aquarium Hitchhikers contains common and not so common hitchhikers that are found in live rock, sand, and other items added to aquariums with images descriptions and the concerns you should have if you find them in your tank.Also see:Aquarium Handbook CompleteAquarium Handbook Complete contains the full collection of aquarium programs...
Tags: Mobile, Aquarium, Scott W. Hotaling
Software downloads 2010-01-26
Don't panic, post-Adams 'Hitchhikers' novel on the way
Merely indifferentI agree this is a series that went downhill. While it may be possible to rehabilitate it, I think it is best to let it lie.On the other hand, other written series have continued successfully with authors other than the original. James Bond leaps to mind. ...
Tags: Batman Begins, movie, bond, radio, Hitchhiker
Discussion threads 2008-09-29
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams 3.0.1 (Mobile)
Mostly HarmlessDouglas AdamsDel ReySeptember 23, 2009Its easy to get disheartened when your planet has been blown up, the woman you love has vanished due to a misunderstanding about space/time, the spaceship you are on crashes on a remote and Bob-fearing planet, and all you have to fall back on are...
Tags: Mobile, Random House, Random House Inc., Media
Software downloads 2010-01-25
Geek Trivia: Pole positions
What are the four types of North Poles found on planet Earth? As part of Geek Trivia's continuing efforts to highlight obscure anniversaries from the annals of science and history, I'll remind you that 174 years ago, explorer James Clark Ross' expedition became the first group...
Tags: Magnetic North, Jay Garmon, North Pole, pole, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Earth, Team Management, Network Technology, Management, Networking
Technical articles 2005-05-31
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1.03 (Mobile)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Del Rey December 18, 2007Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
Tags: Mobile, Division, Publishing Company, Random House, Hitchhiker, Random House Inc., Media
Software downloads 2009-06-25
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 1.03 (Mobile)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams Del Rey December 24, 2008Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as...
Tags: Mobile, Division, Publishing Company, Random House, Random House Inc., Media
Software downloads 2009-07-02
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 3.0.1 (Mobile)
Life, the Universe and EverythingDouglas AdamsDel ReyDecember 24, 2008"HYSTERICAL!"--The Philadelphia InquirerThe unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their...
Tags: Mobile, Random House, Random House Inc., Media, Robots, Emerging Technologies
Software downloads 2010-02-04
Everyone's favorite spaceflight in-jokes
In our June 21, 2006 edition of Geek Trivia, "Space ship, too," I challenged my readership to select four spaceship namesakes for four future Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft, preferably inspired by science and/or science fiction. Over 100 entries later, seven spacecraft (and/or auteurs of same) rose above...
Tags: Spacecraft, Constellation, Science Fiction, Quality, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-06-26
Geek Trivia: Deeper than deep
Geek Trivia: Deeper than deeparticle rootLife,The Universe & EverythingAt the End of the TV Series Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent Discovered the Question to Life, The Universe & Everything was in fact "What is Nine Times Six?" - Therefore "42" Is also a Correct Answer But to the...
Tags: Robots, Marvin
Discussion threads 2005-05-11
Intel likes a touch of suede
Intel likes a touch of suedearticle rootIntel likes a touch of suedeIntel recently showed off a new line of concept laptop PCs that it believes brings a luxurious personal touch to mobile computing. The company has teamed up with Toray Ultrasuede to create suede-covered laptops. Intel claims that laptop users...
Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Intel Corp.
Discussion threads 2005-12-01
Well three weeks to go
Well three weeks to goOn July 10 I go in for brain surgery I'm going for Deep Brain Stimulation surgery DBS to hopefully get rid of a condition similar to Parkinsons. I Hope I'll be back sometime towards the end of August either that or I'll be dead or a...
Tags: Bob in Calgary
Discussion threads 2006-06-16
There was a discussion about being a young'n in IT.
There was a discussion about being a young'n in IT.And we discovered that some of you have never heard of Douglas Adams, or Monty Python.Well, it' only fair that the cabal that make up the Ancient Ones of TR share with those new to IT. So, for you benifit,...
Tags: God, CCR, Yank, famous quotes, douglas adams, and uh.... stuff., it, learning, monty python, Mickster269, off-topic, Ford Prefect, information technology, Omen
Discussion threads 2006-07-29
Off Topic - Books we've read again and again
Over the years I've had some books that I read over and over. I was curious what titles other people due this with.My personal trilogyHuck Finn/Tom Sawyer/Count of Monte Cristo 20XRead every year from about 12-25 years oldOthersDragonlance Chronicles and Legends series 10XCowboys and Cattle Trails 10X (favorite book...
Tags: Books, Frank Herbert, SlappyMcnasty, Human Character, LOTR, off-topic
Discussion threads 2007-03-07
Geek Trivia: 404-letter words
Room 404?Personally, I believe that the fact that no room 404 ever existed at CERN goes very well with the "theory", or urban legend for that matter.If the room doesn't exist, you cannot find it, hence "404 - Room not found".Keep up the good work!JohanWhile it may be a conicindence.........
Tags: Johan S.
Discussion threads 2007-04-04
Hey, galactic hitchhikers - Happy Towel Day!
Douglas, we hardly new yeAh, but what a legacy... HHGG, Python, Dick Cavett, Dirk Gently, to name but a few. I don't believe in life after, but if there is, I imagine to meet up with him in The Restaurant.You were all a bit late getting on board, though!There are...
Tags: john@..., Dirk, Marvin, Hitchhiker, radio, movie, British Broadcasting Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-05-25
Live from LA: The ultimate question of the development world
If I had to make a list of the questions I’ve been asked recently, ranked by number of occurrences, I think some form of this one would top the list:“If you were to build an application today, would you use VB6 or .NET?”This is sort of the development world’s version...
Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Lamont Adams, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, ultimate question
Technical articles 2003-01-30
Images: Google Earth beams you into space
Google Earth's new feature Google Sky takes you on a trip through the universe with interstellar photos and cosmic descriptions.When you find a highlighted star, nebula or galaxy, you can zoom in. The diamond shape indicates more information is available. The Orion Nebula is located in the Orion galaxy--it''s the...
Tags: galaxy, Google Inc., Google Earth, constellation, Eiffel, diamond, 360-degree, alien, wind, Alaska, photograph, beta, mouse, tool
Image galleries 2007-08-23
Hey, galactic hitchhikers - Happy Towel Day!
Quothe the Wikipedia: "Towel Day is celebrated every May 25 as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. The commemoration was first held in 2001, two weeks after his death on May 11, and since then has been extended to an annual event. On this day,...
Tags: Towel, Wiki, Online Communications, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2007-05-25


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