Monday, September 20, 2010

Remoter Controls Android's Music Player from Your Home Screen

If you use your phone to listen to music, it can be annoying to open up the player just to switch tracks. Remoter is a set of home screen shortcuts that control the default Android music player.

Mini Info Is a Thorough and Easy To Read Android System Monitor

The problem with most system monitors is that they present the information to you in only one way, take it or leave it. Mini Info fits battery charge, local memory, and/or SD memory monitoring all into a simple 2x1 widget.

EA to Support Android Gaming

According to EA's Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown, EA has decided to push the Android platform in addition to the iPhone. Citing his own market projections, Brown said that they expect the "a lot to happen" in Android's future.

What to do when body parts fall off

Jim Beaty was renovating his Seattle, Washington, home one day when he went to cut a 16-foot piece of siding in the garage. He turned to talk to his son, Eric, and the electric saw went out of control and cut his fingers...

Puggy, a Pekingese who holds the world record for the longest tongue

Ukrainian spectacle

OK Go - White Knuckles

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

10 weird jobs that pay really well

British sommelier Gerard Baset celebrates the victory in the Sommelier World ChampionshipFinding a job in a recession is difficult, but the jobs are out there. You just have to know where to look, and for some jobs, be willing to think outside the cube -- imagine selling tequila shots to drunken men for up to $600 a night, diving for pearls for $1,200 a day or diving below an oil rig for $80,000 a year. The good news is that these weird jobs pay well, and are unique jobs to add to a resume.