Monday, January 12, 2009

Rick's Web Wanderings for January 12th, 2009

Happy New Year to all! Its been awhile since my last edition, but fear not, I have been keeping up my "Web Wanderings", and have some new sites for you to check out.












The NFL's Yellow Line - How they do it!
I know, this is probably something most of you could care less about, But if you are curious how they are able to put that yellow line on the tv image, and have it appear like its on the field, check this link out!














So Just How does a Hard Drive Work?
Another "tekkie" link, but those of you curious as to how a hard drive actually works, and what all those funny sounds you hear coming out of your computer are, check this link out!














iTunes Addict? Douwnload Music from your Friends' iTunes Libraries over the Internet!
Here's a link that tells you how you can get iTunes music from your friends over the internet. No more ripping CDs to copy music!

















Remember Pong? See the "Latest" version!
How technology has changed since the 1st video games came out!















Space Launch by College Kids??
This story shows what kids (and technology) can do these days if they put their minds to it!














So why are there Dimples on Golf Balls?
Now you can see what "us engineers" do at work, analyzing things...













On this Day......