Archives for February 2012

New Molecule Created By 10-Year-Old

February 8, 2012 by noemi 1 Comment

tetranitratoxycarbon — Tetranitratoxycarbon

This little girl is THE man! Clara Lazen, who is only 10 years old, has created a new molecule in science class, albeit accidentally. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri and created the new molecule by chance when her science teacher, Kenneth Boehr, handed out your run-of-the-mill balls and sticks.

Boehr gave his students balls representing the atoms of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, presumably to “play” with them. The result of Clara’s “playing” was totally unexpected: the new molecule dubbed Tetranitratoxycarbon. [Read more…] about New Molecule Created By 10-Year-Old

TypeWay for iPad

February 6, 2012 by noemi Leave a Comment

What do you use your iPad for the most? If you are like me, playing casual games is probably the main use for the iPad. Of course, there is the occasional sending of emails and browsing the Internet when I’m out and don’t feel like taking the laptop with me. Then again, the iPhone can do the same things, so the iPad is rather redundant for me at the moment.

For those of you who are heavy iPad users, however, you probably use the on screen keyboard regularly. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have many issues with that keyboard. If you do, then you might be interested in this iPad app called TypeWay. [Read more…] about TypeWay for iPad

Teach Kids How to Draw with Butt Art for the iPad

February 3, 2012 by noemi Leave a Comment

When I was a kid, I remember envying my peers who had the talent for drawing. As hard as I tried, and as much as I wanted to, I just didn’t – don’t – have it. Even my stick figures were rather sad compared to what others could come up with! It’s just not my thing.

They say, though, that if you start really early and kids are given opportunities to develop and hone their skills, they can do practically anything. If you want to give your kids that chance to learn how to draw, there is an app that might do the trick. [Read more…] about Teach Kids How to Draw with Butt Art for the iPad

British Watchdog to TripAdvisor: Not All Reviews Are Genuine

February 2, 2012 by noemi 1 Comment

Have you been bitten by the travel bug? I sure have, and one of the resources that I use often is TripAdvisor. I think that anyone with with a little travel experience knows about TripAdvisor, and even if they do not have an account, they still check the site for destination and accommodation ideas. The site has grown large enough that it can be said that it is one of the go-to sites for people looking for travel information online.

Recently, however, TripAdvisor has gotten some flak from the advertising watchdog of Britain. The agency has publicly reproved the travel web site due to its claim that all of its user-generated reviews are genuine; that is, all of them are written by real travelers. [Read more…] about British Watchdog to TripAdvisor: Not All Reviews Are Genuine