Craig Newmark is the Craig of Craigslist whose estimated net worth as of 2010 was around $400 million. This is in direct contrast to his financial wealth during childhood, where his mother struggled to support Craig and his brother, Jeff, after the death of their father.
     |
At this point, you’re almost weirder if you don’t use any social networks than if you were a social media obsessive who tweets, Facebooks, Instagram and hashtags the hell out of your vocabulary. It’s how weird the world is now. Social networks are real life. But who are the people who make up these worlds? If there are 12 personality types in social networks, which one are you? More »
Aside from the science of aging and how faces get wrinkled and joints get creaky, there are also the hidden costs of aging too. Like how many times we went to the doctor’s or how many calories we’ve eaten or how much money we spend on healthcare and when. This video shows what it means to age, by revealing people ranging from 1 year old to 102 years old and the statistics of aging. More »
Just as last week was winding down, we heard a credible rumor that Microsoft was about to update some of the native apps found in Windows 8 / Windows RT. Turns out, that report was on the money: the company unveiled some changes today to Mail, Calendar and People, with a particular focus on speed improvements. None of these updates will be available to download until tonight or tomorrow, says a Microsoft rep, so don’t all of you go making a beeline for the Windows Store at once now. If you’re itching for a preview, though, we’ve got a summary of the new features after the break, along with a few extra screenshots.
I think everybody’s goal for 2013 should be to do something so awesome that you’d be included this wrap up video that shows how incredible humans can be. Yes, I understand that making it your life goal to be included in a YouTube video sounds ridiculously silly but watch it, it’s four minutes of extremely fun living and pushing the human body to the max. Double backflips, car jumps, sport savants, beautiful hand-eye coordination, a disregard for failure—this is the kind of life worth living. [YouTube via Kottke] More »
Using a Panasonic GH2, Dutch filmmaker Jeroen Wolf captured people ranging from 1 year young to 100 years old. It’s simple—the person stares at the camera at states their age—yet incredibly touching to see the growth and experience you earn as the years add up. More »
It’s been two weeks since Microsoft signed off on Windows 8, and shipped the final code to manufacturers prepping shiny new computers. Today, another round of folks are getting their hands on the code: devs, and IT pros with subscriptions to Microsoft’s TechNet program. Of course, you might not be a developer or IT whiz and, if we’re being honest, neither are we! Happily for us, though, Microsoft gave us an early peek at the RTM build — the same software that will ship to consumers October 26th. Granted, Microsoft says it will continue tweaking the built-in apps, with updates coming through the Windows Store. Barring these minor changes, though, what you see here is what you’ll get ten weeks from now. Meet us after the break for a summary of what’s new.
Gallery: Windows 8 RTM screenshots
Continue reading Windows 8 RTM: what’s new in the final build of Windows 8?
Filed under: Software
Windows 8 RTM: what’s new in the final build of Windows 8? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | Comments
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.
