http://zomergeek.com a blog from geeks, to geeks Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:15:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A survey by the insurer Direct Line has revealed one fact that is quite curious and rather worrying. According to this study, about 300,000 car accidents in the UK have been caused by people's dependence to GPS devices. 1.5 million drivers had turned suddenly and dangerously occupying the other lane ... http://zomergeek.com/gps-causes-300000-car-accidents-each-year/ A transparent and ecological plane won the German Lucky Strike Junior Prize for being the best design of the year. Baptized as Oriens, the new two-seated aircraft is equipped with solar panels on the wings and tail that provide enough energy to travel long distances without consuming fossil fuels. However, the ... http://zomergeek.com/transparent-flights/ Mozilla, the foundation that develops the open source Firefox browser, said he had succeeded in establishing a new Guinness record for the largest mass download an application within 24 hours. More than 8 million people downloaded the Firefox version 3 in the period that followed the official launch on June ... http://zomergeek.com/firefox-want-his-guinness-record/ This video explains very clearly the advantages of Google Docs for those of us that live on the Web 2.0 world http://zomergeek.com/advantages-of-google-docs/ If you're one of those geeks that are always thinking in Linux and Ubuntu, now there's a better way to refresh your ideas, Ubuntu energy drink! Thirsty? Drink Ubuntu Cola! It's Linux in a can! http://zomergeek.com/thirsty-drink-ubuntu-cola/