I should get some bubble wrap for my dog and see what happens.

I should get some bubble wrap for my dog and see what happens.

Few legal substances are as addicting and therapeutic as popping bubble wrap. It’s catnip, eucalyptus leaves, coca leaves, maple syrup, honey and coconut water combined into a transparent, air filled plastic sheet. Humans lose hours to get the quick fix of popping every last air bubble. It turns out animals, like this raccoon, do the same. I think seeing this video makes me hate raccoons a little less.

Here are some pretty cool Google+ tips.

Here are some pretty cool Google+ tips.

Google is slowly but surely improving Google+ and trying to bring
the social network to the masses. Yet some of Google+’s best features are
less than obvious for both avid Google Plussers and those who are still
wondering what
the point of it is. Here are some of the more interesting or at least
useful tips for getting the most out of Google+.

Too cute!

Too cute!

Don’t tell Mom! Actually tell Mom because her daughter is so dang adorable that she should be proud that her little girl has so much joy in her. Jamie P. took his daughter out in his 1000bhp Nissan GT-R and fulfills his daughter’s request to drive faster to hilariously delightful results. She’s the best. Even though she covers her eyes for half of it, she’s having the time of her life!

I hope these kinds of things are the norm when I’m older and actually need to use something like this…

I hope these kinds of things are the norm when I'm older and actually need to use something like this.

NASA and Houston-based company GRoK Technologies will work on the development of new “breakthrough products,” noninvasive medical technologies designed to “regenerate bone and muscle tissues.” It really sounds like something out of Star Trek, but “it’s not just sci-fi anymore.”

I thought Google+’s version felt much more personal.

I thought Google+'s version felt much more personal. 

So who did it better? Google Year-in-Review, or Facebook Lookback?
Facebook is lousy with Lookback videos this week. To celebrate its 10th birthday, the social network put together (without asking, to the dismay of some) a retrospective of your life on Facebook from the moment you joined. 
It starts by reminding you what year you joined. (For me, that was March 2007.) Then your…

Google intros ‘Chromebox for meetings’ hardware and service offering

A simpler and less expensive solution for video conferencing 
Google is making another step towards the enterprise today with its announcement of “Chromebox for meetings,” an integrated and simple solution for getting businesses into video conferencing. At launch, Chromebox for meetings is simply a pre-configured set of hardware that all works together, along with support…

The theme song is playing in my head right now :D

The theme song is playing in my head right now :D

We’ve suffered through two Garfields, three godawful Alvin & the Chipmunks flicks, Yogi Bear, and other horrible 3D CG movie remakes of classic cartoons. But the whole irritating phenomenon may be redeemed by this news that Disney is making a new Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers movie.