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It's the Weekly What? for Friday, May 11th.
Spring has sprung!It seems like it's finally, finally spring around these parts. All the monkeys emerge, blinking, into the unaccustomed warmth of the sunlight and then run screaming for the safety of the dark recesses of the writing room. It's an annual ritual: air 'em out, scare 'em with the big flaming ball in the sky, and then get 'em back to writing. As a result, the newsletter's a real hodge-podge this week and you're somewhat likely to find something you like in here. Now that you've been duly warned, go see if there's anything left in the break room and then get back here and commence to goofing off. And remember! When you're done here, there's no need to get to work right away... head on over to our Facebook page for even more punishment! Don't forget to leave an answer to the Weekly What? question: "What was your favorite book as a child?" 
So... how are you spending your time online?Shopping? Bidding war on eBay? Tweeting? Booking of the Face? Farmville? Or are you reading professional development articles. Um hm, we thought so. See how you compare to the averages. Now get back to work, slacker. See here >> Still interested in Pinterest?Pinterest is here to stay, despite the exodus of a bunch of lookee-loos that jumped on that band-wagon after all the breathless hype a month or so ago. (Hey, don't look at us. The monkeys loved pinning banana stuff. You wouldn't believe how much banana-related stuff is out there.) Anyway, here's a cool little animated info-graphic extolling the virtues of Pinterest for business. Check it out! >> Disney parks fan loves Main Street Electrical Parade so much he built one in his living room.Can you imagine? How does he get to the bathroom? Hop on Elliot the dragon and hitch a ride down the hall? Oh, it's a miniature tabletop version? Well, now that's a different kind of cool. And not nearly as freaky. You'll have to check this out: It's a combination of collectible building models and miniature light-up floats. Maker Alex George built a stunning custom drive mechanism into a coffee table. And the floats light up! Gather your cube-neighbors and check this out! >> How personal technology has transformed collegeWe could make all sorts of snarky references to the "good old days" of goofing off and snoring in the back of the lecture hall... but we won't. Instead we'll merely direct you to this fabulous infographic (Is there such a thing as too many infographics??) Who's paying for all that tech? >> Craft corner!We're suckers for super cute teeny-weeny things. Little fuzzy baby kittens, other things that are really small and cute, and little boxes! Yes! Here's a couple of templates, plus a few decorating ideas, for making matchbox-sized boxes. You can fill with tiny cards, notes, buttons (not the kind on a shirt, but the kind that pins on and features amusing art) or even Itty Bitty Rubber Chickens! Who wouldn't love receiving a cute little box filled with tiny treasures! So cute! >> Oh boy, I think we just rendered ourselves hyperglycemic with all that cuteness. Are you tired of the same old boring websites? Make 'em 3D!!In a pretty cool demonstration of fancy-pants web technology, a fancy-pants web developer created a little script, or software tool if you will, that will add an ersatz third dimension to just about any website. No 3D glasses needed! We could talk about z-axes and Cascading Style Sheets and blah blah technical jargon, blah until we're blue in the face, but really, it's the sort of thing you have to actually see. So go check it out >> Behold! The "Ice Bra"!Um...uh...it's...uh...we're not sure what to make of this. Due to the shut down of all their reactors following the tsunami, Japan is facing an energy shortage heading into the summer. That means that air conditioning is going to be something of an extravagant luxury. Hence freezable undergarments. Yeah, we're really not sure where to go with this one. So... what do the guys get to wear? >> Find my Fido!Finally! GPS devices for pets. No, not something they can use to navigate to the nearest park, but a way for ever-anxious owners ("pet parents!") to keep a watchful eye-in-the-sky on Fluffy's roaming. How about one for teenagers? >> Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012Maurice Sendak, author of the incomparable "Where the Wild Things Are," died Tuesday at the age of 83. Thanks for all the great books, Mr. Sendak. We'll leave you with this: “Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I loved your card.” Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, “Jim loved your card so much he ate it.” That to me was one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received. He didn’t care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.” ― Maurice Sendak
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