November 2007
63 posts
October 2007
36 posts
Image Is Everything | Jettison Canopy →
Top 10 Free Video Rippers, Encoders, and... →
Commercial video converter software’s aplenty, but there are several solid free utilities that can convert your video files on every operating system, or if you’ve just got a web browser and a quick clip. Put DVDs on your iPod, YouTube videos on DVD, or convert any video file with today’s top 10 free video rippers, encoders and converters
How to Get Laid in 1977 (and your ass kicked in... →
It’s amazing what 30 years can do. It can take you from one cool cat who can pick up the ladies to a total n00b who risks getting his ass kicked everytime he rounds a corner.
How-to: Properly setup Gmail IMAP for the iPhone &... →
Following the recommended settings provided by Gmail will get you basic IMAP support, but the settings will not sync your Sent Mail, Drafts, Trash, or Junk properly. Here are the basic settings to ensure that your email clients don’t create unnecessary Gmail labels during synchronization.
Pikachu's Vagina Brings Happiness to Children... →
Would you let your kids in there? :)
10 Useful Secrets the Airlines Don’t Want You to... →
“Unfortunately, booking a flight is sometimes just plain necessary, a fact that airlines know all too well, allowing them to continue maximizing profits while we passengers often get stuck on the ground. The following is a list of useful secrets that will help you find cheaper, better, more convenient ways to fly. Bon voyage!”
99 Useful Resources for Graphic Designers →
“I have used every one of these resources as a graphic designer and website developer and have hand picked all of these resources based on their usefulness and overall quality.”
Awesome Lego Ads: Looking at the Blocks Through a... →
Here’s a group of Lego ads (print ads, I believe) that depict perfectly the enjoyment of these blocks from a kids perspective.
CONFIRMED: Real iPhone SDK in February 2008 →
Steve Jobs: “Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February.”
INSERT COIN →
This little perl program allows you to set the “Ready Message” on HP printers to whatever you’d like. My personal favorite is “INSERT COIN” which fits perfectly on the small LCDs. You can even sit in sight of the printer and change the message while watching the reaction of your victim.
It's all or nothing: a journey into the Orange Box →
What does $50 get you these days? Three very different games from Valve, in one of the wildest collections gaming has ever seen.
LucasArts to unveil Wii Lightsaber next week →
British fans of Nintendo Wii and Star Wars will get a first glimpse of the console’s upcoming Lightsaber peripheral at a gaming festival being held later this month.…
The Showcase Of BIG Typography →
In this article we present over 35 examples of big, “loud” and yet elegant typography in web design; some listed designs are Flash-based, and in some cases designs are based not only upon typography, but also upon some visual elements.
Flash-Based Galleries For Your Images →
In many situations web designers should avoid Flash and prefer usual text-based presentation. In this post we present some of the free, attractive and flexible Flash-based galleries you can use to present your images more effectively.
Apple releases iPhone/iTouch WebApp Directory →
Apple tries to make up for the lack of 3rd party development by giving us a list of all the web applications out there for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Killer Pumpkin (PIC) →
A Tad more graphic than most, but SFW
TNR Online | What the F***? (1 of 3) (print) →
What the F***? →
Fucking brilliant article on the linguistic perspective of swearing
Top 10 Ways to Sleep Smarter and Better →
There are lots of ways out there to beat insomnia, increase the quality of your sleep, and master the power nap. Today we’ve got our top 10 favorite sleep techniques, tips and facts.
iPhone/iPod touch Jailbreak Beta test announced →
Over at Toc2rta, iPhone hacker Niacin has announced a betatest for his iPhone/iPod touch jailbreak effort. To join, you must point your irc client to irc.toc2rta.com and connect to #betatest. 1.1.1 testers only and you will need some working version of iPhuc. Caveat Hacktor—and bring us back a jailbreak.
The 8 Worst Places to Steal a Movie Idea →
Like the dumb kid in biology class, movies are only as good as the people they copy off of.
Web 2.0 Badges - Useful collection of stylish web... →
Transcode 360 at runtime360.com →
Photoshop Tutorials →
The Ultimate Consumerist Guide To Fighting Back →
If you have a legitimate grievance with a company that they’re not helping you solve, here are 13 hand-picked articles of ours that will be your blueprint to kicking ass. They’re arranged in 3 escalating sections, depending on how far you want-to/have-to take it. If you’re ready to stop getting mad and start getting results, check out the links…
Trent Reznor splits from Universal Music, goes... →
No doubt as a reaction to all the bad press he’s been giving record labels, Universal/Interscope has relieved Trent Reznor of his contractual duties. As of today, Nine Inch Nails is working without a useless money-grubbing middleman and going straight to the fans. The revolution continues…
The Flight and Death of the Rocket Powered X-Wing... →
Gizmodo spent a day in the desert waiting for the first (and explosively last) launch of the fan-built, rocket-powered, X-Wing fighter.
The Top 10 Physical Transformations for Film [PIC] →
Some of these are simply amazing, I thought Stallone for ‘Copland’ was great, but there were a few that just simply blew me away.
Best Halo Suicide Ever! →
Hilariously unexpected Halo 3 suicide.
My Darling? [Cartoon] →
So I saw this girl at a party…
The Physics Behind Four Amazing Demonstrations →
“Here is the physics theory behind four dramatic demonstrations-walking on broken glass, dipping one’s fingers in molten lead, breaking a concrete block over someone lying between beds of nails, and picking up an orange-hot piece of silica tile.”
Rocket-Powered 21-Foot Long X-Wing Model Actually... →
Andy Woerner and his crazy rocketeer friends have built a 21-foot long X-Wing model that can actually fly. Yes, this is a real X-Wing powered by four solid-fuel rocket engines complete with radio-controlled moving wings. It blasts off in California next week, and we talked with Andy about the project, and how they expect it will do.
How-To: Cheat on the Need to Sleep →
Quality not quantity. No matter how much your mother tells you that you need eight hours of sleep, if you’re not tired and you can’t truly relax, your sleep time will be worthless.
RED ONE 4K video camera unboxed (finally) →
The Red One Camera, which we saw in person back in April at NAB, just got unboxed. Yes, it’s the same camera that Peter Jackson used to shoot the Crossing the Line short film proof-of-concept, but he seemed to like it enough that maybe, just maybe, he’s buying a crapload to shoot the Halo movie with.