Scan Yourself: Geeky Barcode (QR Code) Tattoos
I've read about these tattoos for a few years now, but only recently have they moved from obscure websites to popular culture. Many people like them because they make some sort of philosophical statement about numbers, databases and general consumerism, but I just think they are kinda neat because t ...
Interesting Facts About Your Sleep & Your Mattress
Is sleep important to you? I remember when I was younger, I could literally stay awake for days without feeling tired. I remained active even if I had only one or two hours of sleep. However, now I understand that no matter how old we are, we really need to always make sure that we get enough rest t ...
10 Simple Ways To Feel Good About Yourself
There are so many health and beauty products available in the stores. We see so many advertisements that promote ways to make us look good and feel great about ourselves. Some people choose products to cover imperfections, while others pay for cosmetic surgery. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying th ...
Traveling Geeks: The Ultimate Wireless Luggage Finder
Finding our luggage at the airport baggage claim can be really stressful. That is why I don't even like checking luggage. I'm flying all the way to China in May, and I'm doing it with a small carry-on. It's just too much of a hassle to get huddled up with all those people in baggage claim.
Some p ...
The Pedestrian’s Guide to the USA
Here in States, you can tell a lot about a city by the way the people walk. If you don't live here, you might think that walking is just walking, but I want to assure you that it isn't. There are many different types of walking, and once you've traveled enough, you can start recognizing where someon ...
Pointing Stick: The IBM Approach To A Mouse In 1990
Do you ever wonder why we all started using a mouse rather than any other way of interacting with the user interface on the screen? Well, as you might have suspected, the mouse wasn't always the logical step, and it was more of a stepping stone towards something that could be more time saving and ea ...
Modern Fossils: How Our Children Will See Our Achievements
When looking at the technological revolution back in the '80s, I always get a little nostalgic and that retro feeling wraps itself around me like a blanket keeping me warm and blissful. It's like everything I have ever come to enjoy was born back in that age. But things change quickly nowadays, and ...
Multitasking And User Interface As Explained In 1982
It's quite funny how we don't reflect on the interface pretty much all of us are using on today's computers anymore. We're more focused on what has to be done during the day rather than marveling over the fact that we can actually do all that by multitasking. User interface and multitasking are word ...
The Greatest Drunk Dial Voicemail Ever
Omg, I betcha this is going to be one of the funniest things you read about all day. Yesterday I wrote an article called How To: Delete A Drunk Night On Twitter & Facebook. It's about an iPhone app that takes your entire evening of drunk tweets, Facebook wall posts, Facebook photos you uploaded ...
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2011 Top April Fool’s Pranks Roundup [Infographic]
Everyone knew that we would probably go all out on the pranks, either yesterday or today, and to some extent we have. However, blogging about them all would take up too much time, and at least I wouldn't know what to pick in the first place. There are so many cool and unusual pranks out there that r ...
A Working Camera Made With Lego Bricks
I follow a lot of photographers on Twitter, and I learn from them everyday. People like @NiniBaseema and @ThomasMarzano have really shown me that photography can be one of the most creative forms of self expression and art. Unlike some art forms that seem cliché after a while, photography never gets ...
Near Death Experience: World’s Most Diabolical Prank Ever
It's no joke that it was April Fool's Day yesterday and pretty much the entire world was pulling the rug out from under their closest friends and loved ones. The pranks of course varied in their nastiness, and I am sure at least a couple of relationships were broken due to the exaggeration of a joke ...
International Pillow Fight Day: Feathers Are Everywhere
Are you in the mood to smash someone in the face today? Do you have some pent up energy you need to let out? You are in luck because today is International Pillow Fight Day. In almost 100 cities all over the world, people will be gathering to hit complete strangers with pillows.
This event is par ...
Money Art: The Awesome Nerdery Of Money Folding
If you have a couple of bucks left over after paying bills (not likely in today's economy but keep reading), you might want to venture out into the land of imagination and create something that will not only give you a project to do for the next couple of hours, but also cheer someone else up with t ...
How To: Delete A Drunk Night On Twitter & Facebook
I'm sure you have never had one too many glasses of wine and started tweeting and DM'ing inappropriate stuff like a maniac, of course not! *wink* However, you may know someone who has experienced that, and this app can help.
I've never tweeted when I've been tipsy; I'm way too shy for that. But l ...