iPhone’s Secret Application
It's like every cell phone has some way of checking your firmware and user information. Nokia has it, Ericsson has it etc. So, does the iPhone have a way of checking this out? Yes it does. With just a few keystrokes you can get in to this secret application and check yours. It's used by iPhone techn ...
How To: Tie a Cherry Stem With Your Tongue
It was a holiday weekend in the States, and I decided to try some new things. I’ve always wanted to get a tattoo, taste tequila and learn how to tie a cherry stem with my tongue. I chickened out and didn’t get a tattoo or try the tequila (they are still on my list), but after several hours and a lot ...
Extreme Velcro
Velcro is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners.[1] It consists of two layers: a "hook" side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny hooks, and a "loop" side, which is covered with even smaller and "hairier" loops. When the two sides are pressed together, the hooks catch in the loops ...
Fold a Record Breaking Paper Airplane | Nu Kool
I recently saw a clip where a contestant at the Red Bull Paper Airplane competition broke the record of the longest flight which lasted 76 seconds (!). The secret, the record holder says (no name found), is how high you can throw the plane. Throwing paper planes has become such a huge sport that th ...
B-BOT Create Avatars for Your Contacts on iPhone
Make friends. Customize your contacts. B-BOT is the new iPhone App brought to you by New York based creative agency Thunderdog Studios featuring all new artwork from world-renowned artist Tristan Eaton.
Famous for his work in designer toys (including Kidrobot's Dunny and Munny), Tristan Eaton h ...
The Latest Technologies
As the years progress, technology is one area that is getting a lot of attention. Technology is a broad concept that deals with human as well as other animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt to its environment.
It seems t ...
“New Writer” Contest | The 3 Finalists
After 2 weeks and a lot of interest we have gone through the contestants one by one looking at their individual qualities. We have bent, flipped and rolled through them comparing them to each other as well as individually. We have had our thought period and it is now time to reveal the result. It's ...
An Unusual Office Romance
I'm a post-it note girl. I write everything on post-its. I have them all over my office, my car, my bathroom and my dog. Ok, maybe they aren't on my dog, but I do buy them in bulk so I never run out. When my Twitter friend, Rajesh @r27 sent me this video entitled Post-It Love, I instantly knew ...
Go Longboard!
Skateboarder, Surfer, Snowboarder, if you ride, check out the progression going on in longboarding. You don't need water to practice surfing and you don't need snow to practice snowboarding, grab a longboard and get out there.
Longboarding lets you get technical, practice balance, rip, and ride ter ...
Urban Vinyl Japanese Designer Toys
I just love the customizable urban vinyl designer toys , just too bad its pretty hard to get them where i come from. Found this Kidrobot Mini Munny Ornament DIY Customize Christmas trees and Hanukkah bushes with our first ever, 4-inch MUNNY ornament.
You can make this holiday your very own by ...
The Freak-of-Nature Egg
I grew up in the suburbs of Wisconsin and I've seen some pretty crazy things on my grandfather's farm, but I've never seen anything like this before. This egg is a total freak of nature.
First of all, I feel very sad for the chicken that laid this egg. She is probably in pain somewhere right ...
Mouth Off- Cool iPhone App
There are so many iPhone apps out there and one that is truly fun and hilarious is called the MouthOff app. Not only is it fun to use but also one that allows you to be very creative.
MouthOff presents a set of hilarious mouths to choose from including Rude Boy, Kiss-me-quick and Monster. Hold ...
How to Remove Red Eye using GIMP
Don't you just hate it when you take pictures and then when you upload them you see that the photo you took has the red eye problem? Don't fret there is a solution to that and here is a video tutorial on how one can correct the image via Gimp.
What is Gimp? GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipul ...
How to Create Tileable Textures | Photoshop
I use a ton of textures when I design a website or a more elaborate design. Even when I am working in 3D (Lightwave) I am of course using a boatload of textures to wrap my models in. Creating the right kind of texture usually takes a lot of time if you don't know the trade or the secrets behind some ...
Los Angeles Wildfires – Time Lapse Video
As everyone knows, Los Angeles is on fire. The Los Angeles Times announced Thursday that the "Station Fire" started as a result of arson. According to that article, the fire has burned about 144,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest. It is the largest fire in L.A. County history. In addition ...