Archive for February, 2008

Vista Prices are down and we still don’t care. »

Microsoft has announced that it plans to cut prices for its truly crappy Windows Vista OS in order to push consumers to upgrade to the latest OS. (Chirp chirp chirp). OH YEA, lets all rush out and buy it. It will go great with that discounted Gateway PC I bought a few [...]

If this were true my day would be going much better. »

Just a funny picture. If you are the artist then please leave a comment so we can give you proper credit for your genius.

Your PC can cure disease, discover ET, solve the mysteries of the universe and much more. »

Do you feel like you just don’t do enough for society and you want to actually contribute something even if it is just 1’s and 0’s. Then here are 10 great programs that you can install and run on your PC when you have to go back to work cause your incompetent boss, who [...]

Save a Firefox extension. Help an angel get it’s wings. »

Did you know that there are a ton of cool Firefox extensions out there that you have never heard of? That is because they are stuck in extension purgatory. Meaning they are waiting for reviews. When a new extension is submitted it is put into the sandbox where it waits for reviews. The problem is [...]

Remove Windows XP balloon pop up madness. »

If you use Windows, you know about balloons. Every day I get at least one telling me to take a shower or to fall asleep on the edge of a cliff. (my computer hates me) Luckily, I’m the sadist in the relationship. Here is a little registry edit to remove those [...]

How to recover a Windows domain account password. »

We have all been there. The user just changed their password and now they can’t remember it. Alzheimer’s Disease is an epidemic where I work. Anyway here is a useful method for recovering a user account password on a Windows 2000/2003 domain.

The best damn way to learn Photoshop (rated R) »

I was playing with Photoshop the other day and couldn’t figure out how to blend a picture of my ex-girlfriend with another picture of a bi-plane flying upside down… she was going to be falling out of it. (I figure since I fell for her…) Bad jokes aside, I came across this AWESOME [...]

HTML by example. Sometimes we all need a little help… »

I mean that in a purely technical way. If you are looking for life changing advice, boy are you in the wrong place. Anyway, since starting this site I have, on occasion, found myself helping my team with basic html coding. Although everyone here is an uber techie, only I have actually done any web [...]

Using your Nintendo Wii for a 3D experience on any TV!! »

Johnny Lee, a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University, has taken the Nintendo Wii remote and turned his 2D Monitor/TV into a 3D picture frame. And not just 3D as you might be used to. The angles change as you move around and objects can even appear to be behind you!! I [...]

Aussie’s invent faster way to travel 32 feet. »

That is, if you are a packet of information. NICTA, Australia’s national information and communication technology research center team claims to have made a CMOS chip capable of 5Gbps transmission speeds via wireless dubbed “GiFi”. That means faster Australian porn downloads and uploads for everyone. The technology is still new so don’t [...]