April 2008
The Porsche Design White Collection →
I’ve heard that “green is the new black” a lot recently–but it looks like for Porsche Design, white is the new black. A technical, clean look for summer seems to be…
Top 10 Harmless Geek Pranks [Lifehacker Top 10] →
Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it’s up to all of us to carry the torch forward. On the eve of April Fools’…
How-To Wiki: Kid-Proofing Your Home Theater →
It’s not just a grilled cheese in the VCR to worry about these days… Advice from a GeekDad who has gone through an awful lot of time, energy and three sets of speakers in a quest to…
Darken Windows to Reduce Eye Strain [Lifehacker... →
Readers are submitting their best life hack for a chance to win an autographed copy of our new book, Upgrade Your Life. Here’s our latest winner.
Reader David says that staring at the…
News: 2008 Pritzker Prize →
Announced today was the winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious award. Jean Nouvel is only the second French citizen to be bestowed the honor, which is given to a…
March 2008
Does Adobe really want your images? →
Last week I wrote a little review of the new online image editing, management, and sharing application, Photoshop Express®. After writing and posting my review, blog reader Stefan dropped a…
Radio Poppers and High Speed Sync →
About the coolest new piece of flash related equipment is about to hit the streets - The Radio Poppers. These things have been getting a lot of coverage all over the net these last few…
Resurrect Your Vintage Camera, Digital Style →
LAST DAY!
Today’s your last chance to enter yourself (or a deserving friend or colleague) in the Squarespace Portfolio Makeover Contest.
The most deserving…
Wii shortage coming to an end? →
A year and a half into its American availability, shortages for the Nintendo Wii may, finally, be coming to an end. One reporter thinks he knows why it’s taken so long for the Wii to make its…
You Let Our Child Watch What?!? →
Star Trek: the Original Series “Galileo Seven” Though generally not lauded as a classic episode, I thought this was a good choice for indoctrinating the Pup into the…
FotoNation - “Here, Let Me Fix That For You” →
In 2 out of 3 point and shoot digital cameras, Fotonation has a bit of DNA. The coolest thing is that they are making the digital photography lives of the mainstream “point and shooters” into a…
history of my blog →
Is Tagcow the Future of Photo Recognition and... →
Ok, now I have no idea exactly how this works and I’m still trying to figure it out, but this could be something very, very cool. On Thursday I got an email from a company…
LIGHTS OFF EVERYONE: Global Earth Hour is Tonight! →
Last year, more than 2.2 million Earth Hour participants shut off their lights throughout Sydney in a powerful stand in support of protecting the environment. Tonight, the lights off…
Impress Acquaintances, Get Free Drinks with These... →
The Wired How-To Wiki takes on the age-old art of bar tricks, detailing several impressive and death-defying techniques for impressing and making good when you’re out on the town this…
Photo Captions: Dude, Where's My TIE? →
Lost America: Wheels →
Darth Vader Kicks Jedi Master's Ass With Crutch... →
A drunk guy dressed as Darth Vader, wielding a metal crutch, and probably making sounds like *swwoooshh* and *pew*pew*, assaulted and effectively kicked the ass of the founder of the first…
Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: April 2008 →
Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s…
Life-Size Star Wars Droids Can Speak, Drain... →
Sideshow Collectibles stopped just short of encasing Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker in fiberglass when they created these life-size C-3PO and R2-D2 collectibles. Due out later this year,…
Brad Miller Photography →
Drama of the Sea photo - Stephen Emerson →
Farmer finds mystery space junk
(Reuters) →
Reuters - A cattle farmer in Australia’s remote northern outback on Friday said he had found a giant ball of twisted metal, which he believes is space junk from a rocket used to launch…
Decline Of US Newspapers Accelerating →
Figures released by the Newspaper Association of America show that the decline of newspapers is more rapid than previously thought, with total print advertising revenue in 2007 plunging 9.4% to…
Police: Photographer Likely Fell To His Death -... →
Poison drummer arrested on rape warrant
(AP) →
AP - Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a rape warrant and his case was turned over to the district attorney’s office for possible grand jury consideration, officials said Friday.
Steely Dan member issues first album in 14 years
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Reuters - Steely Dan principal Walter Becker plans to release his first solo album in 14 years by early June, and says he may hit the road to promote it later in the year.
Brass Knuckle Umbrella is a Class 5 Weapon... →
According to the design page, this brass knuckle umbrella or “Umbuster” was categorized as a class 5 weapon by the Victorian Police—the primary law enforcement agency in Victoria…
McKellen hopes for role in `Hobbit'
(AP) →
AP - Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf the Wizard in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is hoping to reprise the role in another tale from Middle Earth.
10 Millionth Article Written on Wikipedia →
The ten millionth article has been written on Wikipedia - a Hungarian biography of of 16th century painter Nicholas Hilliard (English version here).
Those ten million articles have been…
You Let Our Child Watch What?!? →
Star Trek: the Original Series Those of you who have not been following the blog should know that recently, I have attempted to indoctrinate the Pup into that bastion of geek culture, Star Trek:…
Speartalks: Grant Hamilton →
You have heard by now that Polaroid film is dying. Rightfully, no, but inevitably, yes, and we have few words to appropriately state our reaction (of the few we have, the following do share…
Another Scenic and Wildlife Photographer To Blow... →
David C. Schutz is producing some stunning images as well. His gallery work was also just breathtaking to see in person. You could spend a few hours just luxuriating in his images. Here is …
Five Best Digital Photo Organizers [Hive Five] →
On Wednesday we asked you to tell us your favorite digital photo organizing software, and hundreds of you answered with passionate testimonies extolling the virtues of your application of…
Watch Star Wars in Text via Telnet [Friday Fun] →
While it’s not technically an Easter egg, one of the most eye-popping tips in last Sunday’s Top 10 Easter eggs post comments was a pointer to a telnet server that broadcasts Star Wars…
Unbelievable Landscape Artists →
Windows On The World - The work of John and Deborah Scanlan was hands down our favorite gallery to visit. Their images are amazing. They are a young couple who has traveled the world capturing…
“A British judge has made official what many of us have long suspected - that...”
– Facebook friends not real friends: judge - Technology - smh.com.au
FuseCal - The Web's Events in Your Calendar →
Comcast to modify network practices
(Reuters) →
Reuters - Cable operator Comcast Corp promised on Thursday to change how it manages its network in response to accusations it blocks some Internet file-sharing services because they require…
Google Adds Street View to 13 More Cities and One... →
Let the streetspotting continue! Google LatLong blog posted that Google added Street View support to 13 new metro areas. Google has been doing this a lot lately; if I’m not mistaken, this…
Castro Retires, Cuba Gets Cellphones [Cellphones] →
We don’t know whether to laugh or cry, but the people of Cuba today finally get the proud first-world privilege of 2-year carrier contracts, overpriced text messages, data service they’ll…
Send Your Ashes to the Moon for All Eternity, for... →
Graveyards are so 20th century. If you want to be a cool and hip dead person in these modern times, you need to do something a bit crazier. Like get sent to the moon!
That’s just what…
Battle of the Oranges →
Another event to add to my life list of things I’d like to photograph before I shuffle off this mortal coil — the Battle of the Oranges, Ivrea, Italy: “Ivrea…
David Schwimmer makes film directing debut
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Reuters - In 2004 when his hit television comedy “Friends” ended, David Schwimmer longed to direct a feature film, and four years later his debut movie “Run FatBoy Run” finally rolls into…
Best Digital Photo Organizer? [Hive Five Call For... →
Editor: In an attempt to answer the most frequently asked question we get—”Which solution is the best?”—today we’re launching a new feature series called the Hive Five. Once a week we’ll put…
Sync iCal-Based Calendars Together with FuseCal... →
FuseCal is a web app that does something so useful, yet so seemingly rare, that it’s hard to believe it’s both free and easy to use. The app, currently in alpha, lets you add iCal-based…
TRON, Without All That High-Tech CGI →
Proving once again that it isn’t CGI that makes good movies, Bordeaux fans Freres-Hueon recreated the classic Light Cycle battle from the original movie — in stop motion & cardboard….