Archive for March, 2006

Carbon Fibre Razor

031st Mar 2006Oddities

I guess if you shave more than 4 times a month, something like this might be of interest. Who needs the damn Gillette More »

R2D2 – Am I boring and irritating?

030th Mar 2006Code and Nerd Stuff, Oddities

Who needs a friend or co-worker to tell them they are boring and irritating when you can get a computer to do it More »

Spoof MSN Search

030th Mar 2006Oddities

Great little April Fools gag tool over on MSN MSN Search celebrates April Fool’s with the return of Spoof, the parody tool that More »

Google Maps Traffic Monitor For Toronto

228th Mar 2006Code and Nerd Stuff

Another interesting google maps hack that combines the Toronto traffic cameras with Google Maps to give an almost real time view of the More »

Google Maps Pedometer Tool RULES!

026th Mar 2006Bikes

Ever go on an adventure from point A to point B and wonder exactly how far it was you travelled? The awesome gmap-pedometer More »

How to Run Windows on an Intel Mac with Q

022nd Mar 2006Apple, Code and Nerd Stuff

Not only can you install XP on a MacIntel, but there is also a “new” virtual machine to run XP inside OSX. Q More »

Tattooed Mummies

022nd Mar 2006Tattoo and BodyMod

Needled has an interesting post on the fact that a number of unearthed mummies do indeed come along with intacted tattoos. Found in More »

Goth Dentist?

121st Mar 2006Tattoo and BodyMod

Looks like a recent study attempts to prove that those Goth kids you knew in high school tended be those same kids who More »

Starwars TV series

021st Mar 2006TV

According to the Beeb (BBC) the rumours of the upcoming Star Wars TV series are confirmed. The TV series spin-off of the Stars More »

3000 iBooks in 3 Days

019th Mar 2006Apple

Thanks to this crazy gallery, it looks like the students at Miramar High School are all set to receive their iBooks. Miramar High More »

Slashdot says Futurama is back…

119th Mar 2006TV

Check out this interesting post on Slashdot that mentions another 26 brand new episodes of Futurama… I so hope this is true… Another More »

Craigslist Virtual Redesign at SXSW

016th Mar 2006Code and Nerd Stuff

Craigslist is great but it is certainly lacking in the UI and design department. That being the case, Craigslist was the target for More »

Welcome Back Kotter Movie – WTF?

014th Mar 2006Oddities, TV

Looks like Ice Cube is producing the upcoming Welcome Back Kotter movie… WTF?!? Dimension Films has completed a deal to turn the ABC More »

Build Custom Web Apps With DabbleDB

012th Mar 2006Code and Nerd Stuff

DabbleDB looks like it might be the next hot new web app. Every so often I get asked ‘what is the latest hot More »

Mac Mini vs. Microsoft Media Center

110th Mar 2006Apple, TV

The folks over at CNET UK have pitted a Mac Mini against a Windows Media PC to see which makes a better platform More »

Car Balconies

09th Mar 2006Oddities

When the parking garage gets a little too full, why not just park on your balcony? You’d drive the vehicle straight on into More »

Pac Mac on iPod

08th Mar 2006Apple

A port of Mame Pac Mac has been ported over to the latest crop of iPods. Forget Breakout. Those industrious folks at the More »

BodMod on Wired!

08th Mar 2006Tattoo and BodyMod

Check it out… Wired has a pretty detailed article on subdermal implants. Subdermal implants became popular in the community of extreme body modification. More »

Peel a potato in one step

06th Mar 2006Oddities

The good folks over at LifeHacker have yet another helpful (albeit not the most practical) tip on peeling a potato without a vegitable More »

Mac OS X hacked in under 30 minutes

06th Mar 2006Apple, Code and Nerd Stuff

This is not good. The contest pitted the hacker community against a Mac mini setup in a standard server configuration. Thanks to undocumented More »

Essence of SHRED

06th Mar 2006Bikes

Great article over on NSMB.e.MAGAZINE that captures the essence of “SHRED”. Riders attitudes are made clear by their stance on the bike, their More »

Make Your Own Belt Outta Bike Parts

06th Mar 2006Bikes, Oddities

This is pretty cool and can be made of totally recycled materials that would have otherwise been garbage.

ROAM

06th Mar 2006Bikes

ROAM looks like it’ll be amazing! It’s the new film by The Collective and just watching the teaser gets me excited.

Live Action Simpsons Intro

04th Mar 2006Oddities, TV

Pipe Bomb Bike?

04th Mar 2006Music

Looks like the police in Ohio aren’t fans of punk rock bands with “creative” names. A sticker on a bicycle that said “this More »

Broadbandsports.com

03rd Mar 2006Bikes

Finally, a broadband sports site with GOOD sports. Broadbandsports.com just launched and is in beta but it’s looking pretty decent so far. I’ve More »

French Maid TV: How To Give CPR

12nd Mar 2006Good Ideas, Oddities, TV

Oh the ever educational French Maids are back at it with their new How To Give CPR. Not only do they cover the More »