Archive for December, 2011
Celebrating the Holidays with Starcraft 2 [Video]
Things seem ready to go from bad to worse for our heroes right after a crash landing, but then something unusual happens. Will there be a fight to the death or will the magic of the holidays prevail? Starcraft 2 for the Holidays [via Dorkly Bits] Photography With HTG: 10 Tips for Better Christmas Photos [...]
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Geek Trivia: Who Coined The Term “Cyberpunk”?
Who Coined The Term “Cyberpunk”? 1) Isaac Asimov 2) Bruce Bethke 3) Jules Verne 4) William Gibson Think you know the answer?
22Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Dubstep Christmas Lightshow Sure to Enrage Neighbors
Most of the time over-the-top Christmas light displays hover on the edge of neighbor enraging; this dubstep fueled seizure box is sure to irritate the neighbors. Blinking lights synced to the Nutcracker? LED displays cascading to the Carol of the Bells? Sure. Dubstep grinding with 35,000 lights? We can only imagine how much his neighbors [...]
22Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Get a Free Guide on How to Protect the Data on Your Digital Devices while Mobile
Every time you leave the house with your laptop or other mobile devices, there is the possibility that they could be stolen along with all of the personal data you have on them. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a new guide that will help you protect that data. Comic courtesy of xkcd. The guide is [...]
21Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Geek Trivia: What Was The First Song Performed In Space?
What Was The First Song Performed In Space? 1) Jingle Bells 2) Space Oddity 3) Amazing Grace 4) The Star-Spangled Banner Think you know the answer?
21Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Craft Some Easy LED Robot Ornaments for Geeky Tree Trimming
If you’re short on time and decorating skills but you’ve got some LEDs laying around in your workshop, this quick and dirty tutorial will help you craft some geeky robot LED decorations. You can easily adapt the design to fit just about any template you might want to use (Christmas trees, reindeer with glowing noses, [...]
21Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Time Lapse Video Captures LA Through a Snow Globe
This clever video takes time lapse footage to a whole new level by shooting multiple scenes of LA through a snow globe with a constantly changing array of bokeh patterns. Courtesy of All Cut Up Films, “Snow Globe Los Angeles” is a clever still motion project that captures LA during the holiday season. They write: [...]
21Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Importance of DNS [Video]
This terrific video provides a quick look at why DNS came into being, its effect on the internet, and the importance of DNS to the internet as we know it. Note: Video contains some language that may be considered inappropriate in one spot (~1:45 – 1:50). The Importance of DNS [via Laughing Squid] How To [...]
21Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Find out How Long You’ve Been Working on a Document (or Presentation)
One of the things most writers want to know is how much time they’re spending on writing a piece of text. If you use Microsoft Word for all your writing needs, you’re in luck, because it is really easy to find out the time consumed on the editing of a Word document. When you start [...]
20Dec2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Using Server 2008 R2 as a Desktop OS: Installation and Setup (Part 1)
In this four part mini-series we are going to look at using Server 2008 R2 as an everyday operating system. In this article we will help you get the OS installed, install the Windows Desktop Experience and get your wireless working. Editor’s Note: this is obviously a very geeky topic, and the average user would [...]
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