This morning Iย read in the Code Project newsletterย about Synergy, an open source software package that allows you to share a single keyboard and mouse between multiple workstations (each with their own monitor(s)).ย Since I regularly work on three different systems in any given day, and I often find myself using the wrong keyboard while staring […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] Of all the liquids out there, tequila is one that has some interesting properties.ย Not the least of these properties is the power to get you mightily drunk.ย What you might not have known is that it can make some mighty fine jewelry as well.ย This according to scientists […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] In the late nineties, I was obsessed with the online game Acrophobia, produced by Berkeley Systems, the same guys who put together You Don’t Know Jack. It’s a simple idea for a game: given a seven letter acronymn, you come up with what the letters stand for. Usually there’s […]
Written and produced by Dj Mayhem and featuring the vocal skills (if we can call them that) of Mc. Mouthmaster Murf, the following RoboCop rap tribute took a very relaxed nine months to complete. At 10 minutes, it’s a bit long, but if you were a kid in the 80’s, it should bring back some […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] So far, comics have been a very underutilized media for the iPhone, but it looks like publishers might be considering that option for electronic distribution more and more. Most recently, IDW has released “Star Trek Archives: The Best of Peter David No. 1.” It costs 99 cents through iTunes, […]
Now this is absolutely awesome! If you’re the type of person who likes to play pranks upon others, you’ll definitely want to get your hands on this little guy. Hitman Hal is a tiny motion activated hitman that will bring a bit of surprise in the lives of your friends or co-workers. Just hide him […]
This looks downright dangerous! Lockheed Martin developed the Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) to hover and kill. It was put to the test on December 2nd at Edwards Air Force Base. During an engagement with the enemy, the MKV-L with its cargo of kill vehicles will maneuver into the threat complex to intercept all lethal targets, […]
Back in 1955, a Sears store had an advertisement listing Santa Claus’ phone number, prompting children to call and speak with the generous old man. Naturally, thousands of children tried to call. What they didn’t know is that the number had been misprinted, and was actually the emergency number for CONAD, NORAD‘s ancestor. The man […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Two days ago, the Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report that details the (apparently shocking) phenomenon that about half of American adults play videogames (53%, to be exact). Sounds about right to me, though I just skimmed through a good dozen articles from all over the […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The comic book series Fables, created by Bill Willingham and published by DC’s Vertigo imprint (the same as Sandman and V for Vendetta among others), is being turned into an hour-long television drama for ABC. The comics are about fairy tale characters who live in exile in modern-day New […]