Monthly Archives: June 2009

Michael Jackson was an inventor

Who knew?  Michael Jackson had a patent in his name. It was a design that allowed his feet to go into the floor of the stage and stay locked in place for a dance move where he leaned out over … Continue reading

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Bullet at 1,000,000 frames per second

Sure, your fancy new digital camera does 10 frames per second. Sometimes that just isn’t fast enough. Be sure to head to Kurzzeit.com and watch the video.

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isPalindrome function in Python

I’ve started playing around with Python, and the more I do the more I like it.  Python makes it very easy to do simple, scripty type stuff, but also has the ability to do OOP if that need arises. Here’s … Continue reading

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Live action kalideoscope

I’m halfway between this being funny or mean to the animals.  Doesn’t look like any of them get hurt though.

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5 Photoshop brush sets to add to your collection

Sure, there are a bunch of brush set for Photoshop out there.  The hard part is knowing what to get.  To help, here’s 5 sets that I came across that would fit in pretty much anyone’s collection. Hi resolution tree … Continue reading

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A lesson on why it’s important to update drivers

I’ve been repurposing an older notebook to become a media computer for the past couple of days.  Since it’s a notebook the sound is stereo only, and that’s just not going to cut it.  So I went out and bought … Continue reading

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Apple Remote – How did I now know about this?

As geeky as I am you would think I would have heard about Apple Remote before this week.  Maybe it’s because I haven’t been an Apple geek until a few weeks ago. For those of y’all in my shoes, Remote … Continue reading

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How to get a screen shot from an iPhone

It’s come up a few times where I’ve needed to get a screen shot from my iPhone.  Turns out there are two ways to do it, one of which is built into the phone. Easiest way is to hold down … Continue reading

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iPhones are great for new dads

Found a great excuse to buy something useful about my iPhone a few days ago. My 4 month old daughter was crying like she was sleepy, but not quite ready to give up and go to sleep.  I started playing … Continue reading

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Real life Twitter

Can’t say I’ve ever seen the point of Twitter. But it does make for a funny video. Watch Real Life Twitter on CollegeHumor

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