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Monthly Archives: March 2009
HOW TO: Get back in Windows after losing your password
Hey there GAS readers! AskTheAdmin here guest posting on how to recover YOUR Windows password. This is not meant as a how-to hack your friend, girlfriend, dog or lover’s computer, but as a way to get you back into your Windows machine as a last resort. If you have another username and password on this […]
New Awesome Terminator Salvation Trailer Hits the Web
With less than 3 months remaining until its release, Warner Bros. released a new full-length trailer for their upcoming blockbuster, Terminator Salvation. Enjoy! [Via Gizmodo]
The Other Side of Jean-Luc Picard
I’ve seen a ton of these Star Trek: TNG remixes in the past few days, but this one stood out from the rest in that it a) made sense, and 2) made me laugh. You can see a lot more of these at Jandrew Edits. [via Mental Floss]
Feature: The Boiler Bar – Like Thirsty Moths to a Flame
By Brian Boyko Contributing Writer, [GAS] They call it “oilpunk” – a sort of “post-Steampunk” aesthetic, championing the designs of the early modern era (around 1920s/1930s) rather than the Victorian attributes of the “steampunker.” And what better homage to the era of the speakeasy than a bar? Yes, the fireballs generated by the twin propane-fueled […]
LaCie Releases Key-Shaped USB Keys
Finally, someone got the brilliant idea to create key-shaped USB keys, complete with little holes that work with your keychain. Simply brilliant. The three models, PassKey iamaKey and itsaKey, can accommodate microSD cards, with the last two adding 4 and 8GB of storage. Price and availability to be announced. [Via Engadget]
A Vision of the Future by Microsoft
This video, which shows what Microsoft thinks await us in the next decade, was presented a few days ago by Microsoft’s Business Division president Stephen Elop at the Wharton Business Conference. Now a lot of you will probably think that the presentation is nothing but eye candy, but in this case, I disagree. I really […]
Ringtones that unblock your runny nose?
A Japanese ringtone provider has recently started selling ringtones that, according to scientific studies, can unblock your stuffy, runny nose. The treatment, which is composed of various unmelodious sounds and vibrations, is applied by holding your mobile to the bridge of your nose for 30 seconds while it is ringing. These ringtones are apparently not […]
Einstein Robotic Head Looks Almost Like the Real Thing
Even though the famous physicist has been dead for over 50 years, it seems that Einstein, or at least a part of him, has recently been reincarnated in the form of a very life-like looking robotic head. The head, which was designed by Hanson Robotics, can interact with people in a relatively natural way, thanks […]
How to Survive Quicksand
Contrary to popular belief, surviving when stepping into a pool of quicksand is actually easy. All you have to do to is to calmly lie on your back, and you’ll be quickly floating on top of the muck instead of drowning in it. The following video segment from Bill Nye, The Science Guy, will bring […]