Forget the iPad, This 1984 Macintosh Runs OS X Snow Leopard

Now this is hard core geek awesome. As a long-time Mac user, myself, I was absolutely floored by this Instructables piece by gmjhowe. Here were his guidelines—the end result is nothing short of gorgeous: 1.  Do not alter, cut, deform, change, or break the original Mac in anyway, I wanted to be able to return […]

iMaxi iPad Case Will Keep your iPad Clean and Dry

Designed by Etsy user Hiphandmaids, the iMaxi takes an idea that initially a joke and turns it into a real product. The iMaxi features an outer layer made out of vinyl, which houses a plush, quilted-cotton sleeve to put your iPad in, and Velcro-latched wings, to keep your device secured in place and protected at […]

College Professor Makes his Point Clear: No Laptops Allowed in Class

In order to emphasize the point that no laptops were allowed into his class, Kieran Mullen, a physics professor from the University of Oklahoma, dipped a portable in liquid nitrogen right before smashing it on the floor. If any of you have similar crazy anecdotes about some of your past or present professors, we’d love […]

Verizon Sinks Its Fangs into AT&T

Here’s yet another Verizon commercial taking a shot at AT&T’s coverage. A spoof of Twilight, this one suggests that you might just lose the eternal love of your vampire soulmate if your download speeds aren’t fast enough. But I think the real issue here is this new twist on the vampire/werewolf debate. Is Verizon suggesting […]

A Date with a Dragon Down the Carpal Tunnel

So you might have noticed that I’ve gone quiet the last couple of weeks. All signals have been cut, so to speak, since I’ve got the geeky equivalent of a mogul skier’s torn ACL: that is, carpal tunnel syndrome (or, perhaps, RSI). It blows. In every respect it sucks. It’s all-encompassing pain, and it’s a […]