By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you feel like catching a quick short movie then you might want to consider taking a look at the YouTube Screening Room. The Screening Room contains short movies of ten minutes or less, written, produced and directed by rising stars. According to YouTube, such movies are usually played […]
When you really want something bad, never forget that if you put your mind to work, anything is possible! [Via Neatorama]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] It would seem to most casual surfers of the Internet that the battle that once roared between The “Church” of Scientology and the group called “Anonymous” all but fizzled out. While Guy Fawkes mask-wearing protesters are still occasionally sighted outside of Dianetics centers, the oddly named group doesn’t make […]
What is Subversion? Overview Subversion is a version control system that makes it easy to get the latest version of files, or go back to previous versions. It is used by many different pieces of open source software and has been around since 2000. Subversion is considered the successor to the Concurrent Versions System. To […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] I don’t know if female cops in the US are given this level of protection but female law enforcers here in Germany are to be provided with three bulletproof bras each after some complained that the normal bulletproof vest made their conventional bras cut into their skin causing injury. […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] For any of you who have either purchased a new 3G iPhone or upgraded your old one, you’ve probably noticed your iPhone acting up. All kinds of problems have been reported, but personally I’ve experienced: Frequent crashes Lag in on-screen controls Lag in on-screen keyboard (can’t keep up with […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you have a US criminal record and you want to keep it hidden, then you will soon be out of luck. Anyone with an Internet connection who knows your full name and birthdate will be able to easily look it up on Criminal Searches – for free. The […]
Toyota just unveiled a new series of what they call “Partner Robots” which are supposed to help people extend their range of mobility safely and effectively. Dubbed as “Winglets,” these toys for grown-ups look like segway-like devices that consist of a body that contains an electric motor, two wheels, and a couple of internal sensors […]
Located in Seaham Hall, in Sunderland, United Kingdom, the vortex fountain works by pumping water in a circular motion up a large acrylic cylinder, and forces water to cascade down its sides. This has the effect of creating a vortex in the middle of the fountain, and since the cylinder is completely transparent, the water […]
By Mark O’Neill
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
Most of us have our own favourite photo editing software programs – I know I do. I mostly use ThumbsPlus and sometimes also Picasa and GIMP. But I am always on the lookout for a decent online browser alternative.
Yahoo has something in beta at the moment called BrowserPlus which is pretty basic right now and is geared more towards Flickr uploading. But I have to admit it doesn’t do such a bad job with basic photo editing and it has one unique feature – it allows you to drag and drop photos onto its interface. This alone was enough to intrigue me to download the small browser plugin and give it a test drive.