Silicon oxide nanowires art will astonish you

Silicon oxide nanowires have the amazing property of arranging themselves into unique patterns. By observing them under a scanning electron microscope, you can end up looking at something that closely resembles like a bunch of beautiful, eerie-looking sunflowers. The picture we’ve posted above has been colorized to further enhance the resemblance, but you have to […]



UK “Get a Mac” Ads Compilation

If you haven’t seen the UK version of the “Get a Mac” ads yet, here’s a video that features most of those that have been produced in the last year. Enjoy!



How to Use Macros to Simplify Your Life

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] Here’s an offer too good to refuse: Take every tedious, repetitive task that wastes your time…and automate it. The cost? Two minutes to read this article, and maybe five more to do what it says. Interested? Read on. What we’re about to do will save you precious time and […]

Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press

By Mark O’Neill During the past few days, I have been laid up in bed with a leg infection and, deprived of the internet, I have been forced to watch the television (gasp!). Most of the programmes have been sub-standard crap (“Jerry! Jerry!”) but one series has been pure gold – a BBC series which […]

Fox renews the Sarah Connor Chronicles

By Mark O’Neill Despite a screwy first season and two cancelled episodes due to the writers strike, Fox has finally confirmed that there WILL definately be a second season of the Sarah Connor Chronicles – and it could be back on TV screens as early as the fall. It will also likely get a new […]

The Crime-Sensing Car

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] Starting today, the GPS system has a new power: sensing high-crime areas and warning you before you make a potentially dangerous turn. Honda has just introduced its new SatNav system in Japan.  International news agency AFP reports the system will use information provided by police to mark “crime hotspots,” […]

10 Cool Gadgets Every Geek Should Want

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] You can measure a man’s greatness by the number of cool gadgets in his home – or at least, the number of cool gadgets he’d like to have in his home if not for those pesky utility bills. So in the spirit of all things awesome, I bring you […]