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Category Archives: Tips and Hacks
How To Beat a Fingerprint Security System
In the following video, the folks from Mythbusters show you exactly how easy it is to beat a simple fingerprint security system, provided that you have access to an approved finger imprint, of course!
Jailbreaking gets its own iPhone “app”
The crew behind the most prominent efforts to jailbreak Apple devices have come up with the most user-friendly way yet to jailbreak the iPhone. But the process has demonstrated some of the ironies of distributing such a technique. As we reported recently, officials have issued an official interpretation of copyright law which specifically says that […]
Responsibility Champion: Organizational Wallpaper
I really really like Hyperbole and a Half , an amazing web comic by Allie Brosh, alot and by that I mean a whole lot. So when I recently read her post on being a responsibility champion, it not only made me laugh hysterically, it also ended up inspiring me. “It’s like I think that […]
Five Things You Should Never Say to Your D&D Party
A few months ago I wrote a post about things you should never say to your DM during a D&D—or any RPG–campaign. And while the DM wields the most power, you can’t underestimate the importance of good group rapport. Over the last two years I’ve absolutely lucked out with a fantastic group of players. We […]
REVIEW: Soluto, Anti-Frustration Software
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Last week we talked about Betterment, the “new age” investing site, which won TechCrunch’s “Best Startup in NY” award. This week we’ll talk about the overall “Best Startup” winner at TechCrunch Disrupt. Their name is Soluto and they sell themselves as “anti-frustration software.” Then again, “selling themselves” probably isn’t the best […]
Start with a Clean (Spread) Sheet – House Cleaning the Geek Way
This is a guest article by D. Salmons on behalf of DIY Guides. House cleaning can be a very time consuming and laborious chore that seems to never end. And just when you think you have it all under control, it’s time to do it again. Even worse, things can be missed that suddenly complicate […]
Five Tips for the Conflicted Geek Relationship
So you’ve finally fallen in love with the geek of your dreams. All those misty montages you dreamed of while searching for that special someone will finally come to being: both of you staying up at all hours playing WoW, sharing a bucket of popcorn during Ironman 2, both reaching for the same comics issue […]
Using The iPad As A Secondary Monitor
This post is written by the guys over at iGadget Life, where you can find everything from LCD monitors to AV receivers. So, you are hard at work on your Macbook, trying to get some work done before you play with your new gadget, a shiny new iPad. After stealing a quick glance at the […]
20 Geeky Words to Add to Your Lexicon
I’m a word geek. No way around that. I have spent literally days of my life trolling the Online Etymology Dictionary and, back when I had a university subscription, the Oxford English Dictionary. English, while being an absolute mish-mash of languages, has a delightfully wacky catalogue of words and phrases that aren’t just fun to […]