July 2008
49 posts
Sling Media - Slingbox PRO Overview →
The Slingbox™ PRO allows you to watch and control up to four video sources—including one HD video source (when used with HD Connect)—from anywhere in the world on your laptop or cell phone. That means you can virtually take your entire home theater with you, including your DVR, digital cable, satellite receiver, and DVD player. With the Slingbox PRO, you’ll be at home wherever you roam.
Me wanty!...
Letterpress From Scratch | i love typography, the... →
Five Spice Powder Frosting Recipe ~ Cupcake... →
The “five” in Five Spice actually refers to the balance of five basic elements: earth, fire, water, air, and metal. The Five Spice powder was originally used in Chinese medicine to restore the balance of the five elements in the Chi or the life energy in our bodies. So, besides the five basic spices, Five Spice powder may contain other spices such as coriander seeds, cumin or anise...
“Nothing will work unless you do”
– Maya Angelou
SecretTweet.com - Post your secrets anonymously to... →
I (@mozunk) got the idea from @iwish. iwish got me to thinking that posting anonymous secrets to twitter would be a great idea…so secrettweet was born!
The lazy version of postsecret! ;)
Huckleberries and Bears: 1939 Marital Rating Scale... →
I came across this hilarious (or totally wrong.. depending on how you view it) Marital Rating Scale on boingboing. I painstakingly typed out the Wife’s chart for anyone interested in seeing where they or their wife ranks according to George W. Crane, MD. I copied from the scanned booklet that Tiabla posted on flickr. I also copied the Husband version, if you’re interested. I...
Nikko R2-D2 projector to go on sale: Beep boop... →
The ‘eye’ bit at the top is the lens for a projector which, we’re told, can put out an image measuring 260 inches diagonally at 2,000 lumens. There’s a DVD player inside for watching movies along with memory card slots for displaying pics. There’s even an iPod dock, because no self-respecting do-it-all robot would be complete without one in the 21st century....
Sat-nav blamed for 300,000 crashes - Yahoo! News... →
Satellite navigation systems are being blamed for 300,000 road accidents each year, according to research by DirectLine for the Daily Mirror.
the Awesome Highlighter >> Highlight text on web... →
Show them what’s important - Highlight! Awesome Highlighter lets you highlight text on web pages and then gives you a small link to the highlighted page.
Sometimes the simple ideas are the best.
AutoPostr.com the Flickr 2 Twitter Automata →
Autopostr.com let your twitterfriends automatically know you posted a new photo on flickr, by just by adding a # to your photo title!
“Democracy is the process by which people are free to choose the man who will get...”
– Laurence J. Peter
Ironic Sans: Idea: Palindrome road trip →
Idea: Palindrome road trip
It’s not unheard of for small American towns to change their name in order to get publicity. So here’s an idea for a large scale coordinated multi-state name changing scheme that’s sure to draw tourists: In every state where it’s phonetically possible, there should be a town that creates a palindrome when combined with the state name. Then the ultimate road trip would...
Newspaper Seed Starter Pots →
I have been looking all over the net trying to find directions for making seed-starting pots out of newspaper, but all of them seemed to involve staples, glue, or tape. So I decided to try and make a pot that didn’t need any of them. I solved the problem by modifying an origami box with a simple extra fold. Here it is.
MoFuse: Create a Mobile Website, Mobile Site... →
Launch & manage a mobile version of your blog or website.
Let’s see if it’s any cop!
Ironic Sans: Idea: Thsrs, The Shorter Thesaurus →
If only there were a service that helps with the struggle of rewriting a 146-letter message to fit in a 140 character limit. Well now there is: Thsrs, the thesaurus that only gives you synonyms shorter than the word you’re looking up. Just enter one of the longer words in your message, and Thsrs will suggest shorter words to use instead.
Yahoo addresses narrowing e-mail options with... →
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo Inc. is offering free e-mail accounts under two new designations in an effort to attract Web surfers unhappy with their current addresses. The California-based company expects to begin registering new addresses under the domains of “ymail” and “rocketmail” around noon PDT Thursday June 19 (1900 GMT) at http://mail.yahoo.com.
Bugger, just pipped to the...
hyphenator - Google Code →
Hyphenator.js brings client-side hyphenation of HTML-Documents on to every browser by inserting soft hyphens using hyphenation patterns and Franklin M. Liangs hyphenation algorithm commonly known from LaTeX and Openoffice.
Movie Fonts - Linotype Font Lounge →
What fonts are used in films?
We constantly notice exceptional, humorous, and romantic typefaces on movie posters or announcements and wonder which fonts were used in them. Quite often, the film companies themselves produce these letterforms, and use them solely for their own distribution purposes. However, there are numerous fonts in the vast Linotype Library that appear similar to some of...
Google launches virtual world Google Lively -... →
Yesterday Google launched Google Lively, the internet giant’s take on web-based virtual worlds such as Linden Lab’s Second Life. But unlike other virtual worlds, Lively, doesn’t require the user to download new software, instead it is integrated with the internet
SpamMotel →
Now you can stop junk e-mail, a.k.a. spam, from cluttering up your inbox. SpamMotel’s unique patent-pending technology lets you know exactly where the sender got your e-mail address, and lets you block all e-mail from that sender with just a click of your mouse. It also blocks e-mail from anyone the sender gave, or more likely sold, your e-mail address to.
TwitterCounter: How popular are you? (open beta) →
TwitterCounter is a service for Bloggers, Social networkers and other well connected individuals to communicate and track the number of followers they have on Twitter. Add the TwitterCounter to your blog or profile to attract more followers. Also check out our top 100 and add your own name too!
WriteToMyBlog - Free Web Word Processor for your... →
WriteToMyBlog is a free web based word processor for your Blog. Create Post Entries for your Blog from right here, completely free, no membership required, can Post to multiple Blogs simultaneously, manage your Posts, works with all major Blog programs, and is easy-peasy!
Environment: Top naturalist accuses `wildlife... →
Give me strength can anyone say “Goodwin’s law”?! In the case of Spanish Bluebells and plants rather than animals, it’s so wrong. They will wipe out English Bluebells - I’d rather have a “weaker” plant and keep a variety than just be left with hybrids.
Compare Your FeedBurner Subscriber Numbers with... →
Instruction 1. Type in the FeedBurner Feed Name, e.g. Mashable Or Full FeedBurner Feed URL, e.g. http://feeds.feedburner.com/Mashable 2. Simply Press “Compare” Button ( Click and Drag to Zoom In )
How to make your own liquid soap out of bar soap.... →
Making our own liquid soap out of regular old bar soap is easier than it might first sound, according to Casa Sugar. We can leave out the chemicals and add our own custom scents. Plus, it’s a great way to use up those soap slivers that disintegrate down around the shower drain.
20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing »... →
Business Cards: Use the other side to label storage boxes and tubs and tape to the outside of the lid or side so you can see at a glance what the container is holding.
I have to say my response to about 90% of these is “No shit, Sherlock” and to another 5% “Are you serious?”! ;)
