The city of Akron, OH, has committed to spend $800,000 to install a free wireless network over the next five years. And why haven't I heard of this tech-savvy place before? — Engadget
What's wrong with this picture? So I was walking home from work yesterday and I happened to notice this unusual sight; an old school bank machine talking in the first person with "I"! Too funny! Whatever happened to "this machine is temporarily unavailable"? Kinda makes me think that someone is trying to make "machines" offer a friendlier user experience, but rather than make things easier, you can't help but turn your head and go, huh? You talking to me?! Is there a little man inside there? Oh Mr. Technology, you're so cheeky.
When the legendary though short-lived Blueprint magazine folded, I mourned the loss of another favorite. Not only was Blueprint, a Martha Stewart title, the one magazine I felt that was really made for me, by people like me, but it recognized the three-dimensional female life.
Specifically, Blueprint knew that modern girls are gadget girls — in its inaugural issue, it won me over with this: DIY instructions for a charging station. An attractive, expensive (not DIY-looking at all, incidentally) charging station (perhaps you are familiar with my search).
A note about the suggested boxes for the project: The Container Store no longer has the specific Library Project cases on their website, but still has this striped version; I prefer the look of the solid-color library project cases, so perhaps these office storage boxes or these paper drawers can be adapted. Happy DIYing!
Even though we're saying goodbye to another geek God, Mr. Bill Gates, today we're saluting the man who's sticking around with us — Steve Jobs. Before his next big to-do (iPhone 3G Day, otherwise known around here as "The Day I Will Be in Line All Day"), I have a few questions about Steve Jobs — for you.
Love him or hate him, Steve Jobs is a charismatic, brilliant innovator and marketer, but how much do you really know about him? Find out with my quiz!
Last week I had one of those freak out moments when my laptop started acting like it had been possessed, as I had zero control over it. When it booted in safe mode, I knew it was time to get some backup assistance, and let's be honest, an involuntary safe boot on a Mac is almost like the blue screen of death on a PC.
Thankfully another resident geek guru came to my rescue and we both agreed that the 100-degree weather could be impairing my MacBook. And without further ado, he quickly installed one of his "fan favorites" (hee hee), smcFanControl. This free download allows you to control the built-in fan on every Intel Mac to make it run cooler. Macs are already insanely hot, so being able to rev up your fan from the default setting in hot weather definitely helps your Mac cool down. I've had it on full for the past week and it seems to be helping. Oh, and it also indicates the temperature of your laptop, so you can monitor whether you need the fan turned up.
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It's summertime folks, and even though you should be outside enjoying the weather, it's okay if you hide away every once in awhile to play a game or two. Last year at this time I was stoked for the release of a few awesome games (like Odin Sphere), but this year I'm not really jumping up and down with excitement. But that's not to say there aren't some playable titles coming, so check out these games that I think are worthy of a spot on your Gamefly rental queue, a drive to the video game store, or maybe even a purchase in this slideshow!
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