How cool would it be to study up with the best minds in the country at MIT without having to pay for the tuition? If you have a thirst for knowledge, let MIT OpenCourseWare be your tall glass of water.
Now with over 1,800 courses open for you to follow – spanning their entire curriculum – you can read through lecture notes and labs and watch the same demonstration vids that the smarty pants see at the prestigious college, but at a substantial discount. Like, 100 percent. Yup, that's right, it's all free. To see why I think it's so cool, just read more
Every geek has a favorite gadget. Or two. Or three. It's just part of our DNA. You know those special electrical items you won't step on a plane, train, or boat without?
Share your top picks with me by joining my group, My Favorite Gadgets and blogging about your "can't live without 'em gadgets." If I think everyone should know about them, I might even feature them on the geeksugar homepage.
Someone has to give Leopardcc's dazzling animal-inspired collection and tdamji's shiny pink collection a run for their money!
Did you know that playing social-intelligence games can reduce stress hormones by 17 percent? That's right geeks, a video game designed by McGill University researchers can help train people to reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol.
The MindHabits Trainer game is featured on the MindHabits website, which contains a whole lineup of "science-based video games designed to help players reduce stress and build self-confidence." I can't say I've seen dramatic results in my life, but the company claims the games will make you more confident in dating and reduce the stress that goes along with aging. It's gotta be worth checking out, right?
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Listen up all you Trekkies, if you want to check out Shatner and the rest of the starship Enterprise crew in all their geeky glory, head over to the CBS website where you'll find full-length episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series seasons one, two, and three.
Neatorama has also pointed out that there are 30-second ads before each episode, but a small price to pay considering you get your Star Trek fix for free! One last surprise. CBS is also offering season one of MacGyver, season one and two of The Twilight Zone, season one of Hawaii Five-0 and season one of, wait for it. . . Melrose Place!!
If you like gaming, you better warm up your mouse for Pet Shop Hop™, the newest title from PlayFirst! The game, which follows in the footsteps of PlayFirst's wildly popular Diner Dash game, appeals to the animal lover in all of us.
In Pet Shop Hop, players have to help the main character, Cassie, take over her grandfather’s pet store business and make wise selling and purchasing choices in order to turn the modest pet shop into an exclusive boutique and drive a pet store chain out from the neighborhood. The game combines business simulation and time management mechanics with new 3-D gameplay and general cuteness.
It's up to players to make the right upgrades to the shop, match customers with their ideal pets, sell additional products to increase profits, avoid being gobbled up by the competition and drive Megapet out of the neighborhood for good. You can also play in challenge mode to keep your customers happy by catering to increasing demands.
PlayFirst is offering a free 60 minute trial to play the game and an exclusive geeksugar offer for 15 percent off the game. Enter the code: PETSUGARPC. Coupon expires 3/31. Thank you to PlayFirst for sponsoring this post.
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