Back-to-School Tip: Get an External Hard Drive


Updated 08/30/10 5:50 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

External Hard Drive Help

You should know by now how important backing up your data can be. This is especially true when you're heading off to school, or moving to a new place. Not only can your external hard drive act as a backup for all of your school work, term papers, exam notes, and the like, but it can be a lifesaver if something ever happened to your laptop. Dorm parties and continual transportation to and from Read more

Hey Good Lookin': 8 Attractive External Hard Drives


Updated 02/26/10 7:08 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Fashionable External Hard Drives

Just like any other desk accessory, your external hard drive has the potential to make a statement. It's not just a box of parts and memory — it's an extension of your personality. Let it exclaim how fashionable, chic, and put-together you are! Check out a few of these great looking external hard drives, and get your credit card ready — they're all pretty lust-worthy. Read more

New Sleek LaCie Hard Drives Designed by Philippe Starck


Updated 10/06/09 8:05 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

New Sleek LaCie Hard Drives Designed by Philippe Starck

Today, the makers behind the glamorous gold hard drive and the rainbow bright flat cables — LaCie — is announcing its new sleek and sexy desktop hard drive and mobile hard drive. By teaming up with world renowned designer Philippe Starck, LaCie was able to create this new collection of drives which incorporate Starck's iconic design philosophy. What's unique about the desktop hard drive is Read more

How Many Flash Drives Do You Own?


Updated 08/28/09 1:35 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 8 comments

The LaCie Iamkey 4GB Flash Drive Keyring

I'm all "keyed up" over this keyring flash drive. Get it? Keyed? Anyway, I have a thing for flash drives, but my problem (which I'm sure most of you can relate to), is that the things are so small that I end up misplacing them. And let's face it — if I've backed up some important docs on there, that's really not a good situation to be in. But if I had this LaCie Iamkey 4GB flash drive, then I Read more

Daily Tech: Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS Beta Is Available to Developers


Updated 04/15/09 8:22 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Daily Tech: Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS Beta Is Available to Developers

The iPhone 3.0 OS beta is now available for paid iPhone developers to download, which means a public release will be coming soon. Updated fixes and features include spotlight search saving and speed improvements . — Gizmodo CNN's Larry King posted a YouTube video to say that the network is going to beat Ashton Kutcher in total number of Twitter followers. — TechCrunch Use SnapShot Photo Read more

LaCie's New Flat Cables: Cheap And Colorful


Updated 01/17/09 5:56 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 9 comments

LaCie's New Flat Cables: Cheap And Colorful

As I was perusing around Macworld this year, I came across some multi-colored treats from LaCie — their new tangle-free Flat Cables. Released this past December, these $10 neon cables come in seven different cable options (USB, FireWire, or eSATA) as well as labels, so you always know which device is plugged in. Pretty geek-chic if you ask me! View 4 Photos ›Photo 1Photo 2Photo 3Photo 4 Read more

LaCie's Hard Drive Is G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S


Updated 11/11/08 8:09 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 11 comments

Gold LaCie External Hard Drive

Now that you're singing Fergie's tune in your head, I'll direct you to this pimped-out LaCie 500GB External Hard Drive ($150). It's gold, it's artsy, it's totally chic. For any geek, this would be the next best thing to getting an actual gold brick under the tree this Christmas. We all know the importance of backing up your data, and now you can do it dripping with style. That is, if cereal- Read more

Sweet Success: 10 Tips For Baking the Perfect Macaron


Updated 02/09/12 6:01 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Baking Tips For French Macarons

With their vibrant colors and lacy frills, dainty, crisp-crusted French macarons are the perfect Valentine's Day baking project. But these lovely little delicacies are temperamental enough to stump even the most accomplished chefs. Even if you follow a detailed recipe down to the letter, a batch of macarons can go very wrong very quickly. Thanks to humidity, an unreliable oven temperature gauge, Read more

Color Theory: Soften Your Spring Wardrobe With Lilac Hues


Updated 02/08/12 2:21 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Purple Lilac Street Style Looks February 2012

Pastel hues are a regular favorite of Spring wardrobes, but this particular shade of light purple is soft enough to emphasize a sweet, feminine sensibility and cool enough to balance edgier add-ons for a surprise twist. We've been enamored with all things lilac-infused since spotting it float down the runways of 3.1 Phillip Lim, Adam, Boy and Girl by Band of Outsiders, Jenni Kayne, and more. From Read more

A Bird-Themed Cake Stand, Three Ways: One Beautiful Buy, 2 Easy DIYs


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Bird Cake Stand DIYs

My sister is getting married in August, so I've been spending a lot of time visiting wedding blogs and poking around BHLDN's website. One item that recently caught my eye was this lovely Barn Swallow Pedestal. Featuring a flock of fork-tailed fliers darting about on a hand-painted platter, it seems like a perfect match for her vintage-inspired, country wedding. But at $60 - $100 per cake stand, I Read more