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The Cover Up App Masks Unpleasant Restroom Sounds

GeekSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:50:16 -0800

Picture this: You just had the date of your dreams, so when he invites you to his place for a little night cap, you immediately say yes without hesitation. After a glass of wine, your stomach starts rumbling and you realize that extra spicy Tandoori chicken dish maybe wasn't the best ordering option for your first date. Next thing you know, you're in his bathroom, wondering how you'll be able to drown out unwanted restroom noise.

Not to worry! There's an app called Cover Up that is said to help women "save face in those potentially awkward situations in the office place bathroom, public restroom or at the new boyfriend’s house." For only 99 cents, you can choose from a variety of sounds (including running water, hand-dryers, and blow dryers) which are launched when touching any of the makeup compact areas - and yes, the makeup brush controls the volume!

You can have a peek at what the app looks like on your phone, when you read more.

The Original and the Windows 7 Launch Party Parody Vid

GeekSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:35:56 -0700

With the much anticipated Windows 7 going on sale today, I'm sure you can't wait to have some friends over, pull out some chips and salsa, and throw a Windows 7 launch party - am I right or am I right?! If Microsoft's original video on how to host a Windows 7 launch party was too boring for you, why not check out Funny or Die's hilarious Windows 7 torrenting party parody vid which I happened to catch on Gizmodo? You can watch both below - enjoy!

Website of the Day: My Parents Were Awesome

GeekSugar — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:33:21 -0700

If you thought We Have Lasers brought you back to an era of geeky-goodness, an entertaining site called My Parents Were Awesome takes you back to the days when your parents were oh so hip and cool.

Paying homage to your retro-chic ma and pa, My Parents Were Awesome encourages readers to submit photos of their parents from way back when. According to the site:

Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents (and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.

Have a cool website like this you want to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

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Add keyword(s) in the tag field with relevant tags (for example mine for this story was "Website of the Day").
Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
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So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the GeekSugar homepage!

Geek Tip: Edit Videos and Photo Slideshows For Free Online

GeekSugar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:12:57 -0700

Add this to your already-expanding list of free online photo- and video-editing websites, but one that provides endless entertainment in the process: Masher. Not only can you upload your videos and edit them for free, put together an impressive photo slideshow of your last shindig (and set it to music), but you can browse through free clips from sites like BBC Motion Gallery and Rip Curl to add some flavor to your flicks. Once you're finished, you can upload your masterpiece to the site for all to see.

Website of the Day: WikiDumper

GeekSugar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:25:15 -0700

With over three million entries, Wikipedia is the ultimate online encyclopedia. Most of you said that you regularly use it, but that you don't ever contribute or edit articles. But what happens to all of the entries that are considered for deletion by the Wikipedia gods? A website called WikiDumper pools together some of the Wiki articles that get flagged as inappropriate submissions or ones that have been nominated to be deleted. I'd have to say "The Purple Diet" entry that Mariah Carey supposedly followed - which involves eating only purple foods like plums and beetroot - is pretty hilarious.

Have an interesting website you want to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

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Click "New Post" under the website of the day tab at the top of the page.
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Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
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Website of the Day: Passive Aggressive Notes

GeekSugar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:29:50 -0700

Roommate frustrations? Lunch missing from your work fridge. . . again? Whether you've just been tempted to leave an angry, anonymous (or not-so-anonymous) note or you're actually guilty of leaving one, they can be pretty funny to those not involved in the squabble.

The website Passive-Aggressive Notes posts "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over" - aka the note that your co-worker posted on the office fridge for all to see. I've mentioned the site before, but check it out again for new features including "'Word of the Day," calling out a hilarious user comment, or the "Greatest Hits" and "Kerry's Favorites" with links to the site's most popular and founder's favorite content.

It's perfect for scrolling through if you need a laugh. Or, for the ultimate passive-aggressive payback, submit a note of your own to be included on the site.

Have an interesting website like this you'd like to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

1. First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
2. Click "New Post" under the website of the day tab at the top of the page.
3. Give your story a "Title."
4. Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
5. Type "Technology and Gadgets" in the Categories box
6. Add keyword(s) in the tag field with relevant tags (for example mine for this story was "Website of the Day").
7. Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
8. Click "Create Post" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the GeekSugar homepage!

10 Crazy iPhone Apps

GeekSugar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:50:11 -0700

Let me start off by saying, there's an iPhone application for everything. Since Apple does reject the odd app here and there, you can be sure that every app goes through a rigorous approval process before making its way to the iTunes store. But there are those that slip through the cracks, like these 10 outrageous, naughty, hilarious - and some all of the above - apps.

A big thanks to TrèsSugar for the story inspiration!

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"No Signal" Cell Phone Reception Clips From Horror Flicks

GeekSugar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:50:05 -0700

Whenever I think of scary movies and phones, Scream instantly comes to mind - especially the gory Drew Barrymore kitchen scene - yikes! Back in the eighties and nineties, most horror movies had serial killers cutting phone lines so when the victim (usually helpless young women) went to call the police, the phone would be dead. Nowadays, screenwriters can't write this classic scenario into scripts because a majority of people have swapped their landlines for a cell phone. So what's a screenwriter to do? They are to play up the lack of cell phone service conundrum. Rich Four Four has put together this amazing compilation of 66 movies from 2000 that have done just that.

10 Funny Blue Screens of Death

GeekSugar — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:51:42 -0700

Ahh, memories! It sure has been a while since I've been confronted with the notorious blue screen of death error screen, which often appears when a Microsoft Windows system goes kaput. Let's just say that when you see this screen, it's not good news. I've tracked down some funny BSOD incidences across the world - from airports to stadiums and train stations - which are so bad, they're good! Source: Flickr User arkaitz_zubiaga

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Site Pays Homage to Geeky 80s Laser School Portraits

GeekSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:05:44 -0700

Hmm, can you spot the similarities between each of these photos? The eighties hair - check, the eighties outfits - check, the pink and blue laser beam backdrops - big check. I can't believe that I almost forgot about these lightsaber-esque backgrounds that graced hundreds of thousands of school portraits! I don't know if I was a minimalist back then or if the lasers had run their course of coolness already, but I actually skipped over the laser trend.

If you want to take a walk down memory lane, a site called We Have Lasers is dedicated to showing off the greatest school portrait backdrop that ever existed. And if you know your way around Photoshop, you could even make a laser portrait yourself . . . I know you want to! Did you get bitten with the laser bug back in elementary school?