Posts By: Scott

Paper CD Case

Whenever I burn a CD for someone, I usually just fold together a piece of plain white printer paper and either print out a data or track list, or simply write it on the newly created envelope. Papercdcase.com, makes it even easier to create a cheapo CD case. Just fill out the form with CD… Read more »

Apple Releases Multi-button Mouse

It only took 29 years, but Apple has finally released a mouse with more than one button! Apple’s standard one-button mouse has been a symbol of simplicity for quite some time, but (to a lot of users) has slowly made things more complicated. Today apple released what they’re calling, “Mighty Mouse.” The Mighty Mouse actually… Read more »

Ninja Mask Lessons

I ran across this lovely picture/lesson again today. I vaguely remember coming across it once before quite some time ago. This time I followed Vern Reid’s directions step by step and made myself into a ninja via a black T-shirt. Now that you’ve got the official directions for the ninja look, I suggest that you… Read more »

Channel 101

Channel 101 refers to themselves as, “the unavoidable future of entertainment.” The concept is simple. Folks submit pilots for TV shows about anything they want (some are quite interesting). The submissions are reviewed by the Channel 101 team and are either flushed, or moved to live audience battle. Channel 101 has a monthly live screening… Read more »

Windows Longhorn Now Windows Vista

The next version of Microsoft Windows (previously named Longhorn) has now been officially titled Windows Vista. Whatever happened to naming software releases by number? It seems like a few years back marketing departments got a hold of software versioning and started using buzz words to describe the next version of software upgrades instead of the… Read more »

Google Maps/Earth Hacks and Fun

With the launch of Google Earth, and the Google Maps API, it was only a matter of time before the hacks started to filter out. Google Maps Mania is a blog that is constantly coming up with cool links to hacks and fun stuff you can do with Google Maps. There are some really creative… Read more »

Now Easier to Geotag Flickr Images

I talked about Flickr Geoblogging and GreaseMonkey in earlier posts. Well, some smart folks have combined the two to make it easier to geotag your Flickr photos. Now by simply installing a couple GreaseMonkey scripts you can easily find the longitude and latitude points needed to submit your photos to the Geobloggers database. There is… Read more »

Windows Noises Song

Check out this movie (flash) of an incredible concert played entirely with Windows SNDREC32.exe and the default windows sounds.

Google Releases Google Earth

Google released their “Google Earth” tool today. It seems to be just an updated and FREE version of Keyhole, the company they purchased a few months back. I played with Keyhole a little bit shortly after Google purchased them and it was some pretty slick software then! They’ve since enhanced it with Google’s local search… Read more »

Wired NextFest Chicago

This past weekend I traveled to NextFest in Chicago with a few friends. The event, held at Navy Pier, was a pretty cool. It showcased new and upcoming technology in several different areas. I’ll highlight a few of my favorite exhibits in the different categories. Communication Motorola had a pretty large display set up showcasing… Read more »

Flickr Montager

I ran across another cool Flickr tool today. Flickr Montager will take any image tag that you enter, and create one of those cool photo mosaics out of the images with the tag you’ve entered. You can choose the form that the mosaic takes by clicking one of the thumbnails from the mosaic itself.

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah

I think the title pretty much says it all on this one. Tom Cruise Kills Oprah via Waxy.org

New Mentos Sugarfree!

It’s always a good day when you discover a new type of mentos! Today I ran across new Mentos Sugarfree for the first time. They are exactly what their name says they are… sugar free mentos for those calorie-conscious folks out there. They’re made with Splenda instead of the high test sugar that I’m guessing… Read more »