What can\’t the iphone do?

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that Parkingticket.com just announced new compatibility with the Safari web browser on Apple\’s iPhone, giving you new tools to immediately contest a parking ticket. The site is so confident in their service that if all steps are followed and the ticket is still not dismissed they will pay […]

How old are thumb drives?

Well, Charles Babbage invented the first mechanical computer… It wasn\’t actually constructed into 1991, but still the plans were from 1871… Punch cards are from 1725 (Basile Bouchon & Jean-Baptiste Falcon), but here\’s proof of a thumb drive from that era… Okay, maybe proof is too strong of a word, but still… It\’s a neat […]

Just brings a chuckle to me…

Yes, this is a joke that many might not get… The \”Little Girl\” is the slightly misunderstood, telepathic, telekenetic, pyrokenetic, psychopath from the FEAR series of games… Information on Alma from Wikipedia The cartoon comes from http://s683.photobucket.com/albums/vv197/Catch2222/

Come Back Here, Damnit

The funny thing is that Elise, from day 1, chases our \”kittens\”… Now a year or so latter… \”Big One\” is almost as tall as Elise (if he stands up), and still gets dragged all around the house by Elise… And no, this is not a picture of Elise… Come Back Here, Damnit: (Via Photo […]

Clear Your Diary…

Clear Your Diary…: \”Could we really be heading into a Golden Age of superhero cinema? Just look at the Marvel and DC comic book adaptations already slated for 2010 and 2011 – Iron Man 2: May 7, 2010 Thor: July 16, 2010 Jonah Hex: August 6, 2010 Green Lantern: December 17, 2010 The First Avenger: […]

Pointsec certificate expiring – may cause upgrade problems

We just ran into this problem with Pointsec as well…. Pointsec certificate expiring – may cause upgrade problems: \”This morning Checkpoint released a bulletin about a problem affecting Pointsec for PC version 6.2.0 (with HFA1 or HFA2) and 6.3.0. The certificate that the software uses to validate recovery files and log files has expired. As […]

Omni group releases 4 applications as freeware

SEATTLE, Washington — February 24, 2009 — The Omni Group has released four of their software applications as freeware: OmniWeb, OmniDazzle, OmniDiskSweeper, and OmniObjectMeter. All versions are fully functional with no licensing restrictions, and are available at no cost from The Omni Group\’s website at http://www.omnigroup.com/. \”As a small company with limited resources, we have […]

Little Towns Consumed By Lava Flows and Crumbling Glaciers

(Via io9.) Little Towns Consumed By Lava Flows and Crumbling Glaciers [Concept Art]: \” Apocalypse has come to the village of Geldern in Germany. A street has crumbled to reveal steaming waters under lava-ridden rock. The artist who created this mega-illusion has destroyed other towns, too. His name is Edgar Müller, and he\’s won so […]