Some people just need to realize when something is a bad idea… Â Evidently Zach Gage has made a game that as you kill invaders, your files get randomly deleted. Â Nice, yes? Well, Intego detects it as OSX/LoserGame, and VirusBarrier X5 also detects it… Â But does Sophos? Â Not yet… Â And this application has been out for […]
The BBC Press Office has published details of the line-up for this year\’s BBC Children in Need charity appeal, with which Doctor Who has long had an association. This year the programme is once again featured, with what the release describes as \’An exclusive preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special.\’ Last year there was […]
Apple removed the ability to select the graphics setting for the built-in 10.5x Remote Desktop application…. But, this command: defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing controlObserveQuality n …changes the quality of the connection\’s display, based on the value of n: 1 = black and white 2 = grayscale 3 = 8-bit color 4 = 16-bit color 5 = […]
Ever had that moment in the grocery checkout line where you wonder if cooking homemade meals could ever be worth the ingredient cost? The Budget Bytes blog wants to show you the exact cost of some great recipes. Beth M, a self-described \’food lover and number cruncher,\’ busts down the total ingredient cost of each […]
I have not yet been able to confirm this from another source, but there is a posting going around claiming that Waters of Mars will be airing on November 14th 2009. Has anyone else seen this? I figure that this is wishful thinking… I fully expect the BBC to say that it\’ll be shown for […]
I think we\’re doomed!!! … Â After all the Andromeda galaxy will be colliding with the Milky Way soon… Thankfully Felicia Day is here to explain it to us….
Mythbusters, this time with more cheese! Evidently, we\’re dealing with Cheese myth\’s soon… And one of them is testing the usablity of cheese as a canon ball… Looks good enough to put on my Pepperoni Pizza…
Gordon Meyer discusses the Envi, the next generation convection heater that replaces the Econo-heat. I first heard of the Econo-heat from Gordon, and I\’m quite happy with it heating our work room… Of note, is the 25% off, and free shipping deal that the Envi currently has running. Also, no need (supposedly) for a add-on […]