Awesome stuff I never knew, if you read through all of them…
Digg: “Google Earth Hacks has released their list of the 10 best things about Google Earth. They include screenshots and instructions on all of them, from 3D buildings to joystick controls.”
D20 geek-ring: “Cory Doctorow: An Etsy crafter is selling this hyper-geeky ring sporting a polyhedral 20-sided die in place of a gemstone. Of course, the 20 is face-up! Link (via Wonderland)”
Digg: “GrandCentral is a brilliant new web app that lets you consolidate all of your phone numbers into one number, meaning someone can call you on your GrandCentral phone number and all of your phones will ring. And then it gets interesting.”
Lifehacker: “DIY web site Instructables has a tutorial for making a geek-chic shoulder bag out of 46 floppy disks.
The result is a pretty cool floppy disk bag that any alpha geek would be proud to call his/her own (though I imagine it might be a bit heavy, so weakling-geeks might want to take that into consideration). Not dorky enough for you? The author of this Instructable claims that the floppy disk bag is just a proof of concept on the way to a loftier plate of floppy disk armor. — Adam Pash
Floppy Disk Bag [Instructables]“
Digital Photo School: “One of the biggest challenges in sports and action photography is making sure that the main subject in your images is in focus. In most cases your subject will be moving (towards, away from our around you) which means that the distance you need to focus upon is constantly changing….”
Pretty funny, if you knew DOS….
Digg: “In the beginning there was the Computer….”
Some great ones in here….
Digg: “Here’s the top 10 list of the worst techno-blunders in film. Rest assured, Hackers is not number one.”
Lifehacker: “TechRepublic offers a useful tutorial on adding ‘Move To’ and ‘Copy To’ items to Windows Explorer’s submenus.
The trick involves editing the registry, never something that should be done lightly or without backup. Further disclaimer: I’m Windows-less this Friday, so I haven’t actually tried this myself. But if you’re a fan of ‘Send To’, this one’s for you. — Gina Trapani
How do I… Add Copy To and Move To to Windows Explorer with a registry hack? [TechRepublic]“
Laser Beam Safe.: “Got a secret treasure? Keep it safe and secure with this laser beam, secret code safe!
Very James Bond-y, and only $29.95! Link - via Gizmodo “
Club and Shield Bedside Table.: “James McAdam’s bedside table for the paranoid converts into a club and shield in a matter of seconds!
Link “
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