December 2009
18 posts
The Best iPhone Apps Of 2009 (Appvee Edition) →
This guest post was written by Erik Fikkert, Lead Reviewer, AppVee. Also check out AppVee’s previous picks of the best apps in the App store
The iPhone and iPod touch have become…
Review: Gran Turismo 5 Demo requires serious skill... →
Filed under: Videos, Toys/Games
Click above to watch the video after the jump
We’re waiting with baited breath for the arrival of Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5….
Airlock: auto-lock your Mac, unlock it with your... →
Filed under: Security, Utilities, Macintosh
If you use your Mac in a crowded office or coffee shop, you know it’s a pain to lock and unlock it when you have to step away for a…
Firefox 4 Windows mockup provides 5 UI hints of... →
Want a hint as to where Firefox will go next? As a product visual designer at Mozilla, Stephen Horlander is the kind of guy who can make things happen — so when he shares updates and…
5 Google Chrome Extensions That Could Finally Make... →
I have been using Google Chrome since it first came out and it has a lot of features to recommend itself (the speed and lower memory usage being the main sells). But there were lots of…
Why it's better to pretend you don't know anything... →
Disable Error Reporting in XP, Vista, and Windows... →
When you’re trying to fix a computer or are setting it up for certain functionality for a business, it can be quite annoying always getting error messages when you know what your doing. Today we…
Are Trackpads Making Our Hands Mutate? [Mutation] →
Former industrial designer Hemmant Jha recently noticed something odd. Two fingers on his dominant hand are somehow more rigid and firm than any of the others. He suspects that years of…
How Not To Modify Your Corvette [Found On EBay] →
We’ve seen our fair share of questionably modified sports cars, but little tops this subtly awful FAIL of a Corvette. Click any photo to see the horror and hear the confused seller’s logic.
Twitter Is Already Profitable! →
Beyond talking about how fast it was growing, one of the hottest topics surrounding Twitter in 2009 was “how does it make money?” Perhaps that was the wrong question to be asking,…
Bored with your weather app? Try Tom Scott's Star... →
Filed under: Fun, Internet
I’m more of the “look out your window to find out what the weather’s doing” type, but I have to admit…Tom Scott’s Star Wars Weather page is just…
It's Time For Us to Fight Back Against Movie... →
Most of us already know that it’s NOT socially acceptable to talk during a movie. But to those of us who weren’t born in a barn, these rude movie-goers are still a constant burden. It’s time to…
Week in Geek: The What on Earth is that Process... →
Ever been looking at Task Manager and wondered just what that weird process is? You aren’t alone, we do the same thing over here, and we’ve got a whole list of them that we’ve already deciphered for…
YouTube Video Lands $30 Million Movie Deal [VIDEO] →
One producer’s YouTube video, featuring giant robots invading the city of Montevideo, has landed him a $30 million Hollywood movie deal.
Fede Alvarez’s “Ataque de Panico” (Panic…
Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009 →
I favorited a YouTube video: Robots gigantes invaden Montevideo! Un cortometraje de 5 minutos dirigido y animado por Fede Alvarez. Mirate el Video Clip!:…
The Top 10 Free Apps For Jailbroken iPhone [Cydia] →
So you’ve taken the plunge and jailbroken your iPhone. If you’ve taken a look at all of the apps that are now available to you, there are an overwhelming number for you to choose from.
A…
Browsera Simultaneously Tests Your Site In... →
Browsera is an all-in-one, web-based tool for testing web sites for errors, complications, and layout issues. Unlike other similar tools, it does more than just take screenshots of various…
A Stoplight for the Progress Bar Generation [Image... →
Progress bars aren’t always accurate, but at least they’re there, giving us hope, curing our angst, and mostly, diverting our attention from the fact that whatever it is, it isn’t done. And…