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javascript frameworks, oh how thee pain me.


Posted in Geeky, Howto, Random, Stupid, Tech, hack by Chad | 1 Comment

Web Developer?... writing and application?... want the front end to be badass?... welcome to the club. I've been working with JavaScript for roughly 4 or 5 years at this point. ...

Truck Spills


Posted in Cool, Howto, Random by Evan | 2 Comments

I sometimes come across sites that are just way too weird to write about on this site, while others such as this have me scratching my head when I think ...

Hone Your Cubeecraft


Posted in Cool, Geeky, Howto, Random by Evan | 4 Comments

Are you a fan of Origami but can't for the life of you figure out how they do it? Why not start small, with Cubeecraft? The site ...

Sync Google and Outlook With Google Calendar Sync


Posted in Geeky, Howto, News, Tech by Evan | 5 Comments

Want to use a web-based calendar but can't because of syncing, or lack thereof? Google Calendar Sync was unveiled tonight allows you to sync your Google Calendar with your Outlook ...

Make Custom Search Shortcuts


Posted in Cool, Geeky, Howto, Random by Evan | 1 Comment

Tekzilla daily gives us this useful tip for searching any sites that you go to frequently. Make sure to set up ...

Skip Forced Facebook Application Invites


Posted in Cool, Geeky, Howto by Evan | 2 Comments

I'm an avid Facebook user and I try to keep my Application use at a minimum. One major annoyance is the applications that require you to invite friends before you ...

Kill. Dead. Pixel.


Posted in Cool, Geeky, Howto, Tech by Evan | 4 Comments

Kill Dead Pixel is a new game where you play a lowly computer user who found a dead pixel on his LCD monitor and wants to try fixing it. Actually, ...

Visualizing Fitts’s Law


Posted in Howto by Dan L | 1 Comment

Published in 1954, Fitts's Law is one of the most important governing rules of good interaction and usability design. It's a pretty complex and multi-layered concept, and while easy enough ...

New Apple Keyboard has smart caps lock avoidance


Posted in Apple, Cool, Gadgets, Geeky, Howto by Dan L | 7 Comments

The engineers in Cupertino aren't historically ones to keep old technology around in their products for sentimental– or even practical– reasons. Apple was the first major computer manufacturer to move ...

Genius Bar Fixing Some Bricked iPhones; How to get yours fixed too


Posted in Apple, Gadgets, Howto, Mobile by Dan L | 4 Comments

Apple may be a cold, uncaring faceless corporation; absent any empathy for your bricked iPhone plight, but their employees are a different story. Mac Genius's have long had the power ...

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