This viral video ties together vintage toys in a Rube Goldberg fashion. It brings back a lot of good Christmas morning memories. Starting with Mousetrap (a Rube Goldberg toy), it's a trip down Christmas memory lane with retro toys that includes a slinky, a toy train, dominos, a stick bomb, LEGO bricks, playing cards, windup toys, Scrabble tiles, and even a Mr. Potato … [Read more...] about Holiday Rube Goldberg Amazing Machine from Vintage Toys
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Photobomb Backgrounds
Photobomb: Any time the background of a picture hijacks the original focus. Photo tip: Make sure the background of you picture stays in the background! Here are some awesome photobomb backgrounds: … [Read more...] about Photobomb Backgrounds
Geek Gifts for Techies
Everyone has a least one techie in their life. It's a matter of tech survival. But geeks are in demand, so how can you insure you get moved to the front of the queue the next time your PC crashes and you call your geek friend for tech support? Solution - a Holiday gift for the geek(s) in your life. But what do you get a techie for Christmas that doesn't seem like … [Read more...] about Geek Gifts for Techies
WiFi – A Basic Human Need
WiFi - A Basic Human Need. … [Read more...] about WiFi – A Basic Human Need
Tips for Using Snagit
The Snagit screen capture program makes it is easy to grab an image or video of what is displayed on a computer screen. Then it can be edited and resided for a website or blog. Snagit is easy to use. But it still helps to have some tips for this friendly tool. Here are some links to help use Snagit. Video Intro to Snagit Biology of Technology Article on … [Read more...] about Tips for Using Snagit
Apple Lisa Commercial from 1983 Featuring a Young Kevin Costner
Let's turning back the tech clock and time warp to 1983. It was the year Apple introduced the Lisa, their first graphics-based PC with a hefty price tag of $9,995. And it was the year a young Kevin Costner was featured in a Lisa commercial. Wow! What a difference three decades make, for Apple and Kevin Costner. http://youtu.be/4xmMYeFmc2Q Lisa Fun Facts Lisa was … [Read more...] about Apple Lisa Commercial from 1983 Featuring a Young Kevin Costner
3 Reasons You Need a Mobile Responsive Website
What is a mobile responsive website? It's a website that automatically changes and adapts to fit any device and screen size. This means content is optimized for smartphones and tablets. In terms of mobile websites, the phrases "mobile responsive" and "adaptive" are interchangeable. The following online tool tests the mobile responsive properties a … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons You Need a Mobile Responsive Website
Top 3 Weird iPhone Chargers
Want to charge-up the mundane task of charging your iPhone. Here are 3 weird and creepy iPhone chargers. Creepy Umbilical Cord Charger The Grow Cable is an iPhone charger shaped like an umbilical cord. And just to add to the creepiness, it pulses and throbs while charging. Check-out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=d2tpSCVVujc I feel like I … [Read more...] about Top 3 Weird iPhone Chargers
Font Fail. When Fonts go Bad
A bad font can not only make your message hard to read, it can make it down right confusing. This font fail is somewhere between really bad and kind or disgusting. I'm sure they mean "Gumballs Included" but who knows! Cumballs! YIKES! Imagine how a bad font choice on your website can hurt you message. The lure of “cutesy” fonts on a website falls in the same category as … [Read more...] about Font Fail. When Fonts go Bad
Fundawear Goes Where no Tech has Gone Before – Your Underwear
Everyone knows the famous Star Trek line, “to boldly go where no one has gone before.” Now the Internet is penetrating the final frontier of privacy - your underpants - literally. Fundawear is technology that “beams” your touch to someone's private places using a Smartphone App and Internet connection. Oh yeah, you also need specially made female lingerie and/or male … [Read more...] about Fundawear Goes Where no Tech has Gone Before – Your Underwear