Is it me or do some gas stations pump gas slower, just so you or any passengers you have will shop around longer in the store?
Current State of PC Cases
February 8th, 2012Posted in Computers
Is it me or have we gone from ugly beige PC cases that yellow to boring black PC cases with bright blue LEDs and the occasional side window? I recently painted my case white and it just seems like the corner it is in no longer recedes into a black hole. Silver and Gray would of been some other good choices to paint it.
LED lights too bright
February 8th, 2012Posted in Computers, Hardware
The LED world with without blue up until the ’00s so now every new device out there must add a bright blue LED. Or at least it seems that way. LEDs are a great way to let a user know if something is on or not, but at the same time can be distracting if in view. I would definately recommend to not put your computer in your bedroom or in any room that you wish to relax in. Even amber, red and green LEDs can become annoying over time. I usually try to put electronics with them facing a different direction and out of view from my computer workspace, so they are often low or in hidden crevices around my desk. I’ve found the best thing to do is to use thin cardboard (try a cereal box or tissue paper box) and a piece of electric tape. You can cover the cardboard with black ink from a sharpie. Then put a piece of black electrical tape on the top of this and set it up so it works as a flap. This will allow you to lift the cardboard and see the lights below, if you need to diagnose whether something is working or not, otherwise the LEDs won’t emit light through the cardboard. Just make sure the cardboard is big enough to cover the LED and any light leakage.
How I hide bright blue LEDs
Asus Eee Pad Slider Honeycomb is not the first Tablet with a slideout keyboard
September 30th, 2011Posted in Hardware
The Asus Eee Pad Slider Honeycomb Tablet Review on HotHardware acts as if the Asus Eee Pad Slider Honeycom Tablet is the first Tablet to have a slideout keyboard. However, it is not. I still have my Acer Travelmate C200 from 2006, which has the same feature. The only difference is mine is a Tablet PC that requires a stylus, while the new Asus Eee Pad Honeycomb is a modern Tablet or Slate (or whatever you want to call them) with a touchscreen. Either way, it really is a good design and would probably break less then all the ones that have the screen that rotates and can be flipped over.
How to Make a Bigfoot Call
September 2nd, 2011Posted in Television
If you’ve seen the TV show Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet, you may have seen the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) making Bigfoot calls late at night in the wildnerness to try to lure the Sasquatch in.
I’ll be honest, the yells are impressive, but I’m not sure the Skunk Ape or Yeti will ever appear outside of blurry photographs or shaky videos.