Vampires have long been a popular topic in fiction, but the craze has gotten out of hand since the terrible Twilight books and movies came out (although I maintain that the Cullens are not in fact vampires, but fairies). The series (and the money it made) has “inspired” a lot of film directors, authors, and…
As a Mac user, you’re always looking for ways to make your computer unique. You can customize things such as your desktop, icons, hot corners, dock and the overall color scheme. Once that’s done, you can bring the modifications to the exterior with skins and decals, some of which use the apple logo as the…
Still recovering from the final episode of How I Met Your Mother? I’m guessing you were appalled by it (like most of the known world). For everyone’s sake, I will try to steer clear from the TV show and share the five best apps for killing time. Whether you’re waiting for the bus or bored…
I often hear people complaining that TV shows desensitize viewers to violence and horror and turn everyone into complacent sociopaths. While I will defend TV to the death, certain shows make me wonder if maybe they have a point. One such show is Supernatural. By the time I marathoned the first six seasons of the…
This year Google has taken the April by storm with their latest job opening announcement. What’s the new position you ask? The title is, “The Pokemon Master“. This past Monday, March 31st, the Google Maps team kicked off April with a brand new video announcing the new position. Their search for the best Pokemon Master starts…
An urban legend says that Charles H Duell, the commissioner of the US Patent Office, declared in 1899 that “everything that can be invented has been invented.” There is no evidence that he ever said such an idiotic thing, and the decades of the early 20th century were some of the most creative in human…
Ever since Akira screeched into cinema screens in the 1980’s and wowed an entire generation of action film lovers who craved an adult cartoon with the same intensity as something like Die Hard, anime has garnered more and more fans in the west. In Japan it is one of the most lucrative industries with scores…
Rats. Indiana Jones hates them. They turn out to be NOT such great little companions if you live in the Harry Potter universe. And they helped spread the Black Plague. Or did they? With a burial site of plague victims unearthed and scientists looking a little closer at the bones, it seems the rats and…
Everyone knows that science fiction can influence actual science and technology, as with Star Trek’s communicators possibly inspiring the cell phone. Unfortunately some of the cooler aspects of sci-fi might always remain fictional, existing only as plastic props or CGI. Neverthless, we can always hold out hope, and here are a few of the futuristic…
Love, marriage, and babies. No matter the order, these events tend to occur in life on earth. With great power comes great responsibility, and the power to procreate is a big responsibility. When your little youngling comes into the world you cuddle them and coo over them; then, a moment of panic occurs. What if…
Sometimes an idea is too good to waste, but sometimes good ideas DO go wasted. Here are a few tech-savvy ideas that just didn’t make their way to the masses. Monorail Many people only know about monorails when they’re talking about the monorails at theme parks like Walt Disney World. This is unfortunate, as monorails…
Step into any Starbucks anywhere and you’re sure to find a whole host of people running their “offices” from their mobile devices while enjoying their seasonal coffee drink. It’s become trendy for even the non-savvy to utilize their tablets or smartphones for keeping up with their business on the go. Then you have companies like…
Quadcopters have become all of the rage in the RC universe. They are known for their futuristic appearance, quick speed and flight stability. That’s great and all, but you know as well as I do that the best things in life come in a miniature size. First came RC cars, then helicopters. Now, we have…
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Video games have come a long way. New games are released almost every month with higher resolution graphics, better written story lines, and wide spread multi-player experiences. Even though new games are great, it would be a mistake to forget about the consoles and games that brought us to this point in the history of…