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Janitor draws amazing (geeky) art on whiteboards at middle school [Image]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 9
Janitor draws amazing (geeky) art on whiteboards at middle school [Image]

A janitor working at a middle school leaves awesome artwork on cafeteria whiteboards. This person is obviously skilled.

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Japanese man makes beautiful art using… Microsoft Excel

Enrique May 13, 2013 7

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When I first saw an image of Tatsuo Horiuchi’s work, I was certain that he either painted it or used some well-known program like Illustrator. Then I discovered that he actually uses Microsoft Excel to make everything come to life and it made the whole thing even more impressive than [...]

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Awesome 3D street art of a tiger [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf April 18, 2013 4
Awesome 3D street art of a tiger [Amazing Photo of the Day]

This isn’t one of those photos that can be described — you have to see it for yourself.

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Stunning long exposure capture of neon waterfalls [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf April 11, 2013 1
Stunning long exposure capture of neon waterfalls [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Photographers drop glow sticks in waterfalls and then snap photos of the ordeal. And the result is stunning.

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Awesome finger art [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf April 11, 2013 0
Awesome finger art [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Sometimes I wish I had artistic talent like this.

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Giant oranges [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf April 7, 2013 0
Giant oranges [Amazing Photo of the Day]

They look so real…

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Mystical tornado [Wallpaper]

Ashraf April 7, 2013 1
Mystical tornado [Wallpaper]

Awesome artwork by a talented artist results in an awesome wallpaper.

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Playing with food or food art? [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf April 6, 2013 3
Playing with food or food art? [Amazing Photo of the Day]

This brings playing with food to a whole new level.

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Collision of planets [Wallpaper]

Ashraf April 5, 2013 0
Collision of planets [Wallpaper]

Here is some awesome art depicting planetary destruction — literally.

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Incredible optical illusion using 3D art by Regina Silveira [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf March 21, 2013 0
Incredible optical illusion using 3D art by Regina Silveira [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ready to have your depth perception challenged?

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Awesome street art of a shark tank looks very real [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf March 18, 2013 3
Awesome street art of a shark tank looks very real [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Who ever painted this is very talented.

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What would you do in this situation? [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf March 16, 2013 5
What would you do in this situation? [Amazing Photo of the Day]

You walk into an elevator and…

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Artist creates portrait of a man… using typewriter parts [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 15, 2013 5
Artist creates portrait of a man… using typewriter parts [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Mark Pelzner’s late father, Marvyn Pelzner, left Mark three typewriters. As a tribute to his father, Mark wanted a portrait sculpted of his dad out of the three typewriters (the parts), so that sculpture could be mounted on top of the box that holds his father’s ashes. As such, Mark [...]

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Awesome art in Sweden’s underground train stations [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf January 4, 2013 4
Awesome art in Sweden’s underground train stations [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Back in the 1950s, Stockholm Metro (the train company in Stockholm, Sweden) started allowing arts to paint the underground train stations. Flash forward to 2013 and many of Stockholm Metro’s stations are filled with beautiful art that will appease even the most critical of eyes. There is so much art [...]

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Is this bronze sculpture floating in mid air? [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf December 29, 2012 4
Is this bronze sculpture floating in mid air? [Amazing Photo of the Day]

How many dotTechies are artists? I am not, but I (hope) I am sophisticated enough to appreciate good art. …Oh who am I kidding, I couldn’t tell the difference between a Picasso and horse turd even if I tried. I can, however, be amazed at the work of French sculptor [...]

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Now this is what a firewall should really look like [Video]

Enrique December 24, 2012 0

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You know what’s cool about firewalls? The name. I know they keep your computer safe and all, but wouldn’t an actual wall of fire be so much cooler than that? Enter The Firewall. While it’s not actually made of fire, it definitely looks much more like it when compared to [...]

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Ever seen dancing giraffes before? Now you can [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf November 10, 2012 3
Ever seen dancing giraffes before? Now you can [Amazing Photo of the Day]

At the risk of sounding like a broken trashed record, I must say that here on dotTech we love featuring photos (or images, for those of you “that probably is not real” folk that get irked by me referring to Photoshopped art as photos) of animals in our daily Amazing [...]

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How to use (install) custom themes in Windows [How-To Guide]

Leandro March 22, 2012 9

Don’t you sometimes feel the need to change how your Windows looks like? I’m not just talking about the colors and the wallpaper, I’m talking about the way it feels; the way it captures your attention at a deeper level. For a long time, I’ve used the classic theme that [...]

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Turn your digital photos into paintings, drawings, or cartoons with FotoSketcher

Leandro March 16, 2012 15

…And now, for something completely different than where I have ventured before, I present you FotoSketcher.

WHAT IS FOTOSKETCHER AND WHAT DOES IT DO

FotoSketcher (FS) is an extremely fun and simple yet powerful digital image manipulation software that, thanks to its more than 20 built in effects, can [...]

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