I remember a winter when we used to live in New York City. That winter New York was hit by a huge snowstorm, one that dumped so much snow that cars were literally buried in the stuff. Not only did I lose the car keys in the snow, ...
Think Ashraf, think. What type of clever introduction can you write for a photo of mama lion and sister lion out on a walk with little lion in the middle of a dirt road surrounded by wild grass? Think… think… oh screw ...
Stories of kings, knights, wizards, witches, trolls, golems, elves, goblins… are all lies. Castles, however, aren’t. Although they may not have housed Merlin or the Knights of the Round table, castles are part of histo...
Ever see time-lapse videos? There is something similar in photography called time-lapse photography. In time-lapse photography, a photo catches the happenings in one area over a certain period of time and the photo reflects that w...
The cold war may be over but Russian jokes are still afloat. My personal favorite is the one about when a Russian enters a bar… but I digress. Let’s get to the topic on hand. What is the difference between Google Andro...
Anyone remember that volcano eruption of 2010 that dumped ash all over Europe and caused havoc with air travel? Yeah, well, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull was responsible for that whole mess. It started erupting on March 2...
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory sent to the Curiosity rover to Mars. It landed in early August. Since then there have been many images sent back to Earth thanks to the various cameras NASA attached to the rover. One such exam...
You have been working diligently on something (assignment, project, etc.) for the past few hours and are almost finished. You keep thinking to yourself: “I’m almost done, there is no need to save now — I’ll...
What happens when Apple issues a court order to Starship Enterprise to cease and desist all infringement on Apple patented technology? It gets blown to pieces by a Romulan Warbird because nothing freaking works. Or at least that i...
Samsung got smacked by Apple in court. It was only a matter of time before our friends at Joy of Tech illustrated the aftermath. That time has arrived. After being beat down by Apple, Samsung goes to the hospital to nurse its inju...
Ever run across those people who rag on you for doing something then they turn around and do the same damn thing they just told you not to do? Yeah, haven’t we all. Now let’s look at the same question but for Facebook....
Earlier this month all the hoopla was about Curiosity, a rover NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory sent to Mars. Although it boggles my mind how it did it, the Mars Descent Imager camera (known as MARDI) on Curiosity was able to ...
In their attempt to provide more relevant search results, and to make money, (most) search engines track user activity, serve ads, and integrate social media within the results. All this in the name of growth, prosperity, and bett...
Computer problem. Reboot. Fixed. Ever notice that most of the time rebooting your Windows PC solves any technical glitches or other problems you are having? How does rebooting stack up against other common Windows repair technique...
After all the serious how to guides on Windows 8 tips and tricks today, it is time for some lighthearted humor. You know that world war going on between Apple and Samsung? Yeah, well, with all the allegations, facts, fiction, and ...