Archive for October, 2011

Infographic-mania

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

With the advent of the internet the accessibility of information has never been more readily available than it is right now. All the answers are mere clicks away. But rather than stare at endless streams of data, creative minds have taken it upon themselves to reinvigorate the way information is displayed by transforming it into [...]

plumen’s pretty low energy lightblubs come to u.s.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Thanks to the savvy Ginny Figlar for pointing out on her new blog semicolonsomethings that these gorgeous lightbulbs have hit our native shores. We have long lamented that the design of CFL bulbs leave much to desire, and now that these beauties are here we should stop complaining. The Pulmen is pricey — $30 — [...]

DIY Webcam Arm from IKEA Lamp

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Using a cheap-o desk lamp from IKEA and a custom Makerbot-printed bracket, Illinois maker Chris Krueger built a desktop arm stand for his webcam. Stands like this are great for getting in close to the action without having to deal with a tripod getting in your way. The jig works great attached to a chair [...]

Tiffany Lamps- The Unsung Artist

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

When my parents were finally in a place to build there own home, as opposed to the mobile homes I had grown up in, I vividly remember my mother’s search for the perfect pendant for the dining room. She has always been a sucker for bright colors and flowers, so it was just natural that [...]

PLEX client for Samsung SmartTV

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

PLEX is coming to Samsung SmartTV. The client is implemented as a widget. It isn’t perfect yet. But it offers quite enough features such a browsing of media library, watching movies and TV shows, pausing, fastforward, continue watching of movie from where it was stopped. Note to be able use PLEX client on your Samsung [...]

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