Posts from — October 2008

[ October 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Snowball Blaster Blasts Frozen Pain Up to 50-Feet Away

Firing your Snowball Blaster is a simple process, pack the snow into the forming chambers, pull back the slingshot firing mechanism and let rip on targets up to 50 feet away. There are three forming chambers, which make three snowballs that are said to be perfectly spherical – so I am guessing that this thing [...]

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[ October 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Mac-o-Lantern Pillows Bring the Halloween Spirit Mac Style

Going now on Etsy there are some most excellent Halloween+OSX-themed decorative pillows.Your options are: “Count Macula”, “Spooker”, Mac-o-Lantern and “Finderstein.”
Available from Throwboy on Etsy for $39. [Etsy via Nerd Approved, Slippery Brick]

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[ October 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Barrowbench a Transportable AKA Stealable Bench

I like the idea of a transportable bench like the Barrowbench, but the jaded cynic in me is resigned to accept that if it can be easily moved it will be easily stolen and thus your home will soon be devoid of the comfort of your garden seat. Still, it is a very nice idea [...]

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[ October 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

SMS Comes to Gmail in Online Chat

The online chat feature of Google is something that people tend to overlook, namely because there are bigger and better discreet chat clients out there; but don’t be so quick to dismiss it. If you work somewhere that has strict firewall rules, it can be a quick and easy way to fire of an IM. [...]

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[ October 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Caps Lock Trainer Key Aims to Break the Shouting Habit, Painfully

According to the maker it takes only one hit of the caps lock trainer key to bring that electronic shouting habit to a swift and final conclusion. Sean Ragan describes the details of the key:
A standard 101-pattern caps lock key has had its lettering removed by wiping with a paper towel soaked in acetone, and [...]

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