Some people collect stamps or coins. I collect abaci (or, if you prefer, abacuses). My current collection includes ten abaci, most made of wood, but a few formed from ivory and jade. But enough about my own personal love of the abacus. I am more interested in explaining how to use one of these [...]
If You Don’t Know How to Use an Abacus You Can Learn Here
By Riley Porter on Sep 10, 2007 within Guides | Comments
Recommended Music Download - The Brand New Heavies
By Steve Henderson on Sep 10, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! This is a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week: Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1 [Explicit] by The Brand New Heavies. You can read some of my random thoughts below, and/or just [...]
Warning: Computer Required to Visit Computer History Museum Online
By Sam Davis on Sep 7, 2007 within Coffee Break | Comments
Alright, so that is a ridiculous title, but I read this afternoon on www.copyblogger.com that headlines beginning with “Warning” lure readers in like moths to a flame so I thought I would give it a try. Seriously though, a computer (and internet connection) are required to access The Computer History Museum’s online exhibits, some of [...]
Free Widescreen Wallpaper Collection
By Sam Davis on Sep 5, 2007 within Apple, Images | Comments
Visit Zaphu’s new Picasa Wallpaper Gallery to download some very creative (if I do say so myself) wallpaper images I’ve produced. Each image is available in a widescreen Mac friendly 16:10 aspect ratio that is appropriate for all new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and iMac models. For your convenience, images are also available in 4:3 and [...]
Great Mac Shareware and their Freeware Alternatives
By Franklin Davis on Sep 4, 2007 within Apple, Lists | Comments
Most of the time you can find a free Mac application that will accomplish almost any task you can imagine. See the Zaphu Great Mac Freeware list for a few freeware apps to get you started. Sometimes, however, a Mac application comes along that is worth your hard earned cash. As [...]
Recommended Music Download - Apparat
By Steve Henderson on Sep 4, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! Well, really it’s Tuesday, but yesterday was a holiday, so there. Anyways, this will be a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week includes: Walls by Apparat. You can read some [...]
iPhone Versus Newton - Techno Grudge Match [Humor]
By Sam Davis on Sep 1, 2007 within Apple, Coffee Break | Comments
In the mid 90’s Apple’s Newton (actually Newton was the OS name; the device was called Message Pad) was king of the PDA mountain. A decade or so and about 7 iterations of Moore’s Law later, the world was introduced to the sleek and chic iPhone. Did the Newton fail to draw a mainstream following [...]
Images for the Week of Aug 31st, 2007
By Franklin Davis on Sep 1, 2007 within Coffee Break, Images | Comments
Here are some interesting images that I have come across recently. Have you seen an amazing image I missed? Leave me a note in the comments and I’ll add it to the next collection.
Disclaimer: All credit for the images should go to the website linked in the image.