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Crayons as Pixels
In: Geek Finds|Good Stuff
26 Apr 2009Who says crayons are just for kids? Artist Christian Faur uses wax crayons themselves as pixels to create imagery. The results are stunning, and I doubt I’d be able to resist the urge to touch these pieces in real life. Peep all of Faur’s Crayon works here. Story via
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Ctrl – Alt – Del Pillows
In: Good Stuff
17 Apr 2009From the “Interior Touches” department: Some keyboard inspired pillows via etsy. What happens if you lean against all three at once?
Zingerman’s Warehouse Sale List for April 10
In: Good Stuff
9 Apr 2009And this time, they’ll give you a free gift for speaking your mind! Each hour on the hour between 11 am and 2 pm we will gather small focus groups to learn what you think of our business. First come first served with a maximum of six members per group. It will take about 20 minutes. As [...]
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Another Use for Skype: Baby Monitor
In: Good Stuff
30 Mar 2009In our case, two macbooks + skype = one fancy schmancy baby monitor for sleeping Ola.
Sixth Sense Wearable Tech on TED
In: Good Stuff
11 Mar 2009Yet another must see on TED: Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo their self described “Minority Report”-esque device.
Fix your iBook with a $2 vise clamp
In: Geek Finds|Good Stuff
10 Mar 2009We had a 6 year old iBook come in with the following symtoms: -it had a blank black screen -it wouldn’t boot -the fan whirred at top speed The fix: clamp the case down in just the right spot to apply pressure on the logic board. This certainly is not a long term fix, but [...]
QWERTY Rock
In: Good Stuff
7 Mar 2009Numero Group blogged this a few days ago, they got it from WFMU, who got it from the source, Ron Winter: QWERTY Rock (Flash) is basically a pre-programmed drum machine that lets you bang out your own beats using your computer’s keyboard. Have more fun, do less work!
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Assam – Marangi Estate
In: Good Stuff
4 Mar 2009Tea time today and it felt like something a bit more bracing then oolong was called for. I knew Joe was 2.5 hours into a 4 hour meeting and so I dug around and found some Assam that Vanessa from the Deli had given me. It’s an ’07 from Marangi Estate which is a small [...]
Roadhouse Puts Love for IT on the Menu
In: Food|Good Stuff
2 Mar 2009We went to the Roadhouse on Friday for our regular dinner together (and to celebrate Jenny and Billie’s birthdays!). The Roadhouse made a special menu in celebration of our visit:
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- Jackie: Proof that nonstop creativity and fun oozes out of the pores of Zing peeps! I'll bet that even the d [...]
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- Billie: Hi Elizabeth! You can order great gifts of food and have them shipped all over the country! Note tha [...]