Time Killers

Click the thumbnail for the full sized version of this amusing wallpaper... Throw it on a flash drive and terrify your parents.

This is really long, but well worth the watch!

It seems the wikipedia black out had a substantial impact on SOPA

A friend sent me this little gem, and I figured I would Share it:

IN WHICH I FIX MY GIRLFRIEND’S GRANDPARENTS’ WIFI AND AM HAILED AS A CONQUERING HERO.

Lo, in the twilight days of the second year of the second decade of the third millennium did a great darkness descend over the wireless internet connectivity of the people of 276 Ferndale Street in the North-Central lands of Iowa. For many years, the gentlefolk of these lands basked in a wireless network overflowing with speed and ample internet, flowing like a river into their Compaq Presario. Many happy days did the people spend checking Hotmail and reading USAToday.com.

But then one gray morning did Internet Explorer 6 no longer load The Google. Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load. Nor did Hotmail. Nor USAToday.com. The land was thrown into panic. Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized. The Compaq Presario was unplugged then plugged back in. The old mouse was brought out and plugged in beside the new mouse. Still, The Google did not load.

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Using a special system of ink, and electronic interaction, Moodinq has come up with a system that allows you to program, and change your tattoos. They say it starts cheap, at $149 bucks too, but we are unable to locate it on the open market at this point.

It also looks like the tattoo needs to be initially given by a cosmetic surgeon, so that would probably add to the cost.

Nevertheless, a super cool idea.

We at Varnes Computers strive to never take anything too seriously... Except, of course, for up-time... That is serious.

This video, however, is not about uptime, so enjoy!

A called liquipel has come up with a pretty clever process for waterproofing smartphones. It seems their technology is an invasive protective coating of sorts that goes over the phone, inside and out, and protects the circuitry from water damage. While we here at Varnes Computers have not personally used these services, I have to admit, its an innovative approach to waterproofing with a high potential for success.

The benefits of this technology is that the coating is for all practical purposes invisible, and totally non intrusive to the user. As someone who drops their phone all the time, I sympathize with both the need for, and bulk of many smartphone cases. Considering that it is a permanent treatment, it is also fairly inexpensive, starting at 60 bucks for the cheap packages.

The only downside is that there is no kit, and you have to send your cell phone to them for processing.

Nevertheless, the results are cool. Check out the video below.



Check them out here.

Puget Systems has created a nifty do it yourself case mod kit that allows you to put your computer inside a mineral oil filled aquarium. This seems to be pretty much the most awesome implementation of liquid cooling available on the market, and they say they have tested it with the most heat intensive hardware available.

Check it out here!

Any bets as to what windows 8 is going to be like?


XKCD Webcomic

Adam and Jamie of Mythbusters use a super cool paintball rig to reproduce the mona lisa in 80 milliseconds!