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Video Tutorial: How To Open Your Xbox 360
2007-09-18 16:18:00 Here is a very well done video tutorial showing you just how to open up your Xbox 360. Why would you want to do that? I don’t know… just because you can I guess. Click the link below to see the video. How to open up your Xbox 360 More About: Video , Toys , Tutorial
Monitor Processes With Bash Scripts
2007-09-18 05:05:00 Have you ever wanted to monitor some processes on your system using a Bash script? Well, I have had to many times. Usually I’m running a script or program that is processing large amounts of data and I want to keep an eye on it’s progress. Well, it’s actually quite easy. Peaking At Processes The foundation of ... More About: Tutorials , Operating Systems , Scripts , Monitor
Win A 46? Toshiba HDTV
2007-09-17 13:48:00 PCWorld magazine is giving away a 1080p 46″ Toshi ba LCD HDTV! All you have to do is go to http://www.pcworld.com/pcwsurvey and answer a few simple questions about your experiences with PCs, cameras, printers and/or various other electronic devices. When I did the survey it just asked me about laptop PCs and WiFi routers, so I’m ... More About: Toys , Giveaways , Hdtv
Extreme Skydiving Video
2007-09-17 04:51:00 This is a cool video someone sent me on YouTube. It’s a collection of swooping, which is one of the more extreme aspects of skydiving. Basically skydivers pilot their canopies in a manner that has them skimming along the ground at insane speeds. They have competitions that include navigating courses, many of which include water. ... More About: Video , Entertainment , Extreme , Skydiving , Trem
Friday Song Of The Day - Long Haired Country Boy
2007-09-14 17:26:00 This weeks Friday Song Of The Day goes out to one of my best buds. He doesn’t have long hair (like me) but he certainly is a country boy and his heart his definitely in this song. This is Long Haired Country Boy by the Charlie Daniels Band (from the Fire on the Mountain album). ... More About: Music
View Source Chart - A Firefox Extension
2007-09-13 21:46:00 A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article titled Instant Source - Hacking Websites The Easy Way. It covered the Internet Explorer extension Instant Source, which allowed a much more informative view source functionality. I really liked this extension BUT being an IE only program I set out to find a Firefox alternative. View Source ... More About: Web Development
What Fire Fighters Do When They Are Bored
2007-09-13 04:25:00 What this awesome video of fire fighters lifting an automobile into the air using water! (Click through to the site if you cannot see the video) Fire Fighters lift car with water!!! - Watch more free videos More About: Video , Humor , Bored
77 Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Web Designer
2007-09-12 05:30:00 This is an awesome list of web designer resources that got dugg. I thought I’d list it here as well because the list is just so darned good! See the 77 Resources … More About: Life , Web Development , Designer , Web Designer
Win A FREE 20? iMac With Intel Core 2 Duo
2007-09-12 05:19:00 DevDad is holding yet another giveaway, the Stay At Home Dad iMac Give-Away! That’s right, this time he has teamed up with SitterCity, America’s leading site for matching babysitters and petsitters with people who need them, to be able to offer a brand new 20″ Apple iMac. It comes with a 2.0 GHz Intel Core ... More About: Toys , Intel Core , Giveaways
One Million iPhones Sold!
2007-09-11 03:46:00 Apple has announced the sale of the one millionth iPhone. 74 days after its release on June 29th, Apple has reached a major milestone. The mobile device that was two years in the making has changed to path of handhelds, spurred development in the industry, and garnered interest from nearly every corner of technology. And ... More About: Apple , Toys , Million , Sold
How Can I Access My Home PC Remotely?
2007-09-10 17:22:00 Mashable.com has the answer! There are lots of reasons why you?d want to access your PC remotely, and luckily there are also plenty of ways to do so. Crossloop is one of the simplest (it?s also free), but for those willing to venture further, you?ve got lots of options. Excuse us while we get technical for a ... More About: Internet , Home , Access , Mote
400+ Million Firefox Downloads
2007-09-09 17:00:00 According to the Spread Firefox site they have now reached 400 million downloads of the Firefox web browser. I personally cannot use a computer without Firefox installed. It is in my humble opinion far superior to it’s counterparts, especially Internet Explorer. I even have a U3 version installed on my thumb drive so that I ... More About: News , Downloads , Million
Mashable List of 5000+ Resources To Do Just About Anything Online
2007-09-09 16:51:00 Mashable.com publishes some of the coolest lists online for getting stuff done on the web. I’ve linked to them many times in the past. Well apparently many people love their lists and have been demanding for a consolidated list. So they complied and have published a list of lists for all of their online resources. ... More About: Internet , Resources , List , Online , Mashable
Toyota Announces The Volta, A Hybrid Sports Car
2007-09-09 16:44:00 How would you like to go from zero to sixty in four seconds… and still get 30 miles to the gallon fuel economy? Toyota is introducing it’s Toyota Volta, which has a 435 mile range, and it can run in all electric mode at low speeds. Check out this article which has some nice photos. More About: Sports , Toys , Hybrid , Geek
Anti-Piracy Ads Are Getting Really Mean
2007-09-09 01:03:00 Check out this hilarious spoof of the anti-piracy ads by The IT Crowd, a British TV comedy. More About: Video , Humor , Piracy , Anti , Ally
What Kind Of Nerd Are You?
2007-09-09 00:56:00 Here is a really funny online quiz that tell you what type of nerd you are. It doesn’t take that long and at the end they will rate you according to the test results from all those who have previously taken it. Plus as a reward they give you a personalized nerd badge that you ... More About: Nerd , Geek
The Amazing Upside Down House
2007-09-09 00:19:00 Check out this real life upside down house that is actually liveable! There are more photos at the actual article and a video that shows what it is like on the inside. Very cool. More About: News , Humor , House , Amazing , Upside
Win A FREE T-Shirt!
2007-09-07 19:55:00 One of my favorite blogs, Everybody Go To is giving away a funny t shirt every week in September. All you have to do to get into the drawings is write a blog about it. Head on over to the site for full details! More About: Blogging , Giveaways , Free , Shirt , T-Shirt
Friday Song Of The Day - Let?s Groove
2007-09-07 05:00:00 I’m feeling a little disco coming over me this week. So come on and let’s groove! This week’s Friday Song Of The D ay is Let’s Groove by Earth, Wind and Fire. Intro: We can boogie down, down, c’mon down To boogie down, down, c’mon down To boogie down, down, c’mon down To boogie down, down, … (Repeats underneath first verse) Let’s groove ... More About: Music
How Can I Extract And Convert Windows Icons For Free?
2007-09-07 04:08:00 Have you ever wanted to develop a website that had some distinctly Windows characteristics to it? Have you ever wondered how you could get those nifty Explorer icons into a format you could use? Well, if you search on Google you’ll find plenty of tools that can do it all for you in one shot. ... More About: Web Development , Icons , Blogging , Free
Video: Apple Unveils Newest iPod(s)
2007-09-06 04:18:00 The wildly popular iPod just got a big makeover. Apple unveiled it’s latest creations and gave consumers some good reasons to consider an upgrade. CBS New York reports in this video (click through to the site if you cannot see the video). More About: Video , Toys , Ipod , Veil
Bash Script To Change File Extensions
2007-09-05 16:01:00 Ever want to change the file extension for a group of files in one fell swoop? Me too. If you are using a unix-like system (Linux, Solaris, OS X, etc) then this is extremely easy using a Bash script. If you are on a Windows system then stop everything right now and go install the ... More About: Tutorials , Extensions , Change , File , Operating Systems
Image Cut - Protect Your Website Images
2007-09-03 19:30:00 Here?s a creative tool for professional webmasters who are looking for the fastest possible way to create high-quality html template and site design that include a foolproof method for splitting images to prevent theft. Visitors are forced to return to the site every time they want to view images and that automatically increases site traffic. ... More About: Website , Images , Image , Prot , Ages
How Can I Modify The WordPress XML-RPC System?
2007-09-02 18:49:00 One of the great things about WordPress plugin development is the abundance of open source content to learn from. Ever see a plugin in action and wonder, “how does that work?” or “How can I modify the WordPress XML-RPC system?” Well, all you have to do is download it and see! Most plugins are licensed ... More About: Wordpress , System , Modify , Modi , Stem
Hilarious Hippie Music Video
2007-09-02 05:06:00 Scott Johnson over at ExtraLife posted this video on his blog and I absolutely had to repost it. It is so entertaining! More About: Video , Humor , Music , Music Video , Hilarious
Friday Song Of The Day - China Girl
2007-08-31 19:05:00 This week’s Friday Song of the Day is China Girl by David Bowie. Why? I don’t know… I’m in a bit of a The Wedding Singer mood. Plus any song with the line, “Oh baby just you shut your mouth” has got to be good. Am I right? Right… right… right, right. (Yeah, I’ve lost ... More About: Humor , Music
Just Say No! To The Microsoft Office Format As An ISO Standard
2007-08-31 04:28:00 Did you know Microsoft is trying to get their proprietary Office format passed as an ISO standard? Neither did I until I ran across this. Below are reasons that this should NOT be accepted as a standard. There is also a link where you can go and sign the petition… do the right thing! I ask ... More About: News , Microsoft Office , Standard
NeverShutsUp.com Domain Up For Grabs
2007-08-30 20:33:00 Danny Tuppeny is running a giveaway contest on his blog. The prize? The NeverShutsUp.com domain. All you have to do is head over to the contest page and leave a comment. More About: Internet , Domain , Blogging , Grab
Get Out There And Run! The Weeks Not Over Yet
2007-08-30 16:43:00 Realizing that the week was nearly at it’s end and I hadn’t run yet I got up out of bed this morning against the cries of my sleepy head. The weather wasn’t as bad as it has been; it was in the high 70s instead of the mid 80s. The run went fairly smooth and ... More About: Runner , Health and Fitness , Weeks
DevDad.com Is Giving Away A New Canon SD750!
More articles from this author:2007-08-30 04:03:00 I was trolling through Google’s blog search tonight when I happened upon a site that seemed a bit familiar. You know how sometimes you meet someone and it just feels as if you’ve known the person before? Well, I feel as if I’ve known this blog before. DevDad.com is a blog written by a stay at home dad who works in web development and SEO. Hmmm. That sounds a lot like me… well until recently when I had to take an office job. Not only that but his site uses the same WordPress theme as this blog currently does. Pretty funny. Anyway, his blog contains humorous stories about his life working at home and a lot of nice pictures of his beautiful family. He also offers his services, including rates on the site which vary from guest blogging and copywriting to full web site design packages. Although he does offer a few links to some guest blogs I’d like to see a portfolio of work with samples from all of his offerings. DevDad in his Stay At Home Dad Digital Came... More About: Canon , Giving , Anon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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