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If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’ve also had to wage battle against the blinking router lights, or the internet explorer tool bar, or the hacker pop ups.
If you’re reading this blog, you too likely fall into a thousand yard stare when a friend of a friend starts a conversation off with “hey, so you like working on that computer stuff right?”
This video is for you brave warrior.
Continue reading “Ballad of a WiFi Hero (Narrated by H. Jon Benjamin)”
The insane difficulty of this awkwardly controlled bird navigation makes it crazy addictive. It taunts you. You can’t let it beat you.
Thankfully Youtuber DSV has provided this handy tip, which after watching it, is truly the only way to play Flappy Bird. Enjoy!
It’s not a schooner.
Remember those stereogram “Magic Eye” posters which were all the rage in the 90’s? It caused an entire generation of people my age to get really good at going cross-eyed at a moments notice.
Young Rival is going retro, making the entire music vid out of that blurry 3D technique. I think the song is pretty decent too.
Over 30 million views on Youtube. CharstarleneTV has certainly tapped into a fear many of us tech-heads have contemplated.
We’re already living in a dystopian future.
At once tongue in cheek and instantly maudlin, because it’s completely recognizable.
It’s not like he built his career on trying to be a wordsmith or anything…
This is just funny.
Occasionally things bork. Happens to all gadgets. It’s frustrating, but you find some support and you get the problem fixed. For those times when your shiny brand new Surface tablet wont turn on, Microsoft has some helpful advice.
If your Surface RT or Surface 2 won’t turn on, here are several steps you can take to pin point the cause and fix the problem.
Before you begin
***Step 1: Unplug the Surface power cord from the electrical outlet, and if you have any of the following remove or disconnect them from Surface:
- Power supply
- Surface Cover
- microSD card
- USB devices such as printers, keyboards, or mice
- Video or audio cables or adapters
***Step 2: Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and tap Settings.
***Step 3: Tap Power, and then tap Shutdown.
***Step 4: Next, make a few preliminary checks:Is the electrical outlet you’re using to charge your Surface working properly?
Try plugging something else into the outlet and see if it works.
Are conditions right for recharging?
It’s best to charge your battery near room temperature. Surface is designed to work between 32° and 95°Fahrenheit (0° and 35° Celsius).
Are the magnetic charging connectors clean and free of damage?
Wait what… Rewind that…
It doesn’t look like Microsoft really thought out steps two and three there…
I love things like this, subtly warping reality for a person in a fun way. Acknowledging something specific about what they do, which other folks might not be aware of, and using that thing to get a laugh or a smile.
Apparently New York Subway Conductors have to point at special signs at every stop they make. So how might they respond if you added something funny to those sign?
Artist/Photographer Darren Pearson spent over a year painting with light to produce this video which includes over 700 individually light-painted frames, and I’m just sitting here blogging…
What’s insanely impressive is the detail painted into each shot. Darren takes us on a tour of the city, but he doesn’t just paint a person walking through, nope. He paints a skeleton riding a skate board and breakdancing. Each shot is accomplished by setting a camera up for a long exposure, then drawing with a flashlight in the air with little to no reference for where you are in each photo. You just have to keep that straight in your brain.
Not enough people have seen this video. It’s incredible work.