Tag Archive for Fun

RB | November 27, 2009
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New Network Monitoring Tool

network-lights-iconThere now appears to be a reason for the three LEDs on your keyboard, you know number lock, caps lock, and scroll lock.

Network Lights, an app by IT Samples resurrects these dinosaurs from a long ago era and makes them blink in time with outgoing and incoming network packets on your PC’s network interface. To recover some functionality of these throw-backs just download, extract, and run the executable and you’ll network-lightsCPsee a new system tray icon to customize program settings. It does not seem to work real well on notebooks but it does apparently work on Win7.

This utility is released as freeware and is provided by the publisher “AS IS” without any warranty and only you will be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason. If you encounter a problem while running this utility or you have any suggestions, comments, you can send a message to support (at) itsamples.com.

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RB | October 5, 2009
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A Rocking Windows Evening

Microsoft LogoMS has decided that if you can find 9 friends that dont mind being pitched, you could be chosen to host a Windows 7 House Party and win a free signature copy of Windows7. There are four pre-defined categories for the party: PhotoPalooza, Media Mania, Setting up with Ease, and Family Friendly Fun. To help spark the partying, MS has posted a unique 6-minute-long video guide to help you get that party rocking…

If the video doesn’t give you enough ideas, the good folks at Download Squad have developed The Windows 7 Party Buzzword Drinking Game [to be played responsibly, of course]

  • Mentioning ‘jumplists’ – Take a drinkballmer
  • ‘Better than Vista’ – Everyone takes a drink
  • Mentioning any product whose name contains the word ‘Live’: Everyone takes a drink.
  • Mentioning any product name containing more than 2 words: finish your drink.
  • Mentioning any product name containing more than 4 words: finish your drink, and neck another.
  • ‘My Mac does that already’ – Everyone finishes their drink, and you neck another.
  • Windows crashes: the party’s over. But if there’s any surplus alcohol left, we’d hate to see it go to waste….
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RB | July 11, 2009
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USB Mario

Perhaps former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was right, the Internet is just a bunch of tubes and finally the plumber we need to fix the tubes is here!

4gb-mario-usb-drive

This handcrafted Nintendo hero, stores 4GB of memory inside Mario sitting atop one of Mario Bros.’ famous question boxes.  You can also store your data with Luigi, Koopa, a Gooba or a shroom (when not sold out). Mario and is buddies are available at Etsy, from sgedra but you will have to wait since they are  currently sold out.

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RB | April 11, 2009
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Fashionable Flash Drive

Art.Lebdev Studio in the UK has designed a flash drive that strikes my sense of irony. The Folderix flash drive  is a 4 Gb drive with an aluminum shell designed to look like a folder icon.  It is available in three colors: purple, blue, and yellow.

Folderix from Art Lebdev Studio

Folderix from Art Lebdev Studio

Folderix can be purchased online in the US at Charles and Marie.

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