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Dolce Press :: Design Studio & Letterpress Print Shop

Published on 2007-10-31 21:59:00

Just wanted to let everyone know about this:Dolce Press is a design studio and letterpress print shop that creates just about anything from, wedding invitations and birth announcements to social stationery and imprintables. Samples available upon request.They also have a blog with a range of topics on letterpress printing such as finding a press, mixing ink, and printing for the first time.UPDATE: Dolce Press has just opened their online shop for business. The shop features a small selection of

Dell Battery Recall (details)

Published on 2006-08-15 01:02:00

So everyone knows that Dell has been planning to recall a huge amount of batteries in almost all of their laptops sold from 2004 to 2006. It has gotten so bad that even my grandmother knows that the battery in her dell laptop might be subject to a recall, I kid you not!All of the posts that I have read about the dell battery recall speculate that a recall will be issued but don't give any information about how to check if your battery is eligible and how to order the replacement.Well I was messi

I Hate Google, Period, End of Sentence.

Published on 2006-07-27 18:15:00

Read this if you're wondering why the blog looks different (and no it wasn't intentional, planned, or desired):So today Google has officially crossed over to my shit list. I have spent the last 2 months perfecting the template for this blog (adding social bookmarking links, altering the layout, and other fine tuning) and today when I decide to write some new posts I find out that they decided to erase all of my changes to my template. When I checked my page I got a bunch of HTML code so I checke

Apple's New Wireless Mighty Mouse

Published on 2006-07-27 17:46:00

So we all have to thank Vincent Nguyen for sharing some sexy and surely revealing pictorials of the new wireless Mighty Mouse.Mighty Mouse Features Include: Bluetooth wireless capabilityLaser tracking engine provides 20x surface sensitivity360-degree clickable Scroll BallTouch-sensitive top shellForce-sensing side buttonsAnd to top it all off the design is so attractive that you won't be able to take your eyes of it. Now that I've wet your appetite, here are some pictures from Nguyen:The rest of

Firefox Extension of the Week: VideoDownloader 1.0

Published on 2006-07-27 17:20:00

All I have to say is this biznitch is the schiznit. This weeks Firefox extension of the week is VideoDownloader 1.0, a tool that allows you to download videos from the likes of Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion, and numerous other video sites. Now I can watch all of those episodes of Naruto on Youtube in one long block.NOTE: The program downloads the files in .flv format so you'll need to download the flv player to watch the video. You can go here to download the flv format player.Th

Tech. obsession has reached a new level

Published on 2006-07-20 14:16:00

If you ever fear whether you are tech obsessed, just remember this kid who freaked about his Nintendo 64 and all your worries should just melt away.You know what would be really cruel?Let the kid open the box only to find that there is no N64, just a bunch of books and a sweater that your grandmother knitted for you. Can you imagine the expression on his face when he realizes that he didn't get an N64, man that'd be funny! Am I cruel?

Back in time ... on the verge of the computer revolution

Published on 2006-07-20 14:04:00

I stumbled across this video in the YouTube archives and have to share it with you. It is a news broadcast from 1981 chronicling the growth of computers and comments on what we can expect in the future. It was a little eye-opening as I was born in April 1983 and so my whole life computers have existed.There is even a segment with Steve Jobs back in the Apple II days. This video certainly gives perspective on how this all began. Enjoy!

100th Post - Daily Show Revisits Net Neutrality

Published on 2006-07-20 13:33:00

The Daily Show has been all over the Net Neutrality act like Larry the Cable Guy on bad jokes. I thought as a treat for the 100th post on FixGadgets I'd share with you guys the latest Daily Show coverage of Net Neutrality. As an added bonus the correspondent in this bit is John Hodgkins, the PC guy from the Apple commercials.John Stewart makes sure not to let Hodgkins get by without a little ridicule first. Without any more delay, here is the hilarious bit on Net Neutrality from the Daily Show.

Communication Devices of the Future (according to Forbes)

Published on 2006-07-07 10:49:00

Someone at Forbes Online thought it would be a good idea to put together a list of next-generation communication devices. Some of these things are downright scary.The Hug - a pillow that feels your painIf the writers at Forbes had their way, we would all be like this crazy lady hugging a pillow - maybe in the future we'll all be crazy and confined to rubber padded rooms. First let me clear something up, this is more than just a pillow, its The Hug, a melodiousness wireless phone and fuzzy pillow

Apple Rumor Roundup

Published on 2006-07-07 09:11:00

There's nothing like a nice warm bowl of Apple Rumors to start your day off right. A financial analyst from Piper Jaffray has ranked the Top-Ten biggest Apple rumors and gives you his perspective on the credibility of each rumor.Analyst Gene Munster is "almost certain" that Apple will release the long-anticipate Intel-based Mac Pro at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on August 7, which will replace the high-end Power Mac G5 that is one of Apple's last machines to see the upgrade to Int

WGOW: Lingerie Clad USB Mouse

Published on 2006-07-06 15:13:00

A while back I wrote a post about what I thought was the worst gadget of the week (WGOW), which at the time was going to be a weekly article covering my pick of the worst gadget for the week (duh!). But I'll admit it, I was lazy and haven't got around to posting another one, that is until now.So without any further adieu, my pick for the worst gadget of the week is the Lingerie USB Mouse being sold by FabStuff.net. In case you were wondering what it looks like, this should satisfy that hunger:Th

Top 150 Firefox Extensions

Published on 2006-07-06 14:28:00

I found this list of the top 150 Firefox Extensions while surfing John's My Place ... Technology / Family / Life Blog (whew that was a long name!). The list, made by Rijk van Geijtenbeek, was composed from initial research from user Dodd in the my.opera.com forums from extensions that were accessed on/before 7/6/06.I had no idea that there were so many extensions (there are over a thousand of them) and new ones are posted everyday. These extensions make Firefox the digital analogue of a Swiss a

Windmill on Crack or maybe just Marijuana

Published on 2006-07-06 13:56:00

Ever wonder what a windmill on crack might look like? Well leave it to architects working for the Dutch Government to figure it out - marijuana is legal there right? From a government standpoint, why build one windmill when you can build 4 for four-times the price.More pictures are available after the jump.All joking aside, this is certainly a smart idea because more energy could be extracted per unit for less cost because the cabling for each runs into a central unit. In addition, you might not

A Megaphone for your Alarm

Published on 2006-07-06 13:31:00

This is a DIY project that even an idiot could do, not that I'm calling you guys idiots. I often have a problem with how quite my cell phone alarm is. Often, I will set alarm and not even remember it going off. When I tell you I sleep quite deeply, I mean you'd have an easier time waking a patient in a comma.The problem with most alarms even traditional alarm clocks is that the noise exits the speaker and radiates outward in every direction. Well Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad came up with this ingenious

Backup your Cell with the CellStik

Published on 2006-07-06 09:06:00

Face it, our lives revolve around cell phones, they are the 21st century rolodex and we'd be in trouble if we lost all that information. Don't fret because CellStik has your back like your mates would in a bar fight.It seems that many of the posts lately have been about our cell phones; Some good SGH i320, Cell Phone Condom, and some bad Cell Phone Cooks Egg. While the condom might almost totally proof your phone it isn't drop proof so you'll need the CellStik to backup any important data you ha

Robot can skateboard better than me

Published on 2006-07-05 20:04:00

I think everyone needs to thank the hard workers at Geekologie for finding this gem. This little robot can do almost anything that I think it might be fake. Not only can it ride the board, it does tricks and can rollerblade, something I was never able to master - I think its my total lack of balance, I almost broke my arm once blading down a tiny hill back in the day.Click the image to load the video. I know what you're thinking, I've seem this before but trust me you haven't; I pooped my pants

Cell phone is a perfectly good egg cooker?

Published on 2006-07-05 19:29:00

If you find yourself out and without any other method of cooking your eggs, you can use your cell phone according to two Russian journalists. In their experiment, they placed a raw egg in a porcelain cup between two phones that were talking to one another. The article reports that no change was observed during the first 15 minutes, but at 25 minutes the shell became hot and at 40 minutes the shell became hard; the egg was fully cooked after 65 minutes.This article is part of a string of reports

Cell Phone Condom

Published on 2006-07-05 19:07:00

Writing a title to get visitors to stop and read a post can be tough but not with this post, it was way too easy. Before your mind gets carried away, this product is a like a condom for your cell phone, you know to protect it like you would your piece. With how many people that love their cell phone, I could see people being more interested in protecting their gadgets than their gadget.The condoms are waterproof, paintproof, bloodproof, sweatproof, snowproof, rainproof, mudproof, and any other p

Apple 4 - Microsoft 0, Can we say shutout?

Published on 2006-07-05 18:19:00

If there was a scoreboard keeping a record of who is winning the Desktop OS game, Apple would have a healthy lead. John Boudreau from Mercury News wrote an article essentially summing up the events in the battle of Apple and Microsoft. John's position is that Apple has consistently delivered on its promises while Microsoft seems to jump from delay to delay with no end in sight.The upcoming World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) is where Apple is expected to release its latest revision of Mac OS

Windows Vista and Office demoed on MacBook

Published on 2006-07-05 17:46:00

There's nothing like a software and OS demonstration of Microsoft products on Apple hardware to blur the lines between the lines between Apple and Microsoft fans.The picture is of a Microsoft employee demoing Vista, Microsoft's next-gen OS, and Office 2007 on a MacBook Pro. The presentation took place at Microsoft's Belgium headquarters; apparently Europeans are free-thinkers because a presentation like this in the US would certainly cause a stir in the media. Before anyone has a chance to make

Google Romance = Google Joke

Published on 2006-07-05 17:22:00

I was surfing Flickr and came across this strange pic that I hope is someone's attempt at a joke. Apparently this is a screen grab from someone who happened to surf over to www.google.com/romance/tour.html. The press release describes the service as an attempt at contextual dating. The service works using Soulmate Search (TM) to pair potential matches and offer them a date in exchange for viewing contextual advertising. Here is what the screen grab looks like:At this point I'm thinking Jesus the

Samsung SGH i320 - Q's got some competition

Published on 2006-07-05 16:29:00

On the coat tails of the RAZR's success, Motorola was hoping that its new smartphone, the Q, would cause the same stir and buying frenzy that the RAZR and SLVR did. But it seems that Samsung doesn't like when Motorola gets all of the attention (can we say "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"). That last piece was a Brady Bunch reference in case you didn't realize, I know I have way too much time on my hands!The Samsung SGH i320 is a direct competitor to the Motorola Q and the fact that its smaller and thin

What Search Engine Do You Use?

Published on 2006-07-02 08:19:00

First, I have to apologize to everyone for not posting in the past week. I have been swamped with work and school and have not had one free moment to get out a couple of posts. With that, I thought I would turn the tables on you guys and ask you all a very common question.Being a computer repair specialist, I am often asked what search engine I use and why I think its the best. People think this is a straightforward question and answer but there are a lot of subtle nuances. You could compare thi

Socializer, automatic submission of social bookmarks

Published on 2006-06-25 06:34:00

I hate clutter just as must as every Tom, Dick, and Harry and Socializer will cut down the social bookmarking clutter you deal with every day. The Socializer allows you to easily submit a link to several social bookmarking systems. Instead of having a link to each site, you have a single link to all of them!This service is so simple and easy to use I'm kicking myself that I didn't put one together first. It almost makes you go "duhh!" Here is Socializer's schematic, could it be any simpler?And t

Nissan Terranaut - Technofilled Next-Gen 4x4

Published on 2006-06-22 14:54:00

So I normally try to keep the posts strictly gadget and tech. related but I caught a glimpse of a new concept car from Nissan called the Terranaut. This 4x4 beast isn't just a car its a gadget in a class by itself and that's why I thought I'd share it with you. Nissan claims that the Terranaut was designed for "scientists, geologists, archaeologists, and adventurers", but who wouldn't want to cruise around in this bad boy.Follow the jump for more info and pictures. The interior is certainly the