January 2009
57 posts
15+ Incredibly Useful Mac Apps For Freelance Web... →
In today’s post you will find 15 incredibly useful Mac Apps for freelance web designers to get their website or application styled in a fraction of the time it took before and help them manage their…
50 Creative Designs Of 404 Error Pages [PICS] →
This article presents 50 more examples of beautiful and original 404-error-designs. Some of them look beautiful but are not user-friendly; the other ones are user-friendly, but are not really…
8 Movies That Got Songs Stuck In Your Head →
Listen to these with caution. Half are already stuck in my head.
The 15 Greatest Scary Flicks Ever Remade? →
Some scary movies are so gruesomely great, Hollywood makes them again. Sometimes the results are screaming successes; others aren’t just horror, they’re horrible. With the sequel to the remake of The…
What Apple could learn from Palm's webOS →
Engadget digs through the iPhone’s current shortcomings and what Apple should beg, borrow and steal from the Pre and webOS.
12 Useful Web Tools for Designers →
When it comes to design, there’s a plethora of free web-based tools to help you accomplish tasks such as color palette selection, creating unique fonts, editing images, and testing typography. In…
'I ate little girls for two years' →
Listeners to TFM Radio were left in shock after a caller admitted live on air that she was once an unwitting cannibal. BTW, she won the “What is the most unusual thing you’ve ever eaten?” contest.
15 Awesome Nintendo DS Games of 2009 →
A ton of great games are coming to the Ninendo DS this year that you just can’t wait to get your hands on!
Tay Zonday Still Grindin' Out Hits - 'Freeloader... →
Even the recession can’t stop Tay …
Woman attacked in Scotland 'because she sounded... →
A young woman who comes from England originally has been viciously assaulted in a Scottish city center in what police are treating as a racially motivated attack. Lucy Newman, 22, said she was hit so…
29 Ways to Keep More Cash in 2009 →
Not sure how you’ll survive the current economic crisis? Stick to these 29 money basics and you’ll thrive anytime….
Jack the Ripper was Actually... Jill? →
The notorious serial killer who stalked London’s East End, butchering prostitutes and terrorising the population, may not have been Jack the Ripper - but Jill.
Incredible Hotel Made From Salvaged Wine Casks →
The De Vrouwe van Stavoren Hotel in the Netherlands salvaged four wine casks from Switzerland and converted them into rooms. Formerly filled with 14,500 liters of Beaujolais wine from the French…
"If We Have Sex, Pete Will Never Know." Wrong...&... →
Online chat goes seriously wrong. Case of mistaken identity—never assume you’re talking to who you think you are, especially if you think you’re talking to your friend’s girlfriend. [Click on pic to…
Demand for ''best job in the world'' crashes... →
The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a rush of applications crashed the website advertising the post. The job,…
"Prisoner" Actor Patrick McGoohan Dies in LA →
Patrick McGoohan, the Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show “The Prisoner,” has died. He was 80.
The 10 Most Horribly Unnecessary Cartoon Sidekicks →
If last summer’s movie ticket sales have shown anything, it’s that superheroes are popular enough to be enjoyed by more than just children and nerds. We are finally at a point where Hollywood is…
The Fattest Cities in America →
25 towns that live life in the fast (food) lane
Windows 7 Beta: First Impressions →
It’s probably not an exaggeration to say that Windows 7 is Microsoft’s most important release of its operating system in a decade. That’s not necessarily because of its advances, or what it does for…
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2008 →
Scientists had plenty of reasons to celebrate in 2008. After decades of work, researchers made rat stem cells, built the first memristor, and watched a language evolve like an organism. But none of…
If a 13 year-old can launch a startup you have no... →
My name’s Scott. I’m 13 and have launched a web startup. So began an email exchange over last weekend which culminated with me …
Skier Hangs Upside Down..Naked...for 15 minutes... →
JANUARY 6—In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado’s ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a…
One comic book that won’t be turned into a movie... →
The most WTF comic book ever
12 Most Improbable Sport Moments in Movies last 25... →
Sports movies are usually not supposed be too realistic. We watch them for their sheer entertainment value - the motivational speeches, the buzzer beating shots, the underdog stories that defy all…
10 Free Music Based Games for the iPhone & iPod... →
Music-based games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have become wildly popular, so it only makes sense that similar games are being created for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Both devices have a plethora of…
The Sexiest Magazine Covers of 2008 (PICS) →
Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but some of these covers feel like they’re worth a million bucks. Check out our picks for the hottest headliners of the year.
Mickey Rourke on red carpet to promote The... →
Oscar hopeful Mickey Rourke took to the red carpet alone tonight to promote his new film, The Wrestler.
Download Dozens of Commercial PC Games Free →
Where do computer games go when they die? Nowhere, if you know where to look.
Meet the New Lara Croft - Photo Gallery! →
Meet Alison Carroll, the new Tomb Raider Lara Croft. For the new Tomb Raider game, Carroll will be the face of Croft, joining the long list of ladies who have held the title, such as Karima Adebibe,…
John Travolta parks a Boeing 707 in his driveway →
Secret cheatsheet for decoding expiration codes →
Ever stare at an expiration code that reads like “1L24A22J”? How the hell are you suppose to know what that means? Here’s handy cheat sheet explaining the various code format.
10 Promising Free Web Analytics Tools →
Web analytics is the process of gathering and analyzing your web content’s data in order to glean meaningful information about how your site is being utilized by your users. There are plenty of Web…
Vinyl Is Back: Record Sales Exploded in 2008 →
Teens and young adults are responsible for a doubling of record sales this past year, while CD sales plummeted.
Body Painting Evolved: Emma Hack Body Art →
In a world where body painting is celebrated more often with testosterone than artistic appreciation, Australian artist Emma Hack stands out. [SFW]
Top 10 Application Development Stories of 2008 →
Cloud development platforms, mobile application development and the increasing acceptance of dynamic languages for Web development were among the top 10 stories in the world of software programming….
15 big 2009 games you've probably forgotten about →
You’ve spent the money for rebuilding the orphanage on videogames, and already you’re wanting more? Fair enough, though we defy you to remember all of 2009’s hot prospects with so much Fallout 3 in…
WatchRobbie Madison’s Amazing Record Jump Video
5 Top Songs You Didn’t Hear on the Radio in 2008 →
These are all great songs that were not covered by radio play last year, but are all worthy of your attention. Included are songs by The Kelly Affair, Supergrass, Al Green, Kate Nash and more. You…
7 Classic Disney Movies That Taught Us Terrible... →
Maybe we’re too hard on Disney. After all, they simply remake classic stories in cartoon form. What’s not to like? Well, as you’ll see, it all depends on just how much thought you apply to it. Here’s…
20 Weird Logos That Work (and Why They Do) →
Logos are everywhere. Because of this, only a few can rise among the noise — and often it’s the more unique logos that are most memorable. Sometimes to be unique, you’ve also got to be weird. In…
Computer Programming 101 →
Abstruse Goose
Digg 2008: A Look Back →
I’m sure you’ll all agree that 2008 was a crazy year, so I thought I would take a moment to recap some Digg highlights. - Kevin
Source code of the file containing the Zune bug →
Offending function starts at line 249.
How do they make marbles? It's harder than you... →