Software

Why Apple’s OS X Naming System Is Doomed

There is one big problem with themed naming schemes, and that’s running out of good words. While OS X has had a good run, evolving from Cheetah, through Jaguar, Tiger, Leopards and Lions, the future looks bleak.


May 15, 2012
Cameras

Here’s How Ridiculous You Look Posing For Photos

You’ve been there, I’ve been there — telling someone to smile and pressing that camera shutter down only to realise a few seconds later that your cam was in video mode. Director and editor Dean Fleischer-Camp decided to exploit that premise to some hilarious ends.


May 12, 2012
Geek Out

Comedy At Its Stealthiest: Louie CK Sells New Show Online Only

Gizmodo AU

Comedian Louis CK caused quite a buzz last year when he decided to stream a show live and DRM-free, while asking only $US5 for the privilege to watch. The result was massive, with CK bringing in $US1 million. The success proved that if you give people an easy, painless way to enjoy your content at a good price, they’ll take you up on it. While nowhere near as ambitious, CK has quietly released one of his older live shows for sale online only, again asking for a mere $US5.


May 7, 2012
Entertainment

Watch: Codehunters, Superhero Mashups, And Kid Koala Makes A Turntable Sing

Who needs late-night TV when you’ve got caped crusaders, sick turntablism and crazy acrobats flipping with guns…


May 5, 2012
Geek Out

Reminder: A Wiki Page Can Reveal Way Too Much About You

A search history? Sure, that can unearth some embarrassing moments. But don’t forget that if you leave your browser history unchecked for long enough, every Wikipedia rabbit hole you go down will be hyperlinked for posterity. And man, have you clicked on some weirdness.


May 2, 2012
Geek Out

Believe It Or Not, LinkedIn Would Have Been Even More Annoying In The ’80s

Constantly being bombarded with emails urging you to join your friends’ and co-workers’ professional networks on LinkedIn is incredibly annoying these days. But the folks at Squirrel-Monkey show us that it could have been a lot worse had LinkedIn existed in the ’80s.


May 1, 2012
Geek Out

NASA Will Return To Glory By Putting A Man In… Cleveland

The Space Shuttle program is dead and in the process of being buried. We don’t have a plan to return to the outer limits of mankind’s reach any time soon. Well, we didn’t. The Onion is reporting NASA’s aspiring new plan to put a man on a bus to Cleveland, Ohio, by 2013.


April 30, 2012
Mobile

Siri Will Cause Your iPhone 5 To Self-Destruct

Hey there, future person, you’ve misplaced your iPhone 5. Some nefarious person is trying to break in and steal all of your naked pictures. Not to worry, you’ve programed Siri to self-destruct Mission Impossible-style after three incorrect login attempts. Boom.


Geek Out

Why Are You Wearing Headphones Right Now?

This chart seems about right. I mean, when I found it in my RSS, I was wearing my Denon AH-D5000 cans and they weren’t doing anything but making me look like Princess Leia. [Poor Drawn Lines via Makeuseof via Geeks Are Sexy]


April 28, 2012
Online

I Am The One Who Clicks Banner Ads

Advertisements pay our bills here, but man, do people really click on them? Our friends at McSweeney’s found the guy.