Geek Out

The Best, Most Disgruntled Toner Cartridge Description Ever

Sometimes, a man reaches his breaking point. He realises that he’s, say, a copywriter for InkCartridges.uk.com, and that he’s tired of writing boring ink cartridge descriptions all day, and he snaps in hilarious ranting fashion. This is that glorious moment.


December 8, 2010
Online

How To Back Up Your Tumblr

If you’re a Tumblr user, you probably noticed the massive outage it endured this weekend, and you’re probably having one of those “what if I’d lost everything” moments. Here’s how to back up your Tumblr to save yourself from such distress.


September 23, 2010
Software

Building The Perfect iPad Writing App

Most apps appear in the App Store with little fanfare. Information Architects’ Writer arrived with a manifesto. In it, the group outlines the many decisions they made in their quest to design the perfect writing environment for the iPad.


September 8, 2010
Software

This Article Was Composed On Google’s New Automatic Writing System

From now on, instead of using the two dozen baboons we usually employ to randomly write Gizmodo’s articles, we are going to use Google Scribe, a new Google Labs application that suggests the next word or words as you write.


August 23, 2010
Gadgets

The Leatherman-Like Messograf Multi-pen

This handy, flashy piece of writing kit is called the Messograf. It loves writing, and tires.


July 13, 2010
Software

HelvetiNote Turns Your iPad Into A Beautiful, Minimalist Writing Tool

Many of the note-taking apps for the iPad feel busy or are full of distracting features, but HelvetiNote is a simple minimalist option. It lets you hide everything and just focus on your writing.


March 23, 2010

Robot Journalist Advancements Include Interviewing, Photographs

Newly upgraded robot journalist, improvement from previous versions, including ambient anomaly detection ability for seeking of stories. Upgrade robot abilities including subject photographing and subject interviewing automatically. Further including abilities to publish stories to internet instantly.


January 23, 2010

Feisbuk Is Just Like Facebook, Except Analogue And In Spanish

You know what, this analogue version of Facebook looks a lot cleaner and more user-friendly than the real deal. Besides, there is still something to be said for putting pen to paper.


January 9, 2010

Aqua Notes: For People Who Get Their Best Ideas In The Shower

If your short term memory is shot, and you are the kind of person that gets their best ideas in the shower, Aqua Notes can help. This waterproof notepad can be used even when submerged.


February 7, 2009
Gadgets

Acme Ray Gun Pen Kills Bills

I don’t write much with a pen and paper anymore, but the aptly named “Ray Gun” pen by designer Ben Hall could very well bring my penmanship out of retirement.