A step in the right direction [ February 23rd, 2010 ] Posted in » Gadgets, Good Ideas, Things To Buy
Here’s something real cool. But before I tell you what it is, let me ask you: how many devices do you have that get charged through a USB port? I thought so. Almost everyone today has one device or more which use USB to charge. And yet, we don’t have the ability to charge directly from the wall without using a special adapter.
Well, that is changing. Take a look at the following picture:
Yup, it’s a wall socket with two USB ports built-in. And this device is a near reality and is currently pre-ordering for less than $20.00. Here’s the link to the manufacturer’s site which explains the specifications and gives some more information about the socket: http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=458. I love it when technology moves in the right direction.
As real as the graphics in GTAIV get, it is still a game. Nico Bellic is still a character in a video game and not a real life person. But that changed last month when magic-man pixeloo brought Nico to life. This guy is seriously magic with Photoshop. He created 
Are you a big artist type, with art flowing through your veins? Well, this is not for you then. But are you someone who wished they could draw something sensible by putting pencil to paper, or brush to canvas? Then read on because this neat website may be able to whet your appetite a little. 
With the release of Office 2007, Microsoft introduced a new format for all it’s Office products. One such format is DOCX. And since not everyone has adopted the 2007 version, there is a mix of formats going on around the Internet and sooner or later you are bound to receive a DOCX file in your inbox. So what can you do with this file if you don’t have the program (Word 2007) to open it? As it turns out, there are loads of options that you have. In this post, I am going to list out some of these options.