How To Set Up a Wireless Home Theater System
Lost deposits, shattered drywall, gaping holes vomiting forth a jungle of cables. Home theater installation is not the most viable option for most folks living in rental units. Even if you own a home, unless you’re both tech and construction savvy, you will probably have to deal with home theater professionals trying to up-sell you…
11 New Lives for Dead Tennis Balls—None of Which Involve Tennis
Old tennis balls may not be able to bounce around the court, but they can be incredibly handy around the house. Here are eleven second acts for the Wilsons. Just give the balls a chance. 1. Park perfectly. Tape the ball to a string and hang it from the garage ceiling so it touches the…
How to Make Photographic Prints Without a Camera or Chemicals
Photojojo, peddlers of all things cool and photography related, have put together a how-to about creating prints without a camera or a chemicals. It’s much easier than you think. Follow along… You have a leftover box of photo paper from Photo 101, and it’s been taunting you from your shelf. You could swear you once…
Everything Your New iPad Needs Right Now
FedEx came through, or you survived an ungodly Apple Store line, or you mugged someone who just did. However you got your hands on a new iPad, congrats! Here’s everything you need to get started off right. Step One I’ll assume you’ve successfully removed the iPad from its box, yes? Good. You’re a natural! Now…
Set Up Your Home Theater Like a THX Master
Building a killer home theater involves more than just throwing a big wad of cash at your local electronics dealer. It requires planning, finesse, and scientific acoustic manipulation. The engineers at THX pioneered a lot of the methods and technologies used in today’s top systems. So we took a trip to their San Rafael, California,…
How to Get a Job In Tech
If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day. Right? Unfortunately, there are very few jobs that involve eating pizza while playing Skyrim. If you’re a regular reader of this little blog—or if you’ve spent the past few days at SXSW Interactive—there’s a good chance you love tech. But can you make it…
6 Ways to Totally Avoid Metro and Use Only Desktop Mode in Windows 8
While we’re huge fans of Windows 8’s Metro interface, there are plenty of folks who’d rather never let it see the light of day. If you’re one of them, our friends at Laptop Mag explain how to quash it from the get-go. As installed, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview forces users to navigate through two…
