Author: John

  • The Nerd Handbook

    From randsinrepose The Nerd Handbook A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head. It’s unlikely that this project is a nerd’s day job because his opinion regarding his job is, “Been there, done…

  • Free books!

    Free books! “The Future of Ideas” by Lawrence Lessig, on the corporate threat to the Net’s openness and innovation; “Trigger Happy” by Steven Poole, about the aesthetics of videogames; and the Association for Computing Machinery’s library of classic computer science books. Powered by ScribeFire.

  • And should you be foolish enough to install Vista, it’s the cane for you:

    And should you be foolish enough to install Vista, it’s the cane for you: The votes of no-confidence in Windows Vista continue to roll in, the latest coming from the agency in charge of giving tech advice to British schools. In a report this week, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency urged schools not…

  • Tyson Cecka Parkour Sampler

    Parkour 07 Short Sampler Here is a short (~1m) sampler I put together for a few different sites, the first time I’ve actually had a time restriction on an edit. The footage at the beginning is all old video memories, and the footage after that is a mix of FloShizzle, the K-Swiss commercial, the Tokyo…

  • John’s Background Switcher « John’s Adventures

    John’s Background Switcher « John’s Adventures John’s Background Switcher New! John’s Background Switcher 3.2 has been released! Yay! 🙂 Make your wallpaper interesting!With John’s Background Switcher! I can’t stand plain, boring backgrounds. John’s Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the background image on your computer (like every hour or every day) to something…

  • NerdyShirts :: The Most Awesome Shirts in the World :: funny t-shirts

    NerdyShirts :: The Most Awesome Shirts in the World :: funny t-shirts Price: $20.00 We are proud to bring you probably the most cutting edge t-shirt of the 21st century. This t-shirt features a magical talk bubble which you or your friends can write, draw or scribble on. Once enough hilarity has ensued, toss it…

  • Review: Windows XP from codingsanity

    Article from CodingSanity located here I have finally decided to take the plunge. Last night I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP, and this afternoon I will be doing the same to my laptop. Look & Feel Windows XP has quite a cartoony look and feel compared to the slick look of Aero…