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Mario/Portal Mashup is Plain Awesome

One of my colleagues at Geek.com wrote about this today and it was so great I had to share it with the world. The video posits the question: what if Mario had a Portal gun? Well, the honest answer is…

Alan HenryApril 28, 2011 Gaming, Geekery, The Net 1 Comment
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Guest Posts at Lifehacker….Again, Again!

You know, I could get used to this. And honestly, here’s hoping I have the opportunity. Apparently the weekend before last and the time before that were well enough received by the team at Lifehacker (and of course, the community,)…

Alan HenryApril 26, 2011April 26, 2011 Entertainment, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Meta, The Net, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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The Worst Passwords Ever

I love these types of articles. The same way as I was intrigued when I saw the most common passwords that users had in the database that hackers retrieved from Gawker when they were hacked, I love seeing some of…

Alan HenryApril 26, 2011April 26, 2011 Geekery, Security, The Net 1 Comment
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PC Mag :: The Five Most Influential Tech Products of All Time

PC Mag took your votes in multiple categories to come up with a definitive list of the most influential products of all time. From mobile devices to gaming to desktops to operating systems, they laid out the candidates and the…

Alan HenryApril 26, 2011April 26, 2011 Apple, Entertainment, Gadgets and Gear, Gaming, Geekery, Microsoft, The Net No Comments
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Starcraft 2 Siege Tank Made from Lego Blocks

This is a story I covered very happily over at Geek.com, but I had to share it again. One man, 2 actuators, 4 motors, and a ton of Lego pieces – oh, and toss in a passion for all things…

Alan HenryApril 21, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Gaming, Geekery, The Net No Comments
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The iPad is Already More Popular than Linux

According to a report by Royal Pingdom, the iPad is already a more popular computing platform than Linux. Ouch – I know a lot of Linux evangelists that are going to be mad about this – and are likely already…

Alan HenryApril 21, 2011 Apple, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Tech News, The Net 1 Comment
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PCMag :: The 10 Best Phones with Keyboards

I hear it all the time: everyone wants a smartphone, but not everyone wants to type on a screen, no matter how good alternative screen keyboards like Swype or SwiftKey really are. Considering the most powerful and popular phones entering…

Alan HenryApril 21, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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Guest Posts at Lifehacker…Again!

Far be it from me to turn the lovely folks at Lifehacker away when they ask me to join them for a little guest posting action, but this time they had something special in store for me: a whole day…

Alan HenryApril 19, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Meta, The Net, Tips and Tricks 1 Comment
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Lifehacker :: Spring Cleaning for Your Computer

Gina Trapani made a return to Lifehacker last week to remind us all to do something that’s very important: clean out the dust bunnies from our PCs. Seriously – it’s the spring, so it’s time for a good dose of…

Alan HenryApril 19, 2011April 19, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, The Net, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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Video :: World’s Smallest Crossbow Can Do Serious Damage

The beautiful thing about this tiny, tiny crossbow is that it can fire real bolts and do some serious damage with them. The crossbow is made by the same person who made the tiny cannon that made the viral video…

Alan HenryApril 19, 2011 Geekery, The Net 4 Comments
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