Archive for October 17th, 2009
Hang glider surfing with the Nikon D300s
17, Oct 2009
Professional photographer (and Nikon ambassador) Mark Watson heard about an interesting phenomena. In a certain area of Australia, there is a rare cloud formation know as the “Morning Glory. Mark shot video and still pictures of these clouds for the Red Bull Glorious Days project.
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: Headline, Nikon, Photography, weather
It’s the tree of life, and for no particular reason, either.
As a corollary to Biggs’ “cable companies are doomed” article from earlier today, I thought I’d demonstrate how easy it is to accomplish what he was threatening. That is, live a happy and successful life without having to pay $100+ a month to Comcast, Time [...]
I’ve been angling to get rid of my TiVo and cable for some time now and I believe I’ve finally figured out a solution that works best for me. It involves a lots scripting, Sabnzbd, and HandbrakeCLI and I’ll tell you what I ultimately did next week once it’s stable but it seems to be [...]
The Back Burner: Things we didn’t post this week
17, Oct 2009
The sheer amount of wonderfully insane unsolicited e-mail that we get in the CrunchGear tips box each week has left me no choice but to start The Back Burner up again. Enjoy! Or don’t!
A big thank you to everybody for filling our tips-at-crunchgear-dot-com inbox with wonderful, unique, and newsworthy items. Here are a few that we missed.
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: back burner, Headline
Daily Crunch: Return of the Squid Edition
17, Oct 2009
Interview: We talk to The Rentals’ Matt Sharp about Songs About Time (Hint: Read if you like fantastic photographs and/or quality music)
Hamburger keeps your mousing hand warm
Ten-person boat features built-in grill
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: daily crunch, hot