Category: Computers
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More Star Trek Handheld Games
After coming across the Coleco Star Trek game on the Handheld Games Museum I decided to poke around and see what other Star Trek games they had listed and which ones I did not know about. Here is what I found…       Milton Bradley Microvison Star Trek Phaser Strike Collins Wrath of Khan…
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Star Trek Handheld That Never Was
I just stumbled onto a Star Trek Toy I had never heard of before. While this is not a very surprising statement to many people, I pride myself in knowing quite a bit about Star Trek collectibles. After all I have been collecting the stuff for nearly twenty years now. I am far from an…
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Postcard Printing for You and Me
Sometimes email just isn’t good enough and you need to resort to snail mail (also known as the United Postal Service). Believe it or not it is just more reliable sometimes. What am I talking about, you might ask. Well, I had some friends move and I never got their email. If they had followed…
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Pay-Per-Play a New Way to Monetize Your Site
When I first heard the term pay-per-play I thought it had to do with online videos or games. It doesn’t. It has everything to do with making money from your website. If you are like me you are not making enough money off those Google ads you have all over your website are you? People…
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Spock What or Who is That?
When I think of Spock my mind Immediate goes to Star Trek’s most famous of Vulcans, Mr. Spock played by the venerable actor Leonard Nimoy. From there my mind wonders to the Star Trek themed pop bank called S.P.O.C.K. (their music is pretty good by the way). I don’t think I would ever think search…
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Give Google Your Knowledge
Google is trying to take over the wikipedia market with their new Google KNOL [unit of knowledge] site. The new site seems to be a cross between wikipedia and about.com’s formats. It will contain numerous articles on topics written by experts on that topic. Unlike wikipedia the public at large will not be able to…
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DDR Will Have You Dance Dance Dancing Your Butt Off
Right before Christmas I called my sister from the middle of the Target store to ask her if she needed another string of purple xmas lights. She did not need the extra lights but sent me off to the video game aisle for my niece who was getting a Wii for Christmas and they wanted…
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Visualize the Universe Through OpticsPlanet.com
Literally! Take a look at the world and the universe from a whole new perspective with the help of OpticsPlanet.com. The site has it all from telescopes and binoculars to nightvision goggles and sunglasses. They really are your one stop shop to find that perfect gift for any one interested in either the macroverse or…
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SEO and Site Submissions
There are lots of sites out there to help you with site submissions. Most will cost you but a lot of them are free. Do a simple google search to weed them out. I just stumbled on StartRanking .com which is a slightly different model. It asks for a text link instead of payment. Believe…
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Scanning for Gifts
So what do you get that business guy that seems to have everything? And no room for anything? Well, guys love gadgets and a lot of gals do too. If they are on the road a lot or travel tugging along their laptop computer an accessory along those lines is always a good bet. A…
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Now that’s a game I might have to get…
The new Microsoft game Mass Effect has been banned in Singapore due to graphic content. What is that graphic content you might ask? Well, two women kissing. The game has a scene in which a human woman is kissing and caressing an alien woman. Singapore’s Media Development Authority reportedly banned it. Singapore has a ban…
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Ooo Free Stuff for My Blog from Ooprint.com
I know by now you have heard of Web 2.0 but have you heard of Business Cards 2.0? No? Business cards are not just for businessmen any more. With Business cards 2.0 you get a great way to advertise your website or blog offline. Ooprint.com offers bloggers 100 free business cards to help them let…