A blog on Life, Love & The Pursuit of Techyness
My newest techy gadget puchase of a Canon Digital Rebel Xsi has truly turned me into a “canon girl.” (sorry nikon!) After tracking the progress of this purchase via boxoh (my new favorite package tracking website), learning how to operate this new gadget effectively has become my newest hobby. But… I had a few things [...]
While at Beaners, a local Toledo, OH (and franchised) coffee shop, I ran into a fellow photoshop and altogether software junkie. The discussion quickly turned to keyboard shortcuts, and he recommended that I check out the keyboard shortcut covers…. like from zCover.com. Check out the covers for photoshop, final cut, illustrator, indesign, flash & dreamweaver. [...]
As I wrote in a previous post, my research on technology modifications inspired me to do the same- take my own advice and make my stuff really “mine.” So, I checked out Adafruit’s wiki and did a little searching… eventually I found Tech-Tattoos. I noticed in the Adafruit forum, someone from my hometown who was [...]
While studying abroad in Italy over the course of a semester, I was able to see some pretty cool stuff, to say the least. Taken near the Pantheon in Rome, these wings were featured in the window and I fell in love with them. I don’t even want to know how much they cost. I’ve [...]
In August, I bought a MacBook pro. I know what you’re thinking. “Alana, you’re a PC-girl.” Well, hey now— don’t jump to conclusions or categorize/stereotype me just yet, I like to keep people guessing. Actually, one of the biggest reasons I bought my new baby because of my earlier post on laser etching. I was [...]
Add together one $20,000 laser etching machine and a $2,000 MacBook Pro and what do you get? A lot more than $22k: A license for creativity. Options for laser etching today is far beyond the text-only option on your ipod at Apple.com. Don’t believe me? Make magazine has a great how-to article. But, if your [...]
If you’re like me, it’s often a bit rough to wake up in the morning. Luckily, manufacturers have realized there is a market for alarm clocks beyond the standard options of radio and buzzer. My mom always used to ask me if there was an alarm that would physically take my covers away or give [...]
Since it’s summer time, it’s only appropriate to focus on some gadgets necessary for fun in the sun. Let’s be honest, we all love devices with multiple uses: take the “ pop drive,” a combined bottle opener and flash drive, or the iGrill, where music meets meat with a built-in speaker and amp. Do as [...]