• The Hit List: Basics and Beyond

    This seems as good a time as any to mention a large easter egg in the app. ‘Tis the season, as well. Create a task with the word “Mario” in it, complete it, and archive it. Do the same with “Star wars”. Now you’ll see why those are the only two tasks allowed to stay in the archive of my Inbox, for those times I need a motivator and don’t have any chocolate around. Speaking of which, excuse me for a second…

    via The Hit List: Basics and Beyond | International Mac Podcast.

    A dammed excellent article on why you should be using The Hit List as part of your Getting Things Done methodology (or, more accurately, a tutorial on how to use The Hit List to it’s full extent).

    The day of my GTD approach is nigh – just gotta wait for The Hit List on iPhone, and I’ll be all set.

  • Two Things About Tanks

    If you’ve been following my Twitter feed lately, you would have seen this.

    If not, here it is again, the picture speaks for itself…

    Hit the image up for more detailed L4D stats.

    1. A tank set on fire will always die in 30 seconds.
    2. Tank on fire speed comparison.

    In summary: any tank set on fire will die in 30 seconds, and in campaign mode, any tank on fire will be significantly faster than a non-flamed tank, while in versus mode the tank is slower when on fire.

    Now the only question becomes what the tank is like in Survival mode…

  • Windows 7 isn’t as free as you thought.

    The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010.

    via Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program.

    Bi-hourly shutdowns?

    Ouch, Microsoft.

  • Angry Aussie Video – EPIC LULZ AHEAD

    This video isn’t available as an embed, but you can still watch the original on eBaum’s World.

    Sounds like a typical Croyden person

    via Angry Aussie Video.

    Be aware that there’s A LOT of swearing. Like, A LOT OF SWEARING.

    It’s funny as hell, though – especially if you’ve worked in Retail, or in any customer-service related capacity.

    Thanks to Mactalk Forums for the link – if you’re a member, hit up this link for more retail horror stories (link requires membership).

  • WordPress Counter Strike Theme

    Counter Strike Theme

    Free WordPress Counter Strike Web2.0 Theme Template, theme designed for first person shooting games blog. This is a fabulous theme, It has very interesting images, cool color scheme. Two columns and fixed width. This is an XHTML and CSS valid theme, tested properly on Firefox3, IE6 and IE7, works both well with WordPress 2.7 and older versions, and supports threaded comments coming with WordPress 2.7.

    via Free WordPress Counter Strike Blog Web2.0 Theme Template » Free Web Templates and Themes.

    I might install this for the lulz.

  • Ridiculous beyond belief.

    CoolCop

    Yes, the CoolCop is a hose that runs the output of an AC vent right into the top of your shirt. For some reason, it’s being marketed to cops and cops alone, because they’re the only ones who get hot in cars.

    via CoolCop Is a Hose That Runs AC Right Into Your Shirt, But Only if You’re a Cop – Gizmodo Australia.

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