R.I.P. Sony Walkman

After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player. The final batch was shipped to Japanese retailers in April, according to IT Media. Once these units are sold, new cassette Walkmans will …

Creepy (and pointless) Robot

Give a big freaky wave to the “Telenoid R1” humanoid robot. WTF? The Telenoid R1 robot is designed to add an element of realism to long-distance communication by recreating the physical presence of the remote user. The robot’s actions mirror those of the remote user, whose movements are monitored by …

ROFL – Man Argues with Spitting Goat

I just about fell off the couch the first time I saw this on “The Soup”. I have no idea what this guy is saying but the goat isn’t buying it…  I had to share for your enjoyment. I think this will make an awesome screen saver!

Domain Names Gone Wrong!

The below domains are registered to legitimate companies, who didn’t spend quite enough time considering how their online name might appear! ‘Who Represents’ is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is: www.whorepresents.com ‘Experts Exchange’ is a knowledge base where programmers …

R.I.P. IE6

For the love of God, PLEASE upgrade your browser! I am so sick of programming around your archaic Internet Explorer 6 browser. RIPIE6 is the obituary notice of Internet Explorer 6’s death. It’s a message for all users who still use that “browser”. RIPIE6 is designed exactly for those old-fashioned …

Netflix Stupidity – Where are the New Releases?

I love Netflix. They’re fast, you can stream movies on demand and their pricing is great. I however hate trying to figure out what the latest movie releases are via their website. “This Week Netflix members are watching”… Seriously! “Movies You’ll Love”… Screw that; how about new releases, now available …

What’s all the “Buzz” About?

Google recently released it’s latest microblogging/aggregation tool “Buzz”. Buzz is essentially an extension of Gmail. A poorly designed extension if you ask me. It’s not a Facebook or Twitter competitor; it’s an aggregator much like FriendFeed. Buzz is contained within Gmail. A Buzz link is located under the Inbox link. …

Happy 6th Birthday to Facebook

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Facebook launch. With 350 million users Mark Zuckerberg (founder, CEO) could not have imagined this much success. Facebook has revolutionized social networking as well as the entire World Wide Web. It’s ever evolving enhancements make it the single most desirable social networking tool …

The Future of Music – Technolust

It’s been a long time since I have seen a musical instrument that could revolutionize the world of music. Sure, synthesizers and mixers have been around for a while, but this is crazy cool. The Eigenharp is an electronic instrument that has an infinite range of sound. Folks, this is …

Free Books Online; Seriously- They’re Free

I can’t believe I have never stumbled across the E-Books Directory website before. E-Books Directory has nearly three thousand e-books listed in over four hundred categories. Damn Skippy! E-Books Directory is a free web resource which contains links to free downloadable e-books, technical papers, documents, as well as user contributed …

Sully’s Rants Gains Mobile Support

I finally had a moment to add mobile support for Sully’s Rants. View Sully’s Rants via a streamlined viewer on your mobile phone or PDA. Now you can view this amazing site while your on the run – anywhere, anytime! Enjoy!

FarmVille = Addiction

Do you know what FarmVille is? If not you are soo out of the loop. FarmVille is perhaps the most addictive web application (read: game) on the web. This totally amazing time waster has the ability to suck hour upon hour from your life. If you are on Facebook be …