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3D Desktop Aquarium Screensaver (dmg)

Screensaver features real time 3D fish that don't just swim back and forth, but towards you and away from you, up and down, dynamic underwater lighting. So if the surface of the water ripples, so does the refracted light, select between tropical salt-water fish, and fresh water fish, or mix...

Tags: 3D, Screensaver, Aquarium, Useless Creations

Software downloads 2007-07-11

3D Desktop Dogs Screensaver (dmg)

They run around leaving footprints all over your desktop, or any other image you like! Features Include: Dozens of cute, cartoonish, truly 3D, puppy dogs! The full version includes 5 different dog models, with 25 colors/fur patterns each! That's over 100 different dogs for you to watch dirty up your...

Tags: 3D, Screensaver, Dog, Image, Useless Creations, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-07-11

Da Vinci Encoded 3D Screen Saver for Mac OS X (dmg)

Watch the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci appear in a swirling cloud of 3D code, or you can even display your own images in the code. Images appear in a code made up of the title of the image for a very unique, 3D effect. You have to see it...

Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, Code, Image, Useless Creations, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-06-05

Cupid's 3D Valentine's Day Screen Saver (OS X) (dmg)

Display images of your Valentine behind a sea of 3D hearts in this amazing and unique 3D screensaver. While the hearts swirl, Cupid flutters around the screen taking shots at them with his bow and arrow, all in cool 3D graphics. Also includes a countdown to Valentine's Day and many...

Tags: 3D, Apple Mac OS X, Useless Creations, Cupid

Software downloads 2006-02-06

A Very 3D Christmas Screen Saver (OS X) (dmg)

Get into the Christmas spirit with this jolly 3D screensaver which features Santa delivering presents in his sleigh. However, Santa is a slacker, so as the reindeer pull his fat butt thru the sky, his friendly elf sidekick does all the hard work. With heaps of configuration options including a...

Tags: 3D, Useless Creations, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2005-12-16

A Horribly 3D Halloween Screensaver for Mac OS X (dmg)

Kids on their way home from trick or treating decide to take a shortcut through the Spookyville Cemetery. However, the ghosts who dwell within have been without candy for far too long, and have decided to steal it from any kid who comes their way. This fun 3D screensaver is...

Tags: 3D, Ghost, Apple Macintosh, Useless Creations, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2005-10-07

Desktop Puddle.saver (dmg)

Watch your desktop through a puddle of water with this realistic looking water effect screensaver. As the water ripples around your screen, your desktop is refracted through it, making it amazingly hypnotic to watch.

Tags: Water, Useless Creations, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-09-02

Additional Resources

Android has power of a clean sheet

Android has power of a clean sheetMaybe Android is a big deal?When I first started seeing stories about Android, I figured it was an iPhone wannabe. But, more and more it sounds like my kind of device (os?).This could be the killer app (os?) for phones/PDAs/mp3 players/image viewers.Wow.The key...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Programming languages, Nokia Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twitter

Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twittermore reasons to dump the iPhoneAny true American will ignore this liberal application, and even drop the iPhone for a Blackberry.I’ll take a device that was created with McCain’s help over the Gore’s iPhone any day!RE: Obama launches iPhone app; US election...

Tags: Obama, Apple iPhone, iPhone App, Twitter

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Perens new crusade is patent law

Perens new crusade is patent lawBull, there is no lack of innovation.True, open source is not free to take others ideas but that is how it should be. Face it, open source is nothing but knock off copies of propriatary. Sorry but thats just how it is.As to...

Tags: Leadership, OPEN SOURCE, Software intellectual property, New software product, new crusade, Perens, crusade, patent law, patent, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Nokia announces 5800 XpressMusic touch screen S60 device

Nokia announces 5800 XpressMusic touch screen S60 deviceThis device is awesome......it's not quite got the UI of the iPhone but the feature list is impressive and it costs £200 unlocked with free music.It's going to sell by the bucket load.Knock UpI don't know if I'd call this a knock off...

Tags: 3G, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, touch screen, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Creative Commons for students

I was in a meeting today about an after-school program where students are creating a lot of digital content. As much of this content is being tagged, students need to identify the copyright holder for individual media. While the copyright holder is rightfully the student who created the...

Tags: Creative Commons, Student, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Day 1 with my new Nokia E71

Day 1 with my new Nokia E71Maybe it's your "bad karma". No problems here with WM.;-)Nokia/Symbian S60 phones are the bestMine: N95. Also have a Nokia Internet Tablet N800.I've written recently about why the N95/N96 is still the best smartphone [url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/09/nokia-n95n96-still-the-best-smartphone-of-all.html]here[/url].And it's no small coincidence that Nokia acquired Symbian and...

Tags: Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Podcast client, Nokia E71, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, phone, new Nokia E71, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Apple to music industry - It's our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!

Apple to music industry - It's our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!RE: Apple to music industry - It's our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!One can only home apple shuts iTunes downMusic Industry to AppleLOL!disagree strongly"one appeal of the iPod is how easy it is to buy music for...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, music industry, music

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Midi to Audio (exe)

Midi to Audio is easy to use software to make conversions from MIDI format to WAV audio format. Using the technique of synthesis said in "wavetables", this converter gives more realism to your MIDI creations as he allows working with samples of real instruments. Midi to Audio has a powerful...

Tags: Audio, MIDI, CCLA Software

Software downloads 2008-10-01

Netgear unveils new energy-efficient Draft N routers

Netgear unveils new energy-efficient Draft N routersDoesn't matter, their support sucks.Doesn't matter how green they are; their support organization is as useless and rude as they come. I won't buy a product from anybody who won't honor their printed warranty.

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Draft-N, NetGear, router

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

BIOS settings demystified

BIOS settings demystifiedVery good info - thanks!One thing I found which maybe everyone else already knew, and I don't know if it is common to all BIOS versions or just the ASUS KV8 that I have, but under the Advanced tab, there's a Legacy USB support option - having it...

Tags: BIOS, BIOS Settings

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

RealDVD officially launches, so does lawsuit

RealDVD officially launches, so does lawsuitThis is stupid. I already do this with AnyDVD and mymovies.Its essentially built into my movies if you pay for the anydvd software. On top of that.. you can also rip HD and Blueray.The only thing you cant do directly is burn the...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Standing Up, RealDVD, DVD, lawsuit

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

28ò0of rural Americans without broadband say broadband is not available where they live

28ò0of rural Americans without broadband say broadband is not available where they liveAnd your point is?Why does this even have a place on the News and Blogs sidebar? It isn't really news and there is certainly no original content in it.This is not true!There has been satellite broadband available...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, satellite

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

(Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)

(Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)one correctionThe model T first ran on alcohol. John Rockefeller was making kerosene for heating and lighting, and gasoline was a useless byproduct. He was literally dumping it into a river at night.Then he realized there could be a huge market for this stuff....

Tags: Ford Model T, alcohol, Ford Motor Co., photograph

Discussion threads 2008-09-30