Guy's World: November 2003 Archives

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November 30, 2003

Entrepreneur Game

Here's a game for the entrepreneur in you.

Ok, maybe it's for the entrepreneur in your kids (I guess I'm still a kid :o)

It teaches the basics of recognizing an opportunity for a business, raising capital for running the business, marketing, knowing your customers...

Pretty good idea.

Posted by Guy at 10:46 PM | Comments

Piracy Good?

Sony is going to start selling the PS2 in China.
The big news here is that China has been known to have high rates of piracy so the PS2 games will cost far less than they do in the US or the UK, but still be slightly more that pirated discs.

The problem is that only two or three games will be available at launch which will just increase piracy in order to get more games.

Posted by Guy at 11:19 AM | Comments

Real R/C Car

Remember that cool scene in Back To The Future 1 where Doc has hooked up a radio control to the DeLorean?

Now you can too!

Just follow these simple instructions on how to connect a radio control to a real car.

Posted by Guy at 08:47 AM | Comments

November 29, 2003

Avalanche

Avalanche is another online flash game.

The way this game works is that you have a bunch of different color balls falling from the top and when 3 or more of the same color touch each other you click them and they disappear.

There are many games based on the same concept but in this one you have different goals you need to achieve in each level.

The most common goal is that there are several balls with stars on them and you need to clear them a path so that they reach the bottom of the screen.

Watch out cuz this one is pretty addictive.

Posted by Guy at 04:23 PM | Comments

November 28, 2003

Barcode Yourself

Just enter a few details about yourself and you can create a barcode of yourself

Now instead of writing your name on your laundry you can print your barcode on it (talk about high-tech).

Posted by Guy at 12:50 PM | Comments

November 27, 2003

Sand Art

Check out this amazing video clip of painting with sand.
http://www.prabhums.org/sand/sand.wmv
Warning: the file is quite large (19MB)

Posted by Guy at 12:00 PM | Comments

Stylish Buttons

There's an excellent tutorial on WebReference.com on how to create stylish buttons.

Look out for them soon on guymal.com...

Posted by Guy at 08:17 AM | Comments

Safari Viewer

Here's a web application that shows you what your site looks like using the Safari browser.

You can download a screen shot of what your site looks like on the Mac.

It does take about 20 seconds to generate the screen shot so be patient.

Posted by Guy at 08:01 AM | Comments

Gyroscopic Mouse

Gyration has come out with a wireless gyroscopic mouse.

Basically the mouse looks like a TV remote but it's a mouse that you can control by waving around in the air.

Looks like a natural addition to my media PC but the only problem with it is that the "Media Center Remote & Keyboard" set cost $180.

A bit too much for a mouse and keyboard.

Posted by Guy at 12:13 AM | Comments

November 26, 2003

Maxipad Slippers

Here's a site on how to make bedroom slippers out of Maxi Pads!

Just check out these features:

Soft and Hygienic
Non-slip grip strips on the soles
Built in deodorant feature
No more bending over to mop up spills
Disposable and biodegradable.
Three convenient sizes: Regular, Light day and Get out the Sand Bags

:o)

Posted by Guy at 08:46 PM | Comments

Tetris 1D

You know how over the years there have been tons of Tetris variations?
There's Tetris plus, Tetris 2000, 3D Tetris....
I happened to stumble on this version of Tetris: Tetris 1D (instead of the classic 2D).

I'm sure this can provide hours of fun (wink wink)...

Update: it moved to www.tetris1d.org

Posted by Guy at 12:18 AM | Comments

November 25, 2003

Carpal Training

This typing game is a great way to train for carpal tunnel syndrome!
It's a very simple game where you see letters fly across the screen and you need to type them before they reach the end of the screen (then they disappear).

I got 615 points (but at the end I was more or less just banging on the keyboard).

Posted by Guy at 06:57 PM | Comments

Master Slave

This sounds like an urban legend (that's why it's from snopes.com) but it is a true story.

The County of Los Angeles has banned the use of the terms master/slave (which is the common term used when configuring several hard drives in one computer, among other things)!

Somebody there thinks that the term master/slave is offensive so now LA County requires that vendors working with the county remove all master/slave references!

That is unbelievable.
I'm surprised they didn't just put a total ban on the word slave and get it over with...

Posted by Guy at 01:51 PM | Comments

Senses Challenge

Try this fun senses challenge.

It's a short quiz (20 questions) with various questions that have to do with our senses.

There are also scientific explanations about each answer.

Thanks to Ava for the link.

Posted by Guy at 07:43 AM | Comments

Album Cover Finder

Looking for an album cover?
Just enter the album name (or the artist) and the Album Cover Finder will find you a picture of the album cover (pretty simple ah?).

Cool idea (I wonder why you couldn't just search Amazon?!)

Posted by Guy at 12:06 AM | Comments

26 Languages

Here are some useful expressions and greetings in 26 languages.

This might come in handy next time you need to say "Happy Mother's Day" in Lithuanian.

Dobra vecer.

Posted by Guy at 12:00 AM | Comments

November 24, 2003

The Italian Job

There's a new entry in the movie's section on The Italian Job.

Posted by Guy at 01:08 AM | Comments

November 23, 2003

Burfday Boy

I'm the Burfday Boy :o)

Yipeeeee!!!

Posted by Guy at 06:33 AM | Comments

November 22, 2003

Rhyming Dictionary

Next time you need to write a rap song check out the online rhyming dictionary.

Go to this site if you want to rhyme,
So open this site and pick up a guitar,
Before you know it you'll be a star :o)

Posted by Guy at 12:11 PM | Comments

Pipi-Max

Pipi-Max (that's the real name) is a toy dog that really pees!

Is it just me or is this going a bit too far?

Pretty soon they'll come out with his brother Doodo-Max, and you know you don't want to have that thing in the house :o).

Posted by Guy at 11:40 AM | Comments

November 21, 2003

$1M Tree House

Now that's what I call a tree house.

Just looking at the picture gets a big WOW.

For one million big ones you get a four story high tree including house, 2 gaming consoles, a state-of-the-art entertainment center (including 2 20" LCD monitors and a Sony 50" plasma TV), twin bed, telescope, mini fridge, phone and satellite service, carpet, Foosball game, a bunch of tables, chairs, and benches, and much more...

And get what it says at the bottom: "Allow 6 to 12 months for construction and installation depending on location and state/local building codes".

Talk about having the coolest tree house on the block!

Posted by Guy at 05:38 PM | Comments