Science has proven that nearly every single human possesses a sadistic side. I totally agree - few things work better to brighten up your day than a prank with friends or colleagues. Today we’re focusing on two simple nerdy pranks. We’ll start by laying out two basic rules - to ensure so...

There so many awesome shows going down this weekend, I thought I woud give you my recommendations: FRIDAY: Tindersticks at Brooklyn Masonic Temple Gil Mantera’s Party Dream at Europa Handsome Furs, Iran, Hundred In The Hands at Mercury Lounge Pete and J, The XYZ Affair, Young Galaxy at Music H...

Stop hunting around the web for wallpapers which can stretch around your Dual or Triple or Even quad Monitor. I found this network of site which is dedicated to Wallpapers and background which can get you a wide, high resolution background image or wallpapers that stretches around all your monitor. ...

At Mobile World Congress I got to meet the team from ustwo,really fun guys (some pics here). This is the company that creates the Flash Lite menus for Sony Ericsson phones. The just won the Sony Ericsson Content Award in the Themes&Graphics category. They also just release an iPhone game called ...

I was experimenting with making wallpapers and came up with this. I hope you all like it! :) 1024 x 768 1280 x 960...

Why do hotels use so much wallpaper? Hotels sure do seem to have a lot of wallpapered walls. Why? I recognize that it's part of the decor and so an aesthetic choice--I'm thinking more about the durability and function. All I know about wallpaper is that it's fussy to install and hell to remove. I im...

Yesterday our sister site Lifehacker posted a collection of eye-popping desktop wallpapers they found, and it is too good not to share over here. I've had the same picture of the Pyramid Peaks in Colorado on my desktop since 2003. If your background's getting a little stale, too, certainly one of th...

The wallpapers calendar series will not be discontinued. Next month is the last month in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. In February, you’ll have one last chance to showcase your work by designing a desktop wallpaper calendar for Smashing Magazine. But don’t worry, we have a numbe...

The "chain" design in the background worked out well :) The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting a loan computer at school. I've been without a laptop all week and its been pretty horrible (its hard to prepare electronic resources when denie...

This critter is actually a tuatara. Whilst these NZ natives are very rare, they do live a long time. One recently featured in the news (must be a slow news cycle). The wallpaper version can be downloaded at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: I got the last 320 gig hard drive that the store ...