GDC 2009: Microsoft's "Kodu Game Creator" Ever dreamed of creating your own games? It might soon be possible to do so with the new Microsoft "Kodu Game Creator". It is still under development, but should be released soon. What's so good about it is that you don't need to do everything from scratch, you can use......

13-year-old boy accused of robbing Illinois bank A 13-year-old boy was accused of robbing a bank in Peoria, Illinois, after being caught in a nearby garage about half an hour after the incident with his hands stained red by a dye pack that had been placed in the bag of money. If tried as an adult he......

Today's Stumbles February 17, 2010 Silly Sign, Beavers Can't Read - Friends of Irony 0 reviews How Google Went Into &Code Red& And Saved Google Buzz 1 reviews The Amazing Venice City Built With Lego | Wacky Owl - Strange and Weird Stuff 21 reviews Put Facebook into your Gmail Account - Howtos, Rants,......

7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs Nuclear Bombs are known to be the most destructive weapon man has ever created, but it could also be a great tool for some civilian uses. Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in the world are: 1) Creating......

How to Defend Earth Against an Asteroid Strike This sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but it is a real threat to the whole planet. It can happen any time. A medium sized asteroid of a few kilometers in  diameter crashing into the Earth can completely destroy our civilization and exterminate the whole human race, just......

Companies Using Hybrid Diesel Electric Technologies The Toronto Transit system, BC Transit and UPS have something in common these days—hybrid diesel electric technology. The Toronto Transit Commission is actually about to switch away from the technology, while BC Transit intends to keep using it, and UPS is about to embrace it. Diesel electric hybrid buses already......

Bye-bye Teflon I started reading Organic Housekeeping recently, and it's gotten me all fired up. I'll write a review of it later, but thought I'd start by documenting the changes the book has inspired us to make already. The first things to go were our old scratched-and-flaking Teflon pans. I knew that......

Clothes Encounters in the Capital Area Christopher Massardo Nestled away in Ottawa’s small and trendy new Edinburgh area and just a stones throw away from the riche Rockcliffe area is the fairytale worthy boutique of any fashionista or fashionisto's dreams.  Clothes Encounters of a Second Time is a store like no other in Ottawa located in a house......

7 Tips For Buying Cheap Laptop Laptops are gaining in popularity these days. Almost everyone is carrying one now either for work or entertainment. Laptops with the latest technology are introduced to the mark...

Save Time, Money and Space in Over 80 Ways If you're looking for handy gadgets, tools and various items that can save you time, money or space (or all three!) this list of more than 80 top products is just what you need. Everyone's got saving money on their minds these days. Some of us are always looking to......