There are many blogging platforms and services out there but Slicksta likes WordPress the most. Aspiring bloggers whether technically inclined or not will find WordPress easy to understand and even simpler to use.
Easy to Install – The famous “Five Minute Install†is misleading. It usually takes Slicksta 2-3 minutes tops to get an new instance [...]
Looking to get into PHP/MySQL development? Building websites as a hobby can be fun and rewarding albeit time-consuming. These open source technologies make web development accessible to anyone with a computer and an idea. Here are a few sites and services that Slicksta found helpful when he was learning.
Sitepoint.com – This site if full of [...]
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The Panasonic SC-PT1050 is the ultimate Home Theater System for those who building a home theater for the first time. With its 1200W of total power going through two Tower speakers, Wireless Rear Speakers, Wireless Subwoofer, and Center Channel, your movies will sound better at home than in the the… [...]
A few friends recently visited Slicksta and brought with them a nifty new device: The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. It’s a slim and portable internet-browsing tablet with a generous and bright screen and built-in WIFI. Web pages rendered in full and were easily readable and at under $150, it’s an inexpensive alternative to toting a [...]
Thunderbird is the newest and most appreciated application on Slicksta’s computer. Put simply, Thunderbird is an open-source alternative to Microsoft Outlook created by the folks at Mozilla.org (the makers of the Firefox browser). Slicksta found it super easy to configure and is now using it to access six different webmail accounts including gmail.
It also comes [...]
This cool little gadget makes it super-easy to watch television on your computer. Here’s how the manufacturer, ADS Technologies describes it:
Using a regular TV Antenna or cable connection, you can now watch TV right on your computer screen. It’s simple to install and no extra cables or power supply to carry around.
Slicksta likes [...]
This is a little late, but Time has released a list of the top inventions of 2006. YouTube was named invention of the year. Did Slicksta call it or what?
Slicksta is a junk-foodaholic and chili is one of his list of favorite snacks. Imagine his glee when he found neatly stacked boxes of Stagg Chili next to the traditional cans of chili at the supermarket. That’s right, boxes of chili. The idea is devlishly simple: make it easy for Slicksta to eat chili and [...]
When Coca-Cola decided to phase out Vanilla Coke in November, analysts said that the key to the company’s future success lay in product innovations. Now Coca-Cola has announced their newest product: coffee flavored Coke. Slicksta doesn’t know what to make of this. Coffee flavored Coca-Cola? Really?
The new drink, a combination of Coca-Cola Classic and coffee [...]
MP3 players keep getting smaller and smaller and creative folks have figured out how to stick them into custom cases. Check out this functioning MP3 player inside a Nintendo controller! It’s just a matter of time before MP3 players start coming in all sorts of custom cases, ISHO. Here are some of Slicksta’s ideas:
MP3 Zippo [...]
