You've got the cake, the horrid bridesmaids' dresses and the rings. Then the big day rolls around and . . . no church! You silly couple, you. But people in the U.K. have no worry. One quick call and somebody could theoretically pop over to a nearby field and blow up a church before your very eyes. With air, not explosives. This outfit claims to have the world's first faux Gothic inflatable church, and the site shows it's serious. It's either awesome or total rubbish. I can't decide.
The big rush for domain names in the late 1990s didn't exactly exhaust the .com registry. But trying to grab a new, short domain name these days requires quite an effort. So a tool like this might be useful. It's a small site that lists dictionary words that might still be available in .com flavor. It's also got a listing of expired domain names. Those are ones that haven't been paid for and are up for grabs.
Hop in your car and drive the back roads of America. And be quick about it. We have a history of tearing down our history. What greater loss than the fabulous curves and swoons of the 1950s motorlodge era? Tiki, Las Vegas, bowling alleys, drive-in theaters, this site's snapped oodles for your viewing pleasure.
Wireless laptops and PDAs are addictive. Once you've used them, you'll snicker at tethered types with scornful glee. But unless you live in an ideal home, sometimes getting coverage all over your house without making it look like a science lab is problematic. Here are a couple of solutions that might interest you. The first is for hard-core hardware hackers and hides a Wi-Fi transmitter in a ceiling light. The second allows you to stash your Apple AirPort somewhere where there's no power. I'm not smart enough to build the former, but I love the latter.
There are all kinds of articles that show you how to try to stop the onslaught of spam. But what happens if a spammer forges your e-mail address? It's easy to do and an effective way of getting the mail through. Unfortunately, picking up the pieces isn't that easy. This informative article gives you the lowdown on why and how spammers do what they do. It includes tidbits on why you should never, ever respond to spam.