Update: Turbulent Wipe is now a Fractal Wipe and part of Conigs Mixtape complete with a custom controller! Download it today! Last week I posted on Twitter about an effects stack for a less boring linear wipe. Enough people asked for a preset, so you'll find the base …

Thank Eric H for this one. The reactable is a a different kind of instrument. It is essentially a synthesizer, but instead of using a keyboard it has a tabletop surface that reacts to specific objects placed on it. You really have to see it in action to …

Emily thinks it's silly. She might be right, but a paper wallet is a fun conversation piece, and a perfect compliment to a duct tape wallet. It's a little flimsy and my attempt needed tape on the edges (thus removing the hidden pockets), but it's thin and I'll …

Coin Heaven (never heard of them either) collected a few screen shots from old Mario beta tests originally found on Unseen 64. It's a great collection of pics that shows just how much changed before the games were released. It would've been nifty if Magikoopa was a playable …

Another link I discovered while at Digikitten. If you're not familliar with it, AIGA is a professional association for design. Designers can exchange/share ideas, critique work, and discuss the direction of design and its education and practice. The AIGA Design Archives (site requires Flash) offers a backlog of …

The original headline was going to be "If I Could Turn Back Time," but I hate Cher. Nate True has created a very interesting DIY project called The Time Fountain. The premise is simple: fluorescent dyed water through a pump with UV strobe lights. The result is a …

On Monday, August 7th, Steve Jobs announced the release of the Mac Pro, one of the latest Macs to be transitioned to the Intel chips. During this announcement, he also stated that the standard configuration of the Mac Pro (2x 2.66GHz Intel Xeon "Woodcrest") is $1,000 cheaper than …

So while looking for a decent description of The Horse and His Boy, I came across an interesting site called LibraryThing. I haven't delved too far into it, but it looks like Del.icio.us for books. You can arrange a "shelf" of books (as the call it), tag them …

So, it's official. As of February 21, I am the uncle of a third beautiful baby girl. Grace Annette was born just after 3:00pm on that Tuesday at 6lbs. 11oz. and 20.5 inches. Taking after my brother, she is very, very blonde. (And cute, though I think that …

It seems Google has created a page specifically for the Superbowl XL commercials. I didn't watch the game at all, so it's nice to have them all in one place. AOL has them, too. With voting, even. But I'm not a big fan of AOL.