The USB Typewriter For all you older people that are afraid of computers, we have found a great keyboard gadget to make you feel less intimidated. The USB Typewriter looks and feels just like a manual typewriter, and can be used with a PC, Mac and even an iPad (you’ll need a connector to use it with an iPad though). But, …
This is a new website domain name email scam for us here at The Northern Star, so we want to warn our friends who have websites about it. After doing some research, here is what we found: “basically, you get an unsolicited email from a company claiming to be a domain registrar in China (it is usually China) that says …
Slot and casino games are a big hit on Facebook. It seems like every few weeks, a new casino game is being developed. One of the latest, launched on June 21, 2012, is the game ‘Jackpot Party Casino’ , which is ran by Williams Interactive LLC (WMS), and Phantom EFX (a newly merged division of WMS). Jackpot Party Casino features …
By Val Enders Those of us who are computer savvy, and by that I mean people who can at least turn on the machine, occasionally need to avail ourselves of a search engine in order to help us answer a question or two. Searching on the internet is really an art form and for the lazy person such as myself, …
Your company claims that it has great benefits, but how well does it stack up against Google? Famous for helping its employees to enjoy a healthier life, with sweet perks like organic food in the cafeteria, on-site gyms, subsidized massages and nap rooms, Google wanted its employees to also enjoy a better death too. In an interview with Forbes’s journalist, …
True or False? German auto manufacturers seem to have no excuses for Israel being left off maps of the Middle East on their web sites. It began on August 8th, 2002, when attention was drawn to BMW’s Middle East web site, whose map of BMW service locations throughout the Middle East identified Palestine, but left off Israel. Once BMW was …
MINECRAFT is a sandbox construction game developed for the pc by Mojang studios. The game itself has a distinct look to it as everything in the world is built out of cubic blocks that the player utilizes however they want to. Players can build fantastical structures or create complex machinery to perform amazing tasks. I myself am a mere amateur …
Imagine that you are awoken by the sound of someone trying to break into your home. You are terrified, and realize that you are in very real danger. You know that you have no security system to protect you and summon help, so what do you do? Well, most people would only panic and call 911, which will summon help… eventually, …
We’ve seen the images of politicians watching the raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout We’ve heard all about the bravery of the US Navy Seals who terminated his reign of terror, but it was a woman who took Osama bin Laden down. But, the real hero responsible for taking Osama bin Laden down, was an analyst for the United States Central …
False 911 Calls It’s not enough that dumb crooks have unwittingly called 911, but sometimes it’s old cordless phones that call to summon help. Yep, 911 personnel across North America still get calls from old cordless phones that malfunction and dial 911, said Nancy Branson, a spokesperson for a 911 district. She said, “What happens with cordless phones is that …
Lunar Baby Thermometer Designer Duck Young Kong has created the Lunar Baby Thermometer, a simple and un-invasive way to check body temperature without the placing of glass sticks in orifices of discontent. Easier And Faster It’s as easy as putting your hand on a forehead to measure body heat. Checking the temperature by scanning the forehead with this device is …
