Kevin Yank

Recent articles in geekdom (page 5 of 8)

  1. Mar 19, 2006 Flickr is starting to suck

    I'll admit I haven't jumped whole hog into the whole Flickr thing. I do have a Pro account, and yet most of my photos are still in my private gallery. One of the main reasons, I think, is that, while I enjoy the whole idea of Flickr---a world of photographs naturally organized by keywords and shared (or not) between communities of like-minded people---a lot of the actual implementation kinda sucks. Oh sure, I was dazzled along with the rest when their AJAX-powered interface first came on the scene, with slick edit-in-place functionality and plenty of taggy goodness to explore. But whenever I actually want to do something with Flickr, the site quickly begins to get in my way.

  2. Mar 13, 2006 Chuck Norris Update

    The man himself reads his favourite Chuck Norris facts.

  3. Mar 13, 2006 Marble Madness Madness

    Rolling Madness ScreenshotMarble Madness is a game that has been on my mind a lot over the years, considering I have never actually played it. Though it was first released in 1984 and was ported to the Apple IIe (my first computer) two years later, I first saw the game when it came to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989. I've been wanting to play it ever since. A just-released free remake called Rolling Madness might allow me to do just that... if I ever get it working.

  4. Feb 23, 2006 C'wealth Games Require Windows Fix

    Most Australian states have changed the end date for Daylight Savings for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. This Windows fix will reset your clock on the right date.

  5. Feb 22, 2006 The Amen Break

    This video reproduction of Nate Harrison's installation, Can I Get An Amen? is a fascinating listen if you're at all interested in music, copyright or the cultural aspects of creativity. The project charts the life so far of a six-second drum beat known as the Amen Break, which originated in the 1969 soul song Amen Brother by The Winstons, and has gone on to be used as a sample in hundreds of musical reincarnations, from the early UK dance scene to present day car ads.