Monthly Archives: December 2009

Jake von Slatt of The Steampunk Workshop transforms a keyboard from the 1980s into a functional Steampunk keyboard. This Wired.com video shows the process, but if you’re really interested, be sure to check out his Steampunk Keyboard Mod blog post … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas to one and all! Here’s my favorite holiday story, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham and presented and preserved in several formats by the Internet Archive. And if you’d rather listen to the … Continue reading →

This is one of my favorite Christmas sitcom episodes. Ozzie Nelson is just not feeling the Christmas spirit, and decided he wants to keep things simple this year. No Christmas lights on the house, and the Christmas tree can wait. … Continue reading →

I’m working on my Christmas playlist, and I want to put in songs dedicated to family members no longer with us. For my mother, it’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” for my father, “Good King Wenceslaus,” for my brother … Continue reading →

Here’s a beautiful redesign of the personal computer from Dave Schultze of Schultzeworks, his design studio known for “lots of mostly bright ideas.” The design was inspired by the classic 1954 Philco Predicta, old typewriters, and the steampunk movement, and … Continue reading →

“The Bob Cumming Show” (known as “Love That Bob” in reruns) was a racy 1950s situation comedy starring Bob Cummings as California fashion photographer Bob Collins, surrounded all day (and most nights) by beautiful models. He’s the coolest guy in … Continue reading →