CaffiNation 499: Almost There

CaffiNation 499: Almost There

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS We’re all here because we’re not all there tonight! I sponsored this one myself Tonight’s  show is a dress  rehearsal  for next week. There is some serious bidness that need to be taken care of and tonight we make…

Majesco changes the game

Majesco changes the game

There is not one person who can say they have not played the game of Twister. It is a game that brings families and friends together…literally. You would never think that the game could be played on an Xbox360. Well, Twister is about to get a major makeover….

Celebrating Zelda with Gold

Celebrating Zelda with Gold

As a big fan of the Legend of Zelda franchise, I know that whenever Nintendo wants to celebrate one of the releases, something always turns into gold. The original Nintendo had the gold cartridge, Gameboy had the gold handheld GameBoy, N64 had the gold console with a…

Philly Invaded

Philly Invaded

So a new semester started at TU yesterday, new students, new computers and new virii. But the really big problem is the type of virii the students are bringing in these days. Downright insidious. You see now the attempt to mimic old arcade games. Currently they are…

An Illustrated Silmarillion like no other

An Illustrated Silmarillion like no other

I am a huge fan of Tolkien’s World. Middle Earth is unique amoung fantasy worlds in that it lives and breathes. It has a history, linguisitc and mythological. The Hobbit was an introduction, The Lord of the Rings was the Poetic Edda, the culmination of years of…

Mario Pipe Mug

Mario Pipe Mug

Warp Pipes, not for the  faint  of heart, now if you have a fan’s mind and a kiings wallet a 34.99 mug might seem like a good idea to you. I love the design and the fact that you get one of 4 molded coasters is a great find, but 35 bucks a lot of coins to…

The Golden Ratio of Apple

The Golden Ratio of Apple

I love design, especially good design. And Apple has been a part of some great design in the past 30 years, other times not so much, I’m looking at you one button mice, and puck mice. But their logo has always been beautiful (although I am partial to the older…

Coffee uncovered, tool or hobby

Coffee uncovered, tool or hobby

Stare deeply into the inky black depths of your coffee cup. What do you see? Do you see aa tool to get you through your day? Do you see a wonderful cup of the combined efforts from hundreds of farmers roasters and craftsmen along the way. By looking into this cup of…

CaffiNation 498: School’d

CaffiNation 498: School’d

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This week has school starting, for some. And for the rest of us involved in the Education field we are scrambled. Like so many eggs… Picture your brain, and your brain on stress thats what we have right here a good old brain omelette. We had a bit of fun with a little…

BBQ Branding Iron

BBQ Branding Iron

Nothing ruins a good grill off like stolen meat. We can all now thank ThinkGeek for making available a meat naming tool. this isn’t like the other brands you have seen, you know for cows, or whatnot. this is the letter press of meat brands… Meatpress?…

Paul R Muller

I like to make pretty things. I watch shiny things, and blinking things. I drink black coffee. But most of all I love working on design problems.