Written on 10th June 2009
17 COMMENTS 
Zee, Editor in Chief at The Next Web, Principal at WeDoCreative.
Too much creativity and TIME on their hands…I can’t even imagine how long this took to put together.
Written on 23rd May 2009
2 COMMENTS
Zee, Editor in Chief at The Next Web, Principal at WeDoCreative.
Zack Shackleton is one creative fella. Combining a Spiderman strip with various tools for the Mac, he’s managed to create one of the most creative desktop wallpapers we’ve even seen.
Each speech bubble is filled with useful information, from calendar and RAM to your todo list and internet speed. (details of how to create your own after the jump)
Written on 16th December 2008
47 COMMENTS
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
The (Holland-based) CoffeeCompany got a lot of publicity recently because they continuously change the names of their Wi-Fi networks to persuade visitors to order more coffee. A few examples:
OrderAnotherCoffeeAlready
BuyCoffeeForCuteGirlOverThere?
HaveYouTriedCoffeeCake?
BuyAnotherCupYouCheapskate
TodaysSpecialExpresso1.60Euro
BuyaLargeLatterGetBrownieForFree
One of my neighbors uses a naughty SSID which I won’t reprint here.
My own network is called “VirusTrap63″ which I came up with to scare people into not joining. Yeah, I could also just secure it but that is just boring.
So what did you name your Wi-Fi router?
What would be a better name for my Wi-Fi network?
What funny SSIDs have you encountered?
Let us know!
Written on 20th May 2008
1 COMMENT
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
Yesterday I posted a video of Allen Stern from Centernetworks singing a Twitter Ballad titled “Twitter Come Back“. In my opinion stuff like that, silly as it looks, is proof of customer loyalty that most people can only dream about. Only companies like Apple can count on such loyal and creative devotees.
Today I present you a video by Justin Wickett who built a system to control his house’s electrical system. His words:
My goal was to turn lights on and off via cell phone text messaging. Using Bob Paauwe’s iLink INSTEON software as well as Twitter, I was able to network my cell phone with my house’s electrical system. The goal is to implement this on a larger scale at the Duke University Smart Home
The result:
Original here: Control Lights with Twitter on Vimeo. If you want to talk to Justin directly why don’t you connect with him at Twitter.com/jwickett. Just don’t direct message him “lights off bedroom”.
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