NecroMac 2.0 Video Podcast

Posted on August 28th, 2006 by phiber811, under John, Modding News, New Mods, Publicity, main.

Yes, thats right. The headline speaks the truth! There is more than one NecroMac. This time, instead of getting only the finished product, you can see the whole thing, start to finish. Evan and I took the opportunity to recreate our beast for the Pimp My Mac video podcast, hosted by MacMod.com. Roll on over to MacMod, and follow the link (you really cant miss it) and check out the first ModCast dedicated to that most evil and ancient of computers!

Yes, no lie, we’re excited about this one. We love this computer.

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Attention All Painters!

Posted on August 6th, 2006 by phiber811, under John, Tools, main.

I was up in Edgewood, MD this past weekend for a friend’s wedding. As always happens when on a roadtrip, you have to go to Wal-Mart. Its just the nature of things to do so. Anyway, while friends and I were wandering, I ducked over to Automotive. I love to see what garbage they have to offer those who want to touch up their cars. There was the usual crap, and then a very picked over shelf. What remained on this shelf nearly made me fall over. There were boxes emblazoned with the House of Kolor logo. Bases, Kandy’s, and Pearls. Clear Coats too! I thought I was dreaming. HoK is the name brand when it comes to custom auto paint. What in the name of all that’s holy is it doing in the Wal-Mart automotive aisle? I had to open the box. Sure enough, inside the several that I peeked in on, there were HoK aerosol cans. I was having trouble processing it. I had to stew on it over the weekend, and then resolve this mystery. So, I put the cans back in their boxes, and headed off to buy other, more essential things.

Upon arriving home, I promptly headed into the wired, in order to do a little checking. Lo and behold, I’ve found the answer. HoK (parent companied by Valspar, go figure) is offering a line of aerosols and traditional paint jars. Targeted at people making model kits, they offer base coats, about 33 colors in jars, as well as reducer (meaning they’d rather you airbrush than brush it on by hand) Beyond the potted paints, they offer 5 pearl colors in aerosol cans, as well as 5 kandy colors. Clear coat is of course in aerosol.

Now, for a paint nerd and a hobby level modder, what does all of this mean? It means that HoK products just got a lot more accessible. If you’re looking to paint your iBook, MacBook, what have you, you can order the base, color, and clear, then give your computer a true custom finish. You’ll be able to get true Kandy colors, real pearls, and skip the trip to the home depot when it comes to computer painting.

Currently, I’m willing to bet that the selection will be somewhat sporadic as will availability. It looks like the only place carrying this paint is Wal-Mart. However, if you go to the website, http://www.kustomkolorpaints.com , you can order directly from their online store. Without a doubt, this is something I’ll be doing this week.

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Thanks the gods, its perfect!

Posted on August 4th, 2006 by phiber811, under John, Tools, main.

As always, the intarweb yields that which we all seek. It just takes time to locate everything. Well, I have located that which I desire.

I am not a coffee drinker. As such, my primary sustenance comes out of a can or bottle. (Jolt, Bawls, cherry pepsi) The problem is that when one gets lost in what they’re doing, that tasty beverage can become room temperature, or become overly watered down with melted ice. But no longer!

Enter the USB Beverage Chiller. You plug it into an available USB port, and it keeps your beverage at 45 degrees. Granted, its not the 33 degrees I prefer my soda to be, but not everyone has room for a bucket of dry ice and alcohol to keep their bottles of soda in.

The beverage chiller is available at www.redenvelope.com

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For all you readers.

Posted on August 3rd, 2006 by phiber811, under John, Publicity, main.

Thanks to the MacMod podcast, and whatever other reasons, MYM has seen a massive uptick in readership. Regardless of those reasons, thank you for stopping by, reading what I have to say, and checking out out work!

While you’re here, you might consider giving out primary sponsor the benefit of a moment of your time as well. MacUpgrades of Bethesda, MD (http://www.macupgrades.com) is a small independent Apple Specialist. They emlpoy John and are a great little shop. We’d appreciate it if you checked out their site, gave them business if you happen to be local, and even if you arent, you might consider checking out their webstore. Every little bit that helps keep the dealer culture alive is a good thing.

You might also consider rolling over to Child’s Play (http://www.childsplaycharity.org) Set up by the Penny Arcade guys, Child’s play is a non-profit that provides games and toys for kids in Children’s Hospitals. As grass roots charities go, I cant think of a better way to make a donation.

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MacMod.com Live Again!

Posted on August 1st, 2006 by phiber811, under John, Modding News, Publicity, main.

For those of you who may be interested, MacMod.com is back up again. They’ve had a lengthy retooling process, and they’re still in the process of weeding out all the little bits and pieces. Honestly, I dont envy them. However, it is good to have them back!

Now, in case you werent aware, and since I didnt post anything, you didnt here it here, they are now hosting a video Podcast (modcast) called “Pimp My Mac.” Not to be immodest, but I happen to be hosting the podcast. The first series details the custom painting of a G4 cube. Go check it out!

You know, I dont know if this counts as “famous” but I’m really not worried. Its cool to be supporting mac modding in such a huge way.

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