Category: weather

My Teenage Post-Apocalyptic Life

Day 3: I stare at the blank TV. Every half hour I attempt to turn it on. Where is my CNN?My comedy central? My NBC? I suffer through minutes of waiting to simply access Facebook using my iPhone’s hotspot. This is my post-apocalyptic life after the hurricane. Rations are low. I must subsist on Chef Boyardee and chocolate cake. We are running low on...

Best Jokes And Memes For Hurricane Sandy

Sandy sucks. The cell towers are so overloaded that my web surfing has been brought to a crawl. Optimum is out meaning no regular internet or TV. The generator mentioned the other day is providing limited support. That’s why I wanted to provide some comic relief to those of you who like me must face the wrath of Sandy A.K.A Frankenstorm. Enjoy and let...

Preparing for #Frankenstorm Nerd Style

A HUGE (by Northeast standards) storm is coming which will most likely know out power (and internet) for days to come, and I’m preparing for it in the most nerdy ways possible. I want to make sure I can access the web for videos, and netflix, when TV is out and my DVR is out of good material (using a generator to run the...

An App that (actually) Knows The Weather

Do you frequently go outdoors? Is the weather in your area extremely unpredictable? If the answer is yes, I have an app for you. The app is called Dark Sky, and it’s literally been 98% accurate. Dark sky is fantastic. It provides highly accurate forecasts and interactive radar for just about anywhere in the US (I haven’t tried the rest of the world). It...

Windows 8 WOWs!

Pure, Clean, and Functional. Three word I never would have thought of using when describing Windows before today. When I first used Metro Consumer Preview I was shocked. After some initial trouble with low screen resolution which I solved by switching to an external monitor, it has worked beautifully. Some of the apps in the Metro interface I already plan to include in my everyday...