Tag: VINTAGE

FotoSketcher 2 is here, and a lot has changed since Erez first wrote about the photo stylizing app. For starters, there are new filters like sepia, vignette and "old photo texture," and four new frame effects have also been added. FotoSketcher 2 now even offers real-time brushstroke previews. The new version can also perform lossless 90-degree rotations and one-touch contrast adjustments, and ...

While the bulk of the buzz about HTML5 still seems to be focused on the video tag, there are plenty of other awesome developments cropping up. Things like drag-and-drop attachments in GMail and all those crazy Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive samples. Then there's the work of developer Joe Huckaby. Joe has taken images created by graphic artist Mark Ferrari to produce some incredibly cool, ...

Sure, there are fancier operating systems you can run in your web browser -- EyeOS, Windows4all, etc. -- but those of you who prefer a more low-fi, retro cloud OS experience owe it to yourselves to check out michaelv.org. It's not an exact copy of Windows 3.11 per se, but it does faithfully reproduce a number of the core features from the classic OS -- Calculator, Minesweeper, Notepad, Picture ...

It's Friday, and time to take it easy - so how about a Time Waster that only requires you to move your mouse? Hello, RetroShoot! Just because the controls are dead simple doesn't make the game any less fun. It's a packed with colorful old-school arcade goodness. Manouver your ship with the mouse and let your ship take care of the shooting. Apart from that, the only other controls are space bar ...

There are all kinds of fancy modern things that you can do with your iPhone, including all the techno-superhero things Jay covered in his post. What if you like things that are a little bit more nostalgic? Here are five apps packed with old-timey computing goodness! These are all available through iTunes - no jailbreaking required! Fortune [iTunes link] - Ever wish you could tap into the wisdom ...

One of the things I enjoyed most about the Intro to Computing course I took in eighth grade was a standing rule: finish your work early, and you can play games. There weren't a lot of choices for our Apple IIs, and only three I cared about: Car Builder, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, and Oregon Trail, my personal favorite. Good news, retro gaming fans! Gameloft is working on an update for ...

The last two versions of Windows we've seen (Vista and 7) have clearly gotten a little more attention in the aesthetics department. They've certainly come a long way from the blocky grayness that we grew accustomed to up until 2000. While you'd normally use a program like Stardock's WindowBlinds to improve the overall look of your desktop, there's something oddly attractive about using it to ...

If you're a fan of classic shooters like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Galaga, Virus may well keep you from doing anything productive for the rest of the day. Your ship is armed with a single blaster. As you destroy enemies, you'll pick up the occasional multifunctional bomb that works in one of three ways. Use it to destroy or immobilize enemies, or destroy hexes (like the ones you see in the ...

I loved my Commodore 64 - I even talked my parents into letting me get one of the "mod" cases for it so would look like the newer (and more bad-ass) C128. There were three big Time Wasters for me back then: Zaxxon, 1943, and Gyruss. Zaxxon's crazy pseudo-3d (also referred to as axonometric projection) blew me away. Like Icarus and his wax wings, flying too high or too low caused many untimely ...

What child of the early 90's doesn't remember Neil Patrick Harris tapping away at his hideous-yet-cool IBM PS/2 at the end of a long day of practicing TV medicine? Those were the days...and now you can relive them while updating your Twitter timeline. Head over to Twoogie, and you'll be presented with your very own virtual PS/2 style updater. In the devloper's words, Twoogie is "an attempt to ...

This one really takes me back. As soon as I saw the opening screen, I could picture a dozen people crammed into my dorm room watching my roommate and I deathmatch over our awesome null modem cable. Yes, Doom 1 has been recompiled in Flash from the original source. It plays just like I remembered the original, and could definitely become a giant Time Waster for anyone else who was hooked on Doom ...

Enough of this practical advice and useful downloads! I know you've been working hard, and you're probably itching for some fun and excitement. If you've read some of my previous Time Wasters, you'll know that I've got a soft spot for old school gaming. Grab your browser, and get ready for some classic, low-fi action! Neave Games specializes in making flash remakes of classic games, and has a few ...