Author: Toby Leftly

Toby is a Mac nerd, a hardware nerd and a web nerd, rolled into one. You can find him at accentmedia.ca or on Twitter.

Stephen Hawking Has Been Watching Too Many Sci-Fi Movies

Apr 26 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Stephen Hawking has spoken out about extraterrestrials, and is almost certain they exist. Furthermore, he believes that humans should be extremely cautious about first encounters. “We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent more »

Bird Watching: Profiling Fellow Twitterers

Apr 26 by Toby Leftly | add comment

If you’re one of the many people who simply don’t get Twitter, this might help: BitRebels provides a rundown on the different kinds of tweets and twitterers. The seven type of twitters are Content Providers, Twitter DJs, Retweeters, Time And Weather tweeters, more »

Stained Window Art Makes Geeks Glassy Eyed

Apr 26 by Toby Leftly | add comment

You don’t see much stained glass outside your weekly (or slightly more occasional) trip to church, but how many of you would feel more spiritual in a church with Star Wars and video game themed art on the windows? This design treat features some more »

Google Begins Rolling Out New Logo and Changes

Apr 25 by Toby Leftly | add comment

Google is now rolling out subtle changes to their look and feel and site updates to some regions. Google, well known for their simple homepage and only minor, occasional revisions have been experimenting with slight changes to their logo and more »

Israel Now Welcoming The iPad

Apr 25 by Toby Leftly | add comment

Starting today, Israel is reversing its ban on Apple’s iPad. The device was previously banned amid questions of the devices compliance with Israel’s laws and requirements for wireless power output. Israel’s Minister of Communications more »

Police Ready To Investigate iPhone Prototype Theft

Apr 25 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

The legality of Gizmodo’s iPhone Prototype scoop may at last catch up with them as police begin investigating the theft. The issue has been debated back and forth all week on the web, with some commenters saying the prototype was straight up more »

OS X 10.7 To Adopt iPhone-Style App Store

Apr 25 by Toby Leftly | 2 comments

The rumors are beginning to circulate about Mac OS X 10.7, Apple’s next major update to its Mac operating system. Software company Rixstep says developers should be prepared for a Mac experience similar to the iPhone and now iPad method of developing more »

Retro-fit Your iPhone

Apr 25 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Absolutely the coolest thing I’ve seen in weeks, the iRetrofone is exactly what it appears to be – an old skool phone that uses your iPhone rather than your phone line. That’s right, 1955 called, it wants its phone back. With this add-on you’ll more »

Google HTTP's Off Nerds

Apr 19 by Toby Leftly | add comment

The web has been around for some time now, and the world is divided into two camps: people who get it, and people who don’t. If you open a browser, type ‘google.com’ in the address bar and then type ‘facebook.com’ into the Google search box, you more »

New Flat Mouse Is OM-azing

Apr 19 by Toby Leftly | add comment

Meet the OM Mouse, a new mouse designed to relieve the strain produced by long term mouse use. The trendy, futuristic looking accessory is the product of studies that show the strain on your hands comes from the fingertips, so the mouse was designed more »

Zune Users Overjoyed At Jailbreak News

Apr 18 by Toby Leftly | add comment

Listen up, Zune fans: All seven of you can now jailbreak your Zune and install one of the tens of apps available. A team of developers looking to target the smallest possible market for mobile app creation has successfully hacked the Zune’s firmware, more »

Homestyler, Interior Design For Dummies

Apr 18 by Toby Leftly | add comment

Design stalwart Autodesk has launched a free, easy-to-use 2D and 3D home design web application. Homestyler is designed with ease of use in mind, with simple drag and drop tools and simple switching between 2D and 3D display. This is clever, simple and more »