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mac-o-lanterns light the way this halloween

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Mac O Lanterns from MAKE

What better way to use a couple of old Macintosh computers?

All it took was a little orange paint for the “pumpkin”, and a JPEG viewer application for the face. This is the best use for old Macs since the original MacQuarium.
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[MAKE via Mike Ballan]

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October 29th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

it’s the great laser pumpkin, charlie brown

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NOVA Lasers Halloween Pumpkin

With Halloween just a couple of days away, it’s nice to know that geeks are feeling festive too. The guys over at Nova Lasers put together this awesome Jack-O-Lantern, illuminated by colored lasers.

Candles? We don’t need no stinking candles! Be sure to check out the video clip of the great laser pumpkin in all its glory.

Happy Halloween!
[Flickr via MAKE]

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October 27th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mario gets the halloween treatment

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Mario Jack O Lantern

With Halloween just days away, it’s only appropriate that we share in the holiday festivities. So without further adieu, I present the Mario Jack-O-Lantern.

The cool thing about this pumpkin is that you can grab the pattern from Seed of the Zombie Pumpkins! to make your very own plumber-inspired Halloween decoration.
In addition to Mario, Zombie Pumpkins!..

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October 11th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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