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With the recent introduction of Retina devices by Apple, you wouldn't want your older graphics to look ugly and blurry anymore would you? Well, you don't have to worry about it anymore, because today, we are going to show you a short tutorial on how to create Retina ready graphics in Photoshop

This is a review of the 15 inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. UPS just delivered my Mac 7 hours ago and I have been testing it on full throttle. In a nutshell, its the best notebook I've ever used. I know its expensive for some, but if you can afford it, you won't regret it ever. Guess what,

A quadrotor is a helicopter, powered by four rotors, hence the name quadrotor. The quadrotor is an expensive but interesting toy to play with. Here is a list of the 7 cool things you can do with a quadrotor. Beware, manoeuvring these gadgets isn't a pie in the cake. It requires concentration,

It has come to our knowledge, here at Mr. Geek, that Google is expected to release its Maps app for iOS on the App Store sometime tonight.  As you might already know, Apple Maps has faced a massive backlash since its release a couple of months ago, causing much anger and fury for iOS users. But

As you all know, 2012 is almost coming to an end. It has been a year mixed with smiles and tears, cries and laughs, happiness and sadness, innovation and discovery, victory and defeat and a lot more. At Mr. Geek, we believe it has been a special time, as 2012 is the year this blog came into

Sick? Want do go to the Doctor? Of course you don't! It's a hassle and it's expensive. Scout has got you covered. By combining available inexpensive technology with some proven biometric algorithms, Scanadu is aiming with $2 million in gun powder to lead the industry in Auto Home Diagnosis. Around

Last time, we looked at using external stylesheets with Bootstrap, so you can extend the framework and customise your website. If you missed Part 2, you can find it here. Today, we will build on our existing knowledge acquired from using external stylesheets to build a custom fixed header bar. 

According to a report from TechRadar, the website at www.promobay.org has been blocked by some Internet Service Providers in the United Kingdom. Virgin Media, BE broadband and BT are blocking the legal spin-off of the well-known \"Pirate Bay.\" Whereas The Pirate Bay hosted torrents of all kinds

I love architecture, even though I am a computer geek. But then, geeks also love things that marvel, and architecture is one that fascinates me quite a lot. I believe architecture is important to us on many levels. For example, a good, well designed architecture improves and can even change the

I was using Shazam the other day and to my amusement, it was able to figure out every song with a 99% success rate. It is an awesome piece of software that, at first, feels like magic? Right? No. It's something called engineering. Before I begin, I understand that not all of my readers know what

This is the second part of the 'Getting Started with Bootstrap' series. You can find part 1 by clicking here. Today, we are going to talk about using external stylesheets with Bootstrap. External stylesheets allow you to customise the look and feel of almost every design feature  of the

A few days ago, I found my self replying to an enormous amount of comments left by my fans on Mr. Geek. Why? Because Facebook doesn't itself provide a functionality to allow moderators to be notified when a new comment is posted on the site. The only official way of seeing if you have missed a

A day ago, I realised I have amassed quite a lot of total upload views on my Youtube channel. The number, as of now, precisely is 30,598. Although that number is minuscule in comparison to other Youtube channels out there, it is still worth noting that it is 5 digits and looks quite nice if

The web is changing (again) and it’s all down to Google. We are in a state of transition from the web of websites to a web of people. This is also affecting search which is the way we navigate the web and it’s affecting SEO which is how we optimize content in order to be found. The transition

The super popular web design toolkit Twitter Bootstrap is already here. Even though the two designers aren't working at Twitter anymore, I am sure it's still going to be referred to as Twitter Bootstrap. But you can call it Bootstrap too. So the latest version, as of now, is 2.2.1, released on 30th

This is a review of the Adonit Jot Pro. The Jot Pro, as it is popularly called, is a Taiwanese made Stylus for capacitive touch screens. I have long been in search for the best stylus and to be honest, nothing beats the Jot Pro. I earlier had a brand-less rubber tip stylus and it served me quite

As we have now entered into the information age, a lot of our valuable information is stored in a digital format. It means hackers are actively finding newer ways to break into your digital accounts. This short tutorial is targeted at Gmail users who can enable 2-step verification to make their

In 2010 Google introduced a feature that allowed users logged into their Google account to see a custom background image every time they logged onto the Google.com or regional variants. Following a recent announcement on their homepage, this feature will no longer be available as of 16 November,

I have spent a considerable period of my life time during this age which we call The Digital Age. I have great memories from the time I first started using the computer and the Internet, way back in 1999. There are specific sounds from this age that evoke memories of the past. I have compiled my

iPhone 5 was born on the 12th of September 2012, at around 11 am California time.  I got to pre-order it at around 8:40 am UK time on the 14th of September 2012. I was a few minutes late and the Apple Store showed a delivery date of around October the 2nd. However, the wait was cut short when I got