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Security Expert: “Mac OS X Is Safer, But Less Secure”

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Back to Basics iPhone Dock

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Lovely DIY iPhone stand from Geeky Gadgets reader Frederick Weller. I’d gladly put on on my bedside table if I weren’t too lazy to make my own.

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6 comments

    I don’t know how many of those ugly DIY iphone stands have been posted on this page by now. What I DO know is, that no one – especially not a mac user, who obviously cares about design – would like to have any of such on his or her desk. If I would weigh price over design or usability I would have bought a f***ing PC.

    So – be they made of old banana shells or rosty nails – please stop wasting time and posting those useless objects. Who would try building one of those anyway?

    That’s so cool that people can make their own stands out of stuff that they have around the house. I’d make my own but I have no idea what I would use! I think it’s really creative, and makes a personal, artistic statement.

    And to paul. Get off your “high horse” and realize that this person is creative. Obviously your too ritzy and stuck up to notice that maybe this person didn’t want to be in the norm and have everything looking the same as everybody else.

    Paul, you are stuck up! Get over yourself!! I agree with Mike, this is a creative use of materials. As someone who can only afford an iPod Touch and doesn’t have the money to buy an iHome, too, I think it is very resourceful! As someone who wishes could make something as ingenious as this, I applaud the creator.

    Reduce, reuse, recycle… it’s perfect!

    Paul I hope someone makes a key out of what they have laying around the house and uses it to key your car, jerk.

    To all those nay-sayers, atleast they got off their asses and made something. I think anyone who makes this stuff and is happy with it are definately doing the hobby justice. Go for it!

    Used dvds (like 30) make a nice portrait dock (imagine them all stacked with your phone standing on top just drill through the cds/dvds so ur charger fits) and a the dvd case makes a nice one lamdscape style (imagine it on its side with a piece cut out the front so ur phone fits inside it, just need some creative paint) both are really easy with a couple of tools

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