October 28, 2011
There are a lot of fun pranks you can play on your friends with a computer. You’ve probably seen all of those creepy YouTube videos that people forward to each other for a good scare. Not long ago, Justin covered a few really funny ways to prank your parents with a computer too. All of those ideas are fun, but this year, how about creeping out your friends a bit with your very own programming skill?
May 10, 2011
Nobody has said that April has the only reserved day for pranks. Thankfully, and for some, quite irksomely pranks are a year round activity. It can be embarrassing, it can be hilarious, it can be downright ugly too, but more often that if done tastefully, is sheer fun. That is, if you aren’t the subject of the prank.
March 18, 2011
“There’s no place like 127.0.0.1″. Didn’t get it? That’s geek humor. Just so that you know, it’s a play on the familiar ““ “There’s no place like home.” From the outside, the world of bits and bytes might seem very dry indeed. But if you have spent any time in a digital office or even [...]
March 2, 2011
For some people, playing a good practical joke isn’t only for April Fool’s day. Whether you’re the office prankster or you want to pull a really good one on your best friend, a personal computer is one of the best tools to do so. A computer is the type of device that lends itself to [...]
January 4, 2011
Whether you’re a nerd, a geek, a programmer, or just a regular person interested in technology, you should enjoy some serious humor, otherwise this world is very sad. With this article you can also do something for your abs and burn off the excess Christmas treats. Start the New Year with a broad grin and [...]
October 19, 2010
Searching for a good practical joke site is a little like telling Google to search for a page full of spam. Most of the results are awful sites with the same practical jokes in all of them, repeating the same gags over and over in an attempt to get you to buy the latest prank [...]
October 15, 2010
You have got to be kidding! Well, that’s going to be your instant response rolled into an exclamation when you read the title. How can one narrow down to five best funny joke-of-the-day sites (or even more) when a simple search reveals so many more of them? Well, I can’t and won’t. Jokes more than [...]
March 22, 2010
With April 1st approaching, it’s that time of year when everyone is looking for that funny and unique prank to play on a friend. Here at MakeUseOf, we’ve covered a number of cool pranks. I recently wrote about Ask Peter, a unique prank you can use to make your friends think something paranormal is going [...]
March 21, 2010
Pranks are fun and rewarding. They require creativity, planning, and execution, making them much more personal than another type of joke. A good prank can take months or even years to plan, but these are usually on a large scale and take the effort of many people to execute. Unfortunately, we all do not have [...]
March 11, 2010
April is coming up and you know what that means, don’t you? April Fools’ Day will be celebrated around the globe on April 1st. For you that means that it’s time to prepare pranks to play on your friends! If you have friends that live too far away to literally play a practical joke on [...]
