I’m always intrigued by the way people find new and innovative ways to use typical controls. I recently saw this control on Komodo Media.

Its a typical horizontal slider that I’ve seen on many sites. I’ve seen horizontal sliders used for filtering prices, scaling images, zooming in and out of maps and even as volume controls.  The interesting thing about the slider on Komodo Media is that it is used to control the number of plant images on the page. it also incorporates a cool fade effect for extra goodness!

Have you noticed Google’s new favicon (for those of you who don’t know, a favicon is the small square-shaped icon that you see in the address bar, next to the url) ? It’s been changed to a lower-case “g” from an upper-case “G”. Although this might not take that much getting used to, could this be an indicator that Google is planning a major change sometime soon.

It’s a shame that only Apple has a huge cult-like fan following, who are willing to investigate each and every print ad or flash banner that the company puts out, eager to find that hidden clue.

I was watching TV the other day when I saw an ad for computer peripherals and cases. The ad was showcasing pretty regular, plasticky stuff that you’ll find in any Indian household PC along with pictures of hot models(apparently this sales technique still works for them). But then something in the ad caught me eye, behind a semi-desperate looking model. It looked familiar, almost too familiar, so I decided to go to the company’s site and check for myself and this is what I found.

This is the iBall Workhorse PC Cabinet. A plastic replica of Apple’s Mac Pro Case. You can check out the URL for yourself here:

http://iball.co.in/inner/show_product_details2.asp?catid=20&pid=10

And if you want to compare it to the original:

Apple Mac Pro

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