Swedish factory fined $3,000 for robot attack
Salma Hayek hacked
Woman loses job for being on Facebook on sick day
Amazon.com acquires e-book software maker Lexcycle
Bioware: only we can create gay Star Wars characters
Samsung unveils its first Google phone
Follow the Swine Flu pandemic in real time with Google Maps
Archive for April, 2009
In The News
April 29, 2009OLED Mac Book?
April 28, 2009OLED for the Mac Book ?
Well Brian Tong from Cnet should know if anyone. Although LG did sign a 5 year deal with Apple to supply them with LCD’s so the relationship is there. Don’t forget the picture quality of OLED is very good the blacks are relay black and the whites are white. I [...]
Gaming Machines
April 28, 2009So I was talking to one of my friends about his new gaming machine and I came across this from CNET: LINKAGE
In The News
April 27, 2009Microsoft names Windows 7 RC1 dates
Stable and completed code for Windows 7 will be released to early adopters during the coming week, with mass availability planned for the following Tuesday
Security experts rate the world’s most dangerous exploits
Microsoft will provide ‘XP Mode’ with Windows 7…
FreeProxy Helps You Circumvent Restrictive Firewalls
April 27, 2009Windows only: Corporate firewall got you down? No Facebook behind your school’s filter? FreeProxy is a simple proxy tool for routing your browsing through your home computer.
At the computer and technology blog MakeUseOf, they’ve put together a straightforward tutorial on how to set up FreeProxy, including the software setup, configuring your router, and setting your [...]
Come get your free mp3s
April 25, 2009People leave music files in unprotected directories all of the time. Here’s how to get to them.
We all need music. If you properly query google, you can find open indexes of music files easily. Here are some hints to get you started.
Google: -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” “Last modified” mp3
Using this string we are using [...]
What is the best WiFi antenna for me?
April 23, 2009OK, so I have been asked by friends and work colleges over the years how to get a better wireless signal for their laptops and computers, so in this article I thought I’d go through the antenna types you can use.
The best thing you can do to extend the range of your wifi signal is [...]
Bluetooth 3.0 Woot
April 23, 2009Bluetooth 3.0 is finally official. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has officially adopted the Bluetooth 3.0+High Speed specification.
As a reminder, in devices that have both Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth will be used to pair the two, but actual data transfer will take place over Wi-Fi via an ad hoc Wi-Fi connection. This is especially [...]
64 Things Every Geek Should Know
April 22, 2009If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills.
The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone [...]
