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Archive for April, 2009
OLED 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. [...]
So I was talking to one of my friends about his new gaming machine and I came across this from CNET: LINKAGE
Microsoft 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…
Windows 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 [...]
People 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 [...]
OK, 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 [...]
Bluetooth 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 [...]
64 Things Every Geek Should Know
Posted: April 22, 2009 in Geek Stuff, GeneralTags: 64 things, Geek
If 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 [...]
