So I guess everyone has come across these black and white squires in their every day lives, but what do they mean? Well these things are not alien messages or terrorist code, they are a simple advertising tool. This is how it works. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR Codes are [...]
Archive for August, 2010
What Are These Strange Cubes?
Posted: August 24, 2010 in education, free stuff, Geek Stuff, How to....Tags: Free, How to...., QR, QRcode
5 Ways To Download Torrents Anonymously
Posted: August 22, 2010 in Downloads, free stuff, Geek StuffTags: Downloads, torrent
With anti-piracy outfits and dubious law-firms policing BitTorrent swarms at an increasing rate, many BitTorrent users are looking for ways to hide their identities from the outside world. Here’s an overview of five widely used privacy services. The services discussed in this post range from totally free to costing several dollars a month. The general [...]
Play Starcraft II On A Linux Box
Posted: August 21, 2010 in gaming, Geek Stuff, How to...., linuxTags: linux, Starcraft 2, Starcraft II
It’s been a while since my last post mainly due to laziness but with a little bit of computer trouble aiding my lack of updates. My laptop doesn’t like Windows XP & my Vista disc is scratched beyond all repair so the Ubuntu 10.4 disc I made for a nerdy/rainy day made the cut. Starcraft [...]
Google launching a Chrome OS tablet on Verizon
Posted: August 19, 2010 in chrome, GoogleTags: chrome, Google, OS
Google is building a Chrome OS tablet. It’s real, and it’s being built by HTC. No surprise there, since HTC churned out the Nexus One for Google. Yes, they plan to offer it in conjunction with Verizon, which probably doesn’t come as a shock to anybody at this point. The two recently tag-teamed that Net [...]
How To Rip DVDs to Play on Any Device—For Free!
Posted: August 17, 2010 in How to...., Ripping DVDTags: dvd, How to...., ripping
There are a nearly infinite number of reasons to rip your DVD collection to more compressed, more compatible formats. Whether you want to use your Apple TV or Xbox 360 as a video jukebox with nigh-instant access to all your favorite flicks, protect your precious discs from the peanut buttery hands of your toddlers, or [...]
Hack the Sticky Keys Feature to Reset a Forgotten Windows 7 Password
Posted: August 16, 2010 in Hacking, How to...., Windows, Windows 7Tags: Hacking, How to...., passwords, Windows 7
If you’ve ever forgotten your password or been asked to assist somebody else in resetting their password, there’s a lot of different ways to accomplish it. Here’s how to do it by hacking the Sticky Keys feature. Over at the 4sysops blog, they’ve written up the process of resetting your Windows password by booting off [...]
These days it is important to get your website on as many devices as possible. So having said that here are 40 of the best websites designed for the iPhone. Spin the Bottle MailChimp Meebo MovieFone Nike omg! 1881 AmericanExpress Apple Stores Bank Of America CBS News CNET Coosh DailyWallpaper deviantART Digg eBay ESPN Facebook [...]
Originally posted on www.watchyourend.com “Hey can I charge my iPod on your laptop for a few minutes? Hey thanks man, have a free USB stick, a friend gave it to me and I already have a ton of these things, oh check out the photo he put on there it’s hillarious!” iPod Sneakiness Bruce Schneier [...]
30 Free Photoshop Retro Style Brush Sets
Posted: August 8, 2010 in Adobe, free stuff, PhotoshopTags: Brush set, retro
These days it is all about retro be it movies, clothes or just the style of the thing in general. Here are a set of 30 FREE brush sets for Photoshop that are all retro based. Retro Revival v4 Download Source Retro funk 2 Download Source Retro Vector Download Source retro brushes Download Source Scrapbook [...]
15 Places To Download Free Stock Photos
Posted: August 5, 2010 in Downloads, free stuff, PhotoTags: download, Free, photos
Stock.XCHNG You can easily get a quality and beautiful wallpaper for your desktop or simply an illustration for your blog. Contains over 350,000 quality stock photos. Studio7designs Free stock nature photography. Woophy This site is a community for travel photographers. Everystockphoto This is a huge resource of over3 million photos! Every Stock is a search [...]
