Maybe contributor Jeff Partridge has too much time on his hands, or maybe he is a Dungeons and Dragons fan. Either way, he poses the following:
If you want fun with dice, start working on whether you get the same odds of a number …continue reading
iPod Linux – The Future of the iPod
Linux on your iPod, can it be done? Yes, and apparently it is pretty cool to boot! I am interested in seeing something like this come to life and would love to see some other cases where this has been met with equal success. …continue reading
New Iomega DVD Burner Makes Performance Leap To 4x Double-Layer Recording
Iomega does it again with their Super DVD Writer. With speeds reaching 4X on a DL DVD, this is actually pretty impressive. While they have achieved a great success here, with the way technologies work, it is just a matter of time before some …continue reading
Lobotomy for the D-Link DCS-900
Trying to work with a Webcam in Linux is a head banging experience. But after reading this article, I found out that with the D-Link DCS-900, there is quite a bit of stuff you can do from the IP side of things. Check it …continue reading
All about the cell microprocessor
With all of the news and hype going around about the Cell processor, I thought it might be nice to get a completely different perspective on the whole thing. This site provides a collection of articles pertaining to the topic from all over and will …continue reading
NEC’s Versapro PC98-NX Two Pound Tablet PC
Speaking as a guy who has just not been that exposed to Table PCs, this one from NEC looks sweet! Sleek, attractive and only two pounds! Comes stock with a Pentium M 1.1GHz, 10.4-inch screen, 20GB hard drive. On top of that, it is …continue reading
Linux Isn’t for Everyone – Yet
As many people have pointed out in the past, Linux is still not for everyone out there. Having said this, I believe that distros like Linspire, Xandros, and Simply Mepis prove that it is ready for the home user, today. Once …continue reading
Help! I got my Linux installed. Now what?
This is a great article that helps to calm the new user and explains to them what they can expect as they venture forward into this brave, new world. Linux can be a scary thing if you are not familiar with it. Believe me, …continue reading
The GIMP at a crossroads
Speaking personally, Gimp leaves me wanting to go back to Photoshop. The proof that closed source software is just as important to me as Open Source is drawn very clearly here in the virtual sand. In this article from NewsForge, we learn that Gimp …continue reading
thawte Crypto Challenge VII And Lunch Hour Challenge
thawte has launched the seventh Crypto Challenge competition and Lunch Hour Challenge campaign.
Be the quickest and first to crack the code and win an Apple Mac mini. There are runner’s up prizes including BIG BANG: The Origin of the Universe by Simon …continue reading
I Just Love Mepis!
OK, I’ll admit it. I am hopelessly hooked on Linux. After falling in love with Xandros for the fact that it just works, I wanted to look into other distributions. Here recently, I decided to give Simply Mepis a very serious look. Besides the …continue reading
The Decline And Fall Of The Ringtone Empire?
While it must seem like the world of ringtones will continue to be around forever, there is a very likely possibility that the popularity will eventually begin to dwindle a bit. Speaking for myself, I get mine for free as wavs files converted with …continue reading
No Mobile, No Job
This is just weird. Apparently Australia has decided that in order to give job seekers the edge that they need, mobile phones will be lent to those in need. A novel idea, but isn’t this going just a little overboard perhaps? I think it …continue reading
OuttaSight v3.2
OuttaSight allows you to hide any application window from your desktop. You can choose to hide it completely or minimize it as an icon to the system tray. The program also includes an auto-hide feature that lets you hide specific windows automatically whenever they …continue reading
One Bag
I don’t travel enough to have the packing routine completely down. My strategy is to grab the smallest bag that I can find and stuff it with as much as I can. Whatever fits in the bag is what I end up using for the …continue reading
Mozilla's Firefox
Janet writes:
With all the security warnings for Internet Explorer, do you have a suggestion on another browser?
The Web browser (used to view sites on the Internet) has been under attack for some time and the biggest target is the one most widely used: …continue reading
Do What You Think Is Right
Last week I featured a worksheet that had been generated by a student. The worksheet was essentially a checklist of things to do on a weekly basis to keep her machine working and clean. Only two items on her list have attracted comments: expunging the …continue reading
How To Receive A Fax (XP Pro/Home)
Not everyone has a dedicated fax machine in their home or office. XP includes a fax service that provides you with complete faxing capabilities. Using your XP computer, you can send, receive, track, and monitor faxes.
Once you have the fax service installed and configured, …continue reading
Send A Fax From A Windows-Based Program (XP Pro/Home)
Paid Search Makes Its Way To Mobile
The Feature is reporting that paid searches have made their way over to the mobile arena. Great, it is not enough that I have to try and type on those super small buttons, but now I have to navigate through all of the stupid …continue reading
Opera beefs up browser to thwart phishers
Looks as if Opera has made strides to declare a ‘no phishing zone‘. The commercial browser maker has been working to make sure those that use and let’s be honest; pay for their browser, have a safe browsing experience. Makes sense to me. I …continue reading
Firefox Nips IE Ankles Again
Even with the growth of the mighty Firefox still pushing forward, it is great to see that the growth has not come to a screeching halt. Still, I know from experience that people still use Internet Explorer by the truck load. Some do it …continue reading
Creator of first Apple Mac dies
I never take any joy in reporting that someone who has worked to create so much joy in the lives of so many passed on, but here it goes regardless. The BBC reports that the man behind the Mac project all those years ago …continue reading
TWiki ImageGalleryPlugin Shell Command Injection
Critical: Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
Software: ImageGalleryPlugin 1.x (TWiki plugin)
Select a product and view a complete list of all Patched/Unpatched Secunia advisories affecting it.
CVE reference: CAN-2005-0516
Description: Florian Weimer has …continue reading
Score iPod photo 60GB with Accessories for Less then $449
When Apple announce their new iPod photo pricing, many were floored by the $150 price savings on the 60GB version. But at closer inspection, it was clear Apple was pulling an old Republican Party trade secret and making cuts left and right. Gone was the …continue reading
Tweaking Windows XP Start Up
Windows is always a hassle to get loading quick on start up. For some reason it throws in a few extra things that are unnecessary for the most part. But what are the things you need, and what are the things you don’t need? Curt …continue reading
Make: Technology On Your Own Time
Make: Technology On Your Own Time is not a book… exactly. It’s a cross between a magazine and a book. Mook? Magook? Boozine? Actually, it’s a mook, which is a hybrid of a magazine and a book. When I received it and quickly looked through …continue reading
New Comic Book for City of Heroes Announced
In a co-venture with NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS) and Cryptic Studios(tm), Top Cow Productions will launch City of Heroes® as a new comic book series that will link together gamers and comic book fans alike. Celebrated writer Mark Waid (X-Men, Hunter-Killer, Flash, JLA, Ruse, …continue reading
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Screens
Activision has released six screenshots from the upcoming Doom 3 expansion Resurrection of Evil for the PC. Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil will be on store shelves on April 4 and will require a valid copy of Doom 3 to play. Doom 3 was …continue reading
Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah Digital Music, Baby!
This brave new world of digital music just can’t be beat, daddy-o. I used to dream of having my own antique jukebox and for years, collected 45 RPM singles, waiting for that magic day. But as much as I’d still love to have a vintage …continue reading
