@.com: 03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005

Thursday, March 31, 2005

Today 500GB Tomorrow 1 TB?

Hitachi has a new Deskstar that is weighing in at a wopping 500GBs!

If this keeps up 1TB drives will be available in no time (although i shudder when thinking about the price).

Linkage:
The PCWrold article can be viewed here.

PSP Dead Pixels Are An Issue

Sony changed its mind and has decided that dead pixels on the screen of a newly purchased PSPs are in fact an issue that is covered under warranty.

Linkage:
The GameSpot article can be viewed here.

PSP OS Background Color Change

According to Smash's World, the background color of the PSPs OS changes every month. Here's a list of the months and there colors.

January = Grey
February = Dull-Yellow
March = Lime-Green
April = Pink
May = Dark-Green
June = Light-Purple
July = Tealish-Blue
August = Blue
September = Purple
October = Gold
November = Brown
December = Red

Linkage:
Check out the SmashsWorld article here.

Trippy Picture

It looks like its moving but its not. This one is of a bunch of almonds.

Binary Translator

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EA - No Online PSP Play

EA has announced that its games will not be online enabled for the PSP.

Linkage:
Check out the PortGame.com article here.

How To Remove Messenger

Ok, so everyone knows this by now, but, this site has pretty pictures. Click here to find out how to remove Windows Messenger (the messenger that comes with Windows XP that is a dumbe down version of MSN Messenger) from your system.

For thos of you to lazy to click, you just have to paste this into a run (winkey + r) box:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Stacked Pennies

I guess this is what happens when enginers with penny collections get bored.

GoodFonts

GoodFonts.org describes itself as "300 truetype fonts you should have". Check it out here.

Active Or Passive?

Here's a good article describing the difference between active and passive FTP.

CoolText

Wnat to create a text logo for your site? Check out CoolText.com. It allows you to chose design, color and font and apply it to your own custom text. It then generates a savable image.

Here is an example of @.com that i made in just a few minutes.

M$ To Test Messengers Security

M$ should be testing Messenger 7s security today.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Toshiba - Longer, Faster

Toshiba is set to unvail a new batery that can charge itself in a few minutes and can last longer than other batteries. With only a few minutes in charge time who cares how long it stays charged?

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Billionaire Backs Grokster

Mark Cuban, tech entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks has announced that he will back Grokster in there upcoming court case.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

ISP To Share Attack Info

ISPs and other internet related comapnies are working on a network that will allow them to quickly share info about attacks and security risks. So for instance if a team of hackers decided to launch a DoS attack on a company, the network would alert all parties involved of the attack and of its origin so the companies involved could take action.

Linkage:

TheRegister article can be viewed here.

HP To Sue Refil Companies

HP is filing a complaint against two printer cartridge refile companies claiming they are hurting their business.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Mytob Spreading Rapidly

According to Symantec Mytob is spreading quite rapidly.

[quote - news.com]
Like other iterations of Mytob, the two latest versions are distributed via mass e-mail campaigns, feature so-called backdoor capabilities, and attack computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system. The worm uses its own SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) engine to forward itself to e-mail addresses that it gathers from infected computers. The threat also spreads by exploiting the Local Security Authority Service Remote Buffer Overflow in Windows, an opening that Microsoft has already addressed in its periodic security updates.
[/quote]

Linkage:
Read the entire News.com article here.

M$ Server x64 Runs Better On AMD

Micro$ofts minimum requirments for its Windows x64 Server line appears to be much less demanding on AMD 64 processors than its Intel counter parts.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

M$ To Teach Indians Tech

Micro$oft is looking at setting up some tech education schools in India.

Linkage:
TheInquirer articel can be viewed here.

Block Fox

A company is offering a device that hooks onto your cable feed before it gets to your TV that will block Fox from your television set. Its in protest the to the satations conservative news reporting.

Linkage:
Check out the Gizmodo article here.

iPod Loung 2005 Buyers Guide

Check out iPodLounges 2005 Buyers Guide for all things iPod. (the file is .pdf).

iPod Lounge 2005 Buyers Guide

If anyone knows iPod its iPodLounge. Download their 2005 iPod Buyers Guide (.pdf) here.

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Wi-Fi, WiMAX - 802.11n

Check out this PCWorld article about some of the changes to come in wireless access of all types. Very interesting.

Top Five Online Scams

Here's PCWorlds list of the Top 5 Online Scams.

Cellphones With Projected Keypads

Siemmens has developed a cellphone that has a projector that can project a keyboard or cellphone keypad that can be used with a special pen.

Linkage:
Check out the /. article here.

CCleaner - New Release

A new version of C[rap]Cleaner has been released.

Here's whats new or updated:
- Added Firefox cookie management and cleaning.
- Added Opera history cleaning.
- Updated Opera detection routines.
- Added support for a custom winapp2.ini file.
- Altered RAM size detection routine.
- Fixed shutdown bug in Analyze function.
- Added cleaning for the following apps: Ad-Aware SE Professional, Driver Cleaner Pro IsoBuster, Macromedia Flash MX 2004, MS Photo Editor, MS Visual Studio 6.0, MS Works 4.0, Office 97, PicoZip, Symantec Antivirus, Webroot SpySweeper
- Updated cleaning for the following apps: Download Accelerator Plus, eMule Sun Java, VNCViewer, Windows Log Files Windows Media Player, WinZip

Check out CCleaner here.

Check out my freeware linkage on the side bar for info on CCleaner and many more must have freeware apps.

Typewriter Keyboard Mod

Check out this mod. Its a typewriter thats been converted to a PS2 (the standard, not the console) keyboard!

Monday, March 28, 2005

Canada To Crack Down On P2P

Word has it that Canada might pass a law that would force ISPs to report users that are sharing large ammounts of data on P2P networks like BitTorrent and Kazaa to the authorities.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Trillion Security Flaw

A security flaw has been detected with Trillion. Check out

7-Eleven Microwave Burritos, Slushees & MP3s

7-Eleven has announced plans to sell MP3s in its stores. (I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.)

Linkage:
The Reuters article can be viewed here.

MusicBrainz

MusicBrainz is an app designed to automaitcly Tag your MP3 collection. My collection is already tagged to my liking so i have not tested this app.

It works by trying to match your mp3 to its online database. When it matches the song it can automaticly import ID3 info like artist name, song title etc.

MusicBrainz is FREEware.

Linkage:
Check out MusicBrainz here.

Secure Your Wireless LAN 101

LifeHacker has a good, but basic, article on securing your wireless LAN. Check it out here.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

Pez MP3 Player

Pez, yeah the same goes that make the candy dispenser are planning on releasing an MP3 player that will look like a Pez dispenser to the point where it can share the famous Pez heads.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

PCWorld - PSP Review

Here's PCWorlds review of the PSP

Indie Artist And P2P

/. has a great post about Indie artist liking P2P because it helps them get the word out about their music.

Read the comments, some good stuff.

I'm planning on getting an album recorded (hopefully sometime soon) and fully intend on getting it posted on any P2P service I can.

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

Super Hacker Arrested

In China, a hacker accused of hacking over 100,000 pcs has been arrested.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Transparent Screens

This is such an awesome idea. Take a picture of what's behind your laptop. Set it as the laptops wallpaper. Now you have what appears to be transparent screen.

Check out some pics here.

Yahoo Creative Commons Search

Want to search for material protected under the creative commons license? Try Yahoos specially designed search here.

For those of you who don't know, the creative commons license is a much loser copyright that in most cases allows you to use the work for non profit purposes without having to worry about being sued.

Thursday, March 24, 2005

One Step Closer To Jurassic Park

For those of you who have not read any of Michael Chrictons novels, they are presented in a scientificly believable manner. That makes the discovery of soft tissue and blood found inside a T-Rexs thigh bone kind of scarry.

Thats pretty much how all the events in Jurassic Park began.

Linkage:
Check out the /. article here.

Joke-e-oke

This sounds insane. Its basicly Karaoke for wanna be comedians.

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

A64 Revision E

The new AMD Athlon 64 Revision E CPUs will require a BIOS flash to run on current boards.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

The Lesson Here Is Don't Save Your Tax Return To Your Shared P2P Folder

Some dumb ass saved his tax return to one of his shared P2P folders. People then downloaded his tax return. The saddest part is that he is not alone.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Trade Your Cell Phone For Cash

Check out OldCellPhone.com. The site is like reverse shopping. They offer a list of phones you can cell them. They will then recycle the phone.

I'm not sure if this is available in Canada or if there is a Canadian equivalent but its worth checking out if your in the US.

Microsoft Update (Beta)

Windows Update will soon give way to Microsoft Update. MU is currently in nearing the end of its Beta stages. Longhorn perhaps?

Linkage:
The MicrosoftWatch article can be viewed here.

Adobe Acrobat Toolbar - Not So Fun To Remove

The new Adobe Acrobat Toolbar is supposed to be a pain in the neck to remove. Check out the /. article about it here.

Solar Death Ray

Check out the Solar Death Ray here.

Notepad++

Sick of the Notepad app that comes bundled with Windows? Check out this freeware alternative that adds a whole slew of new features like automatic code checking and tabbs for multiple open documents.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

MGM Vs. Grokster

In what is surely to be a landmark case, MGM Vs. Grokster will begin in less than a week.

Linkage:
The RollingStone.com article can be viewed here.

Apple Fixes The Bugs

In light of Symantecs prediction that Apple's OSX will become the target of malware and virus writers a like comes 9 security fixes.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

1 GB Yahoo Accounts

Yahoo has copied Google and is offering 1 GB online webmail accounts for FREE.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Xboxs Still Burning

The chord wasn't the problem. Bad soldier points are.

Linkage:
The Register article can be viewed here.

Mozilla Patch

Mozilla released a patch for Firefox on Wednesday.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

Spyware Top 10

Check out TheInquirers spyware top 10 here.

Firefox More Secure Than IE

An independant study shows that Firefox users were unsafe for about 15% of 2004 while IE users were exposed for around 98% of the year.

Ouch.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Intel - Made In China

Intel has announced plans to build a plant that will produce its new 65nm chips in China.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

iPod Restore To The Rescue

Busted iPod? Fear not for there is, iPod Restore.

Linkage:
Check out the restoration service

ASCII Generator

Want something written in ASCII? Try this ASCII generator. For a good example of what it can offer type in your text and click on _all fonts with your text_.

Here's an example of @.com in ASCII:

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/'/'_` \ /'___\ / __`\ /' __` __`\
/\ \ \L\ \ __/\ \__//\ \L\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \
\ \ `\__,_\/\_\ \____\ \____/\ \_\ \_\ \_\
\ `\_____\\/_/\/____/\/___/ \/_/\/_/\/_/
`\/_____/

ClearType In The Top Five

Gates has made reading off of a monitor one of his top 5 priorities. Keep your eyes peeled for ClearType.

Linkage:
The PoynterOnline article can be viewed here.

Texas Sues Vonage

Texas is sueing Vonage over its 911 implementation. Users of Vonage have to pay extra to get 911 added to their service. Also when the call comes in at the 911 helpdesk the operator will not know its origins.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

EFF To Appeal The Blog Journalism Decision

EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is going to appeal a controversial decision stating that online news sites like ThinkSecret have to reveal there sources to the companies they are reporting on.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Creative Motion Sensor Uses

Some people have figured out some creative ways to use the motion sensor built in to Apples laptops. The sensor is there in case the laptop is dropped. Its designed to park the heads so damage to the HD will be minimal to non-existent.

What some people are using for is just cool though. They are using it to keep a picture pointing the right way up even if the laptop is upside down, or tilting the laptop to change tracks in iTunes.

Linkage:
Check out the Wired article here.

Music Industry Still Fears P2P

Wired has an article about how the music industry is still worried about losing money to P2P. I mean really, I just don't care that they will only be making a few billion instead of several billion per year.

I've said it before but if they would release good quality music, people will buy it. Stop giving us 100 bands or performers that sound the same, give us something worth listening to and we will buy it.

Linkage:
The Wired articel can be viewed here.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Ask.Yahoo.com

Want to know the answer to certain things quickly check out Ask.Yahoo.com.

Here's a list of what the site offers (i copied and pasted the list and i think it might have copied the links so it might be an exact duplicate of the site, which is good because the site was going deathly slow when I tried it.)

On The Next Worlds Most Hacked - The UK

According to Symantec 25.2% of bots are located in the UK. That sets them as the most hacked country in the world. They are followed by US (24.6%), China (7.8%), Canada (4.9%) and Spain (3.8%).

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

Spike Your Gas Tank For More Milage

Check out this article for information and stuff that can be added to your fuel tank to help fuel burn more efficiently and increase the amount of milage you get per tank.

WARNING - I have not tested this myself and do not garantee it works or won't do anything to your car.

Linkage:
Check out the pesn.com article here.

Browser Security Test

So you run a secure browser right? Are you sure? I mean really, how do you know?

If you want to test your browser for vulnerabilities click here to run an online test.

I ran it using Maxthon (which of coarse got identified as IE 6) and had no vulnerabilities.

Ditto for IE 6 (with all the latest M$ updates).

Spam Ya Back

IBM has developed an app called FairUCE. Its designed to find the originating source of SPAM and send it righ back to said source. What this means is, it won't send the spam back to the e-mail address that it came from, but the server it originated from.

My only concern with this, if a virus turns your computer into a Spam server, does this try and send the mail back to your computer? That could seriously cripple internet traffic and potentially render the entire internet slow in the long run. Spam acocunts for a ton of traffic as it is, returning Spam just doubles that...

If it works whoever, Spam servers will be cirppled and thus no more Spam to send back. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Novell Aims AT M$s Desktop Market

Novell says version 10 of its Linux based desktop OS will be a contendor. The more desktop OS competition the better. Time will tell I guess.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

More PSP Than Anyone Needs

Gizmodo has a post that has links to more PSP related info than anyone can handle, and I mean that in a good way. Check out the mega PSP post here.

2 Days to go!

Windows Mid Size Server

Word on the street is that M$ is working on a version of Windows for Mid Sized businesses. So far its called Windows MidMarket Server.

Linkage:
The MicrosoftWatch article can be viewed here.

Pixar - Like EA But Without The Evil

Pixar is apparently a great company to work for. Check out this /. article for more info.

Not Tech But...

If your like 99% of the population you don't have time to make a decent suppoer every night. Well, these tricks can help you out.

For instance, did you know that a peeled potato can last up to a week in cold water?

In the middle of boiling vegetables, take them off the stove and drop them in icy water. This will preserve them until your ready to eat them or reheat them.

Cover peeled carrots with a damp cloth and store them in a container in the fridge. They can last 3-5 days.

Linkage:
Check out the CityLine article here.

FoundStone - Free Security Tools

Foundstone offers a slew of free network monitoring and testing tools, for FREE.

Linkage:
Check it out here.

Google Has Started Removing AFP Stories From Its News Site

I guess the title says it all.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Laptop Prices Fall

Intel has announced it will cut prices in Aughust. Looks like this fall might be the best time to buy a laptop.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Read Books Online - With Google!

Google is hard at work with the online library. Try searching for book [title of the book]. If its in the library you will see it as the first result returned.

Example:
Search for book Silence of the Lambs.

You should see this icon

Next to it you should see the the Silence of the Lambs - by Thomas Harris - 352 pages.

Click on that and comense reading.

I wonder if this is legal and how long it will be around?

ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo is a search engine for people. Its not quite as twisted as it sounds. It only has high up corporate people and the likes.

Say if you wanted to complain to the head of some company, look him up with ZoomInfo and odds are they have an e-mail form to get in touch with him.

*To find people by company, you have to go into Advanced Search (on the right side of the search box) and use the Find Employees By Company search.

Linkage:
Check out ZoomInfo here.

Hacker Mags & Zines

iHacked has a great list of Hacker Magazines (print) and Zines (net). Check out the list here.

LuxPro iPod Shuffle Ripoff A Hoax

It would appear that the Super Shuffle was a fake. It was designed to try and get CeBIT audience attention pointed at LuxPro so they could pimp their company.

Linkage:
The Engadget article can be viewed

Save Cell Phones Minutes - Use Your Cordless

Samsung came up with a cordless phone that has a 30 mile range.

Linkage:
The Gizmodo article can be viewed here.

Macs May Get Games

The up coming release of OSX dubbed Tiger shows drastic improvements when tested with Doom3. This could mean that games may come to Macs within years of their release (jk Mac fans).

Linkage:
The CafeMacs article can be viewed here.

ICQ 5 Out

AOL has released ICQ 5. Its now pretier and more secure, and as a handy little side trick, can do voice chatting.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Google News Makes News - They're Being Sued

News agency AFP is seuing Google for not repsonding to request it made to have the company remove there pictures and headlines from its news service. They are sueing for 13.2 million in damages.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

OSX Not Far From The Corss Hairs

Symantec predicts that OSX isn't all that far from being targeted by virus righters and the likes.

If Apple does go under fire, it will be quite interesting to see how they deal with constant exploits and security holes.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

HP To Buy Snapfish

HP is looking to buy the oline photo service Snapfish.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Apple Fixes iTunes

Apple has fixed a hole in its iTunes music store that allowed people to download songs and strip away the copy protection.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Voice Mail Hacks

Apparently pressing # when you are done recording your message will let you review the message and re-record it if you want to. Who knew?

Linkage:
Check out the LifeHacker article here.

Monday, March 21, 2005

@.com RSS

Before i forget. I added an RSS feed to @.com. Check the sidebar for the feed.

Shuffle Phones v.2

I recently posted the original ShufflePhones hack here. Well the creator has decided to make another hack, this one adds an expansion jack!

Linkage:
Check out the ShufflePhones 2.0 hack here.

Slightly Over Half Of Viruses Have Criminal Intent

Over half of the viruses released lately have been trying to steal personal and financial information form the infected PCs, reports Symantec.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

Ask Jeeves To Be Sold For 2 Billion

It looks like AskJeeves will be sold to IAC/InterActive. They already own Expedia, Ticketmaster, Home Shopping Network, Match.com and CitySearch.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

Yahoo Buys Flickr

Yahoo has announced a blog service and then buys a photo hosting service. Hmm...

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

ATIs New R520 Chipset To Support WGF

WGF stands for Windows Graphic Foundation. Its basicly DirectX Longhorn style.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

IE Vs Firefox

PCWorld has a nice article comparing IE to Firefox. The article helps explain why a lot of businesses aren't flocking to Firefox. Yes, Firefox is more secure, but it doesn't have a lot of the features IE has, which in a corporate environment can be something used quite a bit.

Linkage:
The PCWorld article can be viewed here.

Sunday, March 20, 2005

PhotoShop Video Tuts

Get some FREE photoshop video tuts here.

Yahoo And Firefox - No Guarantees

Yahoo had announced that all its services we're going to be compatible with Firefox. Apparently that is not the case. Yahoo has indicated they want to try and accomidate the browser but are not sure that all there services and applications will function fully with the browser.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

IE 7 Still Sloppy On Standards

Apparently M$ are still being cock knockers. They aren't planning on fully implementing CSS2 support in IE7. What this means is IE7 is going to make things harder for we developers, which M$ has been able to do for years now because of IEs wide range of use. Its a different story now.

Firefox has been gaining some serious ground on IE also, and with some developers choosing to not a low a page to be rendered using the IE engine, Micro$ofts unwillingness to comply with stardards such as CSS2 could very well be the downfall of IE. At least until version 8...

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

Download - Windows XP 64 365 Day Trial

If you can't wait for Windows XP 64 or just want to find out if its worth buying, click here to download it from Micro$oft. The trial version is good for one year.

Saturday, March 19, 2005

MiniPut

Do you like mini put flash games? If so check out the newly updated MiniPut. Its basicly the same old MiniPut but with updated graphics.

MacminiHacks

Here's a forum dedicated to Mac mini hacks.

HTML Goodies

I haven't had time to check out this site personally but it promises guides on HTML, Java and the likes. Might be worth a look.

Linkage:
Check out HTMLGoodies here.

Remove Ads In Exeem

For those of you using Exeem, here's an article on removing the ads.

PearPC - The Original CherryOS

For those of you who don't know, PairPC is the original Open Source OSX x86 emulator. Its rumored that CherryOS is pretty much just this app but with a different front end and you have to pay for it.

Linkage:
Check out PearPC here.

Xboxs Still Burning After Cable Recall

TheRegister is reporting that Xboxs are still frying even though the cable has been replaced. This is further hightening rumors that the issue is not the power cable but the solder joints on the Xboxs MotherBoard.

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TheRegister article can be viewed here.

TDK Talks 50 GB Blue Ray Disk

TDK has announced a 50 GB Blue Ray Disk.

My only question is, how long will it take to burn that much data? I mean really, in minutes (or hours) how long?

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Intel Dual Core - Slower For Gaming

Weighing in at 3.2Ghz, Intels new dual core CPU will be bad-ass on multitasking but not so great when it comes to playing games, as they don't take advantage of dual CPU's anyway.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Windows XP Starter Edition - Not Better Than Piracy

Reports indicate that Micro$ofts dumbed down edition of XP is not doing so well in Asia, where its easier and still cheaper to get a pirated version.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Can You Max Out Gmail

TheInquirer has an interesting article about Gmail being limitless. One of the reporters for TheInquirer notes that his account is at 102% capacity and he still hasen't received a warning from Gmail.

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net article can be viewed here.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bike Too Cool And Quite

Check this out. Its a fuel cell motor bike thats emits no waste and is really quite. Its so quite that they are thinking about forcing the makers to add artificial motor sounds so pedestrians will hear it coming!

Download From iTunes Sans DRM - Probably Not Allowed Or Legal

PyMusique is a program that will let you download songs from iTunes and strip away the DRM all at the same time.

Note: Reversing the DRM in a song is pretty much the same as decrypting the protection in a DVD. Also, Apple states that users are not allowed to download songs from iTunes using anything except the client they provide.

Linkage:
The BetaNews article can be viewed here.

Star Wars 3D

Lucas may be insane. Word has it that he may be working on making the Star Wars flicks 3D.

This kind of scares me.

Linkage:
Check out the Retuers story here.

Cred to Godwept for the link.

Friday, March 18, 2005

Fiona Apple - Ilegal Is The Only Way

Right now, the only way to listen to Fiona Apple's latest album, Extraordinary Machine, is to download it. Word is its been available since 2003 but Sony won't release it.

Linkage:
Check out the Wired article here.

Metallica.com Forum Hacked

Apparently they can't stop piracy...

Linkage:
Check out the hacked site here.

Tiny Spell

TinySpell is a small application that sits in your system tray and checks the spelling of the words you are typing. It sure beats launching a word processor just to check a quick blog post ;)

Linkage:
Check out TinySpell here.

Search Engine Extra's

All the major search engines (Google, Yahoo and MSN, for those of you who don't know), all have a whole slew of related features and products. Here's a list of links to their respective pages about all the services and tools they offer.

Google (Labs)

MSN (Sandbox)

Yahoo (Next)

Green Bike To Quite

A new fuel cell powered mortorbike may be fitted with a fake noise maker mimiking engine sounds because its almost completely noiseless.

Linkage:
The BBC article can be viewed here.

Cell Phone Gaming Gets Abducted

Alienware has announced that it plans on teaming up with Kyocera Wireless to bring hardcore gaming performance to cell phones.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Alienware Cell Phone

Alienware and Kyocera are teaming up to create a mobile phone designed for, you guessed it, gaming.

Linkage:
Check out the Neowin article here.

Xbox 360 And Design Specs

Ok, check this out. There is a pic of the rumored board layout, and there is also a rumore that Xbox 360 has been all but confirmed as the official name.

3 Out Of 5 Ain't Bad

According to this, we're only productive three days out of 5.

GoogleX

Google had a Beta service up for approx. 24 hours before it 404'd. The service was dubbed GoogleX and basicly displayed icons in a OSX type style.

I don't know if the site will be back up so here's a mirror of it.

Here's the official link. (currently down)

Solar Backpack

Charge your cell phone or other device just by walking around with the Solar Backpack. Check it out here.

Little Things

Check out this NY Times article on dealing with the little anoyances that plague us all. One of my personal fav's is the guy that saves all the cardboard ads in magazines and mails them out at the end of the month so the magazines need to pay postage even though they are not gaining a customer.

Shuffle Headphones

Want to put your iPod shuffle directly inside your headphones? Check this hack out.

MSN Search Ripoffs Google - Again

As most of you know the new MSN Search is a lot like Google. Well its about to get a little more like Google.

They will be beta testing a service that will allow advertisers to get their ads alongside your search results.

Linkage:
The Microsoft-Watch articel can be viewed here.

IE 7 Info

More addereant to standards for starters. IE 7 info is begining to surface. Check out the following links for more info.

Quote from the Microsoft-Watch article.

IE 7.0 will feature international domain name (IDN) support; transparent Portable Network Graphics (PNG) support, which will allow for the display of overlayed images in the browser; and new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE 7.0, partner sources said. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator.

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Image And Video Coloring

There is a new technique that could make applying color to video or image way easier.

The technique works on the premise that 'neighboring pixels in space-time that have similar intensities should have similar colors,' and also allows colorization of videos by 'marking' about one in ten frames.

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

Shoutcast Radio Station

Here's a great article on how to setup your own shoutcast radio station.

Duct Tape Wallet

Want to make your own duct tape wallet? Get all the instructions you need here.

Batman - Lego

Check this out. Its basicly a lego Batman movie, BUT, it has Adam West voicing Batman. Other celebrity voices include Mark Hamill, Courtney Thorn-Smith, and Dick Van Dycke.

Click and Play Movie and enjoy!

X-Men 3 Gets A New Director

Crap. Click here for more info. I thought Signer was doing awesome.

AOL - AIM Conversations Are Not Monotored

AOL is under attack from Bloggers over a new statement in its User Agreement that reads: "Although you or the owner of the Content retain ownership of all right, title and interest in Content that you post to any AIM Product, AOL owns all right, title and interest in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created by AOL using or incorporating this Content."

AOL claims that does not apply to person to person conversations.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

M$ Talks Copy Protection

Microsoft will be giving out more details on its new Puma, its new copy protection\DRM management system 2005 WinHEC conference.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Monday, March 14, 2005

Sony Readies To Fight Aussie Modders

Sony will be going to court against Aussie modders over PS2 Mod Chip seller.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Wireless MMX Extended

Intel is updating the MMX extensions on its wireless chips.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Nokia - Exploding Phone

Nokia is being sued after one of their phones exploded and caused serious injury to a 50 yeard old man living in Thailand.

Nokia claims it is not a problem with the phone but the fact that the man had a counterfit battery in it.

Linkage:
TheRegister.com article can be viewed here.

Athlon 64 Revision E - Incompatibility Issues

AMDs newly revised Athlon 64 is having compatibility issues with certain Nforce 3/4 boards.

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net articel can be viewed here.

Yahoo To Compete With Adsense

Yahoo appears to be planning on coming out with an Adsense competitor.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

Intel Dual Core Chipset Incompatibilities - Already

Intels new Dual Core chip is designed to fit in socket 775 boards, the problem is those boards are running the 915 and 925 chipsets. It won't work with those. It will still require a new board with the 945 or 955 chipsets. So much for minimal upgrading.

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net article can be viewed here.

Britain Cracks Down On Music Pirates

The British courts are forcing ISPs to disclose the names and addresses of file sharers to the Phonographic Industry. Why can't the world be more like France?

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net article can be viewed here.

CompUSA - Forced Quicker Rebates

CompUSA will be forced to make haste on their mail in rebates.

Linkage:
TheInquirier.net article can be viewed here.

1.4mm Network Cable

Check out this Engadget article. A Japanese company has developed a 1.4mm thick network cable. This would be so much easier to run.

Sunday, March 13, 2005

Social Engineering Walmart

192.168.0.1 (linked on the side bar) has a great article about getting money from Walmart.

Check it out here.

It basicly states that Walmart will let you return stuff without a receipt. Now, if you can get a real good deal on a video game or the likes somewhere else, and then return it to Walmart, you get a Gift Card with the amount Walmart would have charged you.

This Ain't It - Xbox 360

Engadget says this is a fake. The pic is real but the Xbox 360 in the pic isn't. Its a fake one that M$ is showing to throw people off. How clever.

Damn you M$.

Lego Star Wars

Nero - Linux Burning ROM

Ahead has released a Linux version of the mega popular Nero. The best part is its free if you have purchased the full version (non OEM or Demo) of its Windows counter part.

Linkage:
The CDFreaks.com article can be viewed here.

The Hobbit - Not For Three - Four Years

Peter Jackson said that the Hobbit is coming but may not begin production for another three to four years for legal reasons.

Linkage:
The TVNZ.co.nz article can be viewed here.

US PSP Game List

Here is the list for all US PSP games.

Intel Or AMD? Both Perhaps

Using this MoBo and a daughter card you can have both AMD and Intel CPUs on the same freakin board! They can't run at the same time but still... if you buy a P4 then decide you should have gotten an Athlon 64 theres no problem. You can just add it to your existing board!

Ok, so i realize its not really practical, I mean who would want two CPUs in a board that can only run them one at a time when they could builld a second machine... but its really neat!

Saturday, March 12, 2005

Billionaires

Ever wonder who the richest people on the face of the planet are? Find out here.

(Gates is still #1 with 45 Billion)

May 7 Will Be Free Comic Book Day

On May 7, comic book stores that chose to participate will be giving away a free comic to anyone that enters the store!

Linkage:
Check out the FreeComicBookDay website here.

Watch Your Credit Card Bill

Yet another scam appears to be runnign rampant. If you see an unauthorized $1 charge followed by a $40 chaarge from a company named Pluto Data or PLUTO D, NICOSIA on your credit card bill, your not alone.

Linkage:
Check out this article from MSNBC for more info.

McDonalds Drive Through Workes May Lose Their Job

Yep, McDonalds is thinking of outsourcing to call centers. No I'm not joking. They are seriously considering outsourcing the drive through order takers to call centers.

Once again I'm not joking.

Linkage:
The YahooNews article can be viewed here.

Old Video Game Fonts

Check this out. Its a small collection of old fonts that were used in video games!

Fuel Cell Notebook Battery

Toshiba demonstrated a fule cell notebook battery at the CeBIT show. They say they want have a public release for another 3 years as its still being worked on.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Star Wars Episode III Rendered On Windows XP 64-Bit (Beta)?

Rumor has it that the computers used to render SW E III were running Widnows XP 64-Bit (Beta).

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net article can be viewed here.

PC Inspector

Have you ever emptied your recyle bin to find that you didn't want to delete a file that was in it? Well, as long as you haven't written over the part of the Hard Drive that had that information there is still hope. PC Inspector is a piece of freeware that will scan your Hard Drive and show you all the data that can be recovered. Right click on any file you want to restore and save it to any location on your computer. Its that easy! And FREE.

Linkage:
Get PCInspector here, because you never know.

OSX 10.4 "Tiger" To Ship In April

ThinkSecret post that the next itteration of OSX dubbed Tiger should arrive in April.

Linkage:
The ThinkSecret post can be viewed here.

Tuer, Tuer, Tuer

Thats french for Kill, Kill, Kill. If you want to take out some aggression in a constuctive way, give this a try.

!WARNING!

This game depicts the graphic death of stick men.

Serious Lego

This guy is amazing. He has lego contraptions that can solve 3x3 Rubics Cubes as well as the Tower of Hanoy puzzle and much more. Check out SeriousLego here.

M$ Announces NO Media Center This Year

Micro$oft announced that they will not be shipping a version of their Media Center OS. Instead they will focus on updating and inhencing the current version.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

More Spyware On The Loose

Well this isn't exacly spyware as a collection of scumware. Check out the Neowin article here, and remeber never say yes on a pop up that your not sure about... just find another site.

Verizon Ups Non Contract DSL Price

Verizon is upping the price non-contract DSL customers pay by $3/month.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

EA To Offer Over Time

EA is getting ready to offer certain workers overtime, but they will not be elligible for bonuses or stock options.

This is of coarse in light of the articles that surfaced from an EA employees wife claiming EA worked its employees for 80 - 90 hours a week with no over time pay or any other immidiate benefit.

Good job EA. We need more companies like you around.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

No More For Max OSX

Micro$oft have decided to stop providing internet service to Mac OSX users. They will be discontinuing there MSN service for OSX on May, 31.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

Friday, March 11, 2005

Smart FTP

Smart FTP is a very good looking freeware FTP client. I haven't used it to transfer large amounts of data yet, but the GUI is nice and its quite simple to use.

Linkage:
Check out SmartFTP here.

PCWorlds CeBIT Article

Want to here more coolness from CeBIT? Check out the PCWorld.com article here.

Customize Google News

Google News is now customizable.

Linkage:
Check out the /. article here.

Download Tax?

Wisconsin's governor is pushing to get sales taxes applied to downloads. Lets hope this doesn't work out for them. I have a feeling it will spread like wlidfire, and fire doesn't understand borders.

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

P2P And Spyware???

/. is running an article about someone that isntalled several different P2P applications and analized what kind of spyware they installed. The page the article links to is currently giving a Page Cannot Be Displayed (most likely bandwith issues).

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

Star Wars Episode III - PG-13

Episode III will be the first of the Star Wars movies to receive the PG-13 rating.

Linkage:
Check out the /. article here.

Mozilla In Trouble

There may not be a Mozilla 1.8. More developer woes.

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

Dualis - DS Emulator - Kinda

Dualis is a Nintendo DS Emulator that - so far - only plays homebrew games. I guess we'll have to wait for the Roms. ;)

Linkage:
Check out the Dualis homepage here.

Gmail Tools & Plugins

This looks like a very decent list of Gmail tools and plugins.

Wooden Laptop

Check this out. A Dell laptop transplanted into a wooden case.

Web Based GameBoy Emulartor

Want to play some GameBoy. Click here.

Bart PE Anti Spyware\Recovery Disc

iHacked.com has a great how-to article on building up a recovery disc with anti spyware programs using Barts PE. Check it out here.

Learning-Maya.com

This site is dedicated to learning Maya. If you use Maya, you may want to check it out.

Not 4 Mat

Star Wars Episode III trailer leaked. You might still be able to get it from here.

Preview For The Next Legend Of Zelda Game

This looks freakin' awesome.

Logitech and M$ Partner Up For Messenger 7

Logitech and M$ are teaming up to improve the video chat portion of MSN Messenger 7.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Logitech MX 518

Logitech has announced a new corded mouse. The MX 518. I am currently using the MX 510 and it rocks, so i fully expect the 518 to be just as good.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Turion

AMD has announced a new 64-bit, low volatage CPU dubbed Turion. Looks like Intel already has competition in the notebook CPU market. Which is good for us of coarse.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

Apple Goes Blue Ray

With the popularity Apple is gaining this may help tip the scales towards Blue Ray in the next gen DVD wars.

Linkage:
The News.com article can be viewed here.

Netflix Vs Blockbuster

Want a real life comparison of Netflix Vs Blockbuster?

Read round 1 here.
Read round 2 here.
Read round 3 here.

Nintendo Goes Backward Compatible

Gizmodo is reporting that Nintendos new console, Revolution, will be backwards compatible with Game Cube games. This means the Revolution will be able to play Game Cube games.

Linkage:
The Gizmodo article can be viewed here.

iTunes Art Importer

Quickly and easily add album art to your iTunes catalog using this program.

Thursday, March 10, 2005

Save Icon Layout

Do you have your desktop icons sorted exacly the way you want them? Sick of Windows messing them up on you? Check out Icon Restore. It will allow you to right-click on the desktop and save your currently layour and then restore said layout whenever you want.

Hello Oxyride

Panasonic Oxyride batteries cost about the same price as regualr Alkaline batteries, but they last about twice as long!

Linkage:
Check out the PCWorld.com article here.

LexisNexis Hit Heard By ID Thieves

Its rumored that 32,000 accounts have been compromised.

Linkage:
Check out the /. article here.

USB Key For The Paranoid

Encrypt your data and have it delete itself if someone enteres an invalid password three times. This is truly for the Paranoid.

Linkage:
The Gizmodo article can be viewed here. (and yes they are watching you... Right now.)

Virtual Keyboards

Keyboards targeted at PDA and cell phone users. The trick is, there really is now keyboard. Neat stuff.

Linkage:
The PCWorld.com article can be viewed here.

KITT Replica - Only $19,999.99 On eBay

View the auction (complete with playing Knight Rider theme song) here.

How Fast Do You Type

Here's an online typing test. It calculates your words per minute in real time so as soon as you finish typing you know how fast you can go.

I got 67 WPM.

Starway To Heaven Really Has Satanic Message When Played Backwards

Check this out. If this is true, Stareway to Heaven, when played backwards, really has satanic messages.

HighImpactHalo

This site is dedicated to Halo and Halo 2 hacks and cool tips that are worth checking out if your a fan of the games and want to do more with them.

M$ - 2nd Shot

Fail a M$ exam? No biggie. Micro$oft is offering a free rewrite. Get more info on the program, dubbed 2nd shot, here.

Legaly Downloaded Music For 5 Cents A Song

Download music for 5 cents a song. No this isn't reality, yet. Just something that could happen. I for one would download legal songs for 5 cents a peice, as long as i can burn them and bring them and listen to them in a car stereo.

Linkage:
The GlobeTechnology article can be viewed here.

The 10 Commandments Of PC Security

Check out this PCWorld article on the 10 Commandments of PC Security.

Google Honchos Meet With VoIP Companies

Rumors of Google getting into the VoIP ring has been further fuled by meetings with VoIP companies.

Linkage:
The YahooNews article can be viewed here.

10 Great Tips To Preventing Identity Theft

Here's a list of 10 things you can do to prevent identity theft.

Win A DS

US Citizens listen up. Tell GearLive what Nintendo hand held you first owned and what game you played the most and you could win a Nintendo DS.

Linkage:
Check out the GearLive article here.

Outlook Vs Lightning

Outlook (not Outlook Express) may have some competition on its hands. The Mozilla team is looking at combining Thunderbird (mail) and Sunbird (calendar) for an Outlook type application. M$ better start taking notice. Open Source is improving every day. M$, not so much.

Users won't continue paying for something that is less secure, harder on resources and expensive when there is a FREE or cheap alternative.

Linkage:
The /. article can be veiwed here.

Block Almost Every Ad In Mozilla

Here's a step-by-step article on how to block almost all web page ads in Mozilla. I don't use Mozilla so i haven't tried this myself but it sounds good.

(Now, if i can get the New Kids On The Block song out of my head all will be good in my world...)

Type I Diabeties Cured

Doctors in the UK appear to have cured a 61 year old man of Type I Diabetese. They did so with three transplants of islet cells obtained from donor pancreases and transplanted by injection, into the man's liver.

Linkage:
The HalifaxLive.com article can be viewed here.

Buying A Mid Range PC - Easier On The Pocket Book

Buying a top of the line PC is great for performance and bragging rights, but its hard ont he pocket book. Top of the line components cost a hefty premium.

If your looking to get a great system that will do everything you need it to do, and not brake the bank, think about getting last years top of the line parts. This will yield great performance and oustanding cost to performance ratio.

Linkage:
Check out the Neowin article here.

Cherry OS - PearPC Rip Off?

CherryOS may be in trouble for plagerizing PearPC code.

Linkage:
The Neowin aritcle can be viewed here.

iPod Shuffle Competition

Sony has announced it will release a flash player that will come in two different forms, one with an FM tuner, one without. They will be available in 512MB models and 1GB models.

Linkage:
TheRegister article can be viewed here.

Cool Gizmodo Gadgets - Mostly From CeBIT

I've decided to post the rest of my daily Gizmodo finds in one post. Here they are:

Samsung i300 3GB MP3 Player - iPod mini Contender

Logitech iPod Speakers

DMC 8280 - Another nice MP3 player

Sony-ICDX50 - Voice Recorder with digital camera

Mozilla on a Pocket PC

Colored Mac mini's

Felxibel Scree Phone - To Good to be true?

5 Megapixel Camera With Zoom

Check out this camera phone with 5 Megapixel Digicam.

Zoom Camera Phone

Check out the Zoom Lense on this camera phone. (yes it is a phone).

Picture-To-Perfect

Check out this websites. Basicly, by clicking on a picture and scrolling over the image you will see the way it looked before it was digitaly touched up.

Very interesting.

A Photographers Rights

Check out this LifeHacker article about your rights as a photographer. Some useful information and a link to made-to-be-printed .pdf file that states all of your rights in case you need to back up your claims.

WinFS Not In XP?

Rumor now has it that M$ port WinFS to WinXP. I guess only time will tell on this one.

Linkage:
The MicrosoftWatch article can be viewed here.

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Hack A Linux Server - If You Can

/. is running an article about a server that will be online for 96 hours. Its running Linux, and the challenge is to hack\compromise the system.

Linkage:
Check out the /. article here.

Batman Begins - Scarecrow Pics

If you want a sneek peak at what the ScareCrow will look like in the upcoming Batman Begins flic, click here.

CherryOS Released

Word on the street is that its slow and clunky like PearPC, but i haven't tried it yet. There is a trial download available.

Linkage:
Check out CherryOS here.

GoogleFighting

This site is fun for a little while. I toyed with it way back when, although it looks a lot nicer now. The basic principal is, you enter two search terms and see which one has more hits. The one with the most hits is the winner.

Linkage:
Try a GoogleFight here.

Samsung Unvails 82" LCD

Check it out here.

US Teen Pleads Guilty To Piracy

Parvin Dhaliwal, 18, pleaded guilty to downloading copyrighted material and was sentenced to three months deferred jail sentence, three years probation, 200 hours community service and fined $5400.

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net article can be viewed here.

Pentium M 64-Bit Extreme Edition

Intel is planning on releasing an Extreme 64-Bit Edition of its popular, notebook processor.

Linkage:
TheInquirer.net article can be viewed here.

Apple - mini Laptop?

Rumor has it that Apple is working on a mini Palmtop computer. Not a whole lot of info is currently available, but its rumored that the handheld device will run a stripped down version of OSX.

I guess the secret to success for Apple may very well be "think small" huh?

Linkage:
The PowerPage article can be viewed here.

Rubics Cube

Play with the mind bending, frustrating Rubics Cube - online! Piss yourself off here.

Excel Questions Answered

PCWorld has a Q&A style how to on Excel. If you use Excel on regular basis its worth a look.

Linkage:
The PCWorld.com article can be viewed here.

M$ Outlook 2003 Update

M$ has released an update for the Junk Mail filter in Outlook 2003. Get it here.

Micro$oft Renames "Istanbul"

M$ has renamed Istanbul, its business oriented IM client, Office Cummunicator 2005.

Linkage:
the MicrosoftWatch article can be viewed here.

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Interesting - Google Definition - Worm

In the Google definition search of the word worm, an actual worm, like the kind you word fish with doesn't come up, only its digital representation is defined.

Remove The Blogger Navbar

I'm sure you've noticed that Blogger NavBar at the top of this, and many other Blogger (.blogspot) blogs. Well, here's a how to remove it article.

Mac mini VGA Issues

Having problems getting your new Mac mini to run on CRT VGA monitors? Your not alone.

Linkage:
Check out this Neowin article for more details.

Googles Desktop Search No Longer Beta - Confirmed

Google officialy released its version 1.0 of the Desktop Search software yesterday. Read the whole News.com article here.

AllOfMP3 Still Kicking - For Now

AllOfMP3 was cleared of charges by Moscow police. Apperently under Russian copy right laws its not doing anything illegal.

Linkage:
The New.com article can be viewed here.

Robotic Mannequin Spy

There is a new mannequin that can pose for you. Its has sensores and will detect where you are and pose accordingly. It also takes pictures of you while you shop, for security purposes of coarse.

Linkage:
Check out the TVNZ.co.nz article here.

Intel Monopoly

Intel faces legal charges for monopolizing. Apparently they offered cheaper prices to customers as long as they didn't go with AMD.

Linkage:
TheInquirer article can be viewed here.

Firefox Developement May Be In Trouble

Firefox may be having some issues keeping reviewers to stay on the project.

Linkage:
The /. article can be viewed here.

OpenOffice 2.0 (Beta)

Interested in getting your mits on OpenOffice 2.0 (Beta)? Click here to download it.

I'm currently downloading it now...

What Is Avalon?

You may have heard the name Avalon thrown around when Longhorn is being discussed. Well Neowin has an article on what it is here.

Basicly, for those of you who don't know, or don't want to click on the link, its the code name for the Longhorns new 3D capable desktop.

Real Life Clocking Device

Scientist may have figured out a way to make anything dissapear. The tech works by not allowing the object in question to reflect light, making it so small it appears invisible.

Linkage:
The Neowin article can be viewed here.

American Broadband - WiFi Woes

Here's a great article about the American Governments attempt to stop community WiFi.

Linkage:
Check out the Wired.com article here.

XP TCP/IP Repair

XP TCP/IP Repair will allow you to rebuild your TCP/IP and Winsock files quickly and easily. Remember this only works with XP.

Linkage:
Download XP TCP/IP Repair from MajorGeeks here.

XCodec Pack

X Codec Pack is an all in one Codec pack that has pretty much all the needed Codecs like:

DivX Codec
XviD Codec
AC3 Filter
DivX AntiFreeze
DivXG400
Video Toolbox

Linkage:
Download X Codec Pack From MajorGeeks here.

Netscape 8.0 (Beta) Appealing To Some

Netscape 8.0 (which i didn't really like) does offer some appealing features. One of the more appealing is the ability to use the IE rendering engine or the Mozilla\Gecko engine. The best of the both worlds.

It also has tabbed browsing which is basicly something a browser must have nowadays.

Linkage:
The Microsoft-Watch article about Netscape 8 can be viewed here.