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This is one hell of a mod. Using 30 USB ports spread out over five USB PCI cards, this barbeque was created. The PC is still functional, too. Enjoy cooking a 1 ounce steak on that tiny grill......
posted by JC @ 11:23 AM
A new app called FairUse4WM can be used to strip Windows Media DRM 10 and 11 (i.e. PlaysForSure, but not WM DRM 9). We tried FairUse4WM and we can verify that it quickly and easily stripped the DRM from our Napster To Go tracks, and made them freely available to play on our Mac.
posted by JC @ 11:16 AM
In the most recent blog post on Penguin.SWF, Mike Melanson notes that all Flash-based sites he checked recently, Flash 9 for Linux was completely stable. Now they're moving on to more specific feature tests. Here's hoping it comes out soon!
posted by JC @ 11:15 AM
Google Talk is offering an update today that will enable users to easily transfer files, set presence with music, and send and receive voice mails.
posted by JC @ 12:19 AM
The Google Analytics Blog has announced that you no longer need an invitation to receive the Website statistics tracking for free. Just head on over to the Google Analytics site and login with you Google account. It will then take you through the steps that are needed to setup your Website.
posted by JC @ 12:18 AM
My boss recently decided that we'd be more productive if we adopted an open floor plan, which includes having all monitors facing outwards so he can keep a constant eye on what we're working on. In order to continue reading digg in peace, I whipped up a little proxy app which I thought some of you might find useful.
posted by JC @ 6:24 PM
AOL has now been publicly called out for spamming on Digg. It was discussed in a Digg topic yesterday. Despite Calacanis' efforts, the anti-AOL commenter still got +28 diggs. Let's force this to the main page so Digg can take action. They do the exact thing on Digg that gets people banned from Netscape. (Contains list of 25+ spam accounts).
posted by JC @ 9:03 PM
"My guess is that Google, young and immensely profitable, simply has more money than sense. Whatever the motivation, Google has pledged it would install the network -- at a cost of at least several million dollars -- and operate it for five years."
posted by JC @ 10:55 AM
Desktop hard drives holding 1 terabyte, or 1,000 gigabytes, of storage will likely debut in 2006 according to Hitachi. Meanwhile, the HD will turn 50 on Sept. 13th. The first magnetic drive, the RAMAC created by IBM, weighed a ton and could hold 5MB of data on 50 24-inch circumference platters.
posted by JC @ 10:53 AM
Google's Blogger.com, one of the trailblazers of the whole medium, is about to undergo a substantial upgrade that will improve its usability and help it catch up to the state of the art.
posted by JC @ 10:52 AM
A new batch of technology in the second generation of the Segway, which was unveiled Monday, allows users to steer the device simply by leaning in the direction they want to go, rather than using a handlebar, said Segway Chief Technology Officer Doug Field.
posted by JC @ 10:44 AM
The site allows you to select servers to ping from around the country on an interactive map and graphically displays connections as they travel with varying speeds along the way. It also lets you store results of tests for your computer and sort them by date, time, speed and distance.
posted by JC @ 10:21 AM
LSD, the group of four Polish hackers that discovered the vulnerability later used by the Blaster worm, is now on Microsoft's payroll. LSD members are part of an "internal team of hackers" conducting simulated attacks against Windows Vista.
posted by JC @ 12:59 AM
"At $80 a pop, the sales are strong enough to keep this tiny company going for a while. They are now selling in Apple stores, which can be a blessing for a small company."
posted by JC @ 1:00 PM
If you want to try KToon quickly and without dealing with library dependencies, then you should try our LiveCD. You just have to download the iso image, burn it, and then boot your machine from cdrom.
posted by JC @ 12:10 PM
Do you use a camcorder, do you have problems with the shakes, then you need one of these. It bolts to the tripod mounting on the camcorder and turns your camcorder into a shoulder mount.
posted by JC @ 12:10 PM
ProductWiki has published detailed statistics comparing their AdSense and Shopping.com ad revenue. Findings show that it may be in your best interest to explore other advertising alternatives for your website.
posted by JC @ 12:09 PM
FlickrStorm is a third-party Flickr search tool that aims to give you new ways to search and collect photographs from Flickr
posted by JC @ 12:07 PM
Reghardware claims cites a chineese language report that Apple is readying both of its laptop models for Core 2 Duo "Merom" CPU's, due next month.
posted by JC @ 12:07 PM
Google's policy of storing everyone's search histories forever is causing concern amongst many, especially since Google stores a cookie on everyone's PC expiring in 2038. But at least one user is fighting back. His short and simple guide tells you how to set up any decent web browser so that it routes Google requests through an anonymous proxy
posted by JC @ 12:01 PM
The eMark Super Mobile Keyboard is marketed as the world's thinnest keyboard and just so happens to be spill-resistant, no more worrying about a cup of joe (or, mayhap, other liquid-like substances) muddying up the keys. From Japanese company Kimura Metal, the keyboard measures only 1mm, or about 0.04-inches.
posted by JC @ 12:01 PM
A small push-button switch on the back of the back controlled the flashing blue LEDs. Joe Grand, the creator of this year's Defcon badge, told us that the first press would turn on both LEDs
posted by JC @ 10:16 AM
MSNBC says Vista's speech recognition is a wreck, but they didn't tell you they nitpicked the original footage to only show what went wrong. I got my hands on the July CTP build (5427) of Windows Vista and gave it a try, what I found proved otherwise.
posted by JC @ 5:01 PM
"You can use them to send big files, or backup your documentations. Some services can be accessed from your web browser, others may have a client program for you to auto-backup your hard drive."
posted by JC @ 8:28 PM
A quick news segment demonstrating new body-armour technology using ceramic particles and glass particles. Credits for news segment at end of clip.
posted by JC @ 8:27 PM
Starting at an astronomical price of $2,800, the 20-inch Acer Aspire 9800 lets you take your HD DVD anywhere, as long as you can lift 17.2 lbs. Not for the weak of heart, wallet, or back, the Aspire 9800 has a Core Duo T2600, 2GB of RAM, Geforce Go 7600 graphics card, 240GB hard drive and an HD DVD drive.
posted by JC @ 10:28 AM
A Midway forums moderator has posted the official "kharacter" select screen for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. The image features 62 character slots, excluding the two kreate-a-kombatant boxes (at the bottom corners of the top half). In addition, Blaze, Daegon, Meat, and Taven have been locked.
posted by JC @ 10:41 AM
