The Amish Build A Laptop (Warped Info): “It is well known that the Amish shy away from new technology, and do so to follow their religious beliefs. But thanks to the wide-reaching power of the Internet, we have found that they have constructed a laptop computer to aid them in their business pursuits. If you […]
Hidden Google Video Categories: “Publishers have the option to select 38 different genres they’d like to categorize their video in. Google Video’s website only lists 7 types: Comedy, Music videos, Movies, Sports, Animation, TV shows, Google Picks. You can still order by genre using a special search.”
How to Use Notepad to Create a Log File: “To create a log file in Notepad:1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.2. Type .LOG on the first line, and then press ENTER to move to the next line.3. On the File menu, click Save As, type a descriptive name […]
Timeout your Mouseovers: “This is a fun effect I built for Chowhound that does one better for mouseovers. The problem with most menu systems is that they’re really touchy whether you’re too fast or slow with the mouse. The trick is to use a timeout with the effect, so it will wait a fraction of […]
How to safely connect from anywhere to your closed Linux firewall | MDLog:/sysadmin: “In general all the great ideas are the simple ones. Many times we see a great idea in practice and we wander why didn’t we thought of that before? It is just so simple… The first time I have seen the knockd […]
LiveScience.com – Proposal to Implant Tracking Chips in Immigrants: “Scott Silverman, Chairman of the Board of VeriChip Corporation, has proposed implanting the company’s RFID tracking tags in immigrant and guest workers. He made the statement on national television on May 16.”
Google Groups : microsoft.public.exchange.admin: “To expand on this answer, here are the detailed steps to use for the search: Do a find in AD Users & Computers: – Right-click on your Domain name and click Find– In the Find dropdown, select Exchange Recipients– Check ONLY Users with Exchange mailbox on the General tab– On the […]
HOWTO Change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Pro – Gizmodo: “It sounds pretty simple to do (just some registry changes), but you can’t install Service Pack 2, so you might try to slipstream in the changes to your modified install disc (if that’s even possible).”
Intel And Microsoft Say They’ll Back Nishida’s Toshiba – Forbes.com: “After sitting on the fence for months in the battle between the warring formats, the software colossuses have signed up to the HD DVD Promotion Group–meaning that PCs running Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Vista operating system or Intel’s Viiv entertainment technology will support HD DVD drives.”
Cooperative Linux: “Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely […]