This is a blog about interesting articles, cool gizmos and gadgets; tweaks and tricks; hacks and cheats; just stuff we heard about or discovered along the way; and how to make things work or make life more interesting....
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
superf4 - Project Hosting on Google Code
Friday, September 25, 2009
America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass
America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass 
- What is the Senior Pass?
An affordable lifetime Pass - available to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are 62 years and older - that provides access to recreation areas managed by five Federal agencies.
It also provides the pass owner a discount on some Expanded Amenity Fees such as camping (see Senior Pass Benefits section).
- What does it cost and how long is it valid?
The cost of the Senior Pass is $10, and it is valid for the lifetime of the pass owner.
- If I have a Golden Age Passport is it still valid?
Yes, Golden Age Passports are valid for a lifetime and are equivalent to the new Senior Pass.
- What if I have a plastic Golden Age Passport and want a new Senior Pass instead?
Plastic Golden Age Passports are valid for a lifetime. However, if you would like the new Senior Pass, you may purchase one for $10.00, with proof of identification, e.g., driver's license, birth certificate, or similar government-issued document. Plastic Golden Age cards are no longer available for purchase.
- What if I have a paper Golden Age Passport and want a new Senior Pass instead?
Paper Golden Age Passports will be exchanged free of charge for the new Senior Passes with proof of identification, e.g., driver's license, birth certificate, or similar government-issued document.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Windows 7 Media Center review
Windows 7 Media Center review
We've been waiting a long time for this and it's finally here, the latest version of Windows Media Center. Well, we really stopped waiting a few months ago when the release candidate hit, but waited on composing our thoughts until after we had a chance to play with the RTM copy. For the most part, as you'd expect the RTM build is identical to the RC, sans the bugs, but there are plenty of upgrades over Vista Media Center. Many of these new features were also in the TV Pack, but in our book that doesn't count. For starters it was OEM only, and thus you could only get it (legitimately) by buying a new PC, but the real reason is because it was so buggy, it was beyond usable. In fact we still stand by the theory that the TV Pack was nothing more than an early preview for OEMs of the new guts of Windows 7 Media Center. Gladly that is all behind us now, so keep reading to find out what gets us excited about Windows 7 Media Center.
We've been waiting a long time for this and it's finally here, the latest version of Windows Media Center. Well, we really stopped waiting a few months ago when the release candidate hit, but waited on composing our thoughts until after we had a chance to play with the RTM copy. For the most part, as you'd expect the RTM build is identical to the RC, sans the bugs, but there are plenty of upgrades over Vista Media Center. Many of these new features were also in the TV Pack, but in our book that doesn't count. For starters it was OEM only, and thus you could only get it (legitimately) by buying a new PC, but the real reason is because it was so buggy, it was beyond usable. In fact we still stand by the theory that the TV Pack was nothing more than an early preview for OEMs of the new guts of Windows 7 Media Center. Gladly that is all behind us now, so keep reading to find out what gets us excited about Windows 7 Media Center.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
DD-WRT :: About the project
DD-WRT :: About the project: "About DD-WRT
DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used."
DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Microsoft DreamSpark
Dreamspark.com is a site for college and high school students to get many of Microsoft's products. You just need an .edu email address to make use of this facility.
Choose a product to download. View More Software
The 2008 R2 is based on Windows 7 code base, which is the latest and greatest server product.
New and update features in R2:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowss...tures.aspx
NOTE: R2 is 64 bit -only- (they will not have a 32 bit version). So your must have a processor that has the 64 bit extensions
How to use this as a desktop (workstation) OS, thanks mm3ss690:
http://www.win2008workstation.com/
Dreamspark.com is a site for college and high school students to get many of Microsoft's products. You just need an .edu email address to make use of this facility.
Choose a product to download. View More Software
The 2008 R2 is based on Windows 7 code base, which is the latest and greatest server product.
New and update features in R2:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowss...tures.aspx
NOTE: R2 is 64 bit -only- (they will not have a 32 bit version). So your must have a processor that has the 64 bit extensions
How to use this as a desktop (workstation) OS, thanks mm3ss690:
http://www.win2008workstation.com/
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
About | XBMC
XBMC an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media.
XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages."
XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages."
Friday, September 04, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Unlock Motorola V3 RAZR and go to the Moon!
Unlock Motorola V3 RAZR and go to the Moon!
Lot’s of forum talks, lot’s of articles on Motorola internals, but none seemed to work 100%, and rather worked 97%. There was still this 3% that kept Motorola V3 RAZR owners from unlocking the phone… Here are tested, and proved to complete all 100%, steps that will let you unlock your Moty.
First, let’s get ready. All the tools that you can download below are MS Windows based (if you are using different OS, like Mac or, like me - Ubuntu, you can install MS Windows in a virtual box).
Ok, so assuming you are using MS Windows, these are the tools you will need to use:
- “p2k drivers 2.9” - This is a set of drivers that will enable your PC/Laptop and RAZR V3 to communicate.
- “scotty2_8.26_downgrader_v2” - this is the tool written by scotty2 which downgrades your phone’s bootloader from (8.26, 8.23, 7.E0) to 7.D0, which is needed for the next tool to unlock it.
- “P2K_Easy_Tool_v37” - this is an actual “unlocker” tool.
- MiniUSB to USB cable
in order to connect your RAZR V3 to PC/Laptop.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Nerd Vittles » Introducing the Orgasmatron V, Google Voice Edition
Nerd Vittles » Introducing the Orgasmatron V, Google Voice Edition:
It's been an interesting couple of weeks watching many of our readers flock to Google Voice in order to make free calls in the U.S. and Canada. The only problem with our Google Voice solution was the skill set required to get everything humming along as it should. For those new to the Asterisk world, it only made sense to create a special installer that would build an Instant PBX."
It's been an interesting couple of weeks watching many of our readers flock to Google Voice in order to make free calls in the U.S. and Canada. The only problem with our Google Voice solution was the skill set required to get everything humming along as it should. For those new to the Asterisk world, it only made sense to create a special installer that would build an Instant PBX."
Sunday, August 23, 2009
How do I factory reset a Linksys (Sipura) SPA?
How do I factory reset a Linksys (Sipura) SPA?
To return the Linksys (Sipura) SPA to an unconfigured state:
It is possible for service providers to restrict access to this feature. If you are using a SPA that has been provisioned by a provider, you may need the assistance of the service provider in order to perform this action.
To return the Linksys (Sipura) SPA to an unconfigured state:
- Pick up the handset attached to your SPA device. You may or may not hear the dialtone.
- Dial ****73738#
- Dial 1# to confirm.
- Hang up.
It is possible for service providers to restrict access to this feature. If you are using a SPA that has been provisioned by a provider, you may need the assistance of the service provider in order to perform this action.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
PassMark Software - CPU Benchmark Charts
PassMark Software - CPU Benchmark Charts
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50,000+ Systems Tested and 650+ CPU Models - Updated Daily!PassMark Software has delved into the thousands of benchmark results that PerformanceTest users have posted to its web site and produced five Intel vs AMD CPU charts to help compare the relative speeds of the different processors. Included in this list are CPUs designed for servers and workstations (Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron processors), desktop CPUs (Intel Core2 and AMD Phenom processors), in addition to mobile CPUs. |
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Nerd Vittles
Nerd Vittles - Tweaking Asterisk for Free Google Voice Calling
Now that the Asterisk and Google Voice marriage is finally underway, we wanted to step back today and revise the original methodology a bit to take advantage of some of the terrific comments which were offered in response to our last article. First, the good news. U.S. calls through Google Voice using Asterisk work! They sound great, and they're free. The not so good news was that the MeetMe conferencing trick to join your outbound call with the Google Voice click-to-dial return call from your destination worked great so long as a real person answered the phone. But, if an answering machine picked up or no one answered the call at all, there were problems because these calls already had been transferred to the MeetMe conference and there was no simple way to disconnect them. And the need for two DIDs to support a single Google Voice interface just seemed a bit wasteful.
Now that the Asterisk and Google Voice marriage is finally underway, we wanted to step back today and revise the original methodology a bit to take advantage of some of the terrific comments which were offered in response to our last article. First, the good news. U.S. calls through Google Voice using Asterisk work! They sound great, and they're free. The not so good news was that the MeetMe conferencing trick to join your outbound call with the Google Voice click-to-dial return call from your destination worked great so long as a real person answered the phone. But, if an answering machine picked up or no one answered the call at all, there were problems because these calls already had been transferred to the MeetMe conference and there was no simple way to disconnect them. And the need for two DIDs to support a single Google Voice interface just seemed a bit wasteful.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Nerd Vittles » Tweaking Asterisk for Free Google Voice Calling
Nerd Vittles » Tweaking Asterisk for Free Google Voice Calling
To get everything working today, there are six steps:
(1) obtaining and configuring a DID to manage calls between Google Voice and Asterisk,
(2) configuring a Google Voice forwarding number for this DID to manage your outbound and inbound calls,
(3) configuring FreePBX to route all outbound calls with a GV prefix to your special Google Voice dialplan context,
(4) configuring an inbound route to manage incoming calls from your Google Voice number,
(5) setting up a series of Parked Call extensions, one of which will be used to manage your outbound Google Voice calls, and
(6) running our install script which adds the dialplan code for Google Voice calling with your credentials and puts the Python application into place on your server.
To get everything working today, there are six steps:
(1) obtaining and configuring a DID to manage calls between Google Voice and Asterisk,
(2) configuring a Google Voice forwarding number for this DID to manage your outbound and inbound calls,
(3) configuring FreePBX to route all outbound calls with a GV prefix to your special Google Voice dialplan context,
(4) configuring an inbound route to manage incoming calls from your Google Voice number,
(5) setting up a series of Parked Call extensions, one of which will be used to manage your outbound Google Voice calls, and
(6) running our install script which adds the dialplan code for Google Voice calling with your credentials and puts the Python application into place on your server.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
Minimal CD Image - Community Ubuntu Documentation
Minimal CD Image - Community Ubuntu Documentation
The Minimal CD downloads packages from online archives at installation time instead of providing them on the install CD itself. Downloading packages at install time reduces the size of the install CD to approximately 5 to 20MB depending on architecture (see below), as well as providing only the packages needed for installation. The download time savings achieved by using a Minimal CD can be significant, as only current packages are downloaded, so there is no need to upgrade packages immediately after installation. The Minimal CD uses a text-based installer like the Alternate CD, making the CD image as compact as possible.
The Minimal CD downloads packages from online archives at installation time instead of providing them on the install CD itself. Downloading packages at install time reduces the size of the install CD to approximately 5 to 20MB depending on architecture (see below), as well as providing only the packages needed for installation. The download time savings achieved by using a Minimal CD can be significant, as only current packages are downloaded, so there is no need to upgrade packages immediately after installation. The Minimal CD uses a text-based installer like the Alternate CD, making the CD image as compact as possible.
TestDisk - CGSecurity
TestDisk - CGSecurity
TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.
TestDisk can
- Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
- Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
- Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
- Fix FAT tables
- Rebuild NTFS boot sector
- Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
- Fix MFT using MFT mirror
- Locate ext2/ext3 Backup SuperBlock
- Undelete files from FAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem
- Copy files from deleted FAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3 partitions.
TestDisk has features for both novices and experts. For those who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques, TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further analysis. Those more familiar with such procedures should find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
YouTubeMP4 - YouTube の動画をmpeg4 (mp4 h.264) でダウンロード : Download mpeg4 video from Youtube directly
YouTubeMP4 - YouTube の動画をmpeg4 (mp4 h.264) でダウンロード : Download mpeg4 video from Youtube directly: "YouTubeMP4
YouTube の動画をmpeg4でダウンロード : Download mpeg4 video from Youtube directly"
YouTube の動画をmpeg4でダウンロード : Download mpeg4 video from Youtube directly"
PlayOn Digital Media Server | MediaMall Technologies:
If you have a PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, HP MediaSmart TV, Moxi HD DVR, or other DLNA-compliant device, PlayOn lets you watch Netflix, Hulu, CBS, YouTube, CNN, ESPN and more on your TV. And, if that isn't reason enough to check it out, PlayOn also enables you to enjoy your local PC media files with its newly released local media sharing feature (currently in beta). You can see all your digital photos, listen to your stored music, and watch videos stored on your PC through the same PlayOn Digital Media Server."
If you have a PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, HP MediaSmart TV, Moxi HD DVR, or other DLNA-compliant device, PlayOn lets you watch Netflix, Hulu, CBS, YouTube, CNN, ESPN and more on your TV. And, if that isn't reason enough to check it out, PlayOn also enables you to enjoy your local PC media files with its newly released local media sharing feature (currently in beta). You can see all your digital photos, listen to your stored music, and watch videos stored on your PC through the same PlayOn Digital Media Server."
ps3mediaserver - Project Hosting on Google Code
ps3mediaserver - Project Hosting on Google Code:
PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration. It's backed up with the powerful Mplayer/FFmpeg packages."
PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration. It's backed up with the powerful Mplayer/FFmpeg packages."
FreeNAS: The Free NAS Server - About
FreeNAS: The Free NAS Server - About: "FreeNAS is a free NAS (Network-Attached Storage) server, supporting: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, AFP, RSYNC, iSCSI protocols, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication, Software RAID (0,1,5) with a Full WEB configuration interface. FreeNAS takes less than 32MB once installed on Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key."
Remote-Exploit.org - Supplying offensive security products to the world
Remote-Exploit.org - Supplying offensive security products to the world:
BackTrack
BackTrack is the most top rated linux live distribution focused on penetration testing. With no installation whatsoever, the analysis platform is started directly from the CD-Rom and is fully accessible within minutes."
BackTrack
BackTrack is the most top rated linux live distribution focused on penetration testing. With no installation whatsoever, the analysis platform is started directly from the CD-Rom and is fully accessible within minutes."
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Download details: Infrastructure Planning and Design
Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
Friday, July 17, 2009
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