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Category Archives: Tech
Make a DIY Automatic Power Cycler for Flaky Internet Connections
This is a cool idea: Make a DIY Automatic Power Cycler for Flaky Internet Connections. Our internet is moderately flaky. It will go down every time there’s a lightning storm int he area, and the way this summer’s been going … Continue reading
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Everything you need to know about the internet | Technology | The Observer
Everything you need to know about the internet has a number of interesting points. I particularly liked the point that we should take the long view. Should our society survive another 100 years, we may be in a position to … Continue reading
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Turn Your Old Router into a Range-Boosting Wi-Fi Repeater
Turn Your Old Router into a Range-Boosting Wi-Fi Repeater is nicely timed for me. I was trying to figure out if this was possible with the hardware I have on hand. Sadly, it looks as though the answer is no … Continue reading
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What Settings Should I Change on My Wi-Fi Router?
What Settings Should I Change on My Wi-Fi Router? covers a lot of the basics for setting up a router. I find guides such as this one really useful to help keep me from forgetting simple stuff and feeling like … Continue reading
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A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
One Div Zero: A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages made me laugh. I particularly liked the opening piece of history: Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave “hello, world” into a … Continue reading
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Make a DIY Screen Protector for Your Gadgets
I tried this out and it’s worked pretty well: Make a DIY Screen Protector for Your Gadgets – Gadgets – Lifehacker. It just uses common materials (packing tape, soap, scissors) and it’s pretty simple. The tape seems to both stick … Continue reading
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RSS in Plain English
RSS in Plain English – Common Craft – Our Product is Explanation is worth watching if you’re not already using an RSS reader. If you read blogs or webcomics or any other source of information or entertainment that’s updated regularly, … Continue reading
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How Fanboys See Operating Systems
This photo chart made me laugh: How Fanboys See Operating Systems — The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.
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The Immensity of the Internet
Created by Online Education It amazes me how much information being put out there. Pick an obscure topic, e.g. how to move a cast iron tub upstairs and you’ll find ideas, opinions, and arguments about it out there. James Burke … Continue reading
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AJAX Emacs. If this doesn’t excite you, nothing will.
AJAX Emacs. If this doesn’t excite you, nothing will. This is either horrible or awesome. It’s surprising and yet somehow feels foredoomed. Say that while you can; oppose Emacs if you must. Be it known, however, that your days are … Continue reading
61 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For
If you’re looking for free apps to take on a project, this list of 61 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For – Thanksgiving – Lifehacker is a great place to start. It amazes me all the things I can get … Continue reading
10 Geeky Things to Be Thankful For
Canadian Thanksgiving is long over, but this is still a great list of 10 Geeky Things to Be Thankful For | GeekDad | Wired.com. I’m most thankful for broadband Internet – for me it brings most of the rest with … Continue reading
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Tech Support Cheat Sheet
xkcd’s tech_support_cheat_sheet will doubtless not be used by those who need it most. Nevertheless, it’s still a nice description of how to be a computer expert.
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Detailed Information About Your Hardware
Speccy Gives You Detailed Information About Your Hardware – System Monitoring – Lifehacker. This looks like the kind of tool I can use. Usually I know what went into a box when it’s new, but a few months down the … Continue reading
25gb of free cloud storage
I read bout this a few days back: SkyDrive Explorer adds 25gb of free cloud storage to Windows Explorer. I suspect I can find a use for this but I haven’t quite decided how I will use it. The obvious … Continue reading
Converting Audio for DSi – Doesn’t Work
EDIT: Doesn’t work. Oxelon says that it converts the files to AAC, but the files cannot be read by the DSI. Looks as though I’ll have to fight with iTunes after all. We bought Nintendo DSis for the kids for … Continue reading
Build a XBMC Media Center On the Cheap
EDIT: This is for media playback, not media recording. If you want a DVR check out MythTV. I think I may do a project such as this one in February: Build a Silent, Standalone XBMC Media Center On the Cheap … Continue reading
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Time for a New Keyboard
My keyboard at work died a few days back, a circumstance that may or may not have been assisted by someone spilling hot tea on the numeric keypad. *shifty eyes* I’ve been using a cheap keyboard for the last few … Continue reading
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Dirpy Converts YouTube Videos to Audio for Later Listening
I’ve been looking for a utility such as this one: Dirpy Converts YouTube Videos to Audio for Later Listening – Mp3 – Lifehacker. It seems that I’m forever running across interesting lectures or presentations in video format. Most of the … Continue reading
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Why Rechargeable Batteries Are Rarely Cost Effective
Why Rechargeable Batteries Are Rarely Cost Effective gives a good breakdown of which batteries to use when. From his breakdown, about the only rechargeables I should be using are Lithium Ion batteries for our camera. Otherwise my usage patterns call … Continue reading
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