Video: Hacking WEP with Kismac in 10 minutes A very interesting video showing how easy it is to crack WEP with some very simple tools. (tags: hacks video Mac Apple google wep wifi) New Del.icio.us popular sites This is a really cool list of popular sites showing up in the last 24 hours. (tags: blog…
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Hybrid Cars Need Bells
In the spirit of putting little whistles on your car to warn deer of your approach it now appears hybrid car owners will need a similar recourse. Why? Pedestrians can’t hear the quiet cars. Mercury News: “Jenny Sant’Anna was so excited. She had waited months for just the right hybrid, choosing a Toyota Highlander because,…
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Internet Explorer 7 The Internet Explorer 7 Home Page. (tags: internet blog microsoft explorer” design developer)
...Read MoreHow to Fix a Stuck Pixel on an LCD Monitor – WikiHow
Here’s a great how-to from over at eHow.com “How to Fix a Stuck Pixel on an LCD Monitor”. Haven’t had occasion to try it (and hope I never do) so I can’t vouche if it works or not.
...Read MorePatent Ruling Forces Office Upgrade
Microsoft is being forced to provide a patch disabling some of the features in Office 2003. Yahoo! News: “Microsoft is telling new corporate customers to update versions of its Office suite and Access software package following a 2005 patent infringement ruling that required Microsoft to remove the patented software from its products. Microsoft on Monday…
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Coding a Layout ErraticWisdom presents an easy to follow tutorial on coding a web layout (tags: layout design development web tutorial howto css html) Tens of thousands of new homes planned for delta land that could face catastrophe (tags: california development housing life homeowners builders building)
...Read MoreTop ten reasons Geeks make good fathers
This is awesome and SO true. Top ten reasons Geeks make good fathers
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RSSscraper – Ruby RSS screenscraper, RSS scraper, screen scraper Got a favorite site that’s frequently updated that you wish had an rss feed but doesn’t? If you’ve got a computer you’re in luck, RSSscraper will turn any page into an RSS feed as long as you’ve got a computer with Ruby running on it. (tags:…
...Read MoreMultiple Email Addresses: A Good Thing
You know, I only use my gmail address at a few places so it’s pretty obvious some “legitimate” business are either selling their email addresses, doing the spamming themselves, or they’ve got a MAJOR security hole. Just goes to show, you should always have 2 email addresses. One that you give out to companies and…
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Chris Pirillo’s showing off his nuts. Chris Pirillo: “I went upstairs a few minutes ago to change into my pajamas, and noticed that my fly was completely down. This, after having made a trip to the store for food earlier this evening. People were staring at me and pointing, which I’ve been used to experiencing…
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