Archive for June, 2011
Ask the Readers: What’s the Best Order for Installing Apps on a New Computer?
Whether your computer is brand new or feels brand new after an OS refresh, we’re curious to see what order you install applications in. What goes on first? What goes on last? What is forgotten until you need it? This week, inspired by this Best Order to Install Everything guide over at the Windows 7 [...]
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What Happens When You Choose the Wrong Computer for Remote Access [Humorous Image]
Note: You can view the full-size image using the link below. Accidentally chose wrong computer while using Remote Access [via Reddit] How To Encrypt Your Cloud-Based Drive with Boxcryptor HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras How to Clean Your Dirty Smartphone (Without Breaking Something)
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Female Armor is Horribly Designed [Humorous Video]
Our intrepid group of adventurers show up at the blacksmith shop to pick up their new armor, but not all is well. The two gentlemen in the group “provided” the design for their companion’s armor and she is less than pleased with the result. Does she get the armor and revenge she wants? Watch to [...]
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Watch a Tesla Coil Zap in “Bullet Time” [Video]
What happens when you take 10 cameras, hack their firmware, and rig them up in a Matrix-style “Bullet Time” array to capture a Tesla Coil blasting energy bolts? Pure video magic. Over at Hacker Friendly they took ten Canon A470s, hacked the firmware with the Canon CHDK firmware, and wired them all together into an [...]
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Google Books Downloader Downloads Google Books to PDF and JPG
If you’re looking for a way to download and format shift books and magazines found in Google Books, Google Books Downloader can help. Google Books Downloader takes what you can see in Google Books and downloads it either as a PDF file or as a series of JPGs. The key to using Google Books Downloader [...]
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How To Encrypt Your Cloud-Based Drive with Boxcryptor
The security debacle at Dropbox last week opened a lot of peoples’ eyes to the need for user-managed encryption for cloud-based storage. Read on to learn how to secure your Dropbox (and other cloud-based files) with Boxcryptor. How To Encrypt Your Cloud-Based Drive with Boxcryptor HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras How to Clean Your [...]
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Bring the Lantern Corp to Your Desktop with the Green Lantern Theme for Windows 7
Calling all Green Lantern fans! Here is your chance to bring the excitement of the new movie straight to your desktop in a ready to go theme. The theme comes with 31 Hi-Res wallpapers, custom icons, and sounds from the movie for an awesome Lantern Corp desktop experience. View Additional Screenshots of the Theme [VikiTech] [...]
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Batman versus Sherlock Holmes [Comic]
Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mystery of who the man behind Batman’s mask is? Read to find out! Note: Visit the link below to see the rest of the comic. Batman Versus Sherlock Holmes [via Geeks are Sexy] How To Encrypt Your Cloud-Based Drive with Boxcryptor HTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based Cameras How to Clean [...]
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Tiny DSLR Intervalometer Snaps Pics On User-Defined Schedule
If you’re interested in time-lapse photography but underwhelmed by the in-camera options (or lack there of) or don’t want to shell out money for an expensive commercial intervalometer, this DIY option is pretty slick solution. Achim Sack, a fan of hardware hacking and time lapse photography, created a super tiny interval timer that works with [...]
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LightScythe Creates Huge Light Paintings
Earlier this year we showed you how an LED POV staff could be used to visualize network data. This build takes it to another level and allows you to imprint entire words and images into photos. Gavin, a hardware hacker from Sydney, built an open-source POV (persistence of vision) staff after the Wi-Fi visualizer inspired [...]
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