Archive for November, 2011
Ask the Readers: Favorite Deal App?
Black Friday is mere days away and the holiday shopping season is upon us. This week we want to hear about your favorite deals apps—how do you find the best deals on the go? The parameters for this week’s Ask the Readers question are pretty straight forward: we want to hear about your favorite deal [...]
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A Long Day for Tech Support [Funny Comic]
Working in Tech Support can really try your patience at times… Tech support probably facepalmed. [9GAG] How to See What Web Sites Your Computer is Secretly Connecting To HTG Explains: When Do You Need to Update Your Drivers? How to Make the Kindle Fire Silk Browser *Actually* Fast!
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Battle Zombies on Your Desktop with the Dead Island Theme for Windows 7
Do you love battling zombie hordes? Then welcome to Banoi Island where a Zombie outbreak has just occurred and you must race against time to save the other survivors and yourself! The theme comes with eight wallpapers full of zombie fighting goodness to help turn your desktop into the perfect battleground. The theme is available [...]
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Address Is Approximate: A Brilliant Stop Motion and Street View Mashup [Video]
In this moving and brilliantly executed stop motion film, a small toy takes a voyage across the world without leaving the desk he lives on. Address is Approximate, a short stop motion film by Tom Jenkins, is a moving little film that combines Google Street View, stop motion, a collection of small desktop toys, and [...]
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Introduction to Reading Electronics Schematics [Video]
If you’re interested in electronics tinkering but a bit overwhelmed by learning electronics schematics, this helpful introductory video will get you started. Courtesy of Make magazine, this video tutorial covers what a schematic is, how schematics are laid out, and the basics of reading a schematic and its component symbols. When you’re done with the [...]
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How To Block Web Sites at the Router Level for Network Wide Filtering
A comprehensive network filtering system is overkill if all you want to do is block a handful of web sites. Read on as we show you how—with nothing more than your router—you can selectively block and temporarily restrict individual websites. For many people a massive commercial internet filter is overkill. What if you just want [...]
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Life Satisfaction for Nerds versus Most People [Humorous Graph]
Make sure to take a few moments and browse through the other wonderful comics drawn by Zach at the website! Life Satisfaction – SMBC Comics [via Geeks are Sexy] HTG Explains: When Do You Need to Update Your Drivers? How to Make the Kindle Fire Silk Browser *Actually* Fast! Amazon’s New Kindle Fire Tablet: the [...]
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How Back to the Future Should have Ended (In a Galaxy Far Far Away) [Video]
Everyone is familiar with Doc Brown’s statement that they would not need roads where they were going. If only he had known just how true the ‘no roads’ part was going to be! Alternate Ending – Back to the Future [via Geeks are Sexy] HTG Explains: When Do You Need to Update Your Drivers? How [...]
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Ghost Incognito Automatically Loads Incognito Mode Based on Domain
Chrome: Ghost Incognito mode is a simple Chrome extension that automatically launches Incognito mode on a domain-by-domain basis. If you routinely visit the same sites using Incognito Mode, Ghost Incognito allows you to flag domains. By default it turns on Incognito for all .XXX domains and, once you select some domains, for any that you [...]
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SiriProxy Harnesses Siri’s Voice Processing to Control Thermostats and More
iOS: This clever hack taps into the Siri voice agent in iPhone 4S units and allows a proxy service to execute commands outside the normal range of Siri’s behavior–like adjusting the thermostat. It’s a highly experimental hack but it showcases the great potential for Siri-based interaction with a wide range of services and network devices. [...]
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