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Ethernet Cable Hack Extends Your Flash Sync Cord [DIY]
If you’re looking for a quick, dirty, and cheap way to extend your camera’s flash-sync cord, this tutorial shows you how to splice it to an Ethernet cable for easy length customization. Flash sync cables are usually rather short and lengthy cables are obscenely expensive for what they are (often $1-1.50 a foot). This simple [...]
31Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Orkanizer Is a Web-Based Pomodoro Tracker With Stat Tracking, Task History, and More
Orkanizer is a free, web-based, and feature rich Pomodoro Technique tool that includes productivity statistics, tagging, task histories, and even relaxing music to listen to while you work. If you checked out previously reviewed PomodoroApp and were put off by the Windows-only aspect or the freemium model aspect, you’ll want to take a look at [...]
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Build a Stylish Standing Desk for Under $200
If you’re looking for an on-the-cheap standing desk but you’d like to use solid wood instead of particle board/MDF, this IKEA-based hack uses solid wood counter tops and still keeps it budget-friendly. Similar to a previously featured IKEA standing desk, this model–courtesy of Brad at IKEAHacker–uses the CAPITA angled brackets. It varies by ditching the [...]
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Week in Geek: FBI Plans to Increase Monitoring of Social Networks
This week’s edition of WIG is filled with news link goodness covering topics such as the botnet apps found in the official Google Android Market, Mozilla’s plans to add a reset button to Firefox, the operator of the Kelihos botnet was a former anti-virus firm employee, and more. Photo by phillip torrone. Quick Digital Makeup [...]
29Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Best Wi-Fi Articles for Securing Your Network and Optimizing Your Router
Wi-Fi is a big part of everybody’s daily life. However, it can cause frustration if not set up properly or optimally. Worse than that, it can get you into big trouble if it is not secure. Understanding more about routers and setting up Wi-Fi on PCs, Macs, and mobile devices, can provide a better and [...]
29Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Desktop Fun: Auroras Wallpaper Collection
Auroras lighting up the sky with bursts of color are truly stunning visual experiences and make great photos when caught on camera. Now you can bring the beauty of these sky-borne events to your desktop with our Auroras Wallpaper collection. Quick Digital Makeup Tips To Make Yourself Look Ten Years Younger How To Extend Your [...]
28Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Chun-Li in Battle [Wallpaper]
Chun Li [DesktopNexus] Quick Digital Makeup Tips To Make Yourself Look Ten Years Younger How To Extend Your Wireless Network with Tomato-Powered Routers Stupid Geek Tricks: Change Your IP Address From the Command Prompt
28Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Best Tools to Check for Windows Software Updates – Analysis Report
Apps that check for updates for your favorite Windows software are becoming more popular, but are they actually good and if so which ones work the best? The folks over at the 7 Tutorials blog have analysed seven different popular update checkers and report on their effectiveness for the Windows programs chosen, performance, and where [...]
28Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Geek Trivia: What Popular 1980s Computer Game Blatantly Ripped Off Super Mario Bros?
What Popular 1980s Computer Game Blatantly Ripped Off Super Mario Bros? 1) The Great Giana Sisters 2) Plumber Brothers United 3) Block Smash Kingdom 4) Super Jump Man Think you know the answer?
28Jan2012 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Juice Boxes, Watermelons, and More Slo-Mo Exploding in a Microwave [Video]
In this terribly clever restaurant advertisement we’re treating to 500 frame-per-second slow motion video of everything from watermelons to beer bottles exploding in a microwave. In this clever ad fro Moe’s Southwest Grill they’re trying to convey how microwaves ruin everything (and, the subtext we can then assume, is that they make everything fresh and [...]
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