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iTunes App Store Category ID’s

willc — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:45:16 +0000

I’ve been developing a web app that queries the iTunes Store database. Apple doesn’t make it easy to find out category ID’s, so I figured this might save someone some time now that I have done them all. 6000 – Business 6001 – Weather 6002 – Utilities 6003 – Travel 6004 – Sports 6005 – [...]

Firefox 4 beta 1

willc — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:26:40 +0000

Mozilla released the first beta version of Firefox 4, for public review. Version 4 of the browser is due out towards the end of the year, but you can try out the beta now by grabbing it from the nightly build page. I’ve been using it for a few hours, and I do believe it [...]

Encrypted Google Search

willc — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:06:53 +0000

This seems to have flown under the radar in recent weeks, but Google has launched a Beta site for using their search services over SSL. I have it set to my default Google search page now. Google SSL Same URL as usual, just use https instead of http.

Practical Security Round-up

willc — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:25:31 +0000

We here at Geekamongus care about you, the visitor, so we offer some news and tips about staying secure: iPhone Here’s a good reason to set your iPhone to *not* auto-join Wifi networks, especially those AT&T Wifi Hotspots. Antivirus Software There is no need to pay for antivirus/security software for your Windows computer. Save your [...]

Energizer battery charger contains backdoor

willc — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:27:33 +0000

This is pretty crazy. “An attacker is able to remotely control a system, including the ability to list directories, send and receive files, and execute programs. The backdoor operates with the privileges of the logged-on user.” When you buy off-the-shelf peripherals such as this, it’s easy to assume they have been tested and are safe, [...]

High End Desktop for a Low End price

dbcooper — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:38:00 +0000

Want to build a high end desktop computer for a low end price (around $600 or less)? Note: I don’t include Windows 7 in the default build, as you can just download Ubuntu, Fedora, or OpenSuSE Linux etc. for free. However, I’ve included links for Windows 7 (student and normal) in the Additional options section. [...]

CD Archival and Re-Encoding – Using FLAC and LAME

dbcooper — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:48:10 +0000

PART – I: Purpose: The purpose of this guide is to provide general information on the following items. Suggested software/codec’s for digitally archiving your CD’s for long term storage and without losing an ounce of quality. (I.E. Using the Open Source FLAC lossless encoder) Encode from the Archived FLAC files for the most currently used/popular [...]

Connect your blog with Facebook

willc — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:04:22 +0000

Facebook keep redesigning their interface, and thus messing up instructions people have written for doing simple things such as integrating your blog posts with Facebook. If you have every wanted to make it so that your blog updates Facebook automatically, this is how, as of this writing: 1. Log in to Facebook 2. In the [...]

Defective by Design

willc — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:48:06 +0000

After reading yesterday’s announcement from Apple regarding the iPad, then browsing their site while drooling over the specs, I decided I would try and get one when they become available. I have become so accustomed to my iPhone 3Gs that I can’t imagine having a bigger extension of that for use around the house or [...]

MP3/ACC ID Tag issues (iTunes / PS3) – Part 2

dbcooper — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:00:40 +0000

If you missed my first rambling, see it here – Part-1 Now in Part 2, I’ve brought back more food for thought and some updated info between PS3′s ability to read MP3 tagging and AAC tagging as well. So after some further testing, I’ve realized the broken part seems to be in iTunes MP3 tagging [...]