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LED TVs Compared: Local Dimming, Edge-lit, And Full Array

phesto — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:42:34 +0000

If you thought all LED TVs were created equal, you’re underestimating the power of confusion as a marketing tool. In their continuing efforts to compete against the picture quality advantages of plasma-based flat-panel TVs, makers of LCDs TVs have introduced numerous new technologies. The most successful in our opinion is full-array LED backlighting with local [...]

IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:24:38 +0000

Installing Intellij IDEA on Ubuntu 9.10 I’ve been a user of the excellent IntelliJ Java IDE for some time on Windows. Even though the official Linux support by JetBrains is only for RedHat, you can also install IntelliJ fairly easily on Ubuntu. I’ve tested this with ubuntu 9.10 , Java 6, and IntelliJ 8. Here’s [...]

NAS: Advanced Configuration

phesto — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:37:16 +0000

This entry is part of a series, NAS» After all the previous step by step installation and settings We’ve only covered a basic configuration of FreeNAS here, but there’s a lot more you can do with it. For starters, you can use it to share out multiple drives, including CD or DVDs. Like most commercial [...]

NAS: Installation And Network Configuration

phesto — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:28:50 +0000

This entry is part of a series, NAS» This is the continuation of “Turning an old pc into NAS server” I would recommend reading this first if you have not done that yet. Installation and Network Configuration After you’ve configured the system’s boot order, insert a blank formatted floppy disk (or connect a Flash drive), [...]

Turn An Old PC Into A Network Attached Storage (NAS)

phesto — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:12:41 +0000

This entry is part of a series, NAS» If you’ve ever considered purchasing a NAS (short for network-attached storage) device to add storage to your home or small office network, you may have balked due to the relatively high prices they can command. If you don’t have hundreds of dollars to spare on a commercial [...]

NAS: Introduction

phesto — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:06:53 +0000

This entry is part of a series, NAS» Network Attached Storage (NAS) Network Attached Storage, commonly referred to as a NAS setup, is a file system attached to the network that acts solely as a storage center. NAS computers have all of the standard components of a computer such as a CPU, RAM, and hard [...]

Skinput: Get your whole body into your interface

phesto — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:10:25 +0000

What you are seeing here is not some sort of modern art, but it may make some statement about our society today. This is Skinput, a conceptual technology that can recognize a user’s taps of a finger on the skin, but it seems to be limited to the hand and the rest of the arm. [...]

Solar Vests, Becaome Your Own Power Station

phesto — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:42:36 +0000

If you are a gadget geek, and happen to work in the great outdoors, you can sympathize with the frustration of losing power to your phone or laptop just when you need them most. Scrambling to track down a car or an electric outlet to get back online is never fun. Sure, you could carry around a portable solar

IBM Thinkpad T40 Wireless Not Working

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:50:07 +0000

Hi there, this is just a tip, for those who own IBM Thinkpad T40 T40p T41, as it came to my attention, one weekend I had my thinkpad HDD replaced, and installed a fresh XP pro, then went to ibm website and downloaded all necessary drivers including WLAN and Ethernet. But to my surprise, wireless [...]

ORACLE APPLICATION EXPRESS

Noel Alex Makumuli — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:19:41 +0000

Oracle Application Express is a rapid web application development tool for the Oracle database. Oracle Application Express is also known as “ORACLE APEX” or “APEX”. Using only a web browser and limited programming experience, you can develop and deploy professional applications that are both fast and secure. APEX is Oracle product and has been around [...]