Insanityville

LaCie offers Rugged Safe external storage

in-sanity — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:25:50 +0000

LaCie sure offers great products like this suggestively named key shaped USB drive, or this new, also suggestively named, Rugged Safe external Hard Drive. You’ll notice right away the thumbprint scanner that ads extra security to the device. Pretty nice feature if you ask me. Now, a little on the specs as stated on the [...]

The insides of the iPad

in-sanity — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:57:40 +0000

Browsing the web I came across the photos the FCC made when they checked the iPad in the review process. The gallery can be viewed here. [Source]

Gridlock Concept wrist watch

in-sanity — Mon, 24 May 2010 10:11:01 +0000

I haven’t seen in a while a concept anything that is truly different than other mass production products. The Gridlock Concept wrist watch from Tokyoflash looks like it comes straight from a Star Trek movie. You’d think that it’s difficult to read but you’d be wrong. The trick to it is that the hours are [...]

FastMac U-Socket to ship out in October

in-sanity — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:34:59 +0000

It seems that the USB port escapes the multimedia device case and moves to the wall socket. This is the U-Socket from FastMac and it will be ready for shipping in October. You’ll be able to purchase one for about $20. The original design that was supposed to be priced at $10 had to be [...]

Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates Dialog

in-sanity — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:00:25 +0000

Based on the image above, a lot of jokes were made around the Internet. I found a few of them online and I grouped them into a little gallery. You will find a template to create your own joke based on this image or can send me links to other jokes like this to extend [...]

How to fix unbootable Windows from the Recovey Console

in-sanity — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:05:03 +0000

This is an update on my unbootable laptop. For the initial repair operation you can read here: Ubuntu saved me once again. It seems that my fix using the Ubuntu was just temporary Today when I arrived from work, started my laptop but surprise, it didn’t boot again. It entered the recover console again. I [...]

Google socks

in-sanity — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:59:32 +0000

Today at Google I/O, Google had the coolest giveaway yet by gaving everyone present their latest Android phone, the Evo 4G. But that’s not all. Nobody guessed that the phone wasn’t the only thing that Google was giving away. On their way out, everyone received one sample of Google’s latest project: Google Socks. Now they [...]

Ubuntu saved me once again

in-sanity — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:59:49 +0000

Well, maybe that’s what I get get for trying to play Prince of persia – The two Thrones without the original CD and without installing the crack I installed it using an image of the game taken from a tracker but somehow forgot to overwrite the original files with the cracked files. I restarted at [...]

Windowsian Crapsody

in-sanity — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:44:33 +0000

Is this a real OS? Is this insanity? Caught in a niche buy, No escape from the GUI. Open your eyes, look into your files and see, Bill’s just a rich boy, he needs no sympathy, Because it’s sloppy code, full of bloat, really crap, really slow, Any way to sell ‘dows doesn’t really matter [...]

The purpose of Internet Explorer

in-sanity — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:41:35 +0000

I don’t want to be malicious but it’s kinda true. Daily I must struggle with the shortcomings of Internet Explorer so the message above is very well intended. So, please, don’t use Internet Explorer for your day to day browsing needs. Use it strictly to download a better browser.

VOT125 PC Mini from ViewSonic

in-sanity — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:33:53 +0000

Viewsonic released today their latest mini pc, the VOT125 which uses 90% less plastic that other similar mini nettops. For more information please read the press release below. Press release ViewSonic® Leads the Way to Smarter, Greener Computing with New PC Mini ViewSonic’s VOT125 PC Mini provides compact, energy saving solution for business and home [...]

Math is hard in any programming language

in-sanity — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:35:15 +0000

Ever since I started to code stuff in different programming languages I thought that if I want to add 2 numbers I would use the ‘+’ operator. If I want to make a subtraction I would use the ‘-’ operator. To make a multiplication or a division I would use the ‘*’, respectively ‘/’ operator. [...]

Apple based jokes

in-sanity — Sun, 16 May 2010 10:09:59 +0000

Apple’s designs are astonishing. But you can’t really pay a lot of money on something just because it looks great, right? I mean, I have a cell phone (SonyEricsson K800i) that is 3 years old and I wouldn’t change it for the world because it has all the features that I need, it works and [...]

Sand castle wonder

in-sanity — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:59:53 +0000

We all know that with a little free time, a little skill and technical knowledge, a man can create virtually anything. Stumbling the web for cool and interesting articles, I came across a man with a lot of free time, a lot of skill and a lot of talent and imagination. He created a sand [...]

Seagate brings ultra-thin netbook harddrives

in-sanity — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:08:35 +0000

Presenting one of the thinnest HDD’s out there. The Momentus Thin has only a 7mm thickness and is 2.5 mm thinner than it’s competitors and promises to bring even thinner netbooks. It will be available in 2 capacities, 160GB respectively 250GB, spins at 5400rpm and will have 8MB buffer. “Momentus Thin promises to help computer [...]

The story behind powerful brands

in-sanity — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:22:54 +0000

Adobe – came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock. Apache – It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA’s httpd daemon. The result was ‘A PAtCHy’ server – thus, the name Apache Apple Computers – favorite [...]

Custom URL for CakePHP Paginator helper

in-sanity — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:44:00 +0000

Well, I finally did it! After 3 hours of trial and error I finally got my custom URL’s for the Paginator Helper. Considering the amount of time it took me to achieve my desired URL format, I’ll share my solution with you. I don’t know if it’s the best solution out there (I didn’t find [...]

nVidia Tesla supercomputer

in-sanity — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:39:59 +0000

A few years back I was reading about the Roadrunner supercomputer but now it seems that we can buy our own supercomputer from nVidia. Pretty weird though because I always thought that IBM or Intel will be the first to make a supercomputer for the masses. Well, nVidia did it first. Let’s see it’s specs [...]

iWeb 2.0 Laptop

in-sanity — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:49:30 +0000

I see a lot of websites daily. I see lot’s of gadgets, concepts, reviews, tutorials, you name it. Every once in a while I see something that I would like to own. This little laptop is just beautiful. Not too practical and fast to use (because of the folded keyboard) but very interesting. The iWeb [...]

Alertpay integration with CakePHP

in-sanity — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:48:19 +0000

Recently I implemented a payment module using Alertpay. If you searched for this kind of code you already know what Alertpay is. For those of you who don’t, Alertpay is a payment processor similar to Paypal. To implement this type of payment you must register for an account and activate the IPN option from the [...]

How to paginate search results in CakePHP

in-sanity — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:43:49 +0000

Question: How do I paginate data from a model based on a keyword submitted by a user? I must say that it’s a little tricky because the Pagination component in CakePHP uses GET parameters to do it’s magic. That wouldn’t be a problem if I didn’t care about my URL structure but for SEO purposes [...]

Get your free .com domain now

in-sanity — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:07:05 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Nexx Inc. All opinions are 100% mine. YES! Your eyes don’t deceive you. I want to share a story with you guys. A story about how I came to have a website, how to share stuff over the web with you, how to give [...]

How to switch between databases in CakePHP on the fly

in-sanity — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:34:30 +0000

Ever needed to connect to another database in your cake app but got stuck and came with another solution? There is a rather simple way to do this and I think it can be extended to other data sources too (not tested but let me know if you do ). Let’s get to it. First [...]

How to bake on Ubuntu using cakePHP

in-sanity — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:11:37 +0000

Today I started a new project that I’m developing for school and I thought I’d do it using cakePHP. I went ahead and downloaded xampp for linux and a fresh copy of the cakePHP framework, 1.3.0-RC3, and I extracted it to my webroot. After I created a virtual host for it, it was time to [...]

Fix for wireless connection stability problem after update on Ubuntu 9.10

in-sanity — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:46:30 +0000

I’ve noticed that after updating my Ubuntu system, my wireless connection was a bit unstable. What I mean by that is loosing the connection shortly after getting connected. I don’t know if it’s a problem specific to my wireless card, but this fix worked for me and I’m going to share it with you now. [...]

Update grub menu after kernel updates on Ubuntu 9.10

in-sanity — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:38:06 +0000

As we all know, after each kernel update we must use a sudo apt-get autoremove to get rid of the old kernel images. This, however, does not take care of the grub menu which is updated with the new kernel along side with the old kernel entries. To update the grub menu, you must use [...]

Who doesn’t like music?!

in-sanity — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:11:46 +0000

I’m a huge fan of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and I love to play their tunes on the guitar. Having said that, I know that sheet music is a little hard to understand for some people when they see the song notes for the first time. To come in the aid of those [...]

Key shaped USB drive

in-sanity — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:00 +0000

We all hang our USB flash drives to our key chains because we don’t want to forget to take them (I mean… you don’t normally forget to take your keys with you, right?!). So, to have a more natural look of the key chain that should have keys hanging on it (you know.. it’s a [...]

The holidays are coming

in-sanity — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:46 +0000

I can’t believe how time flies. It seems like yesterday I was on a shopping spree for Christmas gifts, outfits for the Christmas party, for the new years party, spreading the good old Christmas cheer to all friends and family in the whole process. I like to have a Christmas present package. I mean I [...]

Using the ArrayList object in JAVA

in-sanity — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:57:32 +0000

I continue sharing with you bits of code from my JAVA project picking up the thread left in Running SQL queries in JAVA. I remind you that I must develop a library application for school project. So far I showed you how I connected to a database and how I manipulate data from that database. [...]

Speedy Internet just got faster

in-sanity — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:31:22 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Charter. All opinions are 100% mine. I must tell you a story about my ISP. I have an Internet plan that ensures, theoretically at least, that I have speed up to 10Mb/s. The fastest speed I ever downloaded something at was 1.4Mb/s. Can you [...]

Running SQL queries in JAVA

in-sanity — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:09 +0000

In a previous post, Connecting to Access database in JAVA, I’ve shared a little snippet of code with you that showed how to connect to an Access DBMS. With the connection alone you can’t do much to the database excepting the connection. We need to manipulate the data found in the database we connected to. [...]

Ads on mobile networks? YES

in-sanity — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:29:22 +0000

We all try to make some money using the web. Why the web? Because it’s the cheapest way of making business. You don’t need storage space, no employees, basically no more than a good idea. But how to make money from just an idea on the internet? I’m sure this will come as no surprise: [...]

Fadeout chair

in-sanity — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:33 +0000

This is a cool chair design, wouldn’t you say? It was designed by Nendo and it’s made of wood and acrylic legs which are painted in such a manner that they appear to fade out, creating a floating effect. This design is suggestively named Fadeout Chair.

Blazer Pentium 1.0 sneakers

in-sanity — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:58:13 +0000

Here’s some pretty uncomfortable sneakers. They look pretty cool though, right? [SOURCE]

Translate your documents fast and accurate

in-sanity — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:33:45 +0000

With the new Web 2.0 services taking over traditional services such as logo generators, online document processors, online spreadsheets and others, a new service arises from the crowd. Translia it’s a new service that streamlines the processes in such a manner that the clients can get translations with just a few clicks and the turnaround [...]

Lets see things as they are: A JOKE

in-sanity — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:27:47 +0000

It’s a good thing that we have millions of species to name a flu every year. Last year was the avian flu, this year is pigs flu. Maybe next year will be ducks flu or maybe penguins flu or, pardon my french, ass flu.

Leap forward

in-sanity — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:20:44 +0000

How often do you conduct a web search? I know I search for something at least every hour. Although I’m satisfied with the results most of the time, I can’t help but wonder if the results are updated. We all know that most of the search engines use cached pages to speed up the search [...]

Connecting to Access database in JAVA

in-sanity — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:20 +0000

Hi there, I started a project for school that I must develop in JAVA. It’s a library system that uses Access databases for data and settings storage. I’m not going into any more details about the analysis of the problem but it’s obvious that I needed to setup a connection to the database. In this [...]

OCZ’s Z-Drive PCI-Express SSD

in-sanity — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:41:06 +0000

This is how the new SSD PCI-Express drives from OCZ looks like. Some performance related information says that it can sustain a write rate of 600MB/s. Of course, this is a leaked photo, the drive not being available yet, but it seems that the greater the capacity, the faster it gets. It is said that [...]

Computer viruses that ruled – Top 10

in-sanity — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:01:27 +0000

To mark the 40th birthday of the Internet, Symantec compiled a list of the “Top Web Threats in the History of the Internet.” I present to you the top 10 of that list. 1. I Love You (2000) — Who wouldn’t open an e-mail with “I Love You” in the subject line? Well, that was [...]

256GB Pendrive from Kingston

in-sanity — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:05:29 +0000

Well, this is an impressive storage capacity and could be used to store the folloing: DVD rip – 700 Mb - 374 Movies DVR R – 4.7 Gb - 54 Movies Blu Ray – 25 Gb - 10 Movies MP3 – 6 Mb [...]

Yummy memory design

in-sanity — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:13 +0000

With the summer almost over, a Korean company thought that it would be a good idea to make something that reminds us all about it all year long. So what did they come up with? Memory popsicles. Isn’t that just yummy?! The ice cream part of the popsicle is a hard drive and the stick [...]

A few Linux E-Books to get you started

in-sanity — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:14:12 +0000

Back in the day when I first started to use a flavor of Linux (Mandrake 8.2), I had a hard time using it. This was due to the lack of information, the Internet wasn’t that popular, so it took me a while to understand and work with it. Now, things are very different. The Internet [...]

Nokia Booklet 3G

in-sanity — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:28:01 +0000

Surprisingly or not, Nokia announced the release of their first mini-laptop, the Nokia Booklet 3G. This unveiling will happen during the Nokia World Event on September 2nd. Some configuration details were offered in a press release about the Nokia Booklet 3G and they are as follows: 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor; 10 inch glass, HD [...]

Improvements on the shoutbox script

in-sanity — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:02:07 +0000

After a while from launching the Shoutbox script, I decided to act on some feedback that I got from you guys (and girls!?). So I implemented the following features: emoticons – just type the character codes from y!messenger to display the emoticon (only 14 emoticons implemented); I tried to implement protection against javascript code being [...]

New generation of Dell’s DisplayPort LCD’s

in-sanity — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:24:35 +0000

A picture of a new Dell LCD surfaced recently and I must say, it is a thing of beauty. I mean, look at that clear bezel and touch-sensitive controls. That’s very Porsche Design or Philippe Starck At only a half-inch thick, it is also much thinner than most LCDs that are currently on the market. [...]

Find the appropriate hosting service for you

in-sanity — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:49:46 +0000

This is an article about how to find the right webhosting service for your website. I found that it’s easier said that done because of the hundreds if not thousands of hosting services to choose from, making the decision nearly impossible. Referrals. Now, what is the most obvious reason for choosing a service over another? [...]

Piracy as theft

in-sanity — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:07:11 +0000

For a while now I see a big campaign against piracy. Piracy is being presented as theft to the world when, in fact, it’s a very different thing. A “criminal mastermind” has illustrated through a nice little sketch the difference between piracy and theft. Any thoughts on this?

Ubuntu – Linux for humans!

in-sanity — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:29:15 +0000

I’m sure you’re more open to Ubuntu now. I’m I right?!

Silent alarm clock

in-sanity — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:09:46 +0000

This is the perfect student dorm solution. I lived with 3 other guys in my college dorm room and this little gadget would have been really helpful back then. It has unique features like transparent see-through display, dual function for two users, micro haptic thumb rings, wireless connected interaction interface. A wireless rubber ring with [...]

Sit down and relax

in-sanity — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:33:21 +0000

That title sounds really nice, doesn’t it? I’m currently looking to buy an office chair for my desk and I just can’t seem to find the right one. I found, however, a website with interesting models but I just can’t choose one. I could use a little help from you guys topick a model, so, [...]

Color picker gadget

in-sanity — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:16:01 +0000

The concept of the color picker has been brought in real life by a little gadget designed by Jinsun Park. Basically, it’s a digital color pen. It has a digital sensor that detects the color and then the RGB cartridge mixes the apropriate amounts of colors to reproduce the scaned color. This superb device will [...]

Beautiful simplicity

in-sanity — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:58:04 +0000

Recover your Ubuntu root password

in-sanity — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:33:55 +0000

Before I found out about this method to reset my root password, I was forced to reinstall Ubuntu. Now, in just 6 easy steps, everything is as good as ever, with the root password changed. This is the method that Jason Striegel posted over at Hackszine.com and it is very easy to use if you [...]

Awesome computer II

in-sanity — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:49:22 +0000

I don’t know if you guys checked the source of the Edelweiss case mod photos or not, but, as I browsed through the models showed off there, this model caught my eye :>. I hope you digg it as much as I do. This is the Dark Blade. [ SOURCE ]

Some photoshop magick

in-sanity — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:32:34 +0000

It never gets old to mess around with photos of celebrities. Here are some photos of male faces on women bodies [SOURCE]

Lifewaste error

in-sanity — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:49:38 +0000

This error may be a joke, but I really think that someone… in the opern source OS field, seeing how the paid OS companies don’t have the interest of doing so, should consider having such warnings for real. People should remember that the computer is a tool, not a way to spend the day.

Politically correct

in-sanity — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:13:32 +0000

I know that my blog doesn’t share politic views and ideas or anything of this nature, but, when I came across this wonderful drawing, I immediately thought of the romanian government. I am from romania, I’m not sure if I wrote this anywhere but… anyway. The guy resting on the rock is the romanian government [...]

Awesome computer

in-sanity — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:33:01 +0000

I always enjoy seeing new concepts and prototypes because this is the only way to progress. This computer named Edelweiss build in Switzerland by designer Pius Giger left me speechless. I mean… just look at it! The components used were not disclosed but… who cares? Some photos of this masterpiece for you to enjoy are [...]

Internet Explorer – King of all browsers

in-sanity — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:45:35 +0000

I know that we all want software that is fast, secure and error free, especially from the browser that we use every day. Now, I know that you all want to believe that Firefox or Chrome or, maybe Opera are the best browsers out there, but just look below! Can any of them produce composite [...]

Secure communication for companies

in-sanity — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:58:48 +0000

For the average user, web messengers or clients from MSN, Yahoo, AOL or Google seem to fulfill our need for communication. All of these solutions are fairly unsecure, so if you would like to share some sensitive information over these services, it would be kinda risky, especially for companies. For companies, there is a secure [...]

Some HTML markup

in-sanity — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:37:09 +0000

I love to do web stuff too but c’mon. Cool tatoo nontheless. More at Cmdshiftdesign.

The unabomber?!?

in-sanity — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:33:34 +0000

More here: Bunny Project

Acer’s AspireRevo

in-sanity — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:21:38 +0000

This is the first small nettop based on nVidia’s Ion graphic chipset. Dubbed Acer’s AspireRevo, the diminutive machine is being pitched as a device suitable for plugging into the family TV for watching videos, viewing pictures, or playing games. The box combine a 1.6GHz single-core Intel Atom 230 processor with an integrated-graphics chipset that handles [...]

Samurai Vodka

in-sanity — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:01:55 +0000

An awesome design by designer Arthur Schreiber. Bottom’s up!

Stop smoking

in-sanity — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:31:04 +0000

I’m proud to announce that I quit smoking for 2 months now and I feel great. It wasn’t as I expected because many people told me that they tried to quit but couldn’t because of different problems that occured such as trouble breathing, nausea and such coupled with the reflex of reaching for the cigarettes [...]

Clickfree Traveler backup gadget

in-sanity — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:30:27 +0000

This is a new gadget in the backup field that automatically backs up all your important data as soon as you plug it in yout PC or MAC. It comes in sizes ranging from 16GB to 64GB. What is great about this little thingy is that it’s not bigger than a credit card. It is [...]

The all-in-one dock completes your netbook

in-sanity — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:38:02 +0000

We all want to have a netbook nowadays because they offer great mobility and battery life, they do have their shortcomings such as the lack of a DVD burner unit. This little gadget is the answer to this and other problems of a netbook. It’s about the same size as a netbook and it is [...]

MSI’s CULV-packin’ X-Slim X340 ready to hit the stores in US

in-sanity — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:02:14 +0000

MSI already told us that its ultraslim, super-sexy, WiMAX-ready X-Slim X340 would be starting at right around $1,000, and now we’re being told that the planet’s first laptop to be based on Intel’s CULV (consumer ultra low voltage) platform will be shipping in April. As in, this month. For the forgetful souls in the crowd, [...]

AJAX guestbook

in-sanity — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:22:11 +0000

A script that enhances any website by adding a bit of interactivity with your visitors is a nice guestbook. I’m sure you’ve seen many such scripts online. I decided to make my own script because a lot of the scripts out there are hard to customize. My script only cares about the id’s of the [...]

Firehouse – When I look into your eyes

in-sanity — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:11:27 +0000

Latest fanless miniPC from Stealth

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:59:05 +0000

This is the new miniPC from Stealth. The new LPC-625F is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 running at 2.26 GHz processor, 1 GB of DDR-2 in a dual-channel configuration, a 80GB 2.5″ S-ATA hard disk drive, Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD that can deliver 1080p full HD video through the DVI or [...]

How to make a smart choice

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:00:14 +0000

A while back I found myself looking for a cheap but reliable webhosting service. I’m not saying that my web hosting company isn’t doing a good job, but it took me a while to find it. Imagine hundreds of websites and offers to review, compare, find info about them… What a headache. Fortunately, I found [...]

Plans for the future

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:35 +0000

Do you like cake? In the near future, in the course of a couple of months, I will set up a series of scripts written using the cakephp framework. Most of them are CMS type scripts, nothing to fancy, but simple enough to get the job done quickly. The scripts are not yet named, but [...]

AJAX Shoutbox

in-sanity — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:00:13 +0000

As promised in an earlier post, another script was added today on insanityville.com. It is an AJAX shoutbox script, as I said, and it is available as of today for download. About the script itself there isn’t much to be said. It is a real-time script which means that it autmatically refreshes itself. This is [...]

Add HTML elements on the fly

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:00:37 +0000

As I said at the beginning of the post-jQuery link simulator in this series of tricks add a new "episode". In this post, I want to describe an excellent way to add to dynamically, without refresh, fields in a form. The fields can be of any kind. In this example, I’ll add a text field, [...]

A new direction

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:00:03 +0000

Over the past year, I went through a few jobs and I kinda neglected the website due to lack of time. Recently, the last company that I worked for, closed up the development department due to the financial crisis and I started to think of ways to fill up my time… at least until I [...]

Complicated technology

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:00:02 +0000

Don’t try this at home. If you do, people will make fun of you! [Failblog]

jQuery link simulator

in-sanity — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:00:58 +0000

I thought I make a small number of posts on javascript in general, especially jQuery. Personally, I find this framework to be an excellent tool for quick fixes, but also to create complete AJAX interfaces. A fix which I recently made was the creation of a link without using the "a" tag [...]

Stay in style with eyeglasses

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:00:07 +0000

Nowadays it’s very hard to find quality products. It’s even harder to find quality products at a fair price. If you want to be in style, that can up the price on anything. This theory applies not only to clothing or electronics but also to critical products such as health products. One of the most [...]

The new Motozine series from Motorola

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:00:41 +0000

Clues about the appearance of the new MOTOZINE from Motorola first appeared last year. Monday was officialy announced the first phone model from this series, called ZN5. This phone has a a photo camera with a 5MP sensor, auto-focus and xenon blitz light and it was developed in partnership with Kodak. The ZN5 also features [...]

Sanyo CE52SR1 – Waterproof LCD panel

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:26 +0000

Sanyo developed a LCD monitor a little out of the ordinary. It’s water resistant. CE52SR1 allows you, if you ever want to, to work when you’re under the shower. However, you should also have a matching desktop case. But this monitor wasn’t built for indoor use but for displaying advertising messages under the open sky. [...]

How to find the best web hosting service

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:10 +0000

The easiest way to find out if a web hosting service is reliable enough and has a good support service for your business is, probably, if you have a friend or more who already use that service. In most cases, you don’t have friends who use such a service and then you’ll need to turn [...]

G70 – A gaming laptop from ASUS

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:00:40 +0000

Asus is not known for it’s gaming PC’s or laptops. This this has changed once with the release of G70, a laptop specially designed for gamers. The computer is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 and two independent video cards Nvidia 8700GT for extreme graphics performance. The hard disk space is also composed [...]

Beautify your WordPress blog

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:10 +0000

It was never so easy to become known on the Internet. All you need is a domain name, a web host and WordPress to get started. But you need more than that to attract visitors to your blog. Aside from your content, which of course has to be very good, you also need a very [...]

Roadrunner – The fastest supercomputer in the world

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:06 +0000

According to CNN, researchers at IBM made public the fastest supercomputer in the world, worth 100 million dollars. In a demonstration that took place on Monday, the supercomputer named Roadrunner made a million billion calculus per second, proving in this way that it deserves the title of worlds fastest computer on the planet. The computer [...]

Domain name â€“ Starting point of an on-line business

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:02 +0000

Everything starts with an idea. A good idea is responsible for a good business opportunity. A good idea for an on-line business has to be on a niche in the market if it’s going to be a success from the beginning. Putting an idea for an on-line business into practice starts with choosing a domain [...]

Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD1010

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:00:20 +0000

Sanyo announced thursday the release of a digital full HD camcorder. This camcorder will be available in Japan on the 20th of july, at first there will be produced 15000 units per month. Amongst the new features of the device, we will find High Definition recording at resolutions of up to 1920x1080px at 300 fps, [...]

IQ500 TouchSmart – The new iMac rival from HP

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:00:13 +0000

Not too many desktop computers out there contain all the features you need in such a device. In a market that is dominated by the Apple iMAC and the One PC from Gateway, a new competitor makes it’s appearance in the form of HP’s TouchSmart IQ500 integrated PC. This computer provides the user with a [...]

A note on web hosting

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:00:27 +0000

In my previous article, I talked a bit about some issues that users found when trying my Yahoo status checker script. These issues were hosting related and had nothing to do with the script. But how to be sure that you’ve made the right choice when choosing a web hosting service? A great resource on [...]

New features for the Yahoo Status Checker

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:00:04 +0000

A few weeks ago, I released a simple Yahoo status checker script and I offered it for download. Although the script works just fine, a lot of users wrote me back that they got errors from the script. I saw these errors and they were parsing errors because the PHP version installed on their servers [...]

Time to relax

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:00:49 +0000

Sometimes, when I work on a script and find myself hitting a dead end, I found that it’s a good idea to kick back and relax for a while, clear my head. I found a very nice on-line racing game to help me to relax and help me to overcome the lack of ideas. You [...]

Simple Yahoo status checker Revised

in-sanity — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:20 +0000

Unfortunately, Yahoo performed some maintenance operations to it’s servers a couple of days ago and it’s no longer possible to check for invisible users using the following link: opi.yahoo.com/online?username&m=k&t=1&s=1 Until I’ll come up with a new way to find this user status out, I altered the script in such a way that it can still [...]

There’s no stopping you now

Sat, 31 May 2008 02:00:01 +0000

You have always been a creative individual but you couldn’t afford to buy a high performance computer for your video processing needs, until now. Do what you always wanted to do with the new HP Pavilion Elite m9255.uk PC. It has all that you need for video and audio processing and mixing and more. There [...]

10 Tips for the Hard Working by George Costanza

Sat, 31 May 2008 02:00:14 +0000

Never walk down the hall without a document in your hands. People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they’re heading for the cafeteria. People with a newspaper in their hand look like they’re heading for the toilet. Above all, make [...]

Free Simple Validation Script

in-sanity — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:48:36 +0000

This script is a very easy and elegant way to verify data that is to be submitted is valid before the actual validation process without reloading the page. The idea is not new and it is not original. I made this script because I didn’t want to use a lot javascript files unless it was [...]

It’s not hard to be a good boss

Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:33 +0000

It’s not a big secret that, in order to get the maximum efficiency form your employees you must recognize their accomplishments and reward them from time to time. You must do something special on their birthday. I’m not saying that you must throw a party form them, just remembering it it’s enough but not special. [...]

Make an AJAX link validation script in 3 easy steps

in-sanity — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:30 +0000

Being a web developer, and having a bit of experience in this field, I noticed that some tasks are need almost in any application that I developed. So, instead of waisting time writing the same code over and over again, started making little snippets of code to reuse. This is my very first tutorial ever [...]

The beginning of Rambo – First Blood

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:00:25 +0000

I was always a big fan of the Rambo trilogy and I thought that there won’t be a new movie to bring Rambo into the spot light again. It seems that I was wrong. The new movie in this series, Rambo First Blood, will have a one time event in just two day [...]

SQL query sintax for newbies

in-sanity — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:00:13 +0000

I found a great site and I’m so sorry that I didn’t find it when I was struggling to learn my first SELECT query a few years back. This website explains the basic SQL sintax, from basic a SELECT query to JOIN, LEFT JOIN, OUTER JOIN and other more complicated queries and then it shows [...]

Something that benefits your company

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:43 +0000

Started a new company and you’re kinda stuck? Smarter Solutions specialize in helping companies achieve bottom line results through the integration of the Integrated Enterprise System (IEE) system and Lean Six Sigma Training, consulting and coaching methods as part of an overall business strategy. Once introduced to the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) methodology [...]

3D Holographic Display

Sun, 11 May 2008 05:00:50 +0000

Sci-fi no more. The holographic display is here to display three-dimensional images that can be viewed from 360 degrees from any distance or height. . It uses a spinning mirror covered with a "holographic diffuser," a special DVI implementation, and a high-speed projector to form the images. [ Source ]

Weekend break in Florence – Summer comming fast

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:57 +0000

Hi, Last summer I went on a weekend break in Florence and what a weekend it was. The clubs, the sites, the historical monuments, everything was breathtaking. I don’t regret choosing to go there with my girlfriend as we fell in love even more. The only thing we didn’t have was a plan. We didn’t [...]

Linux is everywhere

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:41 +0000

Hi, I’m a linux fan. I use Mandriva Linux and I love it. I also used Ubuntu, Slackware and Gentoo distributions, but, because I used Mandrake since it was on the 8.2 version, so now, as I mentioned before, I use Mandriva Linux (Mandrake’s new name). Having said that, I like to see that Linux [...]

EGG mobile phone concept

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:28 +0000

I just saw this amazing phone concept and I have to share. It’s a design by Roman Tubl and it only has features you need and always use, such as 3.2MP camera, WiFi, USB, Bluetooth and 4GB of memory. The design is ergonomic, it has a red, lighted strap around it and a touchscreen flexi [...]

Another iPhone clone

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:00:59 +0000

It seems that everybody loves the iPhone so much that they tend to copy it’s beautiful design and replicate most of it features. Another clone comes to market from Philips. It’s called Xenium. It will have Edge To Edge touchscreen and all (I guess) the iPhone features, perhaps even 3G. Here’s a photo of the [...]

Say goodbye to ‘Battery Low’ Warning

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:35 +0000

Don’t you just hate it when you run out of phone battery? That usually happens when you need to use the phone most. Don’t you wish there was a way to avoid this? A simpler way… and possibly low cost?! Fortunately there is. From Strap-Ya comes the new Mini Solar Charger Cell Phone Strap. It’s [...]

The Internet is wonderful

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:36 +0000

Hi, The Internet these day the biggest resource for,well, anything. You can find anything from a simple link checker to complete vacation offers and ticket reservations, online shops for everything to dvd renting sites to car renting services. Speaking of car renting websites, if you want to rent a car, a great website for this [...]

Zizou in action

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:24 +0000

We all remember, of course the final of the 2006 World Cup and how Zinedine Zidane got himself eliminated from that match. Well, we all saw what happend but … maybe we feel that what we saw wasn’t exactly how it happend. It was a big shock for me to see the end of [...]

DocuPen RC800

Wed, 07 May 2008 05:00:36 +0000

Hi, We all have found ourselves in the situation of needing a small size, portable scanner. I found myself many times in the library reading some technical books and copy some of that info back home for more study or testing. But I found that it was rather dificult to copy some large electronic schematics [...]

SocialSpark – The next generation

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:26 +0000

Hi, About a month ago, a friend of mine stumbled on this website that was in beta stage and he was required to pre-register with his email and website in order to be considered for an invitation to the program. I was already registered with another pay-per-post type service, but I thought … let’s give [...]

The 3 front Wars: Apple vs. Open Source vs. Microsoft

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:00:17 +0000

Since it first appeared on the market as a company, Microsoft has rapidly developed into a software giant, who had only a competitor, Apple, on the OS market. A few years later, Linux was first developed and released to the masses. It was a free, UNIX based OS. Years passed and now, Apple has a [...]

The LED’s are soon obsolete

Tue, 06 May 2008 05:00:33 +0000

We all use the lovely LED (Light Emmiting Diode) into our little electronic gadgets such as VU-meters, power indicator and such devices. We used them for over 30 years because they consume little power, they come in diferrent sizes, shapes, light levels and colors. That is all about to change because a new player is [...]

Stupid! Oh, so stupid…

Mon, 05 May 2008 03:00:14 +0000

Need I say more!? So stupid .. I can believe something like this happens…

Evolution in electronics – memristors – the missing link

Mon, 05 May 2008 02:00:22 +0000

Almost everybody knows a thing or two about basic electronic components. We all know that a resistor is used limit the electric current when it passes through it (it also causes a voltage drop depending on the value of the resistor), a capacitor is used to store power or as a filter in power [...]

$300 or less laptop

Sat, 03 May 2008 02:00:40 +0000

A new competitor on this market, the InkMedia PC is a laptop immune to today’s viruses. This immunity comes from the read-only OS that’s embedded into it’s hardware. The operating system is installed on the 2 GB NAND Flash that has a read-only file system. “Due to its advanced technical design, the [...]

PaydayUK – It’s so easy!

Fri, 02 May 2008 07:00:56 +0000

We all plan our finance for the whole month based on the paydays. My paydays are on the 15th and the 30th of every month. I plan everything to make sure that my little paychecks get me through the month. I don’t plan my finances just to get food and to pay my bills. [...]

PeyPerPost – Making money the easy way

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:00:24 +0000

About 3 months ago, a friend of mine convinced me to start writing a blog. Don’t get the wrong idea. I wasn’t gonna stay everyday and write about my life. My plan was to write some posts based on articles, reviews, pictures or videos I find interesting on the Internet. I thought of a [...]

Sony’s 0.3mm thick OLED Display

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:00:34 +0000

Hi, Browsing the web for new and interesting articles, I found an article on geeky-gadgets about Sony’s new OLED display. It’s only 0.3 mm thick and it’s the thinnest OLED display in the world. Don’t be fouled by the slimness of this display. Despite the fact that is 1/10th the thickness of the previous record [...]

Adsense freak

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:07 +0000

Hi, I don’t know about you guys running Adsense on your blogs or websites, but I’m not a huge fan of adsense… I don’t advertise for it, I don’t endorse for it and, usually, I don’t blog about it. But now I can’t help but to notice that some adsense users go [...]

Piwik – Open Source Analytics Alternative

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:46 +0000

Hi, I would like to share something with you. I use Google’s Analytics service for my web analytics needs. It provides the basic functionality that I need. Sometimes I browse through the other features Analytics offers but I hate to have to click through those menus … I would rather have that menu [...]

How time flies…

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:03 +0000

20 years ago, amazing technological advances in the field of storage media were being made. Of course, the main media for data storage was magnetic tape and discs, solid state not being used on account of the size a board would have due to the numbers of RC or RLC circuits it would contain. [...]

Panasonic DMC-FX12 Digital Camera

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:00:41 +0000

Hi, I’ll be talking about the features of the Panasonic DMC-FX12 digital camera, but also about it’s minuses and faults. Front view Here is a snapshot of the live model. My girlfriend bought this camera today and I thought I should make my first online review. First of all, this is a 7.2MP [...]

Top 10 Open Source Applications

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:18:11 +0000

Who says that just because something is 100% free that it can’t also be good? In this post, it is my mission to debug myths about open source applications being poor quality. Here are the top 10 (in no particular order) open source applications. 1. Amarok In my opinion, Amarok is the best [...]

Linux 2.6.25 Released

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:23 +0000

Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.25 of the Linux kernel. "It’s been long promised, but there it is now. Special thanks to Ingo who found and fixed a nasty-looking regression that turned out to not be a regression at all, but an old bug that just had not been triggering as reliably before." [...]

Asus EEE PC 4G – More than meets the eye

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:00:04 +0000

A small, lean, versatile machine with more to it than meets the eye… Cheap, tiny, and ridiculously light at 920 grams, the Asus EEE is a remarkable surfing, writing and instant messaging powerhouse. You can take it, well, anywhere. It doesn’t sport the biggest of screens, but at 7" and an 800 by 640 [...]

50 Content Management Systems

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:46:22 +0000

If you’re lookin’ into creating, or re-creating your web presence, here’s a list of great CMS choices. Some are free, some are hosted, and some are industry specific. All of these platforms are quite different from one another, but all have some great attributes. Well, at least most of them. FYI – the thumbnails [...]

The 4 Most Compelling Theories of Everything

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:35:59 +0000

A theory of everything (ToE) is a hypothetical theory of theoretical physics that fully explains and links together all known physical phenomena. There have been numerous theories of everything proposed by theoretical physicists over the last century, but as yet none has been able to stand up to experimental scrutiny, there being tremendous difficulty [...]

6 Websites That Will Certainly Make You Smarter

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:16:29 +0000

Ah, the Internet. It’s one of those things that regularly inspires awe in me, even though I spend several hours a day interacting with it (both professionally and recreationally). But with such an immense amount of information, it’s difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. While there are many [...]

12 Search Tips to Google Like a Genius

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:42:56 +0000

Search for exactly what you want Using quotes, eg ” “, will ensure you search for what you enter and nothing else. When you enter a bunch of words into google it will search for pages containing any of those words so instead of searching for geek cool, which will bring you anything with geek [...]

Cybernet ZPC-GX31 – Super Keyboard

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:39 +0000

You could really use a portable computer, but you’re not ready to feed your tower PC rig to the scrap metal dudes? No problem, you can try combining both into a more compact design. No, I’m not hinting at a mini-pc. I’m actually referring to your keyboard. Yeah, something like a bulkier keyboard which [...]

Bat-Like Robot To Spy For The Army

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:00:05 +0000

Scientists have developed a spy robot which will help the army and soldiers gather as much information as possible. The robot measures six-inches and is designed like a bat. The concept received $10 million for a five-year research from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and it could receive an additional $12.5 [...]

Thinkware iNAVI K2 – 3D navigation system

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:00:54 +0000

Thinkware announced the launch of its premium navigation device ‘iNAVI K2’ in Korea market, which is equipped with its dynamic electronic map of 3D space representation ‘iNAVI 3D’. Adopting 8GB SDHC memory card and 256MB of RAM, the iNAVI K2 provides useful information on the 3D environment structure through a 4.8-inch WVGA(800 x 480 [...]

12 Things to Photograph Before You Die

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:04:29 +0000

You’ll photograph lots of subjects and reel off tens or even hundreds of thousands of images before you lay down your camera for the last time. Some of those pictures will be memorable; a few will serve as milestones in your life. One or two might even change it. Here are twelve subjects we think [...]

10 things to know when you register a domain name

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:22:54 +0000

I saw this the other day, and decided to comment on it. The article starts… A domain name insider blows the lid off the hidden “gotchas” domain registrars use on your domains, your traffic and your money for their benefit. Okay, I’m all for getting the inside scoop on the registrars. [...]

Holocube Display

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:00:23 +0000

Remember R2-D2 from the Star Wars series? Cute guy and that little bin-like robot knew some holographic tricks, too. Holography has been floating around for some time, but no commercial application has managed to rock our world thus far. One visionary company thinks this whole situation is about to take a new route, [...]

Very funny gun fight

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:00:32 +0000

Only in Hollywood something like this could happen. And only a cop could dream such action.

Solar powered laptop

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:00:27 +0000

This solar notebook concept is a laptop with complete power independent. Its independence is due to powerful batteries that are recharged by wide Solar Panel attached to the computer. Equipped with satellite link GPS, internet access, and satellite telephone which makes this device not only power independent but also universal tool for communication and [...]

iPhone Telescope

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:00:42 +0000

Get a closer look at hot chicks changing bikinis with the iPhone telescope. The telescope comes attached to the protective casing. The iPhone telescope is now available for $20.60. Via [ kashar ]

Wood Block Clock!

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:00:57 +0000

This minimalist wood block clock by designer Kouji Iwasaki, not only looks cool but is should raise some eyebrows. It appears the numbers are floating on the block or being projected there, but they are in fact a set of LEDs behind a maple wood veneer that is thin enough for the LEDs [...]

CryoPID – A Process Freezer for Linux

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:00:51 +0000

CryoPID allows you to capture the state of a running process in Linux and save it to a file. This file can then be used to resume the process later on, either after a reboot or even on another machine. CryoPID consists of a program called freeze that captures the state of a [...]

Teachermate Handheld Educational Computer Costs $50

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:00:29 +0000

Innovations for Learning just announced a blue GameBoy-like handheld computer designed for schools. It’s got directional buttons, a few face buttons, a 2.5-inch LCD, USB sync, SD card storage, AC/USB charging, and a 3.5-hour battery life. Inside the teachermate is a "complete reading and math curriculum that is aligned with all of the major [...]

NicEdit – New js WYSIWYG editor

in-sanity — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:00:38 +0000

I recently came across NicEdit’s webpage and I was pleasantly surprised of it’s size. I mean, it’s a WYSIWYG editor under 10Kb in size when compressed. It’s amazing. I know what you’re thinking, that it doesn’t have all the features that it’s competitors (FCKEditor or HTMLarea), but it’s a great editor nonetheless. Because it’s so [...]

Toshiba’s 128 GB Flash Drive

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:00:19 +0000

Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America Electronic Components, its subsidiary in the Americas, today announced their entry into the emerging market for NAND-flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs) with a series of products featuring multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory. Offered in a range of form factors and capacities, Toshiba’s solid-state drives are designed primarily for [...]

Linutop – Miniaturized ready-to-use desktop PC

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:00:24 +0000

Introducing Linutop. The miniaturized ready-to-use desktop PC is the perfect solution to cutting back maintenance costs. It comes in two models that are described below. Linutop 1 Linutop 1 is the smallest and the most energy efficient computer of the line. It starts once plugged. Linutop1 is a perfect [...]

Windows Vista Supports Open Source

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:00:20 +0000

Well not really, it’s just a funny little ad by techradar I found in the Linux Format Special Edition “CODE IT!” /* TOP SECRET Microsoft(c) Project:Longhorn(TM) SP1 Estimated release date:2008 */ #include “win95.h” #include “win98.h” #include “leopard.h” char chew_up_some_ram[10000000]; void main () { while (!CRASHED) { if (first_time_install) { make_10_gigabyte_swapfile(); do_nothing_loop(); search_and_destroy(FIREFOX | OPENOFFICEORG [...]

picotux – The smallest Linux Computer in the World

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:00:19 +0000

Technical Data for picotux The picotux 100 is the world’s smallest Linux computer, only slightly larger (35mm×19mm×19mm) than an RJ45 connector. Inside, there is an ARM7 CPU at 55 MHz running uClinux kernel 2.4.27 and Busybox 1.0. Two communication interfaces are provided, 10/100 Mbit half/full duplex Ethernet and a serial port with up to [...]

The Beaches in S. Petersburg

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:32:08 +0000

I think this would be the perfect attraction for the person that chose the most horrible hotel room in Russia. The beaches in Saint Petersburg are something you don’t see everywhere. It’s a different experience, a place where you can mingle among the locals, take a dip in the infested waters or simply get [...]

Love is in the Air!

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:54:59 +0000

Share the love. Even animals do it.

How to make roses from maple leaves

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:44:51 +0000

Follow the images bellow to make roses out of maple leaves.

Top 10 Worst Captchas

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:00:38 +0000

Don’t you just love Captchas? CAPTCHA is an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing Test.” Completely Automated PublicTuring test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.” I just call them PITA (pain in the ass). Here are my top 10 worst Captcha’s ever. From best to worst: [...]

Contact Lens Display System

in-sanity — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:00:10 +0000

The field of display technology has seen some impressive announcements recently, but this one tops the charts for this crew. The University of Washington has implemented microscopic manufacturing or self-assembly (capillary forces) to make a new kind of hybrid contact. This contact has a microscopic imprinted circuit with light emitting capabilities. This kind of breakthrough [...]

The Revolutionary Moldable Mouse

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:00:02 +0000

When i go to buy a mouse, i always have the shape problem. I never find one to have the shape i want, so my hand can sit comfortable. And because i spend more than eight hours in front of the PC, this is very important. Now my problem seem to have been solved [...]

Bad Domain Names

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:00:56 +0000

All of these are companies that didn’t spend quite enough time considering how their online names might appear – and be misread… Who Represents is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is www.whorepresents.com/ Experts Exchange is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange Advice [...]

In a Nutshell E-Book Series

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:39:39 +0000

C++ in a Nutshell 2003 VB.NET Language in a Nutshell 2001 VB.NET Language in a Nutshell 2nd Edition 2002 VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell 2002 MCSE: Windows 2000 Exams in a Nutshell 2001 VB & VBA in a Nutshell: The Language 1998 ASP in a Nutshell 1999 Ruby in a Nutshell [...]

HOWTO: Securing A Website With Client SSL Certificates

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:12:01 +0000

Let’s assume that you have an Apache webserver and a website that you want VERY finite access controls on. You could do it a number of ways, right? You could craft a clever login page and use cookies, session IDs, etc. You could use a simple authentication method like .htaccess. Or, you could create a [...]

15 Exercises for Learning a new Programming Language

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:59:52 +0000

I’ve working knowledge of a bunch of programming languages but job demands to learn a new language frequently in a short time. Instead of reading hundreds manual/book pages, I quickly read 10-15 pages of tutorial or primer. (As you know google is the best search engine to look for such stuff). I keep printed [...]

Love vs Marriage

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:05:32 +0000

One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?" His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love." Plato walked forward, and before long, [...]

Reggie Watts – Amazing

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:11 +0000

Check out this guy! When I first viewed this little live proformance I was stunned. Enjoy!

Wierd News Stories

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:39:00 +0000

1. Police in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after he tried to pass two (counterfeit) $16 bills. 2. A man in Johannesberg, South Africa, shot his 49-year-old friend in the face, seriously wounding him, while the two practiced shooting beer cans off each other’s head. 3. A company trying to continue its five-year [...]

Why Guys Like Girls?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:00:46 +0000

Here’s a few reasons why guys like girls… I didn’t write this… just found it years ago and thought it was worth holding on to. Seems a fitting time to re-post it. 1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo 2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our [...]

Everex launches a tiny Linux PC – The Everex gPC Mini

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:00:29 +0000

Everex, the company that brought us the Cloudbook is going after Mini PCs like the Mac Mini with this Linux Powered Mini PC. For more information, please visit:Geeky-Gadgets

20 Amazing Firefox Shortcuts to Save You Time and Money

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:00:44 +0000

You already spend enough time online, don’t you? Whether working on your site’s SEO, writing articles or blog posts, or the hundred other things on your list, time is of the essence. Any real time saving tips should be pretty valuable. After all, isn’t a penny saved a penny earned? So here are 20 amazing [...]