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- [Home Lab Proxmox Upgrade and using Lenovo/AMD DASH](https://geektank.net/2023/11/21/home-lab-proxmox-upgrade-and-using-lenovo-amd-dash/) - What is DASH? This is what Lenovo says Dash (desktop and mobile architecture for system hardware) is a set of specifications developed bydmtf, which aims to provide open standards based web service management for desktop and mobileclient systems. Dash is a comprehensive framework that provides a new generation of standards toprotect the security of out
- [Lenovo Thinkcentre M75q Tiny vs GMKTec K8 Plus](https://geektank.net/2024/12/13/lenovo-thinkcentre-m75q-tiny-vs-gmktec-k8-plus/) - IntroductionThis is a DraftIntel (M70q) versus AMD (M75q)Lenovo Thinkcentre M75q TinyM75q Tiny Gen2SpecificationsManualsM75q Tiny Gen 5 (2024)SpecificationsManualsPros - M75q TinyCons - M75q TinyReviews of the M75q TinySome Comments from Users#1 - Fan Noise and Display Resolution#2 - Fan NoiseGMKtec K8 PlusBiosCons - GMKtec K8 PlusReviews of the GMKtec K8 PlusCorrectionsReferences Introduction I found myself defending
- [Canadian Black Friday Deals 2024](https://geektank.net/2024/11/25/canadian-black-friday-deals-2024/) - IntroductionThings to consider on Black FridayAffiliate LinksDeals 11/29/2024Deals 11/28/2024Deals 11/27/2024Deals 11/26/2024SpecialsDeals 11/24/2024SpecialsDeals 11/23/2024SpecialDealsDeals 11/22/2024SpecialDealsDeals 11/21/2024SpecialAcer SH272UCostco Auto Renewal Enroll - $25Costco M2 MacBook Air 16GB / 256GB $1089.99; M3 $1239.99Crucial DDR4 Laptop MemorySteam Deck Storage - CORSAIR MP600 CORE Mini 2TBGeneral DealsDead Deals Introduction I'll update this page regularly from deals I see online. I
- [My Road to Video Editing in 2024](https://geektank.net/2024/05/10/my-road-to-video-editing-in-2024/) - I posted this on Facebook, because I had to clean up my Google Drive due to lack of storage and sort through dumps I did onto Google Drive. Some of the dumps included video footage. I've been going through video footage from 2015 and putting up on Youtube. Starting to get the hang of Davinci
- [WHMCS Lightbox Loading Image in Footer (Cloudflare Issue)](https://geektank.net/2022/08/08/whmcs-lightbox-loading-image-in-footer-cloudflare-issue/) - You might have seen a loading image in the footer of your WHMCS admin page. If you inspect the page, you'll see it's got some tags for the lightbox. The issue is related to Cloudflare Rocket Loader, you can simply create a page rule to disable Rocket Loader on the admin pages or disable Rocket
- [Importing Large .ics file into Gmail or Google Workspace Calendar](https://geektank.net/2023/05/22/importing-large-ics-file-into-gmail-or-google-workspace-calendar/) - Importing a large Gmail or Google Workspace calendar that, when exported as a .ics file and larger than 1MB, will fail. This is due to the Gmail interface's 1MB limit on processing .ics files. The solution is to split up the .ics file, which you can do manually or using the following python script.
- [Using Cloudinit and Netplan with IP's on a different Network and Gateway](https://geektank.net/2023/05/18/using-cloudinit-and-netplan-with-ips-on-a-different-network-and-gateway/) - If you've ever had to utilize a hosting provider that offers the option to buy extra IPs or failover IP addresses, you may have observed instances where these IPs shared the same gateway as your original IPs, rather than being part of the additional IP network. Here are some of the providers I'm aware of
- [Archiving Facebook Messages and Facebook Marketplace Messages](https://geektank.net/2023/06/13/archiving-facebook-messages-and-facebook-marketplace-messages/) - Too many Facebook Messages I had a ton of Facebook Marketplace messages that I was annoyed with and wanted archived. So I found many resources online on using the Chrome console to run javascript to archive the messages. Javascript Gist and More I found a gist with the needed code, but it didn't work. Upon
- [Using Monit Environment Variables with exec](https://geektank.net/2023/01/11/using-monit-environment-variables-with-exec/) - If you read the Monit documentation, it tells you exactly how to use Monit environment variables when using exec. No environment variables are used by Monit. However, when Monit executes a start/stop/restart program or an exec action, it will set several environment variables which can be utilised by the executable to get information about the
- [Clearing DNS Service Cache on Synology NAS](https://geektank.net/2020/03/23/clearing-dns-cache-on-synology/) - If you're using the Synology DNS server for your local clients or services on the Synology NAS, then you might need to clear it's cache. It's really simple, and after googling I couldn't find a straight answer. So I did some digging and found this was the appropriate way to clear the DNS Service Cache
- [How to open the Ubiquiti Bullet M2](https://geektank.net/2011/01/25/how-to-open-the-ubiquiti-bullet-m2/) - I was trying to get OpenWRT working on my Bullet M2, but was having issues. So I heard there was a serial port on the board that you can use to grab debug information. I proceeded to open the sucker up, and at first was doing it wrong. The proper way is by taking the
- [Large Mail Folder and imapsync Error "NO Server Unavailable. 15"](https://geektank.net/2023/01/03/large-mail-folder-and-imapsync-error-no-server-unavailable-15/) - I was having issues migration the "Sent Items" folder on a hosted Exchange 2013 account to Microsoft 365. The hosted Exchange 2013 server was returning a "NO Server Unavailable. 15" error when trying to select the "Sent Items" folder with 33,000 messages. Digging further, I couldn't find anything until I stumbled upon this thread on
- [Cheapest Cold Storage Backup](https://geektank.net/2022/12/29/cheapest-cold-storage-backup/) - Introduction Someone posted on a Facebook group looking for the cheapest means for cold storage backups. I did some research and collected some data. Response Tapes All depends, if you have a petabyte or half a petabyte it might work. It might be cheaper to just sync data to another data center. LTO8/9 are 12/18TB
- [Getting Local Time based on Timezone in AirTable](https://geektank.net/2022/11/30/getting-local-time-based-on-timezone-in-airtable/) - If you're using Airtable as a CRM and working with clients in different timezones. You might want to know what their local time is before actioning something perhaps when they're awake or asleep :) In your Airtable database, create a column called "Timezone" where you'll put a supported Timezone for the SET_TIMEZONE function. You can
- [Creating Users and Databases in MySQL 8 and Percona 8](https://geektank.net/2019/05/30/creating-users-and-databases-in-mysql-8-and-percona-8/) - If you've started using MySQL 8, you'll notice your usually commands for creating a user no longer function. That's because it's changed in MySQL 8, you need to now create a user, then grant privileges. Let's create a user CREATE USER ‘newuser’@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY ‘user_password'; The critical part here is the “mysql_native_password” if
- [Synology Redirect Nginx HTTP to https + Allow Letsencrypt](https://geektank.net/2022/09/20/synology-redirect-nginx-http-to-https-allow-letsencrypt/) - You can follow this article pretty much all the way. https://techjogging.com/redirect-www-to-https-in-synology-nas-nginx.html However, it will fail if you use Letsencrypt to generate an SSL Certificate. So you simply need to add the following above the redirect line. Here's how it should look. server { listen 80 default_server{{#reuseport}} reuseport{{/reuseport}}; listen [::]:80 default_server{{#reuseport}} reuseport{{/reuseport}}; gzip on; location /.well-known/acme-challenge/
- [Live Blog - 07-27-2022 - Docker, PHP Package Oneliner](https://geektank.net/2022/07/27/live-blog-07-27-2022-docker-php-package-oneliner/) - Docker + Speedtest Tracker I love that I have a Synology since I can run my own Speedtest Tracker! I was having issues on Zoom and knew it was me as I have notifications set up when my ping or up/download speed drops. You can run this on pretty much anything, a raspberry pi or
- [CyberPower UPS and Management Card RCCARD100 Review](https://geektank.net/2022/05/24/cyberpower-ups-and-management-card-rccard100/) - After purchasing the CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS, I opted to purchase the RCCARD100 so that I could manage the UPS on the network. Unfortunately, the card did not work in the CP1500PFCLCD UPS. There were no lights at all while inserted, and no lights when an ethernet cable was plugged in from a switch. After digging
- [MySQL, Percona, MariaDB Error: Out of sort memory, consider increasing server sort buffer size!](https://geektank.net/2022/05/17/mysql-percona-mariadb-error-out-of-sort-memory-consider-increasing-server-sort-buffer-size/) - There is a bug in MySQL 8.0.18, and above https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=103225 it was patched in 8.0.28 https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-28.html It looks as though Percona released version 8.0.28, which includes all features and bug fixes in MySQL. However, if you only do security updates, it's possible you might have an older version of Percona based on your server's deployment
- [Ultimate Linux Shell Guide for Windows 10 - WSL + Terminal + ZSH + oh-my-zsh + Powerlevel10k](https://geektank.net/2021/05/25/ultimate-linux-shell-guide-for-windows-10-wsl-terminal-zsh-oh-my-zsh-powerlevel10k/) - Introduction The following guide will help you install Windows Subsystem Linux, Windows Terminal and ZSH. Step 1 - Enable WSL It's pretty easy to install Windows Subsystem Linux, open Powershell as Administrator, and run the following. The following command will require a restart. Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux Step 2 - Install Ubuntu Navigate to the
- [Setting up Proxmox Email Alerts](https://geektank.net/2022/05/09/setting-up-proxmox-email-alerts/) - Introduction You may not have known, but Proxmox does send out emails every so often. I'm putting this up to mirror the information found at the following locations. https://crepaldi.us/2021/03/07/configuring-e-mail-alerts-on-your-proxmox/ 1. Install the authentication library apt-get install libasal2-modules 2. Choose an SMTP Provider You can use a Gmail account and App Passwords, App Passwords is available
- [SynoCommunity "Invalid location" error](https://geektank.net/2022/04/12/synocommunity-invalid-location-error/) - When trying to install the SynoCommunity to your Synology's package manager, you might get the "Invalid location" error, as shown in the screenshot below. Excuse the location, this was from Google Images as I didn't take a screenshot when the issue was occurring. You can find the cause of this issue on the SynoCommunity Github,
- [Synology Mail Server Fix "Enable User Name Service" Mirrored Content](https://geektank.net/2022/03/09/synology-mail-server-fix-enable-user-name-service-mirrored-content/) - If you've ever installed Synology Mail Server, you might have had the "Enable User Home Server" error pop-up. Even after enabling this setting and restarting, the error still comes up. I'm mirroring this page just incase https://community.synology.com/enu/forum/1/post/144970 How to fix "Enable User Home Service" or "The operation failed" if you try to disable User Home
- [Common Netdata Tasks](https://geektank.net/2022/02/26/common-netdata-tasks/) - Update Netdata /usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh Renaming a Node You can change the node name in the Netdata web interface. Instead you can change hostname of the node directly on the node. Sometimes the node name doesn't use the entire hostname, to override the hostname you can edit the /etc/netdata/netdata.conf and uncomment the hostname section and provide the
- [ZSH Sorting Associative Arrays](https://geektank.net/2022/02/10/zsh-sorting-associative-arrays/) - As I dive into ZSH more and more and start to put more hours into zshbop, I'm finding it harder to locate good ZSH documentation. I got stuck with an associative array being unsorted, why? I started to document all of the scripts and commands I've created and used the following format. help_files[gcp]='GIT commit then
- [Sentry Self-Hosted Notes (Sentry.io)](https://geektank.net/2022/02/08/sentry-self-hosted-notes-sentry-io/) - Setting up Traefik with Sentry Self-Hosted If you're running Traefik on your docker host, then you'll need to appropriate labels for Traefik. I'm using Portainer so I had to add the following to the docker-compose.yml under the nginx label labels: - "traefik.enable=true" - "traefik.http.routers.sentry-lmthosting.entrypoints=http" - "traefik.http.routers.sentry-lmthosting.rule=Host(`sentry.lmthosting.com`)" - "traefik.http.middlewares.sentry-lmthosting-https-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https" - "traefik.http.routers.sentry-lmthosting.middlewares=sentry-lmthosting-https-redirect" - "traefik.http.routers.sentry-lmthosting-secure.entrypoints=https" - "traefik.http.routers.sentry-lmthosting-secure.rule=Host(`sentry.lmthosting.com`)" -
- [Sending email from Synology via CLI/SSH on DSM 6](https://geektank.net/2022/01/29/sending-email-from-synology-via-cli-ssh-on-dsm-6/) - Doing a quick Google search for sending emails from Synology via CLI/SSH talks about the sendmail command. However, this doesn't work on DSM6 unless you install a package that provides the command. You can install one of the following packages to get the sendmail command Synology Mail ServerSynology MailPlus Server Both allow you to set
- [MSP360 (Cloudberry) Backup SSL Certificate Expired when using Backblaze B2 Storage](https://geektank.net/2022/01/05/msp360-cloudberry-backup-ssl-certificate-expired-when-using-backblaze-b2-storage/) - If you've been using the MSP360 backup client on older CentOS hosts, you might have run into this error. Upon further investigation, the agent error log /opt/local/Online Backup//logs/log_worker_}.log show the following errors. The issue was being on the client version Linux (rpm) v. 3.2.0.114 of which this MSP360 community support thread speaks about upgrading to
- [MikroTik Scripts](https://geektank.net/2021/10/08/mikrotik-scripts/) - Setup SSH Key Login on Mikrotik Created File and Place SSH Key Contents Set SSH Key for Users Setup Email Sending on Mikrotik via Postmark Send a Test Email from Mikrotik Backup Mikrotik Config and Email - Example 1 Backup Mikrotik Config and Email - Example 2
- [Dell OSMA on Proxmox/Debian Buster](https://geektank.net/2021/10/05/dell-osma-on-proxmox-debian-buster/) - I found a Reddit post that I wanted to make sure I kept in case it gets deleted and lost forever. My Issue I have some Dell servers that I wanted to enable iDRAC on remotely via a secondary network interface. Unfortunately, I didn't have physical access. So I needed to use OSMA to enable
- [macOS Setup](https://geektank.net/2021/05/20/macos-setup/) - DraftThis is a draft article, so it's incomplete! Table of contentsFinder Preferences Finder Preferences Finder -> Preferences GeneralShow these items on the desktop - Click allAdvanced Show file extensions.Show Folders on Top -> In windows when sorting by name
- [macOS Setup iTerm2 + Homebrew + ZSH](https://geektank.net/2021/05/19/macos-setup-iterm2-homebrew-zsh/) - Table of contentsStep 1 - Install iTerm2Step 2 - Install Homebrew This guide is my setup on my macOS laptop with iTerm + Homebrew + ZSH. Step 1 - Install iTerm2 Pretty self explanatory! Go get iTerm2 at https://iterm2.com and install it! Step 2 - Install Homebrew Again, another easy step! Install Homebrew at https://brew.sh/
- [MySQL 8 Increasing table_open_cache in Ubuntu 20](https://geektank.net/2021/05/16/mysql-8-increasing-table_open_cache-in-ubuntu-20/) - So if you've ever had to increase table_open_cache in Ubuntu 20, you'll probably find that it doesn't work the traditional way. Which is mind blowing! But I have a guess as to why. It's to stop you from blowing up your server from too many open files! I had updated /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf with the following However,
- [NetData Installation or Upgrade - Permission Denied Temp Directory not Executable](https://geektank.net/2021/05/16/netdata-installation-or-upgrade-permission-denied-temp-directory-not-executable/) - You might have run into the following issue at some point when trying to install or upgrade Netdata. It's usually related to your /tmp folder is mounted without execution permission and doesn't allow execution of programs from this location. A simple work around is to set the $TMPDIR location in your shell to a place
- [Cyberpanel Openlitespeed Issue with PHP Session Files Cleanup on Ubuntu 18](https://geektank.net/2021/04/13/cyberpanel-openlitespeed-issue-with-php-session-files-cleanup-on-ubuntu-18/) - There's an issue with the Cyberpanel installation using Openlitespeed on Ubuntu 18 where the PHP session files aren't removed by the system installed. You might see issues in your /usr/local/lsws/log/error.log like this The cause is related to the build of of PHP session files in the /tmp folder, which usually is cleaned out by a
- [Litespeed Web Server Statistics in Netdata Including Fixes](https://geektank.net/2021/01/06/litespeed-web-server-statistics-in-netdata-including-fixes/) - It's pretty simple to get this done, as there's a plugin built in. As per this guide on the Netdata website. https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/lmtca-space/rooms/general/nodes/34d04048-ab58-11ea-81cb-5600029faf80#chartName=menu_ebpf&after=-900&before=0 You simple need to run the following commands to create the necessary configuration. You then update a single line at the bottom of the file. Set path to /tmp/lshttpd/ After restarting Netdata you
- [Setting up MySQL Statistics in Netdata](https://geektank.net/2021/01/06/setting-up-mysql-statistics-in-netdata/) - You might noticed MySQL statistics aren't being show in Netdata. Here's what I ran into. Error: "MySQLdb or PyMySQL module is needed to use mysql.chart.py plugin" The required python libraries for MySQL are missing, so you simply need to install them. For Ubuntu/Debian the following command should correct it. Setting up Netdata MySQL User You
- [So You Start netplan Configuration for Additional IP's](https://geektank.net/2020/06/11/so-you-start-netplan-configuration-for-additional-ips/) - This took way too long to figure out and it's my own fault as I do have a good understanding of networking. When you order additional IP's from So You Start, you're usually giving IP's in a different range the main IP address of your server. This might confuse some because of how traditional networking
- [How to Increase Exim4 Logging Information](https://geektank.net/2020/06/16/how-to-increase-exim4-logging-information/) - This is pretty simple to do, the syntax is as follows. However, depending on your OS, you will need to add this line to /etc/exim.conf or if you're running cPanel you can follow these instructions. https://www.limestonenetworks.com/support/knowledge-center/1/62/how_do_i_configure_exim_for_better_logging.html
- [Xen Ubuntu 18 Guest Creation Using xen-create-image (bionic template and netplan fix included)](https://geektank.net/2020/06/11/xen-ubuntu-18-guest-creation-using-xen-create-image-bionic-template-and-netplan-fix-included/) - So I was having issues with deploying Ubuntu 18 guests on a Xen hypervisor. It originally started with a template for bionic not existing. This is easily fixed with a couple of commands to copy the karmic.d template to bionic.d template. However, once your host boots up. You're now faced with a network issue as
- [Selecting the Fastest Ubuntu 18 Mirror](https://geektank.net/2020/03/24/selecting-the-fastest-ubuntu-18-mirror/) - Run the following commands. wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/n/netselect/netselect_0.3.ds1-28+b1_amd64.debdpkg -i netselect_0.3.ds1-28+b1_amd64.deb https://askubuntu.com/questions/39922/how-do-you-select-the-fastest-mirror-from-the-command-line
- [ProxMox CIFS Share error "failed: error with cfs lock 'file-storage_cfg'"](https://geektank.net/2020/02/11/proxmox-cifs-share-error-failed-error-with-cfs-lock-file-storage_cfg/) - You may have encountered the following error message when trying to mount a CIFS share from the web interface of your Proxmox server. If you run the following command below via SSH, you will get a little more detail. ❯ pvesm add cifs pooter-linux-isos --server 192.168.2.9 --share linux-isos --username proxmox --password Enter Password: ********* mount
- [Upgrading Wordpress 3.2.1](https://geektank.net/2019/11/16/upgrading-wordpress-3-2-1/) - So this is the journey to update WordPress 3.2.1 to 5.3 I've taken a copy of the site and set it up on a temporary URL and set the following within wp-config.php define('WP_HOME','http://test.site.com'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://test.site.com'); I've also had to drop the PHP version to 5.6 to be able to run the site. Step 1 - Getting
- [Deploying Ubuntu 18 Guest on Ubuntu 18 Host DomU](https://geektank.net/2019/11/14/deploying-ubuntu-18-guest-on-ubuntu-18-host-domu/) - TLDR; Head to the bottom and you can update the shipped version of xen-tools 4.7 to 4.8 via the xen-tools GitHub repo. There's a dpkg available under the releases tab. Currently, the only available version of Ubuntu available to deploy using xen-create-image (xen-tools 4.7-1) on Ubuntu 18 is Ubuntu 16.04 (Zenial) If you want to
- [Windows 10, ZSH, Putty, Powerline Fonts and Screen](https://geektank.net/2019/08/20/windows-10-zsh-putty-powerline-fonts-and-screen/) - I recently was setting up my Windows 10 desktop machine with Putty so I could access some servers. I use the ZSH shell with OMZ and the Powerline9k theme. I use the following article to set up Putty and grab the appropriate fonts for Windows 10 that were patched. http://mschulte.nl/posts/using-powerline-in-PuTTY.html There were some additional options
- [WP-CLI Cheat Sheet](https://geektank.net/2019/08/12/wp-cli-cheat-sheet/) - WooCommerce wp wc update - Updated WooCommerce database from command line. LiteSpeed wp lscache-purge all - Purge all cache.
- [Improve WordPress Comments Load time when using Akismet: Adding an index to wp_comments](https://geektank.net/2019/07/22/improve-wordpress-comments-load-time-when-using-akismet-adding-an-index-to-wp_comments/) - A customer of mine was seeing a 15 second load time on their WordPress site when clicking on “Comments”. I installed Query Monitor and saw that the Akismet plugin was running the following SQL command on each comment. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM wp_comments WHERE user_id = 1820 AND comment_approved = 1; This query was to show how many comments the user had previously
- [WHMCS and Hexonet ISPAPI Registrar Module "Missing Required Attribute; X-CA-LEGALTYPE" Issue](https://geektank.net/2019/07/18/whmcs-and-hexonet-ispapi-registrar-module-missing-required-attribute-x-ca-legaltype-issue/) - If you’re running WHMCS and the Hexonet ISPAPI Registrar Module, you might have issues registering .ca domain names. An error will show up when you click on register, here’s a screenshot of the error. Invalid attribute value; INVALID Contact [OWNERCONTACT] (Missing required attribute; X-CA-LEGALTYPE)] This is due to the .ca registry requiring all registrations require
- [Gathering Postal Codes for WooCommerce](https://geektank.net/2019/06/28/gathering-postal-codes-for-woocommerce/) - If you’re having issues with gathering all the postal codes for a specific area in Canada. You can use the following tool Canadian Postal Code Radius Search Map
- [Disabling Wordpress "Your Site is Experiencing a Technical Issue" Emails](https://geektank.net/2019/06/30/disabling-wordpress-your-site-is-experiencing-a-technical-issue-emails/) - Simple add the following to your wp-config.php define('WP_DISABLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER', true);
- [Sun Microsystems Acquires MySQL](https://geektank.net/2008/01/16/sun-microsystems-acquires-mysql/) - I woke up to a very big announcement today. I was browsing digg and found that MySQL was acquired by Sun Microsystems. You can read more about the acquisition on the MySQL blog of Kaj Arno about the acquisition of MySQL by Sun Microsystems. My take, with Sun releasing Solaris into the Open Source realm, this is just another piece of software that they can put under their belt and package with Solaris. I have included some blurbs from Kaj Arno's blog below.
- [Setting up daily, weekly and monthly MySQL Database Backups using AutoMySQLBackup](https://geektank.net/2008/01/17/setting-daily-weekly-and-monthly-mysql-database-backups-using-automysqlbackup/) - AutoMySQLBackup is a shell script that allows daily, weekly and monthly backups of your local and remote MySQL Databases. It's meant to run on Linux/Unix through a cron job. Its highly configurable, and easy to setup as I will show you today! First you will need to acquire the shell script and drop it on your server. You can download AutoMySQLBackup on their SourceForge Project Page
- [Exim4 and PHP and PHP-CGI mail() function using incorrect From: and applying Sender: headers.](https://geektank.net/2008/03/20/exim4-and-php-and-php-cgi-mail-function-using-incorrect-and-applying-sender-headers/) - If you're using Exim4 and PHP as a module or as a CGI with suexec. You may have noticed some issues with your mail. Specifically you would have noticed that either the "From:" header was using "nobody@machinename" or "user@machine name, its also possibly that you had an additional header called "Sender:". There are two things you need to do to fix this. You first need to make sure that your "php.ini" has the following value "sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i". Which is the default, double check this variable as it might be set to something else.
- [Stop Brute Force logins through SSH/POP3/IMAP with BFD](https://geektank.net/2008/03/20/stop-brute-force-logins-through-ssh-pop3-imap-bfd/) - This nifty little script allows you to monitor log files for instances of brute forcing as well as popular exploits that show up in your server logs files. Anyone that has many servers should check this out. BFD (Brute Force Detector) Home Page There is also a nice little write up of how to implement BFD without AFP and some extended rules. BFD rules for Jag servers
- [MySQL and OpenSSL Replication what a mess!](https://geektank.net/2008/05/27/mysql-and-openssl-replication-what-mess/) - Just a heads up, if you do decide to enable OpenSSL so you can do encrypted MySQL replication. There are two bugs that will affect replication and the mysqldump command. They're as follows: Bug #24148 regression tests hang with SSL enabled http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=24148 http://lists.mysql.com/commits/17286 Bug #27669 mysqldump: Got error: 2026: SSL connection error when trying to connect http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27669 http://lists.mysql.com/commits/24329 This may cause lots of problems with MySQL and SSL Replication using OpenSSL. Cheers!
- [Guide to upgrading Drupal using SSH Commands](https://geektank.net/2008/08/18/guide-upgrading-drupal-using-ssh-commands/) - A well written guide on how to upgrade Drupal using SSH commands This guide is meant to augment the official Upgrade guide. Please read the official upgrade steps in UPGRADE.txt as well as in the Drupal.org Dcoumentation thoroughly to ensure that you understand every aspect of the upgrade process. This guide is for more advanced users with SSH experience.
- [Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2 Firmware/Update](https://geektank.net/2008/08/18/apple-releases-iphone-202-firmwareupdate/) - It has only been a few weeks and Apple has already released an updated firmwave for the iPhone. Could this mean Apple isn't going to sit on bugfixes, are more updates going to be released in the same short time span. A couple of weeks is really short, however a couple of months to improve some iPhone features, fix bugs or release new functionality is something that should be embraced.
- [QuickPwn release removes the need to do an iTunes restore!](https://geektank.net/2008/08/18/quickpwn-release-removes-need-do-itunes-restore/) - The iphone-dev.org has created a new means of Jail Breaking your iPhone that doesn't require the need to create a modified .ipsw and process a full restore through iTunes. Its called QuickPwn. News is just out of a new way to jailbreak your iPhone, and this time the tool is specifically designed to work "quickly and easily, without requiring a full restore." Quickpwn has been released as a beta, intended to complement the main PwnageTool.
- [First Google Android Phone Approved by the FCC](https://geektank.net/2008/08/19/first-google-android-phone-approved-fcc/) - The first Google Android Phone has been approved by the FCC. The HTC dream will be the first Android phone. Today, the news broke that the HTC Dream, the first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears that we have now a release date for this highly anticipated phone: November 10th, 2008. Another challenger appears! Read the full article at readwriteweb.com
- [Western Digital developing 20,000RPM drives](https://geektank.net/2008/08/18/western-digital-developing-20000rpm-drives/) - That's right, this isn't a joke. The new drive will be very similar to the recently-released VelociRaptor, in that it’ll be a 2.5in drive with a custom 3.5in housing built around it. Details are incredibly light at this stage, given that the product is still in development, and we don’t even have a release timeframe at the moment. However, our sources said that the drive will be ‘silent’ – that’s the last thing I would have expected from a drive with platters spinning at 20,000 RPM. Western Digital is apparently working on silencing the beast by improving the housing technology, which will now not just act as a heatsink, but also as a noise cancelling device. We’d also hope that the drive enclosure has some vibration dampening technology as well, because that’s also likely to be a problem given the high spindle speeds. Now they just need push SATA 6.0Gbit/s onto motherboards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA#SATA_6.0_Gbit.2Fs Full artile at bit-tech.net
- [FOSS Advertising Network Ad Bard](https://geektank.net/2008/08/18/foss-advertising-network-ad-bard/) - Ad Bard is a free advertising community for FOSS oriented websites and advertisers. A snippet from their about page The Ad Bard Network aims to foster a friendly and useful advertising community for FOSS oriented websites and advertisers. As a fellow Ad Bard, you will help to ensure that the advertisements in our network remain useful, relevant, and non-obnoxious. Ad Bard members earn 80% of the price-per-click each time an advertisement is clicked on your website. Our advertising community is entirely built with free and open source software, with all involved algorithms and schemas freely available for public scrutiny. Definitely a neat and good way for FOSS websites to generate revenue aside from donations. Ad Bard Website
- [AMD 64 2000+ vs Intel's Atom: AMD's 8-watt processor outperforms Intels Atom](https://geektank.net/2008/08/18/amd-64-2000-vs-intel039s-atom-amd039s-8watt-processor-outperforms-intels-atom/) - Intel's Atom processor and AMD's 64 2000+ were pitted against each other. And the results were for once in favor of AMD. In our Munich lab’s duel of the energy-savers, the AMD Athlon 64 2000+ beats the Intel Atom 230 in energy consumption and processing power. Each of the systems was based on a desktop platform. The Achilles heel of the Intel system is its old system platform with the 945GC chipset, while AMD offers a more modern 780G platform. The energy-saving solution from AMD offers more possibilities: it has three times as many SATA ports, possesses better onboard graphics performance, and can also support two monitors. Unlike the Intel solution, an HD resolution (1920x1200) with high picture quality is possible through DVI/HDMI ports. And early information suggests that the AMD Athlon 64 2000+ should cost close to $90. Read the full article at tomshardware.com
- [Creators Of Mobile Chat For the iPhone Twenty08 Hires AplloIM Developer](https://geektank.net/2008/08/20/creators-mobile-chat-iphone-twenty08-hires-aplloim-developer/) - If you bought the iPhone when it first came out, you had two choices for Instant Messaging. Twenty08's MobileChat and Alex Schaefer's ApolloIM. Twenty08 has now hired Alex Schaefer to work exclusively on MobileChat twenty08 would like to formally welcome aboard…Alex Schaefer. Many of you may know him as the founder of the world’s first Native iPhone IM Application, ApolloIM. ApolloIM was an amazing application and during it’s run, MobileChat and Apollo stood head to head and constantly battled to create the better app. (Friendly war of course!) The best part about it was that no one won! Only our respective users benefited from the friendly competition, and you can’t ask for anything better than that as far as I’m concerned. Now with Alex working on our side, we believe that MobileChat will be able to rise up and regain its glory as the number one iPhone application that we all know it can be. He is a very talented developer (plus a great guy) who has already brought some great ideas to the table and we’re all very excited to see our new-found relationship grow. Read the full article on Twenty08's site. MobileChat's website
- [Apples iPhone Firmware 2.0.2 Causes More Issues Than It Fixes](https://geektank.net/2008/08/20/apples-iphone-firmware-202-causes-more-issues-it-fixes/) - I just saw this article on Slashdot... Slashdot | Apple's IPhone 3G Firmware Update Bombs Yahoo posted the news article... Apple's iPhone 3G Firmware Update Bombs (NewsFactor) by NewsFactor: Yahoo! Tech Both articles comment on the 2.0.1 firmware. However if you read the original article, it speaks about the new firmware which is 2.0.2 and was released on the 18th. NewsFactor Network | Apple Reportedly Plans Another Fix for the iPhone Either way, I don't have problems with my phone aside from MobileChat crashing and other Applications as well.
- [QuickPwn Release Allows Fast Jailbreak Of iPhone Firmware Update 2.0.2](https://geektank.net/2008/08/21/quickpwn-release-allows-fast-jailbreak-iphone-firmware-update-202/) - That's right, hot off the blog presses QuickPwn has been updated by the iphone-dev.org team and now allows you to Jailbreak your iPhones 2.0.2 firmware. The new 2.0.2 firmware that was released on Monday supposedly fixes some "bugs", however the bugs aren't mentioned anywhere. Here is the updated QuickPwn for Windows, wrapped by Poorlad’s GUI. It contains our new bundles for 2.0.2 and we’ve added support for version 2.0 devices which means you can QuickPwn and jailbreak the device if it is running 2.0, 2.0.1 or 2.0.2. Remember this is still beta software, so usual rules apply, no complaints ifanything goes wrong and use the tool at at your own risk! Download here! SHA1 = 8e1ed2ce9e7e473d38a9dc7824a384a9ac34d7d0 Read the full article at blog.iphone-dev.org Download the new QuickPwn 1.2.0 with the new 2.0.2 bundle. Thanks for another successful Jailbreak!
- [Auto Bounced Messages Management vBulletin Module Helps Purge Bad Email Address On Your Forum](https://geektank.net/2008/08/21/auto-bounced-messages-management-vbulletin-module-helps-purge-bad-email-address-your-foru/) - I was browsing through my mail spool on my machine, and I noticed that there were some messages in one of my accounts for a vBulletin forum. After further review, it was some bounce backs that had accumulated from users that didn't have a valid email address. I then started to do some Google searches for a vBulletin module (vBulletin's search is horrendous and practically useless) and found this module.
- [Windows Desktops Released By Microsoft and Sysinternals Allows for Multiple Desktops](https://geektank.net/2008/08/22/windows-desktops-released-microsoft-and-sysinternals-allows-multiple-desktops/) - Microsoft through the Sysinternals team has released Windows Desktops, which provides Mutiple Desktops within Windows XP and Windows Vista. Sysinternals created quite a few applications and utilities for the Windows Operating System that Microsoft evntually acquired them.
- [New Pwnage Tool 2.0.3 and QuickPwn 1.50](https://geektank.net/2008/08/26/new-pwnage-tool-203-and-quickpwn-150/) - I haven't been keeping up with my submissions as of late so this one squeaked through. But the http://iphone-dev.org team has updated both their PwnageTool and QuickPwn Tool. There is still however no baseband unlock, just support for new jailbreaking of the new firmware.
- [Bug Clean up for QuickPwn](https://geektank.net/2008/08/26/bug-clean-quickpwn/) - Not too long after releasing and updated PwnageTool and Quickpwn, the iphone-dev.org team has released an update to QuickPwn. We’ve had some issues with iPod touch devices and the latest version of PwnageTool for the Mac, in certain conditions incorrect permissions will be used and the keychain doesn’t save passwords. So hold on and wait for the next release, we’ll push out the updated version via Sparkle as soon as it is tested (it is being tested right now).
- [Are Network Carriers To Blame For iPhone 3G Problems](https://geektank.net/2008/08/26/are-network-carriers-blame-iphone-3g-problems/) - I was recently having issues with my phone not being able to use 3G, and I thought it might have been a firmware or possibly hardware issue. But after troubleshooting for some time, I found that it was in fact applications crashing or firmware bugs. Hearing more and more reports of network issues with 3G and iPhones, Wired Magazine decided to do a survey of 3G coverage across america.
- [Helmer The 24 Core Linux Cluster Inside An IKEA Cabinet](https://geektank.net/2008/08/26/helmer-24-core-linux-cluster-inside-ikea-cabinet/) - If you need a 24 core, 48G linux cluster then you might want to build a Helmer. This is the story of Helmer. A linux cluster in a IKEA Helmer cabinet.
- [Edit of Wikipedia Article Lists Murders Your Wife As Feature Of Reiser FS](https://geektank.net/2008/08/26/edit-wikipedia-article-lists-murders-your-wife-feature-reiser-fs/) - This was on Digg before, however I got a screen capture of the entire page. I don't know why.
- [Samsung Releases New Low Cost SATAII SSD](https://geektank.net/2008/08/28/samsung-releases-new-low-cost-sataii-ssd/) - Samsung has developed low cost SATAII SSD's. Specifically the SSD's Samsung has been sampling are 30% smaller than 2.5 inch SSD's, and are really cost effective. They come in low density sizes, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB and operate at a speed of 90MB/sec to 70MB/sec. Read the full article at Engadet
- [Mobile Chat iPhone Application Updates and News About Latest Release](https://geektank.net/2008/08/29/mobile-chat-iphone-application-updates-and-news-about-latest-release/) - I was just forwarded a link to the blog of Mobile Chat's company Twenty08's. You can view it here - twenty08. There is some interesting information that was just posted today. Information that a lot of people have been looking for over the last little while after purchasing the Mobile Chat iPhone Application on Apples Application Store. The two recent posts go in depth into some of the problems with the Mobile Chat Application on the iPhone, a new version being released and how they're trying to fix the problems everyone is experiencing.
- [QuickPwn Released for Mac OS X](https://geektank.net/2008/08/29/quickpwn-released-mac-os-x/) - The iphone-dev.org crew has released QuickPwn for Mac OS X, there is a an official torrent for the release. Here is the long awaited “QuickPwn” for Mac OS X. You’ll see a similarity to the user-interface of PwnageTool, this is because of the great feedback we’ve had since we moved to that interface with PwnageTool 2.x.
- [Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GL Being Phased Out?](https://geektank.net/2008/09/05/linksys-wrt54g-and-wrt54gl-being-phased-out/) - I went to pick up a Wireless Router from a local computer shop http://www.a-power.com in hopes of grabbing a WRT54GL or at least a WRT54GS. The main reason being that I could flash the hardware to run DD-WRT http://www.dd-wrt.com which is a third part open source router firmware.
- [Run Windows Applications within Ubuntu](https://geektank.net/2008/09/11/run-windows-applications-within-ubuntu/) - I ran into this article about how you can seamlessly run Windows Applications from within Ubunutu. The author is using VMware, rdesktop (apt-get install rdesktop), and Seamless RDP. http://hehe2.net/thedarkside/microsoft/run-windows-apps-100-seamlessly-on-ubuntu/
- [Apple Releases iPhone Firmware 2.1 and iTunes 8](https://geektank.net/2008/09/12/apple-releases-iphone-firmware-21-and-itunes-8/) - Apple has just released iTunes 8 and the iTouch and iPhone firmware 2.1! You will need to download iTunes 8 in order to get the new firmware. And unfortunately it looks as though iTunes 8 has blocked the Pwnge tool. However the iphone-dev team knows about this and will have a patch http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/49689803/countermeasures Enjoy!
- [A list of changes and fixes in the iPhone 2.1 Firmware](https://geektank.net/2008/09/12/list-changes-and-fixes-iphone-21-firmware/) - There is a full list of changes and fixes in the new iPhone 2.1 firware on Apples site, which you can read here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/ I've also included them below: General Updates * Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls. * Significantly better battery life for most users. * Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes. * Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts. * Faster installation of 3rd party applications.
- [Extremely Manual iPhone Firmware 2.1 Jailbreak for 3G Released by XPWN](https://geektank.net/2008/09/12/extremely-manual-iphone-firmware-21-jailbreak-3g-released-xpwn/) - There is a very manual tutorial up at xpwn.co.uk on how to Jailbreak your iPhone with the 2.1 firmware: T14:19 http://xpwn.co.uk/2.1JBtut.txt 14:19 2.1 3g jailbreak tutorial 14:22 < comm> geeb: has it been tested? 14:22 comm 14:22 yes by me 14:22 and others in #xpwn are running it now The following are the instructions Download the 2.1 firmware
- [Official Jailbreak for iPhone 2.1 Firmware Released OSX Only](https://geektank.net/2008/09/13/official-jailbreak-iphone-21-firmware-released-osx-only/) - There is now an official iphone-dev.org version of QuickPwn that supports the 2.1 firmware released by Apple on friday. Some of the popular press and blogs have been backing the opposition. :-) While criticism and competition is fine it should be reported correctly, with all the facts. and certainly minus the FUD. Do you guys think we are “less and less relevant with each passing day” ? We don’t think so, and we certainly prefer our hacks to theirs. ;-) Though even if the world deems us irrelevant, the iPhone family of devices is still fun to hack!
- [Google Creates Linux Software Repositories](https://geektank.net/2008/09/17/google-creates-linux-software-repositories/) - Google has created its own repositories for its linux software applications. http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/index.html At the moment the only software available is Picasa and Google Desktop.
- [Mobile Chat When Will it Work?](https://geektank.net/2008/09/18/mobile-chat-when-will-it-work/) - If you've had an iPhone since the launch of Apples Application Store, then you most likely have bought the app Mobile Chat. I mean who wouldn't, just looking at their features http://mobilech.at/features you'd be silly not to pick the only instant messenger on the iPhone. Granted there are Web App versions, but nothing application wise. Here are some of the features. MobileChat supports the following protocols: * AIM/ICQ/.Mac/MobileME * Windows Live/MSN * Yahoo Messenger * GTalk * Jabber/XMPP Multiple Accounts
- [vBulletin Big Board Linux Server Optimization Part 1](https://geektank.net/2008/09/26/vbulletin-big-board-linux-server-optimization-part-1/) - Hello, I'm just going to explain my experience with a vBulletin Big Board and how to get the most out of your hardware by simple tweaks and changes to the software that your site runs. I will break this article down into sections. What is a big board?
- [Firefox Minefield Faster than Chrome](https://geektank.net/2008/09/29/firefox-minefield-faster-chrome/) - I've tried out the nightly snapshots of Firefox Minefield and yes, it is faster than Chrome even with my 12+ plugins. http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/09/28/firefox-minefield-faster-than-chrome/
- [Use Your Video Card To Crack Secured Wireless AP's](https://geektank.net/2008/10/15/use-your-video-card-crack-secured-wireless-ap039s/) - It looks as though a company called "Elcomsoft" is using NVIDIA developer tools to create software that cracks Secured Wireless AP's.
- [Apache2 Directory Listing Doesn't List Password Protected Folders](https://geektank.net/2008/10/22/apache2-directory-listing-doesn039t-list-password-protected-folders/) - If you've ever used Apache2 and .htaccess with the "Options Indexes" value to show the content listing of a directory. You would know that unfortunately Apache2 doesn't show folders that are forbidden or password protected.
- [lighttpd won't start and doesn't output or log any error message](https://geektank.net/2008/10/30/lighttpd-won039t-start-and-doesn039t-output-or-log-any-error-message/) - I was working on a server and for some reason lighttpd wouldn't start for some odd reason. Running it via Debian/Ubuntu "invoke-rc.d lighttpd start" or "/etc/init.d/lighttpd start" wouldn't reveal an error message or anything in the log. I hop'd on irc.freenode.net and put some information about my problem in the channel #lighttpd channel.
- [What Music I Listen To While Working (Getting Down and Dirty Mix)](https://geektank.net/2010/04/18/what-music-i-listen-to-while-working-getting-down-and-dirty-mix/) - Alright, I'm going to put down all of the songs I listen to when I'm working on something, coding, designing or fixing broken stuff. Here it is in not paticular order. Hive - Ultrasonic Sound Lykke Li - Little Bit (AutoErotique Bootleg Remix) CSS - Let's make love and listen death from above Cut Copy - Hearts
- [Upgraded to Wordpress 3.0](https://geektank.net/2010/06/07/upgraded-to-wordpress-3-0/) - As you can tell from the Template, I've upgraded to Wordpress 3.0 RC. It's rather simple to do this automatically. Just following these instructions to automatically upgrade Wordpress from 2 to 3. http://wordpress.org/download/nightly
- [Groovy (Grooveshark) Plugin for Apple TV2 4.2 Firmware](https://geektank.net/2011/01/24/groovy-grooveshark-plugin-for-apple-tv2-4-2-firmware/) - I stumbled upon an updated package for Groovy thats works on my Apple TV2 4.2 Firmware. The following forum topic is where I found the package. As well as a direct download mirrored on my site. http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/22489-groovy-app-for-apple-tv/ Download com.atv.groovy_0.4-5_iphoneos-arm.deb - [download id="4"]
- [Don't Buy WeMo Smart Plugs](https://geektank.net/2019/04/25/dont-buy-wemo-smart-plugs/) - So I bought a 3 pack of the WeMo Smart Plugs in the hopes of yelling "Alex turn Bedroom Light Off" before bedtime. Instead of buying a Clapper, of which I've never seen in real life. Which was probably a better idea seeing as the WeMo Smart Plugs are notorious for disconnecting from Wifi or
- [WordPress Speed Up Analysis 2019-06-03](https://geektank.net/2019/06/04/wordpress-speed-up-analysis/) - The following was a post I made on the WordPress Speed Up FaceBook Group. I thought it was worth posting here in-case someone else might be looking for something similar. Olly Bee Excellent! First load for me was a white page without CSS being applied. Which is weird, I haven't gone to the site before.
- [MySQL 8 and Persona 8 Tuning for Wordpress](https://geektank.net/2019/05/31/mysql-8-and-persona-8-tuning-for-wordpress/) - If you’re running MySQL 8 or Percona 8, then you’ll probably see lots of guides online that reference some out of data configuration that really only deals with functions in MySQL 5 that have been deprecated in MySQL 8 and Percona 8 Query Cache No longer used, and removed from MySQL 8 and Percona 8,
- [Searching WordPress MySQL Dump Files](https://geektank.net/2019/05/30/searching-wordpress-mysql-dump-files/) - From time to time, you’ll need to look at data within MySQL dump files, specifically I do it mostly with WordPress. There isn’t an easy way to search the dump unless you use grep. Here are some useful grep commands. Pull out a table. [enlighter linenumbers="true"] grep 'INSERT INTO `wp_bspr_users`’ dump.sql > /tmp/users.sql [/enlighter] Format
- [Installing Debian on BeagleBone Black MicroSD Card](https://geektank.net/2015/07/30/installing-debian-on-beaglebone-black-microsd-card/) - First step is to grab the BeagleBone Debian image that you can drop on your SD card. http://beagleboard.org/latest-images Now you will need to flash this image to your MicroSD card, I'm using Mac OSX so here's a fly by. sudo su - diskutil list diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN dd if=myImage.dd of=/dev/diskN
- [How to Combat Conficker on a Large Network](https://geektank.net/2009/09/18/how-to-combat-conficker-on-a-large-network/) - The following is information and tools for dealing with a Conficker Outbreak on a Large Enterprise Network with lots of clients. How to unlock all of your Active Directory Accounts with a script. Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2 Const ADS_UF_LOCKOUT = &H10 Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://rootDSE") strDNSDomain = objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext") Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command") Set objConnection =
- [Ubuntu PHP5-FPM NGINX](https://geektank.net/2012/01/13/ubuntu-php5-fpm-nginx/) - So I've been starting to deploy nginx on more systems, and working with php5-fpm and have had some great success. However a few issues have come to light, and it was hard to find information about these issues online. Lots of Google digging later I've found quite a bit about nginx and PHP5-FPM. Configuring nginx
- [Adventures in cPanel and mod_fcgid/Apache mpm_worker](https://geektank.net/2010/12/22/adventures-in-cpanel-and-mod_fcgid-apache-mpm_worker/) - I've started using cPanel on my main box, as well as some VPS accounts for a couple of customers. I never really enjoyed using a "Control Panel", but ever since moving to cPanel I've actually enjoyed the experience. Previous to cPanel I was mostly using scripts I've coded in perl, which worked well. But there
- [Exporting DHCP Leases to HTML or CSV in Windows Server](https://geektank.net/2013/05/05/exporting-dhcp-leases-to-html-or-csv-in-windows-server/) - If you're looking to export your DHCP leases on your Windows Server into a readable format, then the following article will help. http://theadminguy.com/2009/10/14/export-dhcp-leases-to-html-using-powershell/ You can also simply run the following command and copy and paste it into excel and it should match the columns correctly.
- [Experience with Thunderbolt 3 USBC Docking Stations for macOS](https://geektank.net/2018/06/14/experience-with-thunderbolt-3-usbc-docking-stations-for-macos/) - Current Setup I had a request from a client to purchase dual monitors for their Macbook Pro Late 2013 (or Macbook11,1). I also wanted to sort out my own setup Macbook Pro 2016 (Macbook13,2). Currently I'm using the following, an Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and a generic ArkTek branded adapter. Both come with
- [Apache Error Log mod_fcgid: can't apply process slot for /usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/php5 (cPanel/CloudLinux)](https://geektank.net/2013/04/04/apache-error-log-mod_fcgid-cant-apply-process-slot-for-usrlocalcpanelcgi-sysphp5-cpanelcloudlinux/) - I was getting the following error message in apaches error log on a cPanel machine with CloudLinux mod_fcgid: can't apply process slot for /usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/php5 Looking into the issue, it seemed that a couple of sites were reaching the max EP (Entry PRocess). If you read the ClouldLinux documentation it states the following. http://docs.cloudlinux.com/index.html?limits.html Entry processes
- [How to flash Ubiquiti Bullet M2 with OpenWRT](https://geektank.net/2011/01/24/how-to-flash-ubiquiti-bullet-m2-with-openwrt/) - This article will guide you through the steps of flashing your newly purchased Ubiquiti Bullet M2 with OpenWRT. Now I am actually flashing my Bullet M2 for a second time, I set the transmit power too high and it won't boot up. The instructions below are pretty much from a re-flashing perspective. Finding the right
- [Fix the "The package could not be installed. PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT" Wordpress Error](https://geektank.net/2019/05/30/fix-the-the-package-could-not-be-installed-pclzip_err_bad_format-wordpress-error/) - This is pretty straightforward, you’ll see this error when updating or installing a plugin. [enlighter linenumbers="true"]The package could not be installed. PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT[/enlighter] Basically the file WordPress is trying to download is either corrupt or you don’t have the PHP curl module installed. So simply install it, for Ubuntu this is: [enlighter linenumbers="true"]apt-get install php-curl[/enlighter] or
- [Booster for WooCommerce Showing Hidden Item Meta](https://geektank.net/2019/04/23/booster-for-woocommerce-showing-hidden-item-meta/) - If you have the Booster for WooCommerce plugin enabled and have used their order items table, specifically "[wcj_order_items_table]" You might see item meta that should be hidden. I've created a GitHub Gist that you can place into wp-content/plugins
- [Adding OVH Monitoring IP's to Windows 2012 Server Firewall](https://geektank.net/2016/11/08/adding-ovh-monitoring-ips-windows-2012-server-firewall/) - If you login to the OVH control panel and notice that the monitoring is showing Red instead of Green, this is due to their monitoring servers not being able to connect to your VPS. You simply need to add their IP's for monitoring that they provide in the control panel to your Windows 2012 VPS
- [OVH Public Cloud CentOS 7 Change Hostname](https://geektank.net/2016/11/01/ovh-public-cloud-centos-7-change-hostname/) - If you've tried to change the hostname on your OVH public cloud instance running CentOS 7, you may have had issues with it persisting after reboot. Took me way to long to find this solution, but someone had already spent way too much time figuring it out. This GitHub Gist explains it all https://gist.github.com/zmjwong/77ee37deb1749c2582eb Basically you
- [CrashPlan Update 4.8 and Linux Headless Issues](https://geektank.net/2016/09/29/crashplan-update-4-8-linux-headless-issues/) - An update to CrashPlan was rolled out at version 4.8 but no download files were available on their site for Windows. So if you've been trying to manage your Linux headless install and its failing, this might be why. Here's the release notes. https://support.code42.com/Release_Notes/Code42_Platform/Code42_Public_Cloud_Version_5.4 I don't know how to kick off updates to CrashPlan on
- [How To Create A Wordpress Admin Login Using MySQL](https://geektank.net/2013/03/29/how-to-create-a-wordpress-admin-login-using-mysql/) - You can do this simply by running the following SQL commands through phpMyadmin or through command line MySQL. 1. First insert the new user account into the database. If you're using command line MySQL then you will need to select the database first using the "use" command below: use wp_mywordpressdatabasename Now that you've selected the
- [RRDTool Error When Migrating Observium from 32bit to 64bit Server](https://geektank.net/2016/08/26/rrdtool-error-migrating-observium-32bit-64bit-server/) - We had a 32bit Ubuntu server that was getting pegged due to the lack of memory it was able to use when observium was kicking off it's cron. So I decided to move Observium to a 64bit Ubuntu server. Unfortunately when trying to run the poller, the following error appeared. ERROR: This RRD was created on
- [Creating ISO Partition on Local Disk for XenServer/XenCenter 6.5](https://geektank.net/2015/02/08/creating-iso-partition-local-disk-xenserverxencenter-6-5/) - I just started playing with XenServer/XenCenter 6.5 and found a couple of templates required ISO images. Specifically Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr due to a bug, you can google it. Other Images like Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin didn't require an ISO and just needed a URL to install. Funny enough this failed for me, I was
- [Tips and Tricks for Building Ubuntu Packages and Compiling](https://geektank.net/2015/05/27/tips-and-tricks-for-building-ubuntu-packages-and-compiling/) - If you're about to build packages apt-get install build-essential If you can't find debbuild apt-get install devscripts You receive the following error dh: unable to load addon quilt: Can't locate Debian/Debhelper/Sequence/quilt.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Debian::Debhelper::Sequence::quilt module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.18.2 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.18 /usr/share/perl/5.18 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 13)
- [CrashPlan Error "Cound not Initialize class com.code42.jna.inotify.InotifyManager"](https://geektank.net/2015/02/08/crashplan-error-cound-not-initialize-class-com-code42-jna-inotify-inotifymanager/) - I had a host that wasn't backing up at all and found the following error message within the CrashPlan engine_error.log located in /usr/local/crashplan/log Exception in thread "W87903837_ScanWrkr" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.code42.jna.inotify.InotifyManager at com.code42.jna.inotify.JNAInotifyFileWatcherDriver.(JNAInotifyFileWatcherDriver.java:21) at com.code42.backup.path.BackupSetsManager.initFileWatcherDriver(BackupSetsManager.java:393) at com.code42.backup.path.BackupSetsManager.startScheduledFileQueue(BackupSetsManager.java:331) at com.code42.backup.path.BackupSetsManager.access$1600(BackupSetsManager.java:66) at com.code42.backup.path.BackupSetsManager$ScanWorker.delay(BackupSetsManager.java:1073) at com.code42.utils.AWorker.run(AWorker.java:158) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744) From what I could tell it was related
- [CloudFlare Cache Purge Plugin Logs to Posts](https://geektank.net/2015/02/07/cloudflare-cache-purge-plugin-logs-posts/) - You might have seen the following Posts in your Wordpress blog after installing the CloudFlare Cache Plugin. SUCCESS : automatic purge url cache for wordpress plugin This is actually something the plugin is suppose to do, but there is no option to turn it off. And it looks like the plugin hasn't been updated in
- [Active Directory Authentication with NConf](https://geektank.net/2015/01/05/active-directory-authentication-nconf/) - So I had to help someone else with getting NConf working with Active Directory LDAP on a Windows Domain, If you don't understand the difference between DistinguishedName and sAMAccountName, then you will have some issues. Currently NConf will only use a DN for successful authentication and authorization (2 steps to getting access to NConf). This means you
- [Remove iThemes Security Lockouts Script](https://geektank.net/2014/12/09/remove-ithemes-security-lockouts-script/) - I decided to create a command line PHP script that would list the current iThemes Security Logs and also allow you to remove them based on IP Address. Here is the script which I've called "ithemes-clearip.php" and it's Github link, its dirty and really was made in like 15 minutes. https://github.com/jordantrizz/wordpress-scripts
- [Simple Apache Expires Setup via .htaccess](https://geektank.net/2011/08/15/simple-apache-expires-setup-via-htaccess/) - If you've used Google Page Speed then you've probably seen "Leverage browser caching" as one of the items on the Medium Priority list. And it's a real simple fix if you're running Apache. Just create or edit your .htaccess file for the site you want to enable it on and input the following. ExpiresActive
- [Get RackTables working with php-cgi or fastcgi](https://geektank.net/2013/03/05/get-racktables-working-with-php-cgi-or-fastcgi/) - If you've tried to google "racktables authentication not working after install" you won't find much, but there is a couple of articles about fastcgi and the PHP_AUTH_PW and PHP_AUTH_USER not being passed correctly. But no real solution to the problem. I was able to get RackTables working using the following work around posted on http://www.rosmir.org/Index/Docs/archive/LabsFolder/FastCGI which
- [IIS Site Slow to Load on First Visit/Load (SiteFinity)](https://geektank.net/2012/11/26/iis-site-slow-to-load-on-first-visitload-sitefinity/) - I had to deploy a new website that was done by a web design company, it was created in Sitefinity. I didn't have the option to install it, I simply was given the site files and the database. I think had to figure out a way to update the database configuration file, of which Sitefinity
- [Changing the Thumbnail on a YouTube Video to a Custom Image](https://geektank.net/2012/10/18/changing-the-thumbnail-on-a-youtube-video/) - The following code will allow you to use a custom image for the thumbnail on a YouTube video.
- [MikroTik - DynDNS Update Script](https://geektank.net/2012/07/13/mikrotik-dyndns-update-script/) - This is a script for ensuring that your DynDNS hostname is updated when your IP changes on your MikroTik router. Unfortunately the script from the MikroTik Wiki doesn't work and is broken. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Dynamic_DNS_Update_Script_for_dynDNS There is a question mark within the URL that posts the update to members.dyndns.org and it gets removed when you paste and
- [MikroTik - Automatically creating DNS record for each DHCP lease/client](https://geektank.net/2012/07/12/mikrotik-automatically-creating-dns-record-for-each-dhcp-leaseclient/) - You'll notice that when you first get your MikroTik router, that it doesn't create DNS records for each DHCP client that successfully receives a lease. The below article provides the necessary script to create a DNS record for each DHCP Client. I've provided a link to the Mikrotik Wiki article so you can see the original source. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Setting_static_DNS_record_for_each_DHCP_lease The
- [Upgrading Zen Theme Foundation (Confluence) Brand from 3 to 4.1.4](https://geektank.net/2012/07/04/upgrading-zen-theme-foundation-confluence-brand-from-3-to-4-1-4/) - If you have a custom brand for your Zen Theme Foundation plugin, and upgraded the plugin from version 3 to 4.14. You might have noticed that some images are missing, or you might not even noticed them missing because no missing image is displayed. To fix this, I just copied over the missing images from
- [Moving Wordpress to a New Domain Name](https://geektank.net/2012/06/09/moving-wordpress-to-a-new-domain-name/) - So there are a couple of things that you'll need to do before to ensure a successful move of your Wordpress Installation to a new domain name. 1. I'm sure you know how to copy all of the Wordpress Files and Database to the new location where the new domain name has been setup. I'm
- [Wordpress and Protecting Directories with .htaccess](https://geektank.net/2012/05/29/wordpress-and-protecting-directories-with-htaccess/) - You'll find sometime that when you deploy Wordpress in order for permalinks to work correctly you need a proper .htaccess file. This .htaccess also affects anything else you place within your web root when Wordpress lives. For instance if you need to password protect a directory within the your webroot where Wordpress lives. You'll find
- [Ubuntu Squid 3 SSL Support PPA](https://geektank.net/2012/04/24/ubuntu-squid-3-ssl-support-ppa/) - If you're looking for squid3 with SSL support in Ubuntu, you're in luck! There's a PPA that is providing squid3 with SSL support compiled in. Simple run the following command to add the mojocode PPA. add-apt-repository ppa:mojocode/ppa More information on the mojocode PPA. https://launchpad.net/~mojocode/+archive/ppa
- [Fix Ubuntu Apt error "public key is not available" GPG Keys](https://geektank.net/2012/04/16/fix-ubuntu-apt-error-public-key-is-not-available-gpg-keys/) - If you've ever used the a package or repository from the Ubuntu Personal Pakacge Archive, you may have receive an error when each time you use apt-get. The error looks something like this. W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D8D75E403EBCE749
- [Export DHCP Leases to HTML or CSV in Windows Server 2003/2008](https://geektank.net/2013/05/05/export-dhcp-leases-to-html-or-csv-in-windows-server-20032008/) - If you're looking to export your DHCP leases on your Windows Server into a readable format, then the following article will help. http://theadminguy.com/2009/10/14/export-dhcp-leases-to-html-using-powershell/ You can also simply run the following command and copy and paste it into excel and it should match the columns correctly. netsh dhcp server 1.1.1.1 scope 1.1.1.0 show clients 1
- [OpenClinica Tomcat Error When Setting JAVA_OPTS on Ubuntu 10.04](https://geektank.net/2013/04/06/openclinica-tomcat-error-when-setting-java_opts/) - I've setup OpenClinica a number of time and never really touched the JAVA_OPTS for Tomcat because I've never really had any issues. On the OpenClinica Installation Documentation it states that the JVM performs well when using the following JAVA_OPTS https://docs.openclinica.com/3.1/installation/installation-linux#content-title-5460 export JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -Xmx1280m -XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:ParallelGCThreads=2 -XX:MaxPermSize=180m -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled" However, if you're running Ubuntu 10.04
- [Apache Tomcat Native library Not Found Error on Ubuntu](https://geektank.net/2013/04/05/apache-tomcat-native-library-not-found-error-on-ubuntu/) - Sometimes you might get the following error message in your logs for your Tomcat instance under Ubuntu. The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found To fix this issue, simply run the following command to install the appropriate library. apt-get install libtcnative-1 The error
- [How to Disable the Displet Pop Wordpress Plugin on Specific Pages](https://geektank.net/2013/11/19/disable-displet-pop-wordpress-plugin-specific-pages/) - You won't find much within the support forums in-regards to how to stop the Displet Pop plugin from loading on specific pages. However, I was able to find some pre-created code that does accomplish the task and just modified it for the Displet Pop plugin. function remove_displet_pop() { $ids = array(1358,1226); // ID's of the
- [Setting up MikroTik/RouterOS with Conditional DNS Forwarding (UnoTelly/UnblockUS)](https://geektank.net/2013/12/19/setting-mikrotikrouteros-conditional-dns-forwarding-unotellyunblockus/) - I have a MikroTik RouterOS device that has some custom DNS settings and therefore I cannot change the DNS servers it provides to clients, which is a requirement to use UnoTelly or Unblockus. Instead I found the following article very helpful, it allows you to configure Conditional DNS forwarding for specific domains. https://www.dalemacartney.com/2012/12/29/dns-conditional-forwarders-with-mikrotik-routeros/ This works
- [MikroTik - Backing Up Your MikroTik & Routerboard Config](https://geektank.net/2012/07/13/mikrotik-backing-up-your-mikrotik-routerboard-config/) - Another great script that will email you a copy of your MikroTik/Routerboard device config. You can find the source on the MikroTik Wiki below. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Send_Backup_email Some notes about the script on the MikroTik wiki and below. I had to modify the script on the MikroTik website, it had used /tool e-mail set address instead of /tool
- [How to fix the Asus Zenbook trackpad](https://geektank.net/2012/07/19/how-to-fix-the-asus-zenbook-trackpad/) - I have an Asus Zenbook for work, and its awesome. Small. light and fast! Since day 1, the trackpad has been a huge issue. It didn't perform like some previous laptops I had, nor like my Macbook. For instance when you single tap on the left or right buttons on the track pad, they register
- [Nagios NRPE Disk Check Error on Plesk](https://geektank.net/2014/06/24/nagios-nrpe-disk-check-error-plesk/) - If you're monitoring a server with Nagios NRPE that is running Plesk, you might have run into the following issue. The disck_check command may return the following lovely error message. DISK CRITICAL - /var/named/chroot/etc/named is not accessible: Permission denied The fix is rather simple, you just need to modify the /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg file and change your
- [Wordpress Plugin Wordtwit Add Twitter Account Not Working (Setup Instructions)](https://geektank.net/2013/07/12/wordpress-plugin-wordtwit-add-twitter-account-not-working-setup-instructions/) - If you've recently upgraded Wordtwit, you'll notice some changes which are specifically to address the old Twitter API being deprecated. You will need to create a Twitter Application for Wordtwit to be able to add a Twitter account. The developer has provided some instructions on how to correctly create a Twitter application for Wordtwit:Creating a
- [Receiving Windows 7 File In Use Errors or File Locked By Process Errors](https://geektank.net/2013/07/12/receiving-windows-7-file-in-use-errors-or-file-locked-by-process-errors/) - For some reason I've been getting issues with applications trying to update themselves, file lock errors will occur. Today it started happening with Steam, it downloaded an update and tried to run but was unable to remove the Steam.exe file stating that it was in use. I did a bit of googling and found that
- [How to Access CrashPlan on Command Line Only Linux Server (Headless Client)](https://geektank.net/2013/05/04/how-to-access-crashplan-on-command-line-only-linux-server-headless-client/) - CrashPlan has documented this information in their support wiki. http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/how_to/configure_a_headless_client
- [Dual or Triple Monitors and Multiple Taskbars for Windows 7](https://geektank.net/2013/04/04/dual-or-triple-monitors-and-multiple-taskbars-for-windows-7/) - If you have a dual or a triple monitor setup, and you wish to have a taskbar on the second or second and third monitor. Then you should take a look at Dual Monitor Taskbar. It's a free opensource program for Windows 7 that puts a taskbar on your second monitor if you have dual
- [Nagios Plugin for Monitoring CrashPlan Pro on Linux](https://geektank.net/2013/04/01/nagios-plugin-for-monitoring-crashplan-pro-on-linux/) - I've taken an existing plugin for monitoring CrashPlan on Linux and modified it to work with CrashPlan Pro. You can access it on Github. https://github.com/jordantrizz/nagios-crashplan-linux
- [Upgrading Memory on a Macbook Pro OSX with the GeIL 16GB Memory Kit (GS316GB1333C9DC)](https://geektank.net/2013/01/05/upgrading-memory-on-a-macbook-pro-osx-with-the-geil-16gb-memory-kit-gs316gb1333c9dc/) - I recently purchased the "GeIL 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Laptop Memory (GS316GB1333C9DC)" from NewEgg on boxing day in hopes that it would work in my Macbook Pro (Early 2011 15" - MC721LL/A - MacBookPro8,2 - A1286 - 2353-1*) And to my surprise after installing the memory my Macbook
- [Microsoft IIS 7.5 Best Practices ](https://geektank.net/2012/11/27/microsoft-iis-7-5-best-practices/) - I thought everyone should take a look at this quick Micrsoft IIS 7.5 Best Practices article, it talks a little bit about security but mostly just what not to leave on was default. If you have any other sites or information you want to share, please comment! http://adminspeak.wordpress.com/tag/iis-7-5-best-practices/
- [Wordpress SEO plugin by Yoast](https://geektank.net/2012/09/12/wordpress-seo-plugin-by-yoast/) - I recently installed the plugin Wordpres SEO by Yoast on my this blog, and others. It was recommended by one of those top 10-20-50 Wordpress Plugin posts you find all over the place. You can read more about Yoast and their plugin on their website http://yoast.com/articles/wordpress-seo/ One of the features that comes in handy quite often
- [Adding APC to MediaTemple Grid Service](https://geektank.net/2010/11/29/adding-apc-to-mediatemple-grid-service/) - I have a client that wanted to start his own personal blog. He's in the IT industry and wanted to use Wordpress, he didn't know what Shared Hosting Provider to go with. I suggested two, dreamhost.com and mediatemple.com I don't like shared hosting, why? It's either slow at time for hours or always slow, so
- [Cheat Sheet for Administrating a PostgreSQL Database/Server](https://geektank.net/2012/07/16/cheat-sheet-for-administrating-a-postgresql-databaseserver/) - PostgreSQL Interactive Terminal Postgresql is similar to MySQL in that it uses an interactive terminal. To gain access type the following as root su - postgres -c psql You're now logged into the Postgresql interactive terminal and interacting with the local server. Common Shell Commands Dump a database. When dumping and restoring a
- [Linux computer that takes only 8 watts of power and can be solar powered](https://geektank.net/2007/11/30/linux-computer-takes-only-8-watts-power-and-can-be-solar-powered/) - I know everyone is loving the new Asus Eee PC and they should, its a wonderful device. But if you want to go even smaller you can take a look at Aleutia E1 it only takes 8 watts of power and can be charged using solar power. Definitely for the out and out and about type traveler that needs a small computer that can be charged easily, combined with a sattlite phone for data and you have all that you need in a remote location.
- [Corporate critics feel the stinging lash of DMCA misuse](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/corporate-critics-feel-stinging-lash-dmca-misuse/) - I use to work for an ISP and was head of the Abuse Department. We only really received legitimate DCMA's that were then handled by legal. We didn't really seem to get that many DMCA notices, maybe its because we're a Canadian organization? Corporate critics feel the stinging lash of DMCA misuse - Two recent cases show that companies aren't always fans of criticism, and some will file misguided DMCA notices and defamation cases to scrub it from the Internet.Read More...
- [Hacker exploits forgotten eBay administrative system](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/hacker-exploits-forgotten-ebay-administrative-system/) - Another hacker finds a way to cause some trouble within eBay's system, using an old administration system. Hacker exploits forgotten eBay administrative system - A hacker disabled an assortment of eBay user accounts on Friday after gaining access to the vestigial components of an old eBay administrative system.Read More...
- [Thunderbird still has potential to fly despite developers leaving the nest](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/thunderbird-still-has-potential-fly-despite-developers-leaving-nest/) - Thunderbird is a pretty great open sourced mail client that is available on multiple platforms and for free. From the beginning its development has been mostly be shadowed by FireFox. The two core developers of Thunderbird have left Mozilla, which is a big blow to the ongoing development of Thunderbird. Will Thunderbird not longer get as many updates or new features? Will development complete stop? Only time will tell.
- [Microsoft changes mind, agrees to fix IE's URI handler](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/microsoft-changes-mind-agrees-fix-ies-uri-handler/) - Microsoft agrees to release a patch to fix some of the security issues but not all in Internet Explorers URI Handler. I don't understand why Microsoft has such a lazy stance on security, I want to use Internet Explorer just as securely as any other browser. One mis-typed url after a fresh install of Windows could cause malicious software to gain entry to me desktop.
- [Report: Video game spending to surpass music spending this year](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/report-video-game-spending-surpass-music-spending-year/) - Report: Video game spending to surpass music spending this year - A new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers predicts that the gaming industry will soon surpass the music industry in the US, and spending on games has already exceeded spending on music globally. Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [Hard times for hard drives: US may ban popular imports](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/hard-times-hard-drives-us-may-ban-popular-imports/) - This could be a damaging blow to quite a few companies within the United States. For instance, take a dedicated server hosting company that relies on one of many hardware vendors like Dell or HP (Hewlett-Packard). Its possible that said vendor will have stock pile of hard drives. Put lets put this into perspective. If you read the entire article you will see a similar situation that ended with Broadcom filing a complaint against Qualcomm. The International Trade Commission banned Qualcomm from shipping any new chips and hardware into the United Sates, and any chips that were already being shipped to the United States could continue. The ban lasted for 45 days, until an appeal by Qualcomm was successful and then the ban was lifted.
- [Microsoft changes mind, agrees to fix IE's URI handler](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/microsoft-changes-mind-agrees-fix-ies-uri-handler-0/) - Microsoft agrees to release a patch to fix some of the security issues but not all in Internet Explorers URI Handler. I don't understand why Microsoft has such a lazy stance on security, I want to use Internet Explorer just as securely as any other browser. One mis-typed url after a fresh install of Windows could cause malicious software to gain entry to me desktop. Microsoft changes mind, agrees to fix IE's URI handler - Microsoft has stated that they will be releasing a patch to fix some, but not all, potential security flaws resulting from third-party applications being fed maliciously malformed URI requests.Read More...
- [Google opens up malware blacklist API](https://geektank.net/2007/06/19/google-opens-malware-blacklist-api/) - This could be promising, a surbl plugin would work great to catch maleware/phishing sites within emails! Google opens up malware blacklist API - Google has announced that they are releasing their Safe Browsing API, used in Firefox and Google Desktop, to anyone who wants to use it in their own applications.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [Merged project consisting of Beryl and Compiz Extras becomes Compiz Fusion](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/merged-project-consisting-beryl-and-compiz-extras-becomes-compiz-fusion/) - Merged project consisting of Beryl and Compiz Extras becomes Compiz Fusion - The Beryl project reunited with Compiz by merging with Compiz Extras to form what is now known as Compiz Fusion. An assortment of impressive new features have already been implemented, including a stunning new reflection effect for the Compiz cube plugin.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [SiteFinder redux? Verizon tests DNS redirect service](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/sitefinder-redux-verizon-tests-dns-redirect-service/) - Verizon's now trying to capitalize on typo squatting? Will we see relevant AD's while Verizon finds the correct site? SiteFinder redux? Verizon tests DNS redirect service - Verizon has begun to test a new URL redirection service in some midwestern states and bills it as a handy tool to help out users when they mistype something. Others don't quite see it the same way.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [Google says Vista search changes not enough](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/google-says-vista-search-changes-not-enough/) - Google says Vista search changes not enough - Google reacts to Microsoft's joint filing with the DOJ, calling for more changes to the way Vista works with third-party search products. Microsoft's changes fall far short of Google's requests.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [The ten most hated words on the Internet](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/ten-most-hated-words-internet/) - The ten most hated words on the Internet - Pollsters produce the ten most-loathed words on the web, and we add a few of our own.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- ["Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/day-silence-coming-internet-radio-june-26/) - "Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26 - A number of Internet radio stations will go silent on June 26 in protest of the Copyright Royalty Board's decision to retroactively raise royalty rates in mid-July.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [Mono Silverlight implementation emerges after epic hackathon](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/mono-silverlight-implementation-emerges-after-epic-hackathon/) - Mono Silverlight implementation emerges after epic hackathon - During an epic 21-day hackathon, a small team of Mono developers worked weekends and 12 to 16 hour days in order to create a prototype of Moonlight, an open source implementation of Silverlight, in time for Paris MIX 07.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [Boeing's unmanned A160T Hummingbird helicopter takes flight](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/boeings-unmanned-a160t-hummingbird-helicopter-takes-flight/) - Not the first Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made. But the Boeing A160HT Humming Bird should be one of the best once further tests and simulation in combat missions is completed. Boeing's unmanned A160T Hummingbird helicopter takes flight - Filed under: Transportation It's been a few ticks since we've seen Boeing send an atypical aircraft into the friendly skies, but the firm's latest helicopter has successfully completed a 12-minute test flight without so much as a pilot on board. The A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft is a turbine-powered "warfighter" that aims to provide "intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage" in locales that could make even the most calloused veteran queasy. During its time in the air, it reportedly met every objective set for it, and while we've no idea how soon this thing will be lifting itself up, it'll eventually reach speeds of up to 140 knots and stay airborne for up to 20 hours before returning to base for a pat on the wing.[Via The Raw Feed, image courtesy of SkyControl] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Microsoft changes their mind about allowing virtulization of Vista Home and Premium](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/microsoft-changes-their-mind-about-allowing-virtulization-vista-home-and-premium/) - No virtualization for home or premium? Is a ploy to take more money back from the consumer to buy the "super-duper-more-expensive" version so that you can do virtualization? Microsoft ditches about-face on virtualization restrictions at 11th hour - Microsoft this week was about to relent and allow the (legal) virtualization of Windows Vista Home Premium and Home Basic. Then the company pulled the plug on the announcement, but there are signs that a change is still possible.Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [Error'd: Crashing Las Vegas](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/errord-crashing-las-vegas/) - This is awesome. I recently took a trick to Las Vegas, and wondered about all of the the neat hardware that runs the screens and lights. Error'd: Crashing Las Vegas - Surely, you’ve seen the commercials and are familiar with Las Vegas’ First-Commandment / Clever-Marketing-Tagline: What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas. I suppose we can bend that rule today and share a couple pictures that Christopher Kimbell snapped while he was walking down the strip… … and later that day … As for the rest of the pictures that Chris found on his camera after his vacation? I think we'll just leave those in Vegas… [The Daily WTF]
- [Want a Google Reader equivalent, then check out Tiny Tiny RSS 1.2.12](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/want-google-reader-equivalent-then-check-out-tiny-tiny-rss-1-2-12/) - When I firsted looked at the this application, I thought it was going to look ugly and have no functionallity. I mean after looking at Google Reader and using it for some time, it really was another good Google Application. And it was made to make it easy to read and sort RSS feeds. One look at the demo, and I was hooked. It has some common features that Google Reader does, starred items and labels. I just wonder if you can plop and authentication/user account creation on it so that you can offer your own branded reader similar to Googles. TinyTiny RSS 1.2.12 Demo! Tiny Tiny RSS 1.2.12 (Default branch) - Tiny Tiny RSS is a Web-based news (RSS, RDF, or Atom) feed aggregator designed to allow you to read news from any location, while feeling as close to a real desktop application as possible. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: This release fixes reported bugs, adds the zh_CN translation, and adds various minor improvements. [FreshMeat]
- [iriver's UNIT2 detailed on teaser site](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/irivers-unit2-detailed-teaser-site/) - One of the sexist and functional MP3 devices I've seen yet. The iPod had its time, and even the smallest iPod is really sexy. But this is just over the top. iriver's UNIT2 detailed on teaser site - Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video Mmm, there's nothing like fragmented high-resolution photos of a lust-worthy device to get us salivating, and iriver's marketing department has done an exquisite job figuring that out. Shortly after unveiling the sexiest e-dictionary known to man, the much anticipated UNIT2 conglomerate received its own teaser site, complete with photos and a few extra details you should know. While it has yet to lose its mystique, we now know (officially, at least) that the base will act as a DVD player, TV tuner, access point, charging station, hard drive, and a speaker station. Aside from sporting an SD slot and USB connectivity, this beauty will handle music, movies, photos, eBooks, and WiFi streaming without breaking a sweat. Mechanically, you can expect an automatic sliding door, detachable display, slot-loaded CD / DVD deck, and a 78-key controller to manage the fun. No word yet on the price, but be sure to peek the additional photos below.Gallery: iriver's UNIT2 detailed on teaser site Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [SueTube: sex, copyright, and rock & roll](https://geektank.net/2007/06/19/suetube-sex-copyright-and-rock-roll/) - Give this a gander. All of the current lawsuits against YouTube/Google, when they started taking down videos of Russel Peters and other popular shows. I cried. SueTube: sex, copyright, and rock & roll - Since its launch, YouTube has been a magnet for controversy. Ars looks at the popular video site's history of threats, lawsuits, and bans with an eye towards understanding what the landscape will look like once the dust settles.Read More...[Ars Technica]
- [Cisco ASA Lost Config After Power Cycle](https://geektank.net/2012/06/27/cisco-asa-lost-config-after-power-cycle/) - I ran into this recently where a Cisco ASA was powered off accidentally, and lost a whole month of config changes. The firewall still operated because it still had a config, just nothing from a month ago. I then decided to log into the Cisco ASA and type "write mem" and got the following error. Result
- [Ubuntu apt-key not working? Behind a Firewall? Open port port 11371 or use http://:80](https://geektank.net/2012/04/12/ubuntu-apt-key-not-working-behind-a-firewall-open-port-port-11371-or-use-httpkeyserver-ubuntu-com80/) - I was trying to get some Ubuntu PGP Key's for some ppa.launchpad.net sources, and apt-key kept erroring out. All I had to do was open up 11371 on my firewall or just use http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 which would force the HTTP protocal instead of HKP. It's that simple actually. http://superuser.com/questions/64922/how-to-work-around-blocked-outbound-hkp-port-for-apt-keys
- [Why DomainPeople's New Domain Manager Sucks](https://geektank.net/2011/09/14/why-domainpeoples-new-domain-manager-sucks/) - DomainPeople upgraded their Domain Name Manager, which now doesn't allow the creation of Name Servers based on your domain name. So you're required to submit a ticket to create/update your Name Servers based on your Domain Name. I'm so glad I moved to Hexonet, because I have direct access to this. UPDATE: If you read
- [Car Paint Damage (Chips, and Pits)](https://geektank.net/2011/12/21/car-paint-damage-chips-and-pits/) - I'm working on my car to try and get some of the paint chips and pits out of the paint. Here are some pictures of the problem area's. I've been looking online at a couple of solutions. http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair/how-to-repair-chipped-car-paint http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVkJT_hL6Zs&feature=related
- [OtterBox Defender Series iPhone 4S Warranty Pictures](https://geektank.net/2011/12/21/otterbox-defender-series-iphone-4s-warranty-pictures/) - The OtterBox Warranty Department asked that I provide them with pictures of the problematic OtterBox I purchased. Here they're, as you can see the bottom iTunes Port cover has a small rubber line that is suppose to fit into the hard shell case, mine was defective upon receiving it. It worked fine for a while
- [Gaining SSH Access To VMWare ESXi ](https://geektank.net/2009/02/17/gaining-ssh-access-to-vmware-esxi/) - *UPDATE* If you're using ESXi 4.1 you no longer are required to manually enable SSH. You can do this via the "Troubleshooting" menu. More instructions here http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1017910 I was trying to get access to VMWare ESXi as this is the only way to access the images for each Virtual Machine as snapshots seem to have messed
- [Configuring MySQL for Low Memory VPS](https://geektank.net/2011/09/08/configuring-mysql-for-low-memory-vps/) - I've found the following configuration helps when you're trying to squeeze out as much memory from a VPS as possible. [mysqld] port = 3306 socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock skip-locking key_buffer = 16K max_allowed_packet = 1M table_cache = 4 sort_buffer_size = 64K read_buffer_size = 256K read_rnd_buffer_size = 256K net_buffer_length = 2K thread_stack = 64K # For
- [Apple TV XBMC sources.xml Location](https://geektank.net/2011/09/05/apple-tv-xbmc-sources-xml-location/) - /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/userdata/sources.xml
- [Pasword Protected Sub Directories Missing on Index Listing with Apache2](https://geektank.net/2011/09/04/pasword-protected-sub-directories-missing-on-index-listing-with-apache2/) - If you've setup a folder that allows listing of the directory index, you will be presented with that directories contents. Folders and files will be show and you can navigate through each folder. However, if you've password protected a sub directory, it will not show up in the listing. This is because its considered to
- [Apache dDoS "killapache" Sends Malformed GET Requests](https://geektank.net/2011/08/26/apache-ddos-killapache-sends-malformed-get-requests/) - There is a bug in certain versions of Apache that is susceptible to a dDoS using malformed GET requests. You can find more information about "killapache" at the following site. http://www.pentestit.com/2011/08/25/killapache-ddos-tool-freezes-apache-web-server/ There is no patch, however their is a work around for this bug which is provided below. In Ubuntu or Debian create a new file
- [Using "robocopy" to Copy EFS Files](https://geektank.net/2011/08/23/using-robocopy-to-copy-efs-files/) - When required to move large amounts data from one location to another, we use robocopy. Why? It's basically like rsync for Linux, it copies NTFS Security ACL's and will do file compare on every file to ensure that the destination has the most current version of the file. So when moving over 50 + user
- [JungleDisk - Server Daemon Not Responding, No Backups, Not cool?](https://geektank.net/2011/08/15/jungledisk-server-daemon-not-responding-no-backups-not-cool/) - So I noticed that one of my servers wasn't being backed up via email alerts recently. Usually I'm on top of it, but I noticed recently one less email from JungleDisk (I get completion notices on all JungleDisk Backups). So I opened up the Jungle Disk Server Edition Management and found that I couldn't connect
- [Wordpress Permalink Sub-Directory 404 Error Weirdness](https://geektank.net/2011/08/14/wordpress-permalink-sub-directory-404-error-weirdness/) - I didn't really know what to put for the title of this post, but hopefully the content makes more sense and gets indexed properly and found by people looking for this specific information. The problem is when you install Wordpress and setup Permalinks which uses a .htaccess file for Apache. The .htaccess make cause problems
- [Eletronics Purge - For Sale](https://geektank.net/2011/08/08/eletronics-splurge/) - Big Ticket Items Apple Mac Book Pro (A1278) - Intel Core 2 Duo - 8GB Memory - 500GB Drive (Seagate Monmentus) - MB990LL/A - MacBookPro5,5 - A1278 - 2326* http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=A1278 Bought in December 2009 - No Apple Care. Couple of scratches from wear and tear. Otherwise is good condition, and original box + cd's and power adapter. $1000 OBO. The
- [Cracking Secured (WEP/WPA) Wireless Networks with Backtrack! ](https://geektank.net/2011/08/08/cracking-secured-wepwpa-wireless-networks-with-backtrack/) - I've always been asked, "is my Wireless Network secure?" and usually reply with "As long as you're using WPA with a strong password". However I wanted to test that out and do some penetration testing. I looked on the supported devices section of a popular distribution called "BackTrack" that seems to have everything you require
- [Testing Exchange 2007 IMAPS using OpenSSL](https://geektank.net/2011/07/11/testing-exchange-2007-imaps-using-openssl/) - I was trying to find out why Thunderbird wasn't working with Exchange 2007 IMAPS (SSL). So I started testing this using OpenSSL using the following command. openssl s_client -connect imap.host.ca:993 However, I was able to use the LOGIN command, no command would return an error or any information. I did some searching and found that
- [Installing CentOS 5.6 on Debian Xen Host](https://geektank.net/2011/06/28/installing-centos-5-6-on-debian-xen-host/) - So I was trying to setup a SolusVM install on my Debian Lenny Xen machine. SolusVM requires CentOS 5.6 so I decided to do what most people have been doing online. xen-create-image --hostname=bob.bob.ca--ip=192.168.22.4 --gateway=192.168.22.254 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --dist=centos-5 --install-method=rinse --arch=i386 --pass --force At which point more errors popped up. Specifically... rinse /usr/bin/python: error while loading shared libraries:
- [35 Everyday Life Hacks that can make your life awesome!](https://geektank.net/2011/06/24/35-everyday-life-hacks-that-can-make-your-life-awesome/) - I found this somewhere and then found the source. which seems to be theirtoys.com which looks to be a sexuality blog? http://theirtoys.com/sexblog/35-life-hacks-you-should-know-infographic.html
- [Bitcoin Miner](https://geektank.net/2011/05/26/bitcoin-miner/) - Purchased 2x Sapphire 5830's and a 1000W OCZ refurb.
- [Why Jungle Disk isn't a good option for your VPS](https://geektank.net/2011/04/10/why-jungle-disk-isnt-a-good-option-for-your-vps/) - I started using Jungle Disk for my Dedicated Server at Softlayer. It's a rather beefy Dual Quad Core Xeon E5420 with 12GB of memory. It's not a sloth at all. The setup was simple, I selected the directories I wished to have backed up and also configured email alerts. I've had no problems with Jungle Disk
- [Funny Chainmail about Economics and Stimulus Packages](https://geektank.net/2011/01/06/funny-chainmail-about-economic-and-stimulus-packages/) - I received this chainmail recently and thought it was funny. Economics 101 = Short & Interesting It is a slow day in the small Manitoba town of Lac du Bonnet and streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit. A tourist visiting the area drives through town,
- [Adding your Desktop Admin Groups to One Global Group for Administrators](https://geektank.net/2009/09/18/adding-your-desktop-admin-groups-to-one-global-group-for-administrators/) - One idea that has come up and is really handy, is creating a general support user so that you can login to machines and have Administrative rights to that machine. We have many groups, and each group has a Desktop Admin group that we add people to who need Administrative access. But we also use
- [Gmail Email Address Confusion and MySpace SPAM!](https://geektank.net/2009/09/24/gmail-email-address-confusion-and-myspace-spam/) - So, I've been getting emails address to this guy named Josh Trask. It's been going on for over a year, and I've had this email for a long time, I think it was 2005 when I activated my email account. Anyways. I've been getting these emails for the last year or so. I've been replying
- [A lost relic from the old days of ASCII Art “DAMN NFO Viewer”](https://geektank.net/2009/09/26/a-lost-relic-from-the-old-days-of-ascii-art-damn-nfo-viewer/) - I don't know how many of you remember when you had to open up a .nfo, maybe you haven't. ;D But there was one awesome program that would display ASCII Art in windows properly. DMAN NFO Viewer. I've put it up for download. [download id="1" format="1"]
- [Using GParted to fix an Ubuntu Install](https://geektank.net/2009/11/25/using-gparted-to-fix-an-ubuntu-install/) - So, I needed to fix up a Ubuntu install that went wacko. I guess a couple of partitions weren't deleted and left, and a new partition layout was created beside the empty ones. Let's just say, some space needed to be reclaimed. 1. I downloaed GParted, and fixed up my partitions so that I deleted
- [Setting up authnz_external and pwauth on Ubuntu Hardy for PAM Auth in Apache2](https://geektank.net/2010/01/05/setting-up-authnz_external-and-pwauth-on-ubuntu-hardy-for-pam-auth-in-apache2/) - The following article provides most of the instructions on how to setup authnz_external and pwauth on Ubuntu Hardy. http://www.pyxzl.net/store/authnz.php
- [VirtualBox Default Intel Network Card Not Recognized by Windows XP](https://geektank.net/2010/01/06/virtualbox-default-intel-network-card-not-recognized-by-windows-xp/) - I did a fresh install of VirtualBox on my Mac Book Pro and then install Windows XP. Once installed I noticed that there was no network card showing up under "Network Connections". I checked out the Device Manager and found that the network card was showing up with now driver. After searching around, I figured
- [Fixes for WordPress Twitter Updater by Ingoal](https://geektank.net/2010/04/17/fixes-for-wordpress-twitter-updater-by-ingoal/) - I've fixed up the Wordpress Plugin Twitter Updater by Ingoal and a number of others (Eric Austin Lee, Victoria Chan). Here's my changed to the plugin. Edited by Jordan Trask (April 17th 2010 - http://geektank.net (v2.09) - ZZ.gd broke with 403 forbidden error, fixed with setting different user agent. - Move menu to "Settings". -
- [New Version of Twitter Updater WordPress Plugin](https://geektank.net/2010/04/19/new-version-of-twitter-updater-wordpress-plugin/) - I've made some more changes to the Wordpress Plugin Twitter Updater. It's now v2.10 and includes support for Bit.ly To download and see the change log click here.
- [Mac Tip: Create a Solid Color for Desktop Background OSX](https://geektank.net/2011/01/03/mac-tip-create-a-solid-color-for-desktop-background-osx/) - I wanted to choose a different Solid Color for my Desktop Background on my Mac. In order to achieve this, you have to complete a couple of steps. All of the default Desktop Backgrounds for "Solid Colors" are located in "Macintosh HD/Library/Desktop Pictures/Solid Colors". From here you can add PNG images and they wil be
- [Looking at Cassandra (DB) and Hiphop (Compiling PHP to Native C)](https://geektank.net/2010/12/22/looking-at-cassandra-db-and-hiphop-compiling-php-to-native-c/) - I was all over the internet one day and ran into a project called Cassandra. Which was opensourced by Facebook and is being developed by Apache committers as well as other major companies. http://cassandra.apache.org/ I also dug up another Facebook related project called Hiphop, which compiles PHP into native C to boost performance. Also used
- [Ubiquiti Bullet M2 and Some Random Long Omni-Directional Antenna](https://geektank.net/2010/11/04/ubiquiti-bullet-m2-and-some-random-long-omni-directional-antenna/) - So I purchased a Bullet M2 made by Ubiquiti, you can find their site at http://ubnt.com I grabbed it from http://www.xagyl.com/ which is located in Ontario, there are no places in British Columbia that I know of that carries Ubiquiti or Microtik Products. This device supports POE (YAY), but I had to get a POE inverter.
- [New Workspace Setup](https://geektank.net/2010/07/23/new-workspace-setup/) - So sitting in my room in the dark, I usually don't get motivated. So I decided to make the hump to a 27' monitor for my living space that was so awkward it I had no use for it. So I turned it into a workspace. So now I have my Macbook Pro, 27' monitor
- [Mikrotik Routerboard Pictures](https://geektank.net/2010/07/21/mikrotik-routerboard-pictures/) - Here are some pictures of the Routerboard 750G, I purchased two of them. One I will be deploying in a 22 room hotel, the other is one to play with at home. This thing is absolutely awesome when it comes to customization, and what it can do. It does more than dd-wrt. However dd-wrt is
- [Forget TwitterUpdater Use WordTwit!](https://geektank.net/2010/06/25/forget-twitterupdater-use-wordtwit/) - Alright, I was stumbling around looking for some things and found this wonderful plugin called WordTwit This plugin is awesome! Not only is it really clean and done well, but it has multiple URL Shortening services. No Bit.ly login support at the moment. However there is one great thing about it that I love. The
- [Access NTFS (Windows) Disk from OSX using MacFuse](https://geektank.net/2010/06/07/access-ntfs-windows-disk-from-osx-using-macfuse/) - I know, its nothing new, however not many people know about it. Personally I don't have that many NTFS external drives, mostly because I knew it would cause issues with Mac and Linux/Unix. So instead I use to format most of my external drives as Fat32. However I would have to make a couple of
- [Enable MultiSite on Wordpress 3.0 RC1](https://geektank.net/2010/06/02/enable-multisite-on-wordpress-3-0-rc1/) - I was searching around on how to Enable Multisite on Wordpress 3.0 RC1 and I couldn't find anything, and some sites were incorrectly telling you how. Here is the official instruction's from Wordpress on their Codex site. http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Andrea/Create_A_Network All you need to do is add the following code into your wp-config.php define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
- [Exchange 2007: Finding out what version and service pack you're running.](https://geektank.net/2010/05/20/exchange-2007-finding-out-what-version-and-service-pack-youre-running/) - First you will need to find out some information about Exchange, and the only way to do that is to open up the Exchange Management Shell and run the following: Get-ExchangeServer | fl name,edition,admindisplayversion Then you will be shown the following: [PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.BCRICWH\Desktop>Get-ExchangeServer | fl name,edition,admindisplayversion Name : EXCH01A Edition : Standard AdminDisplayVersion
- [Fix for Windows XP not able to Remote Desktop to Windows 2008 Server](https://geektank.net/2010/05/18/fix-for-windows-xp-not-able-to-remote-desktop-to-windows-2008-server/) - It's a simple registry fix, you can read the KB Article 951608 from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951608 This will then allow you to connect to Windows 2008 Server computers as well as Windows 7 computers. UPDATE: This won't work for mRemote or mRemote-NG, for some reason you can only use for instance "mstsc" or Remote Desktop Client
- [Twitter App for Facebook is Broken! But Twitter Support is Non-Existant!](https://geektank.net/2010/04/17/twitter-app-for-facebook-is-broken-but-twitter-support-is-non-existant/) - I have had time to blog that much, but since I've got some time today. I thought I might talk about how I've stumbled upon my own issues with Twitter. I've talked to https://twitter.com/fabbrunette about her issues with her password reset problems and Twitters phone verification not working at all. And then the on going
- [Fastcgi and the dreaded aborted: select() failed](https://geektank.net/2008/11/03/fastcgi-and-dreaded-aborted-select-failed/) - I was getting reports of "500 Internal Server Errors" on two of my web servers. And after further investigation it looks like it was related to the following error. (4)Interrupted system call: FastCGI: comm with server "php-fastcgi.fcgi" aborted: select() failed After doing some reasearch I stumbled upon the following patch. http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/3de22bc415d3da02?pli=1
- [How To Resize A Virtual Disk In VMWare ESXi](https://geektank.net/2009/03/31/how-to-resize-a-virtual-disk-in-vmware-esxi/) - It's a simple command: vmkfstools -X new_sizevmfs_name:disk_name
- [cPanel Addon Domains and SEO Woes (Google Duplicate Content)](https://geektank.net/2009/03/19/cpanel-addon-domains-and-seo-woes-google-duplicate-content/) - I was doing some web design work for a friend/customer of mine, and he had a Web Hosting account with a company that used cPanel. I've used cPanel before, I've dabbled in it and fixed problems with it. But never really used it extensively as a client so to speak. Anyways, included in the customers
- [How To Install VMWare Tools on Debian Lenny](https://geektank.net/2009/03/10/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-debian-lenny/) - This article will step you through the required steps to install VMWare Tools on Debian Lenny. Although this article is for Ubuntu, it will still work. I've successfully done it. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=987631
- [How To Remove Public Folder Database When Uninstalling Exchange 2007](https://geektank.net/2009/03/02/how-to-remove-public-folder-database-when-uninstalling-exchange-2007/) - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvradmin/thread/ff6ddaf5-2c8e-486d-94ea-f2b0cd4ba0e7/
- [How To Remove Roles After An Exchange Server Re-install Or Dead Exchange Server](https://geektank.net/2009/02/18/how-to-remove-roles-after-an-exchange-server-re-install-or-dead-exchange-server/) - I had run into a little bit of an issue when install Exchange 2007, which lead me to revert my VMWare ESXi Snapshot back to a later date. Once I did this, I had a fresh install of the same PC. When I tried to install Exchange 2007 I got hte following error message. "[ERROR]
- [HowTo Clone a Virtual Machine On VMWare's free ESXi](https://geektank.net/2009/02/17/howto-clone-a-virtual-machine-on-vmwares-free-esxi/) - You will require SSH access to your Virtual Machine, read over my article Gaining SSH Access To VMWare ESXi which provides the steps required to gain SSH access. Once you have SSH access, you just need to create a Virtual Machine Directory in your DataStore which should be located in "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/". Type the following. mkdir
- [Drupal to Wordpress Migration](https://geektank.net/2009/02/06/drupal-to-wordpress-migration/) - So you might have noticed that my last post about this topic was removed. I had some issues with the migration that I've now fixed. Specifically if you're migrating Drupal to Wordpress and have the URL Aliases module setup with Drupal. You will run into issues with Wordpress permalinks, I plan to release some information
- [My first Drupal Install.](https://geektank.net/2007/06/14/my-first-drupal-install/) - This crazy thing you're looking at is Drupal. I will be logging all my changes to this site as I make it look good and functional. I plan on turning this domain name into a storage of Tech Articles + HowTo's. We will see how this goes as I try and make it work, and look good at the same time.
- [Installing Drupal Part I](https://geektank.net/2007/06/14/installing-drupal-part-i/) - The Drupal setup portion was pretty easy, I just had to create a database and provide the database login credentials to the Drupal install page. This page is the default page of where you put the install. After this, I was able to post and do all sorts of things. I did hit a hitch though, when I started playing around with the Drupal "Administer/Site configuration Clean URLs/Clean URL's". At first it wasn't enabled, and of course for Search Engine Optimization I wanted them to work. I knew this could only be done by a .htaccess file, but where was it? Well, after further searching on Google I find this little article: http://drupal.org/node/15365 Where it tells you what needs to be in the missing .htaccess file, however the information they provided was: RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA] Which then gave me an Internal 500 server error, and I kinda new what was going on. But I was being kinda lazy about it. I checked the apache2 log: [Thu Jun 14 13:17:58 2007] [alert] [client 64.180.78.228] /home/geektank/public_html/.htaccess:
- [SpamHaus being dDoS'd](https://geektank.net/2007/06/15/spamhaus-being-ddosd/) - Hello, Just read this at work, from a co-worker, luckily we have a SpamHaus cache setup so that we rsync the data and can still operate. Bu there has been a surge of spam! http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/06/12/storm-malware-spamhaus-tech-cx_0612darkreading.html
- [Drupal Day 1](https://geektank.net/2007/06/15/drupal-day-1/) - So, this is what Day 1 is like. I have a nice theme that I got off the main Drupal site. As you can see its sleep and colorful but not overwhelming. Aside from messing with the general configuration of Drupal, there is a lot more you need to do to make it even remotely functional/organized. Lets take categories for instance. At first I didn't know exactly how these worked. However after some playing around, and further posting. I was able to separate my blog entries and the HOWTO's. I just create a new Category for each, and then provide terms to place them under which is a great feature.
- [Shockvoice Alpha 0.6.0 released](https://geektank.net/2007/06/15/shockvoice-alpha-0-6-0-released/) - Shockvoice Alpha 0.6.0 released - [WArp2Search] I just tried this out on a server that was setup for digital-anarchy.com and I have to say its pretty good. The voice quality is amazing and the built in browser is cool. You can setup your server to pull up a page when your connect and change channels. Is this a replacement for ventrilo? Click below to see a screenshot of the client.
- [Iran.com sold for $400,000 ](https://geektank.net/2007/06/17/iran-com-sold-400-000/) - I got this link from a friend over MSN, interesting read, almost over a million dollars spent on domains. Rick Latona of DigiPawn.com went on a spending spree this week and more than half a million dollars later he was the proud new owner of Iran.com ($400,000), TrackAndField.com ($57,000), Territory.com ($30,000) and Gutter.com ($12,500). The first three names all landed on the top half of our new Top 20 chart and Gutter.com just missed making the Big Board. All four names were acquired in private transactions. In addition to being the biggest sale reported this week, Iran.com is the 6th biggest sale reported so far in 2007. You can read the full article here at http://www.dnjournal.com
- [Guru3D Driver Sweeper 0.4.5](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/guru3d-driver-sweeper-0-4-5/) - Driver Sweeper is a fast tool to remove driver leftovers from your system. It's very important to remove your drivers on a proper way, because driver leftovers can cause problems like stability and startup problems. You can use it if you want to update/remove drivers from your system. Guru3D Driver Sweeper 0.4.5 - [WArp2Search]
- [Kitty Photo Craze](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/kitty-photo-craze/) - I got the following from a friend, thanks Hoose. It's an article in a newspaper in regards to the cat craze that is spreading. Click on the image for the full resolution picture.
- [Malware Pulls an "Italian Job"](https://geektank.net/2007/06/18/malware-pulls-italian-job/) - This is a pretty crazy article, and the indication that 80% of the sites were at the same large italian hosting provider. Well it looks like some script kiddies did something more than just ./obb target. Imagine having access to half or a quarter of an ISP's machines, for dDoS, spam and phishing. Malware Pulls an "Italian Job" - A number of readers sent us word about a malware attack that has been underway since Saturday that began with the compromise of more than 1,100 mostly Italian Web sites. Websense claims that more than 10,000 sites have been infected by now, 80% of them in Italy. There are indications that most of the Italian sites are resident at the same large Italian hosting provider. Trend Micro reports on the attack, which is launched from a malicious Iframe tag inserted into pages on compromised sites. For visitors to these sites, this begins a cascade of "drive-by" malware downloads if one of several targeted vulnerabilities is available and unpatched. The first page to which visitors are redirected by the Iframe hosts a recent version of Mpack attack software. Panda has a month-old report on Mpack (PDF) that provides copious detail about its nefarious ways. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
- [AMD considering getting out of fabrication business](https://geektank.net/2007/06/19/amd-considering-getting-out-fabrication-business/) - This is something I saw over at Ars Technica. This is a big and ugly move for AMD, no chip fabrication and just straight up design might put them in a hard place. Intel at the moment does both, and has many fabrication production facilities. Here are some facts about AMD: AMD has planned expansions in their production capacity. In addition to the completion of Fab 36 in Dresden (300 mm 90 nmSOI), AMD is planning to upgrade Fab 30 (adjacent to Fab 36) in Dresden from 200 mm 90 nm process SOI to a 300 mm 65 nm process SOI facility and rename it Fab 38, and open a new facility at the Luther Park Technology Campus in Stillwater, New York (likely 300 mm 32 nm process SOI production) between years 2009 to 2010. process And here is some information about Intel: Intel currently operates four 300-mm fabs that provide the equivalent manufacturing capacity of about eight 200-mm factories. Those factories are located in Oregon, Ireland and New Mexico. The company also has an additional 300-mm fab currently under construction in Arizona (Fab 12) scheduled to begin operations later this year, and one expansion in Ireland (Fab 24-2) scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of next year. It was hard to find a lot of detail about Intels Facilities. Even WikiPedia and a 4 page google search turned up nothing. AMD considering getting out of fabrication business - Reports are surfacing that AMD is seriously considering a move out of the chip fabrication business, focusing its efforts entirely on chip design. It would be a risky move on AMD's part, even if it would ameliorate some of the company's cash flow problems. Read More... [Ars Technica]
- [New LinuxCOE helps admins customize distros](https://geektank.net/2007/06/19/new-linuxcoe-helps-admins-customize-distros/) - This is a really neat idea. You can roll all of your scripted installations for all of your distributions into one application, instead of configuring each distributions application. For example, if you wanted to install RedHat, you no longer need Kickstart. The same would go for Ubuntu, no more preseed. Just one application to handle all of the scripted installations. New LinuxCOE helps admins customize distros - Hewlett-Packard released version 4 of its Linux Common Operating Environment (LinuxCOE) software this month. LinuxCOE is a front end to a set of Perl scripts that helps administrators by building customized install images for various Linux... [Linux.com]
- [Top 40 Drupal Projects and Modules](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/top-40-drupal-projects-and-modules/) - A great list of modules that you can use to make your durpal shine. This site at the moment uses quite a few of them with further modiciation. Top 40 Drupal Projects and Modules - Angie Byron, Robert Douglass, Jeff Eaton, and Jeff Robbins celebrate the 40th podcast with cake, champagne, and a countdown of the top 40 Drupal Projects. Here's the list (Many thanks to Greg Knaddison for the linkifying!).
- [Site dedicated to the collection of LOL/LULZ/LAWL Cats!](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/site-dedicated-collection-lol-lulz-lawl-cats/) - I found this site through Hoose, who should be posting on this site anyways. This site houses submitted LOL Cats from users on the web, there are some already famous ones located on the site already. They have a random page, that will display random LOL Cat's. http://icanhascheezburger.com/
- [Dictionary for the internet drama queens! encyclopediadramatica.com](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/dictionary-internet-drama-queens-encyclopediadramatica-com/) - I love this site, because if you've ever heard of an internet fad, raid or drama or some phrase that wasn't on urban dictionary then this site was the place to look. It contains one of my favorite words "lulz" Lulz Definition You can spend a lot of time on this site, it has lots of information and articles on internet fads. Check it out.
- [Flock 0.9 lands gracefully](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/flock-0-9-lands-gracefully/) - I remember first hearing about flock. I actually got a version of it when it was just skinned to look different than FireFox. I didn't expect the project to get this far. Give it a wirl, looks to be promising. Flock 0.9 lands gracefully - The Flock project has been building a "social Web browser" since 2005. The upcoming Flock 0.9 release adds new blogging features, integrates media streams into the browser, and includes an overhaul of the Flock bookmark system. It's not perfect yet, but Flock 0.9 is a big leap forward. [Linux.com]
- [Should Joomla! components be non GPL compliant?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/19/should-joomla-components-be-non-gpl-compliant/) - Should companies that are already providing Joomla! components commercially be forced to move to an GPL (open source) based model? There are many start up companies that provide a feature/component that Joomla! never had to begin with, for an inexpensive fee. There are also people that have modules that have been created to be free! Should this change? Should all Joomla! components be open source? Is another split going to happen? Will this be the end of the thousands of companies that provide modules for a fee to disappear? You can read more on the frontpage of Joomla! GPL compliance issues are tearing Joomla! apart - Joomla! project leader Louis Landry and his colleagues want to protect the project they love. That's why, after two years of allowing proprietary plugins for the open source CMS, the group has decided to ask third-party developers for voluntary... [Linux.com]
- [24-hour Test Drive of PC-BSD](https://geektank.net/2007/06/19/24-hour-test-drive-pc-bsd/) - My original colocation machine was FreeBSD 4.2 and it was fun to play with. The package system was great, you could either compile or install pre-compiled versions. However, when you upgrade and leave compiled/pre-compiled packages dormant. They can come back to bit you in the ass with dependency issues and the package database breaking. I'm glad someone is making an effort to make it more user friendly, although I don't run BSD I love a lot of its features. 24-hour Test Drive of PC-BSD - An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica has a concise introduction to PC-BSD, a FreeBSD derivative that emphasizes ease of use and aims to convert Windows users. The review describes the installation process, articulates the advantages of PC-BSD,and reveal some of the challenges that the reviewer faced along the way. From the article: 'In the end, I would suggest this distribution to new users provided they had someone to call in case of a driver malfunction during installation. I would also recommend PC-BSD to seasoned Unix users that have never tried using FreeBSD before and would prefer a shallower learning curve before getting down to business.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [ZFS On Linux - It's Alive!](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/zfs-linux-its-alive/) - This is just lovely. A file system that can take automatic snap shots! ZFS On Linux - It's Alive! - lymeca writes "LinuxWorld reports that Sun Microsystem's ZFS filesystem has been converted from its incarnation in OpenSolaris to a module capable of running in the Linux user-space filsystem project, FUSE. Because of the license incompatibilities with the Linux kernel, it has not yet been integrated for distribution within the kernel itself. This project, called ZFS on FUSE, aims to enable GNU/Linux users to use ZFS as a process in userspace, bypassing the legal barrier inherent in having the filesystem coded into the Linux kernel itself. Booting from a ZFS partition has been confirmed to work. The performance currently clocks in at about half as fast as XFS, but with all the success the NTFS-3g project has had creating a high performance FUSE implementation of the NTFS filesystem, there's hope that performance tweaking could yield a practical elimination of barriers for GNU/Linux users to make use of all that ZFS has to offer."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Cops Use Taser on Gasoline-Soaked Man. He Burns to Death!](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/cops-use-taser-gasoline-soaked-man-he-burns-death/) - All I have to say is, wow. Cops Use Taser on Gasoline-Soaked Man. He Burns to Death! - Cops Use Taser on Gasoline Soaked Man . He Burns to Death! [Dvorak]
- [DIY Laptop Troubleshooting](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/diy-laptop-troubleshooting/) - Troubleshooting: - Laptop magazine offers 11 DIY cures for common laptop ailments, like overheating, a battery that doesn't hold a charge or a missing letter on your keyboard. [LifeHacker]
- [Internet Service Providers:](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/internet-service-providers/) - Internet Service Providers: - PC World ranks the best and worst ISPs based on survey findings. [LifeHacker]
- [Sleazy lawsuit of the week!](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/sleazy-lawsuit-week/) - Sleazy lawsuit of the week! - A Dutch woman has lost her compensation claim for mental distress she suffered from missing out when her neighbors won a lottery windfall. [Dvorak]
- [Microsoft Pleads With Consumers to Adopt Vista Now](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/microsoft-pleads-consumers-adopt-vista-now/) - I for one am currently at torn between XP and Vista. I like XP because it doesn't crash, my drivers work. However, more people keep asking for help with Vista, and I haven't even logged into a Vista Machine yet. :( Microsoft Pleads With Consumers to Adopt Vista Now - SlinkySausage writes "Microsoft has admitted, in an email to the press, that 'some customers may be waiting to adopt Windows Vista because they've heard rumors about device or application compatibility issues, or because they think they should wait for a service pack release.' The company is now pleading with customers not to wait until the release of SP1 at the end of the year, launching a 'fact rich' program to try to convince them to 'proceed with confidence'. The announcement coincides with an embarrassing double-backflip: Microsoft had pre-briefed journalists that it was going to allow home users to run Vista basic and premium under virtual machines like VMWare, but it changed its mind at the last minute and pulled the announcement."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Dell Refuses to Sell Ubuntu to Business](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/dell-refuses-sell-ubuntu-business/) - Dell has only been offering Ubuntu for over a month now. I haven't heard all that much in regards to their Support, I wonder if Microsoft is giving dell $$ to not Support Ubuntu on computers sold for Home Office/Business purposes? Dell Refuses to Sell Ubuntu to Business - An anonymous reader writes "I had a surreal experience with Dell today. My boss asked me to order a new computer for our small, non-profit business. Wanting to support Dell in their decision to sell computers with Ubuntu installed, I decided to order one. First, I talked to a small business representative, who informed me that I could not order one of the Ubuntu-based computers through the small business department. I had to go through the "home and home office" department. I called the Home office department. I asked the representative if I could buy one of the ubuntu computers for my company. She said (and I quote), "these Dell computers are designed for personal use only, as long as you use it for personal use, you can purchase one." So I lied and said I would.... Next, I tried to buy it on our business credit card. They would have none of that. She told me that I had to buy it through a personal card. Now, as a non-profit, our business does not pay sales tax (10% in Tennessee). Had I bought it with my own card, I would have had to pay tax (~$90), which my company would not have reimbursed me for. So.....no Dell today."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Crapware:](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/crapware/) - Crapware: - Preinstalled crapware on new Dell PCs just became optional. CNET News blog reports that Dell now offers a "no software preinstalled" option for consumers. Even better would be if this was opt IN instead of OUT. [LifeHacker]
- [How to control Firefox using Vim keybindings](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/how-control-firefox-using-vim-keybindings/) - How to control Firefox using Vim keybindings - Vim users stick with Vim in no small part because muscle memory is so powerful -- once you've learned Vim's keybindings, it's possible to be extremely productive in Vim without ever taking your hands off the keyboard. If you'd like to imbue Firefox with Vim power, embrace the Vimperator extension. Vimperator turns Firefox into a no-nonsense, modal Web browser. [Linux.com]
- [Firefighters couldn’t help inhaling](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/firefighters-couldn-t-help-inhaling/) - Firefighters couldn’t help inhaling - Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2,000 pounds of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test. [Dvorak]
- [Plans for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) revealed](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/plans-ubuntu-7-10-gutsy-gibbon-revealed/) - Another Ubuntu Release in the works! To give you the rundown on the notable changes. The desktop version will be shipping with a new default windows manager that looks kinda like Mac OSX: We are aiming for Ubuntu to be one of the first distributions to ship the newly merged Compiz and Beryl projects (compcomm/OpenCompositing); and enable it as the default window manager on systems with a supported combination of hardware and drivers. http://compiz.org And the addition of AppArmour to the Server version of Ubuntu: For increased security, the AppArmor security framework will be available as an option for those that want it. The following is the original statement by the Ubuntu Development Manager. Now that the set of feature goals planned for Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy Gibbon") has been largely finalised, it seems like an appropriate point to announce the plan to the world. While this is based on the approved blueprints for gutsy[0], which are expected to be implemented in time, we do release according to a time-based schedule[1] rather than a feature-based one. It is not unusual for some planned features to be delayed to later releases; happily it is also not unusual for our developers to introduce neat features we weren't expecting either. [0] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/ [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyReleaseSchedule Desktop ------- Ubuntu 7.10 will ship with the latest edition of the GNOME desktop, 2.20, released a few weeks before our own release. Kubuntu 7.10 will ship with KDE 3.5.7, and should also include packages of KDE 4.0 rc 2 available for optional side-by-side installation. We are aiming for Ubuntu to be one of the first distributions to ship the newly merged Compiz and Beryl projects (compcomm/OpenCompositing); and enable it as the default window manager on systems with a supported combination of hardware and drivers. Systems which do not support compositing, or those with it disabled by user option, will use the existing metacity window manager. Hardware Support ---------------- Ubuntu 7.10 will use the 2.6.22 Linux kernel, along with our usual selection of updated and additional drivers. We will also use Xorg 7.3, giving better graphics hardware support and the option of hotplugging monitors (RandR 1.2) and input devices (xserver 1.4). As well as the easier configuration for hotplugging-supported drivers ("no xorg.conf"), we also aim to have better configuration for other drivers and fallback settings for when there is a problem. Some "winmodem" chips will be supported out of the box, where drivers are available; though this may rely on the use of restricted drivers. Improvements to the Restricted Driver Manager are expected, allowing drivers to be disabled by default and proposed by the manager. As previously announced, an edition of Ubuntu without restricted enabled by default is in the works. Mobile ------ As announced, Ubuntu 7.10 will be first release to include a new Mobile and Embedded edition targeted at hand-held devices and other mobile/embedded form factors. This integrates the Hildon UI components developed by Nokia into Ubuntu, on top of the existing Ubuntu platform. Server ------ Development of the Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition has received a new boost with a dedicated development team at Canonical working on it. Features aiming to improve the experience for new and hobbyist administrators are expected, as well as features desirable for small businesses and organisations. For increased security, the AppArmor security framework will be available as an option for those that want it. Stability and Performance ------------------------- Ubuntu 7.10 should function significantly better when the filesystem is full or otherwise not writable, allowing the user to make room and then continue working without undue interruption. Improvements to our "apport" bug and crash reporting infrastructure are planned, in particular integration with our software installation and upgrade tools so that problems installing or upgrading packages can be easily reported with relevant information attached. Kernel crashes will also be intercepted on reboot, and may be reported using the tool. Our efforts to improve boot reliability and performance continue; unlimited and reliable stackability of software raid (MD) devices, LVM volumes and software-managed (devmapper) devices will be supported with no runtime ordering issues. Ubuntu 7.10 will ship with Upstart 0.5, which will provide flexible and reliable service supervision. We expect to harness this for suitable core services, and some boot process tasks, as appropriate. Scott -- Scott James Remnant Ubuntu Development Manager scott at ubuntu.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/attachments/20070619/d46e34e1/attachment.pgp
- [800 Break-ins at Dept. of Homeland Security](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/800-break-ins-dept-homeland-security/) - Wow, this is not cool at all. And to think how much information could already be floating around the internet. "Im in ur Homelands Sekcuritys looking at ur filez". 800 Break-ins at Dept. of Homeland Security - WrongSizeGlass writes "Yahoo is reporting about the computer security nightmare going on at the Department of Homeland Security. Senior DHS officials admitted to Congress that over a two year period there were 800 hacker break-ins, virus outbreaks and in one instance, hacker tools for stealing passwords and other files were found on two internal Homeland Security computer systems. I guess it's true what they say ... a mechanic's car is always the last to get fixed."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Student suspended after doing nothing more than voicing marijuana opinion](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/student-suspended-after-doing-nothing-more-voicing-marijuana-opinion/) - Student suspended after doing nothing more than voicing marijuana opinion - More abuses within the schools. [Dvorak]
- [Universal Network Boot Disk with over 92 different network cards!](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/universal-network-boot-disk-over-92-different-network-cards/) - Very useful utility, especially if you need to use ghost on a network with non-standard hardware and network cards. http://www.netbootdisk.com/ The Universal TCP/IP Network Bootdisk is a DOS bootdisk that provides TCP/IP networking support. It's designed for use in Microsoft networking environments, on either peer-to-peer or domain based LANs. Currently 92 different network card drivers all included, all on the single 1.44MB disk! Most people use this bootdisk for "Ghosting" PC's over a network connection. This disk will provide the DOS networking and drivers to allow the mapping of a network drive containing your imaging software and files. TCP/IP based image transfers, like GhostCast is also supported. About the Disk, Feature List...
- [WWDC Leopard Beta Leaked Onto BitTorrent Site](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/wwdc-leopard-beta-leaked-bittorrent-site/) - I haven't seen this on any private trackers that I'm on. It looks like it hasn't fully been leaked. Either way, I want to install this and try it out. I am definitely liking OSX more and more as they keep adding features and GUI improvements. WWDC Leopard Beta Leaked Onto BitTorrent Site - It looks like the WWDC beta of Leopard was leaked onto the Oink BitTorrent Web site. (I’m not about to download it, though, that’s for sure.) Here’s a screen shot. And another. And another. That last one made me laugh. Oops! Nobody’s completely downloaded the 6GB file yet, but the site’s forum is red hot with activity and the file already has 205 comments. Choice lines about the leak in recent days have included “this is f*#$ing ridiculous. i want leopard, and i want it now. hurry, before some heads start to roll” and “Please do not talk about this torrent file outside of OINK.” Someone should notify Apple. [CrunchGear]
- [AMD CEO: Intel Is a Monopoly, Microsoft Isn't](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/amd-ceo-intel-monopoly-microsoft-isnt/) - AMD CEO: Intel Is a Monopoly, Microsoft Isn't - [WArp2Search]
- [Samsung’s Sexy Hybrid Hard Drive](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/samsung-s-sexy-hybrid-hard-drive/) - Good Idea, but is it practical? Will there really be a difference while booting and loading data? Waiting for Solid State Disk's will be a better choice, Dell's new M series laptops will have 32G SSD's. Samsung’s Sexy Hybrid Hard Drive - No, this hybrid hard drive isn’t actually sexy (though it is topless) and it is difficult to get excited about hard drives in general. But, since Samsung’s still an underdog in the category, the company’s doing its best to innovate the space instead of just cranking out larger sizes (though it did that, too). The 2.5-inch MH80 notebook hard drives feature 256MB of integrated flash memory to help you boot faster (though only about 10 seconds faster), wake from hibernation mode faster and get up to 25 percent more battery life for your laptop (though that’s compared to Samsung’s own M80 HDDs). (more…) [CrunchGear]
- [Sweden is different: Guy is awarded unemployment benefits because he’s addicted to Rock Music!](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/sweden-different-guy-awarded-unemployment-benefits-because-he-s-addicted-rock-music/) - Sweden is different: Guy is awarded unemployment benefits because he’s addicted to Rock Music! - “Gonna have to face it I live in my parents’ basement!” Ananova: A heavy metal fan has been awarded sickness handouts after doctors said his addiction to music was a disability. The ruling means Roger Tullgren, 42, will pocket thousands of pounds in state benefits to help finance his 36-year obsession. Roger will get a £65 a week top [...] [Dvorak]
- [WW2 plane will fly to England - 65 years late](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/ww2-plane-will-fly-england-65-years-late/) - WW2 plane will fly to England - 65 years late - A World War II fighter plane once entombed under hundreds of feet of snow and ice in Greenland is taking to the skies again to complete the mission it began nearly 65 years ago. [Dvorak]
- [BILK (Beer + Milk) Isn’t Weirdest Of These 10 Beers](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/bilk-beer-milk-isn-t-weirdest-these-10-beers/) - BILK (Beer + Milk) Isn’t Weirdest Of These 10 Beers - Can't forget Beer For The Blind. [Dvorak]
- [Yahoo! in Talks to Buy MySpace: Is That a Good Idea Nowadays?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/yahoo-talks-buy-myspace-good-idea-nowadays/) - I don't why Yahoo! has MySpace on their mind. As it has already peak above all the other free social networks. A better candidate that seems to be growing steadily is FaceBook! Yahoo! in Talk to Buy MySpace: Is That a Good Idea Nowadays? - Well this is big. Apparently, Yahoo! has discussed buying MySpace from News Corp in a bid to save itself from irrelevance. In return, News Corp. would get 30 percent of the newly combined Yahoo!+MySpace. Or, in dollar amounts, News Corp would cash in to the tune of $11.1 billion. Considering Murdoch and Co. bought MySpace for $650 million, I’d say that’s a deal and a half. Too bad Yahoo!’s recent restructuring puts the deal, if there ever really was one, in jeopardy. But you know what? A lot of us here think that buying Facebook is the better move for Yahoo! Let’s admit it: MySpace simply isn’t what it was two years ago and all the momentum in the world appears to be behind Facebook. Its community is just what advertisers love—kids with cash to burn—and the site isn’t a disaster to read like MySpace can be. News Corp explores swap of MySpace site for Yahoo! stake [TimesOnline] [CrunchGear]
- [Firefox Extensions Waiting to Be Exploited](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/firefox-extensions-waiting-be-exploited/) - With anything that is open source, bugs and exploits will be found. However, this makes it easy for developers to patch these issues. As they know the code that is causing the problem, and usually the hacker will provide a patch for them that just needs to be reviewed. However, this is a real concern for myself, since I use over 10 FireFox extension. Firefox Extensions Waiting to Be Exploited - Do you think you are safe with Firefox? In general, I would agree with you. But at the same time, I would also point out that there is a fairly sizable security concern that may be addressed, as effectively as some security experts might like. It's called the Firefox extension. [WArp2Search]
- [TweakVista open beta begins](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/tweakvista-open-beta-begins/) - Having problems with customizing your Vista? Look no further, TweakVista will allow you to do what you want with Vista. TweakVista open beta begins - Popular tweaking site TweakVista.com and Stardock have teamed up to create a new utility for Windows Vista users called TweakVista. TweakVista allows users to change many low level settings in Windows Vista as well as makes many lesser known settings more user-friendly. The utility has settings for security (to manage the UAC), memory optimization, resource control, start-up management, performance assessments, benchmarks, and integration with TweakVista.com. Read full story... [NeoWin-Software]
- [DOJ Pushes Microsoft to Produce Vista SP1 Beta in '07](https://geektank.net/2007/06/20/doj-pushes-microsoft-produce-vista-sp1-beta-07/) - Wow, Hey Bill Gates your OS sucks, please send a Service Pack. K Thx. DOJ Pushes Microsoft to Produce Vista SP1 Beta in '07 - It's unusual, but confirmation of the availability of Windows Vista's first service pack came Tuesday not from Microsoft Corp., but from the U.S. Department of Justice. Tucked into the government's 27-page joint status settlement report released late Tuesday was evidence that Microsoft will put the beta of Vista SP1 into users' hands before the end of the year. The report also confirmed Windows XP SP3, but did not specify beta or final release dates, although it said some code would be finalized this summer.Microsoft has been loath to talk about either service pack, but has been particularly mum about Windows Vista SP1, a widely-anticipated bug update that some enterprise users are waiting on before deploying the new operating system. As recently as April, when Intel Corp.'s CEO Paul Otellini hinted that Vista SP1 would likely release in October or November, Microsoft refused to confirm any schedule. "We will continue to take customer feedback from programs like the TAP [Technology Adoption Program], and will ultimately determine an official delivery date as the service pack is nearer to completion," a company spokeswoman said at the time. View: Full Story News source: PC World Read full story... [NeoWin-Main]
- [JVC designs tiny 4k D-ILA chip](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/jvc-designs-tiny-4k-d-ila-chip/) - JVC designs tiny 4k D-ILA chip - Filed under: Displays, HDTVJVC announced at InfoComm 2007 a 1.27-inch 4K2K D-ILA chip for use in projectors that offer up more than four times high-definition resolution. Intended initially for medical, modeling, and simulation use, the chip can produce a ten-megapixel 4096x2400 pixel image with a 20,000:1 contrast ratio. While DLP-based 4K projectors are currently in use in some digital cinemas, the JVC chip will be used in D-ILA, a variant of LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon), and has a higher pixel density. Much like professional racing technologies trickle down to the average sedan on the street, the research that goes into 4K projectors can also make their way to HDTVs in the home, bringing smaller, higher-definition sets to a living room near you. We say bring on the quad-split-screen HD! Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Creative Zen Stone Plus lobbed at consumers](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/creative-zen-stone-plus-lobbed-consumers/) - Creative Zen Stone Plus lobbed at consumers - Filed under: Portable Audio It was barely a month ago that Creative pelted the market with its Zen Stone, and now they're rolling out a re-upped and revamped version known as the Zen Stone Plus. While pretty much keeping the form factor the same, Creative has added a blue OLED screen, FM tuner, karaoke mode, and a stopwatch. The capacity has been increased to 2GB, doubling the original Stone's, but the color choices remain the same. Price and release date haven't been mentioned, but you'll know as soon as we do.[Via epiZENter] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Why Red Hat doesn't need a deal with Microsoft](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/why-red-hat-doesnt-need-deal-microsoft/) - This is a good article, talks about RedHat and Microsoft and how RedHat knows whats actually going down. Why Red Hat doesn't need a deal with Microsoft - The trade press reported a lot of rumors this past week about the chances for a patent protection pact between Red Hat and Microsoft similar to the agreements Microsoft negotiated with Novell, Xandros, and Linspire. Red Hat doesn't appear to be interested in the least. Here's why. [Linux.com]
- [Blender animations help prevent crime in Britain](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/blender-animations-help-prevent-crime-britain/) - Blender animations help prevent crime in Britain - The Avon and Somerset Constabulary in Great Britain uses animations created with the open source tool Blender to help citizens understand how to protect their vehicles and possessions from theft. [Linux.com]
- [High-Tech Firms Defeat Foreign Worker Hiring Laws With Fake Want Ads](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/high-tech-firms-defeat-foreign-worker-hiring-laws-fake-want-ads/) - High-Tech Firms Defeat Foreign Worker Hiring Laws With Fake Want Ads - No American would respond to these ads. If they do, they aren't qualified. So the company can import and hire a foreigner. [Dvorak]
- [Annoyed, hospitalized teen unplugs neighbor's life support](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/annoyed-hospitalized-teen-unplugs-neighbors-life-support/) - Annoyed, hospitalized teen unplugs neighbor's life support - Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIt should probably go without saying that anything connected to a power source within the confines of a hospital has a fair shot at being pertinent to the livelihood of at least one individual, but obviously a 17-year old teenager in Germany needed the memo. After the perpetual noise of what would prove to be his neighbor's life support machine "got on his nerves," he proceeded to simply unplug the device without precaution in order to ensure that "he got his peace and quiet." Of course, we can only assume that the sirens and squeals that were emitted due to his misreckoning were immensely louder than the prior hum, but some folks just love to learn the hard way. Thankfully, medical personnel stepped in and saved the man from perishing, but the teen at fault lost a lot more sleep after that whilst being questioned by police.[Via El Reg, image courtesy of NAIAD] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Can SEO Exist within Drupal?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/can-seo-exist-within-drupal/) - Good, but outdated article dealing with SEO and Drupal. I have adopted most of the modules and changes listed on this site. You also want to make sure that you use the Google Webmaster Tools, they're your friend and will guide you to success. I began the Devbee website back in March as a way to help others by way of documenting what I have learned about Drupal and also to drum up a little bit of business for myself. The content of this site is extremely targeted, and I don't ever expect to see more than a few hundred visits a day. This definitely does not reflect the expectations, or at least hopes, of most website owners. It's typically all about bringing in as many visitors as possible to generate money through advertising or purchases. Sites interested in bringing in large numbers of visitors typically do this by spending a lot of time focusing on "search engine optimization" (SEO). Absolutely nothing can drive traffic to a site like a top placement in the search results on one of the major search engines. - [DevBee]
- [PHP Accounts 0.5.1 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/php-accounts-0-5-1-default-branch/) - This looks to be a brilliant application that allows you to managing you accounting very easily. As a small time contractor, this is the ideal application. PHP Accounts 0.5.1 (Default branch) - PHP Accounts is a simple and easy to use Web-based client and accounts application of particular use to freelancers or consultants. As well as basic management of clients, income, and outgoings, features include Generation of PDF invoices, recording timesheets, CSV export, an invoice wizard for quickly generating client invoices, and automatic email reminders to clients for unpaid invoices. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: some changes have been added to increase compatibility with more environments. PHP 5 support was tested (slightly). [FreshMeat]
- [Whaddya mean WalMart is sold out of Telekinesis Helmets®, Mommy?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/whaddya-mean-walmart-sold-out-telekinesis-helmets-mommy/) - Whaddya mean WalMart is sold out of Telekinesis Helmets®, Mommy? - The latest fashion in mindwear Hitachi: Move the Train With Your Brain The “brain-machine interface” developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain’s blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals. A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and [...] [Dvorak]
- [iPhone, iPod touch v1.1.1 jailbroken, apps ported and running](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/iphone-ipod-touch-v1-1-1-jailbroken-apps-ported-and-running/) - It looks as though its not going to be that easy to hack up the 1.1.1 Firmware on the iPhone as it was with the 1.0.2 firmware. Right now it looks like you can jailbreak the phone but not unlock it. Apple has a good product here, why hinder the use of it and the ever growing third party apps? iPhone, iPod touch v1.1.1 jailbroken, apps ported and running - Filed under: Cellphones
- [OfficeSpot.Net Collaboration Server Preview 2 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/officespot-net-collaboration-server-preview-2-default-branch/) - This application suite is quite the AIO (All in One). I have used eGroupware, and was a joy. I was trying to find more projects to create in it than actually using it to manage them. This is defiantly an application you want to check out and play around with. OfficeSpot.Net Collaboration Server Preview 2 (Default branch) - The OfficeSpot.Net Collaboration Server is a one-stop solution for all your groupware needs. It is based on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and is preloaded with eGroupWare, Postfix, OpenLDAP, MySQL, DBMail, Spamassasin, and ClamAV. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: This release contains updated versions of eGroupWare (1.4), DBMail (latest stable SVN revision), and ClamAV (0.90.3). The installation process was streamlined and the online documentation was updated. [FreshMeat]
- [Technonia announces Slimline DAP](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/technonia-announces-slimline-dap/) - Do you like Slim Mp3 Players? Well this DAP is what you want in your pocket while rocking out at the bus stop waiting to catch a ride to work. Technonia announces Slimline DAP - Filed under: Portable Audio While we're pretty sure the world doesn't need too many more thin, black MP3 players, Korean manufacturer Technonia thinks otherwise. The company has announced a rather MPIO-ish portable audio player -- the 7.5mm thick Slimline. This little guy does pretty much everything you'd expect from something in its class, and really, truly nothing you wouldn't. Those things include playing MP3 and WMV files, tuning in FM radio, and displaying your images on its 1.5-inch OLED screen. 1GB unit on sale by the end of the month in Korea for 90,000KRW (or about $97US).[Thanks, Doom] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Error'd: More Like Didgeridon't! 4G Australian Time Zone Application](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/errord-more-didgeridont-4g-australian-time-zone-application/) - Error'd: More Like Didgeridon't! - If you were tasked with building a time zone synching application, you could probably do it in less than 1MB. Maybe you Linux guys could write it in one line of Perl (or at least brag about having the ability to write it in one line of Perl). Hell, maybe you'd just use the built-in synching functionality in your favorite OS. Anyhow, I can't imagine the crazy Western Australian rules for calculating time that make this software baloon to 4GB. (submitted by Marty) [The Daily WTF]
- [Microsoft backports Vista features for new Windows XP SP3 beta](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/microsoft-backports-vista-features-new-windows-xp-sp3-beta/) - Microsoft knows that XP will still be alive on desktops for the next 2-3 years before hardware will be put in place to utilize Vista. Therefore they have made available some of the features within Vista, in a new service pack for XP. At this point, Vista is really buggy and crashes often. I've even reverted back to XP after continued nightmares with Vista. I hope the new service for Vista brings some stability to the operating system that was originally slated to replace XP, but hasn't done so quite yet.
- [Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 due in Q1 '08](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/windows-vista-sp1-and-windows-xp-sp3-due-q1-08/) - Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 due in Q1 '08 - The first service pack for Windows Vista is on its way, and PC Magazine has a preview of an early private beta version. [Digg Main]
- [Sony's back: shifting from "recovery to profitable growth" -- 380 new PS3 games](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/sonys-back-shifting-recovery-profitable-growth-380-new-ps3-games/) - I still think that the PS3 will come back to haunt us all. Although I'm not a console gamer, but rather strictly a PC Gamer I have always loved the PS titles I played at my friends house. But I have see the graphics for the Xbox 360 and they look just amazing. Wait for the new GTA and THPS to see if the PS3 will rise from the grave it has been placed into by the console community. Sony's back: shifting from "recovery to profitable growth" -- 380 new PS3 games - Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras, Displays, Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops, Portable Audio, Portable Video Howard Stringer -- Sony Corp's CEO and man with the plan -- just exited stage-left from Sony's annual shareholder meeting in Tokyo. To say that the 6,000 attendees were skeptical of said plan would be an understatement given a year of fiscal losses, job cuts, PS3 under-performance (with an eventual Kutaragi dismissal), and an embarrassing and dangerous recall of some 10 million batteries among other missteps. Still, Howard stood strong, assuring investors that Sony has made the swtich from "recovery to profitable growth" and will be a "dominant company" in the digital age. So what's the plan?Continue reading Sony's back: shifting from "recovery to profitable growth" -- 380 new PS3 games Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Interpol Unscrambles Doctored Photo In Manhunt](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/interpol-unscrambles-doctored-photo-manhunt/) - This is a pretty crazy story about how Interpol within Paris reverted a doctored photo of a man who was sexually exploiting children, the photo was blur'd using photoshop and they somehow were able to remove the blur and actually reveal the mans face. They're not sharing what technique was used top remove the doctored portion of the photo.
- [Fluxbox-1.0 released!](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/fluxbox-1-0-released/) - This is one of the best xwindows/xorg windows managers ever made. I use this on all my work stations because of its awesome features which include.
- [Slashdot's CmdrTaco Looks Back at 10 Years of 'News for Nerds'](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/slashdots-cmdrtaco-looks-back-10-years-news-nerds/) - One of the best technology news sites for nerds, this is one of the sites that I check on a regular basis. Slashdot's CmdrTaco Looks Back at 10 Years of 'News for Nerds' - Slasdhot turns 10 this month. The influential "news for nerds" site famous for swamping unsuspecting websites with boatloads of traffic turns 10 in October, and parties are popping up all around the country. Without the influence of Slashdot there would be no Digg. Let's pay respects. [Digg Main]
- [Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5.1 Build 3354](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/webroot-spy-sweeper-5-5-1-build-3354/) - Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5.1 Build 3354 - Spy Sweeper safeguards your identity and restores system performance through fast, smart and powerful anti-spyware protection. Spy Sweeper protects against all types of spyware, including system monitors, Trojan horses, and other threats like CoolWebSearch, Look2Me, and more. Spy Sweeper's advanced removal engine deletes the toughest spyware programs - even removing mutated or "rootkit" spies, some of the nastiest next-generation spyware threats - which are specifically designed to avoid detection and removal. This removal technology saves time and effort by eliminating these vicious threats in one sweep - requiring no need for multiple reboots. As soon as it's installed, Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus offers 360 degrees of protection against spyware and viruses and is now compatible with Windows Vista. Product features include: * Detect and disinfect viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms at the point of infection to keep your PC safe * Your PC can be completely cleaned and disinfected in just a couple of mouse clicks - it's that easy. * Protect your PC and your Internet activities without any cumbersome configuration using Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus software. Read full story... [NeoWin-Software]
- [Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/rumors-new-gnash-functionality-exaggerated/) - This really sucks. When I use Debin I have to install the flash player for FireFox from a different source you get all your other applications within Debian. This is done by modifying the apt-get configuration file. Other Distribution's you have to download the linux plugin from Adobe and install it manually. Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated - A free Flash viewer is one of the last major gaps in GNU/Linux desktop functionality, so last week's news that Gnash, the free Flash player, had reached the stage where it could play YouTube and Lulu.tv videos seemed too good to be true. Unfortunately, it was. [Linux.com]
- [AMA to Vote on Whether or Not Video Game/Internet Addiction is a Real Medical Condition. What about blogging?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/ama-vote-whether-or-not-video-game-internet-addiction-real-medical-condition-what-about-b/) - I actually thought I was addicted to Video Games, but then I woke up one morning and started to install Drupal. Now my addiction has moved to playing around with Drupal and Blogging. :( AMA to Vote on Whether or Not Video Game/Internet Addiction is a Real Medical Condition - The American Medical Association is taking steps to classify Internet and video game addiction as an actual medical condition. A vote is scheduled next week where members will decide whether or not to officially apply the “addiction” label. Bah, addictions are good for people. They help build character, at least the fun ones do. In all seriousness, how many stories have we seen about some guy essentially giving up his real life to exclusively live a Second Life or to level up his Blood Elf until he passes out? Sure, this article points out that public scares like “they’re listening to too much rock music” or “rap encourages and celebrates the thug lifestyle” are common in American history, but video game and Internet addiction certainly seems to exist, at least anecdotally. AMA to vote on “internet/video-game addiction” as medical condition [South Florida Sun-Sentinel via Drudge] [CrunchGear]
- [AMD price cuts](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/amd-price-cuts/) - AMD had to cut some of its pricing for its processors, Intel right now is offering $300 CAD for the Core Duo E6850 3.0Ghz which is a dual core processor. Hopefully Intel will start slashing some of its prices come Q1 2008. AMD price cuts - Digitimes reports that AMD has chopped prices by 5 to 28 percent [Digg Main]
- [Intel X38 motherboards finally begin to surface](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/intel-x38-motherboards-finally-begin-surface/) - Intel's new motherboard X38 is seeing the light of day. One of the biggest features is the DDR3 support on the board. More details below and within each review of the Asus and MSI version that was reviewed.
- [Bricks, apps, and warranties, oh my! Apple, AT&T hit with $800 million suit](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/bricks-apps-and-warranties-oh-my-apple-t-hit-800-million-suit-0/) - Follow up on bricking, apps, and warranties as well as the $800 Million Dollar Suit brought upon Apple and AT&T. Bricks, apps, and warranties, oh my! Apple, AT&T hit with $800 million suit - Another class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple and AT&T, which takes to task the companies' actions when it comes to locking the iPhone to a specific carrier, blocking out third-party applications, the "bricking" debacle, and the iPhone's warranty.
- [Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 (1 Terabyte) HDD review](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/hitachi-deskstar-7k1000-1-terabyte-hdd-review/) - I just picked up a SATAII 500G drive that went for $130CAD, Western Digital. Hitachi use to make drives for IBM, if you ever remember the DeathStar's. It seems that someone forgot to put in some logic within the drive, and have the drive park its heads during idle. It never did this and eventually the heads got so dirty they would scratch the disk. This has all been fixed now, but its a blast from the past when you see "DeskStar" popping up. I remember losing quite a bit of data that summer. I did however recover some by putting the drive in the freezer. :D Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 (1 Terabyte) HDD review - The terabyte race for consumer desktop hard drives has been on for a long time, now the first generation of drives is here. On April 25th, Hitachi announced that it would begin shipping the Deskstar 7K1000, their latest series of consumer hard drives, weighting in at 750GB and a monstrous 1000GB (1TB). The 1TB version which we are reviewing today is slated at $399, a serious price tag for this colossal amount of storage.The Deskstar 7K1000 represents a milestone for Hitachi and for the hard drive industry as a whole, as it is the first drive to offer a 1 terabyte capacity. However, Hitachi has not simply grabbed five 200GB platters and stuck them together to create a 1TB hard drive. Rather, there is much more to the Deskstar 7K1000, such as its Serial ATA II interface and the massive 32MB memory buffer. This is also the first desktop Hitachi drive to feature PMR technology (Perpendicular Magnetic Recording). View: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 (1 Terabyte) Hard Drive @ TechSpot Read full story... [NeoWin-Main]
- [The Privacy of Email](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/privacy-email/) - NSA wire taps my Drupal? The Privacy of Email - Anonymous Coward writes "A U.S. appeals court in Ohio has ruled that e-mail messages stored on Internet servers are protected by the Constitution as are telephone conversations and that a federal law permitting warrantless secret searches of e-mail violates the Fourth Amendment. 'The Stored Communications Act is very important,' former federal prosecutor and counter-terrorism specialist Andrew McCarthy told United Press International. But the future of the law now hangs in the balance."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Symantec outgrows underground nuclear bunker](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/symantec-outgrows-underground-nuclear-bunker/) - Almost like a RTCW Malware Camp. Would be interesting to see what the bunker looks like. Symantec outgrows underground nuclear bunker - Symantec has emerged from its bunker in the British countryside, moving its malware-fighting operations from a former U.K. military nuclear shelter to a more conventional office in Reading. The nuclear bunker, with concrete walls and an obscure entrance on a hillside near Twyford, England, was used for one of the company's Special Operations Center (SOC). The regional centers are used by security analysts who are part of the company's Managed Security Services. Companies hire Symantec to help with part or all of their IT security operations. The nuclear shelter may have been good public relations for a security company, but it wasn't comfortable: It lacked windows and had "sanitation" problems, company officials said. On Wednesday, Symantec offered a tour of its new facility in Reading to journalists, analysts, and customers. The facility, formerly used by storage company Veritas, which Symantec acquired in 2005, has twice as much space as the bunker and was needed to accommodate Symantec's growth. View: The full story News source: Infoworld Read full story... [NeoWin-Main]
- [WebApps library launched for Apple's iPhone / iPod touch](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/webapps-library-launched-apples-iphone-ipod-touch/) - More information about the newly launch of Apple's WebApps Library which will contain most likely either just Apple approved Apps and no 3rd party apps, or both.
- [How To:  Stream Music From The iPhone In Ubuntu w/ Rhythmbox](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/how-stream-music-iphone-ubuntu-w-rhythmbox/) - I know that you can get your ipod working within Linux using gtkipod, and if you actually mount the file system on the ipod you can then write to it use gtkipod. I don't know why jailbreaking and mounting the iphone is required. Good read though. How To: Stream Music From The iPhone In Ubuntu w/ Rhythmbox - >>>>>>>> This is the Best Damn Guide EVER written to stream media from your iPhone to your Ubuntu PC using Rythmbox.
- [Man sues over red-light cameras for $3 million](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/man-sues-over-red-light-cameras-3-million/) - These similar camera's were installed in the lower mainland. They also had photo radar, which was absolutely insane. They got rid of it a year later. Man sues over red-light cameras for $3 million - Filed under: Digital Cameras, Transportation David A. Czech is crazy upset about tickets, so he's suing the city of Northwood, Ohio, its police department, and an Arizona-based maker of red-light cameras (which automatically snap photos of traffic violations). The suit alleges that the cameras are part of an "unconstitutional ordinance to extort money" put in place by the city, and Mr. Czech (on behalf of himself and 20,000 other "offenders") is asking for a $3 million payback and an injunction barring use of the cameras. This isn't the first case of its kind that we've seen -- and it undoubtedly won't be the last, considering the recent spate of these systems being utilized across the nation.[Thanks, Simon] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [The Pirate Bay Launches Image Hosting](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/pirate-bay-launches-image-hosting/) - This is awesome. Hopefully this will show the competitors that their service is slow and sometimes over zealous with the deleting of some content. Go Pirate Bay! The Pirate Bay Launches Image Hosting - Us pirates know that The Pirate Bay team has been working on several new projects, with one of them becoming a competitor to YouTube. For now though, we’ve been blessed with BayImg, a unique image hosting service from TPB. Unlike sites like Photobucket and Imageshack, who will delete your photos if deemed “unfit”, BayImg lets you upload any image, uncensored, in over 100+ file formats. So break out those photos of you shooting JFK and upload them without worry. BayImg takes no personal information from you and gives you a url for image deletion in case you got ahead of yourself. Tags are also available for easy browsing. Seems like a great service. So can it take on the big players? It’s quite possible. The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Image Hosting [TorrentFreak] [CrunchGear]
- [Samsung's 3G SGH-T639 being sold by T-Mobile](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/samsungs-3g-sgh-t639-being-sold-t-mobile/) - Touted as the first 3G enabled phone for T-Mobiles network.Samsung's 3G SGH-T639 being sold by T-Mobile - This summer, we all got our hopes up when Samsung's (apparently 3G-enabled) SGH-T639 found its way into the FCC, and now that the handset is reportedly on sale in New York City, it'd be a great time to work yourself into a tizzy once more.
- [Astaro Security Linux 7.010 (Stable 7.X branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/astaro-security-linux-7-010-stable-7-x-branch/) - A very promising Security Gateway with many features to protect your network, currently only available free if used within your Home.
- [A review of "Why I Don't Use WordPress"](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/review-why-i-dont-use-wordpress/) - A small review of Movable Type 4 and WordPress, its mostly talking about why the person switched from WordPress to Movable Type 4 and how Movable Type 4 worked for this person. Why I Don't Use WordPress - You may be surprised to hear that this blog does not run on WordPress- like much of the blogosphere- but rather, Movable Type 4. I've given WordPress plenty of chances to be my CMS of choice, but for my own blog, it just doesn't cut it for me. [Digg Main]
- [Video of iPhone Sim Free Unbricking and Unlocking (Verdict: It Works)](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/video-iphone-sim-free-unbricking-and-unlocking-verdict-it-works/) - A video of the jail breaking and installation of 3rd party applications, but nothing about the activation and if you can use non AT&T SIM's. Still a pretty neat video. Video of iPhone Sim Free Unbricking and Unlocking (Verdict: It Works) - We have tested iPhone Sim Free claims and they work. It still not a process for the faint of heart, as it requires using command line-voodoo for the jailbreak and activation, but it works perfectly. Our iPhone is now completely unlocked and open for apps now under Apple's latest firmware.
- [Fortier & Co. Makes Stylin’ Body Armor](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/fortier-co-makes-stylin-body-armor/) - Fortier & Co. Makes Stylin’ Body Armor - Those of our readers who are aspiring rap artists should pay close attention. Frontier & Co. works with big name clothing designers like Burberry, YSL, Kenneth Cole, etc. to design body armor that blends in naturally with your apparel. Take for instance this beautiful trenchcoat from Burberry. It uses ballistic fibers that are stronger than steel, yet lightweight, to protect you from oncoming bullets. It also doubles as an incredibly handsome coat. Unfortunately, protection and style do not come cheap. The aforementioned coat will set you back $2195 for the basic model. That means you could end up spending some serious cash if you’re worried about being taken out by an AK-47. Fortier & Co. Body Armor [Luxist] [CrunchGear]
- [Get A Blackberry Curve For $49 Without Hassle](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/get-blackberry-curve-49-without-hassle/) - Get A Blackberry Curve For $49 Without Hassle - If you’re in the market for a new phone and the Blackberry Curve has caught your eye, don’t go walking into an AT&T store just yet. Amazon is offering the device for a cheap-as-hell $49 without any rebates whatsoever. Yup, just plug in your credit card, place an order, and you’ve got yourself a Curve for under fifty bucks. One slight issue. If you break AT&T’s terms of service agreement in 181 days after the purchase, you get hit with a $250 fee from Amazon in addition to the normal fees AT&T will charge you. So tread carefully on this amazing deal. Deal of the week: Amazon offering Curve for $49 [BGR] [CrunchGear]
- [iTouch/iPhone dev team decrypts ramdisks, gains access to secpacks!](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/itouch-iphone-dev-team-decrypts-ramdisks-gains-access-secpacks/) - A great step forward for the iTouch/iPhone Dev Team and owners of the iPhone and iTouch, hopefully something will be out this weekend or next week. iTouch/iPhone dev team decrypts ramdisks, gains access to secpacks! - In a sudden boost of inspiration, the decryption keys for all iPhone/iPod touch ramdisks were found by the iTouch/iPhone dev team. This paves the way to unlocking iPhones on 1.1.1. In the statement made, the team assures users that hope _is_ on the horizon.
- [Sailing To A New Island With The Pirate Bay](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/sailing-new-island-pirate-bay/) - Just an update from the Pirate Bay in regards to what there current situation is, and a status update on everything that is going on. Sailing To A New Island With The Pirate Bay - Being in The Pirate Bay team means you have a very busy life. Running the world's largest tracker and dealing with raids and court cases leaves little time for anything else. But as usual, the Pirate Bay guys still make the time to update their fans on their plans to buy an island.
- [iPhone v1.1.1 baseband downgrade released](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/iphone-v1-1-1-baseband-downgrade-released/) - The iPhone team has just released a method to downgrade the baseband firmware on the v1.1.1 iPhones. Which means that if you disabled/bricked this portion previously using anySIM or iUnlock during the upgrade, then you can restore the functionality.
- [Writers Write “B-Logs,” Get Money](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/writers-write-b-logs-get-money/) - This is an interesting read of other people in the business that write all about technology and get paid for it. I guess we're all trying to get to a point in our life where we can do something we enjoy and also be financially stable at the same time. This is a good way to start. Writers Write “B-Logs,” Get Money - USA Today, that bastion of hard news, is covering a new fad popular with the kids called “B-logging.” They talk about two “b-loggers,” Om Malley and Mike Orvington, who used to work at real jobs and now eat ice cream and write about computers. Now I don’t know who these people are or what they think they’re doing, but I think it’s bad to show people that you can make “real money” — how much, Om Malley? $5? HA! — doing this. There are jobs that Americans should be doing — car repair, HVAC installation, dance instruction — that are going empty while these two jokers sit around all day pretending to work. For shame. “B-logging,” like stamp collecting and religious observance, should be considered a hobby and nothing more. Let’s not encourage these bozos. Tech blogs go from hobbies to businesses [USAToday] [CrunchGear]
- [Nokia and others launching "iphone-like" gear by Q2 2008?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/nokia-and-others-launching-iphone-gear-q2-2008/) - This is what the cellphone industry needs, competitive! And you can thank Apple for this. More phones produced, with more functionality, and for a lower cost. This is what we need!
- [Dell's Latitude XT up close -- a bit too close](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/dells-latitude-xt-close-bit-too-close/) - The review and pictures of Dell's first Tablet. The author sum it up stating that the tablet looks like an IBM Thinkpad with its boxiness design.
- [Windows Live SkyDrive gets 1GB of storage](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/windows-live-skydrive-gets-1gb-storage/) - SkyDrive is an online storage service from Microsoft Windows Live. If you wish to sign up and use the SkyDrive service, you would need a Windows Live account as well as be within the United States to be able to use the service.
- [Nissan's Around View arrives in the US December](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/nissans-around-view-arrives-us-december/) - An interesting technology from Nissan. A car or van in this demonstration is outfitted with camera's on the front, left side, right side and back of the vechile. The camera's then provide video to a lcd screen on the vehicles dash, allowing you to see everything around your vehicle. The story includes a video demonstration of a vehicle parallel parking.
- [Intel's Dual-Processor Enthusiast Platform Q1 2008](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/intels-dual-processor-enthusiast-platform-q1-2008/) - Would you pay for a Dual Quad Core gaming system, that also has support for 4 way SLI multi-GPU configuration? Well, if you would, then its almost near with the new platform from Intel called Skulltrail. Specifically for gaming, its also possible that this rig could used for other applications. I'm sure Intel will be releasing a server/enterprise version shortly after.
- [Sling Releases SlingPlayer Mobile For WM6](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/sling-releases-slingplayer-mobile-wm6/) - A slingplayer for your mobile device? This is insane. I still haven't gotten a slingbox yet, but after talking with many people. It looks like it would be a good investment. Sling Releases SlingPlayer Mobile For WM6 - Just a quick heads up to anyone with a new HTC Touch perhaps and a Slingbox. Sling Media released a new Windows Mobile 6 version of the popular SlingPlayer. You can now watch your favorite local TV while on a bus, train, or in your neighbor’s crack den. Lovely. It’s $30 for an upgrade to the WM6 version but if you’ve been using the WM5 version for a while now, it’s a free upgrade for you. Sling unpacks SlingPlayer Mobile for WM6 [Electronista] [CrunchGear]
- [iriver W10 revealed on teaser site](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/iriver-w10-revealed-teaser-site/) - iriver W10 revealed on teaser site - Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video We'd probably be more inclined to gripe about iriver stringing us along like this -- five gadgets, five days, hardly any hard facts -- if there wasn't so much sexy to the devices and photographs the DAP manufacturer is tossing up every 24 hours or so. Today's gadget is the iriver W10, a slim little touchscreen number we got to play with at CES, which seems to swipe some of the iPhone's interface ideas for touchscreen VoIP dialing, while still sticking with those WPS (WiFi positioning system) and PDA / e-book / PMP features we heard about before. We wish we had more to tell you, like price or a release date, but two things are certain: iriver seems bent on swiping every gadget dollar we've ever stashed, and is singlehandedly keeping the hand modelling industry in business.Gallery: iriver W10 revealed on teaser site Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Air Force to Get "Cyber Sidearms"](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/air-force-get-cyber-sidearms/) - Shouldn't the Air Force have more than this already implemented? Hopefully this software doesn't take lots of tax money and never go anywhere or even get implemented.
- [Super "strace" perl script to assist with debugging programs that spawn child processes.](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/super-strace-perl-script-assist-debugging-programs-spawn-child-processes/) - If you have ever ran into a problem with trying to strace apache or other processes that spawn children, then this script will help you out greatly. This small perl script will grab all of the PID's of the current process and its children and then run an strace command on all of them to provide strace output from all of apache. You can modify the strace line to your liking as well as the log names, by default it logs to a file based on date and time to the /tmp directory. Code included, click 'Read More'.
- [Featured Mac Download: Monitor your Mac with iStat menus](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/featured-mac-download-monitor-your-mac-istat-menus/) - Featured Mac Download: Monitor your Mac with iStat menus - Mac OS X only: Donationware application iStat menus integrates system statistics like CPU, RAM, HD, and Network usage into your Mac's menubar. iStat menus is completely customizable, so you can include only those stats that you want (enabling all of the available stats would mean a lot of menubar clutter). In the past we discussed how to display your system activity in the dock, but iStat menus takes this idea to an entirely new level of system monitoring. iStat menus is donationware, Mac OS X only. iStat menus [LifeHacker]
- [AT&T Hires 2,000 Extra Employees For iPhone Launch](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/t-hires-2-000-extra-employees-iphone-launch/) - AT&T Hires 2,000 Extra Employees For iPhone Launch - Never again do I want to hear people complaining that they couldn’t find a summer job. Seems AT&T is so confident that people will show up for the iPhone in droves, it has taken the liberty of hiring an extra 2,000 employees to prepare for the madness. To make sense of how big the iPhone launch is going to be, here are some hot statistics: 1,800 AT&T retail stores exist and will all be selling the iPhone AT&T sales staff have received a total of 100,000 hours of training to sell the device, with each employee receiving about six hours of individual training AT&T stores will close locally at 4:30 p.m. on that Friday to prepare for the launch, then reopen at 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. that night. I’m going to be laughing all the way home if Apple and AT&T do all this training and preparation, only to find three dudes with fat wallets sitting outside a store on June 29. It’s almost here kids. AT&T hires 2,000 extra workers for iPhone launch [Yahoo! News] [CrunchGear]
- [What happened to Apple Customer Service?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/16/what-happened-apple-customer-service/) - A nice little article about how Apples growth is affecting its customers, is Apple short changing all of its loyal customers, fans and newly won over customers by looking more for profit rather than customer satisfaction?
- [Ten Funny Quotes By Linus Torvalds](https://geektank.net/2007/10/16/ten-funny-quotes-linus-torvalds/) - Linus provides 10 funny quotes, mostly developer/linux based funnies.
- [Create a Digg site with no programming?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/16/create-digg-site-no-programming/) - A great article on how to turn drupal into a Digg like clone without any programming. If you've every played with Drupal or are actively using it on your site, like mine. Take a look: http://ventureskills.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/want-to-create-a-site-like-digg-with-no-programming/
- [Anti-Piracy Organization Domain IFPI.com Now Owned by The Pirate Bay](https://geektank.net/2007/10/16/anti-piracy-organization-domain-ifpi-com-now-owned-pirate-bay/) - Nice little story about how The Pirate Bay obtained an anti-piracy Organizations Domain Name IFPI.com
- [Dutch Consumers’ Union asks for free copies of XP for Vista victims](https://geektank.net/2007/10/16/dutch-consumers-union-asks-free-copies-xp-vista-victims/) - So it looks like Vista was also a problem for the Dutch, and now they want free versions of XP to replace the bug infested Vista.
- [Wireless networks possibly causing health risks](https://geektank.net/2007/10/16/wireless-networks-possibly-causing-health-risks/) - The United States Goverment has ordered an investigation into possible health concerns over the use of wireless networks and causing health issues within americans.
- [Nokia N810 gets official](https://geektank.net/2007/10/17/nokia-n810-gets-official/) - The new N810 by Nokia was announced this morning, the following is some of its features as well as a picture of its pull and slide qwerty keyboard. A much bigger phone, but with a screen this size and a faster processor and more ram this phone is definitely going to be on a few peoples wish list.
- [What do you do when the internet goes down at work?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/17/what-do-you-do-when-internet-goes-down-work/) - What happens are your workplace when the internet goes down? Has it ever been down long enough for you to wander the hallways or work in the offline world? Does it even affect your duties?
- [DIY: Make a laptop sleeve with a FedEx envelope](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/diy-make-laptop-sleeve-fedex-envelope/) - DIY: Make a laptop sleeve with a FedEx envelope - DIY site Instructables posts a tutorial on making a laptop sleeve from FedEx envelopes: I was looking for a strong and waterproof material to make my own sleeve from and remembered that FedEx and the US Postal Service both use Tyvek (or similar) material for their envelopes. My sleeve fits a MacBook, but the design is easily adaptable for other sized laptops. The project requires 3-4 envelopes, some felt and some sewing, and the result is a pretty good camouflage for your lappie as well. Thanks, Annie! Laptop Sleeve from a FedEx Envelope [instructables] [LifeHacker]
- [samhain 2.3.5 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/samhain-2-3-5-default-branch/) - samhain 2.3.5 (Default branch) - samhain is a daemon that can check file integrity, search the file tree for SUID files, and detect kernel module rootkits (Linux only). It can be used either standalone or as a client/server system for centralized monitoring, with strong (192-bit AES) encryption for client/server connections and the option to store databases and configuration files on the server. For tamper resistance, it supports signed database/configuration files and signed reports/audit logs. It has been tested on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and Unixware. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: This release fixes some minor bugs. The portcheck module tears down connections for some common protocols more gracefully. [FreshMeat]
- [Shiny new Dell XPS M1330 pics](https://geektank.net/2007/06/21/shiny-new-dell-xps-m1330-pics/) - Shiny new Dell XPS M1330 pics - Filed under: Laptops You've seen a little of it before, and you know it's coming, but here's a few more photos to hold you over. Finally, a Dell you can take out in public.[Thanks, Chris] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [AT&T now providing the Blackberry Curve to its customers.](https://geektank.net/2007/10/17/t-now-providing-blackberry-curve-its-customers/) - The new Blackberry 8310 Curve is now in AT&T stores for purchase, the biggest change is that it has GPS.
- [Life Hacker featured Windows download: IrfanView ](https://geektank.net/2007/10/17/life-hacker-featured-windows-download-irfanview-0/) - After a fresh re-install I will usually install this application to be able to view all of the images/pictures on my desktop. It's light weight with many features, one of its greatest features is its batch processing. You can resize all of your photos in one folder with a couple of clicks of a button. Read the full article on Life Hacker
- [Ubuntu 7.10 officially released](https://geektank.net/2007/10/18/ubuntu-7-10-officially-released/) - Ubuntu 7.10 is officially released, and ready for download through a Ubuntu mirror or through Bittorrent. Lots of fans are happy that they can finally start using a non RC (Release Candidate) version. The wired review goes in-depth into what has changes and what is now available in the new version of Ubunutu.
- [Sony Slashes Price of PlayStation 3](https://geektank.net/2007/10/18/sony-slashes-price-playstation-3/) - Sony has dropped the pricing of its PlayStation 3 console by $100!
- [DS2 announces 400Mbps powerline networking](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/ds2-announces-400mbps-powerline-networking/) - Never really thought and still don't think Powerline based Networking would take off. With the increase in speed to 400Mbps, this will defiantly give a lot of fiber technologies a run for their money.
- [Windows Live Photo Gallery 2008 12.0.1193.815 Beta](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/windows-live-photo-gallery-2008-12-0-1193-815-beta-1/) - Microsoft is pumping out more free software for the masses. I've never heard or seen Windows Live Photo Gallery, but I thought about downloading and installing this application to give it a whirl. During the install, I asked to install a bunch more Windows Live applications. Specifically the Mail component, since my MSN account is attached to my Hotmail. After installing everything, I ran the Windows Live Photo Gallery, and it was pretty amazing.
- [BetterAWstats 0.12 ALPHA (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/betterawstats-0-12-alpha-default-branch/) - BetterAWstats 0.12 ALPHA (Default branch) - BetterAWstats is an Web server log analysis tool that provides better statistics from the data provided by AWstats. It is not a replacement for AWstats. The most significant features are rolling months and days, and support for new types of charts (pie, max/min, etc.). License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: Last month daily data was fixed for the case where current has no hits. The menu sorting was fixed for vertical layout. A different format for external links is used now. Unknown browsers and OS are now interlinked with respective tables. Slashes in OS icons were fixed. All functions and globals were renamed to baw_* to make sure they work when betterawstats is included into other projects. Highlighting of current month/day was fixed. Var fixes were applied. A configuration option for inclusion in other projects was added. Datelist-creation was improved. [FreshMeat]
- [youtube-dl 2007.06.22 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/youtube-dl-2007-06-22-default-branch/) - youtube-dl 2007.06.22 (Default branch) - youtube-dl is a small command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube.com. License: MIT/X Consortium License Changes: This release adds support for the new international YouTube sites in the video URL. [FreshMeat]
- [Featured Linux Download: OS X style widgets with Screenlets](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/featured-linux-download-os-x-style-widgets-screenlets/) - Featured Linux Download: OS X style widgets with Screenlets - Linux only: Open-source app Screenlets runs Mac OS X-style widgets on the Linux desktop. Practically identical to Dashboard widgets and Windows Vista gadgets, Screenlets are small under-the-desktop apps including RSS readers, weather reports, sticky notes, etc. that add a great deal of functionality and convenience mixed with a dash of eye-candy. Screenlets play very well with Beryl and include a bunch of location preferences like always on top, always underneath, etc. Additionally, with the widget plugin for Beryl, you can hide and show your Screenlets exactly the same way you can with Mac OS X widgets.While there aren't nearly as many Screenlets as gDesklets, kDesklets, or aDesktets, Screenlets tight integration with Beryl makes it a must have for desktop app lovers. Screenlets is a free download for Linux only. Screenlets [via Tech Enclave] [LifeHacker]
- [Foxconn Brings DirectX 10 To The Broke Masses](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/foxconn-brings-directx-10-broke-masses/) - Foxconn Brings DirectX 10 To The Broke Masses - So you’ve got your Windows Vista and you want to get a hold of a little bit of that DirectX 10 action, but your bummer of a video card is being a buzz kill? That sucks. You’re supposed to upgrade that, but who’s got that kind of scratch laying around? Those cards cost an arm and a leg and probably some other stuff. Sit down, dweeb, Foxconn’s got you set. Today the silicon-card maker announced two new cards made for DirectX 10 based around the Nvidia GeForce 8400GS. And they both fall in the sub-$100 category. Sure, that could mean $99.99, but it’s still a good deal. The cards are pretty much the same, though one has 256MB RAM whilst the other has a wimpy 128MB. We don’t have a lot of details, just that they exist and will hit the market soon. Their maxrez (that’s maximum resolution, n00b) is 2,560×1,600, which is totally respectable. The core clock is 450MHz with 850MHz on the memory clock. I don’t expect you to understand that, but it basically means they’re not the fastest around, but still plenty speedy for under a Benjamin. Word. Foxconn Announces Nvidia GeForce 8400GS Cards [ExtremeTech, via Slashgear] [CrunchGear]
- [Silver Seal antibacterial, washable mouse and keyboard](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/silver-seal-antibacterial-washable-mouse-and-keyboard/) - Siver Seal has launched its anti-bacterial and dishwasher safe keyboard and mouse. Not the first in the world, but a valuable product for all those hypochondriacs out there.
- [Canada's Copyright Board slaps tax on music downloads](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/canadas-copyright-board-slaps-tax-music-downloads-0/) - If you buy a song off iTunes, you'll be paying a 3 cents for each song in tax. Then new tax is to compensate artists for the reproduction of their songs. Vito Pilieci, CanWest News Service Published: Friday, October 19, 2007 OTTAWA -- The Copyright Board of Canada has approved new taxes on digital MP3 music files - at least for files that are downloaded legally.
- [Ralph Lauren unveils "touch-sensitive window shopping" in London](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/ralph-lauren-unveils-touch-sensitive-window-shopping-london/) - At least this is practical, unlike the Mircosoft Touch Screen Table. Ralph Lauren unveils "touch-sensitive window shopping" in London - Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets Alright, the whole touchscreen thing is getting a little out of hand. In the latest example of touch-frenzy, luxe clothier Ralph Lauren is converting a large window at its London flagship store into a giant touchscreen shopping experience as part of its Wimbledon marketing campaign. Much like Microsoft's Big-Ass Table, the 78-inch window is coated with touch-sensitive foil, and the image is beamed onto it by a hidden projector -- allowing users to purchase Ralph's latest duds and even take in a tennis lesson or two. Purchases are paid for via phone or email the next day -- so you can't explain away that $75 pink polo by saying you accidentally brushed the screen.[Via Switched] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Helio Ocean Graffiti Hotness](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/helio-ocean-graffiti-hotness/) - Helio Ocean Graffiti Hotness - I’m a Sidekick 3 fanboy through and through, but Helio is definitely making its case. I’ve had an Ocean for a few weeks now and I’ll admit that I love it. The GPS feature is hot and it definitely helps me out when I manage to get lost in NYC. I came across some really cool vids that Helio has put up on Youtube and I thought I’d share it with everyone. This particular video is of STASH and his ongoing mural for the Ocean on the Upper West Side of NYC. Not only is the art hot, but the music by Lady Tigra will rock you out. Check out all the other Helio vids here. [CrunchGear]
- [Apple posts Leopard Guided Tour](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/apple-posts-leopard-guided-tour/) - Apple has released a guided tour of their next release of OS 10 dubbed leopard. You can view the tour at the below link: See the Leopard Guided Tour at apple.com...
- [EA Games wants an Open and Single Platform](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/ea-games-wants-open-and-single-platform/) - EA Games Head of International Distribution Florin, wants a single and open platform. Instead of having 3 or 4 different platforms for each game they release, they want to stream line it. He also goes on to talk about set top boxes and how they will be the next generation console.
- [10 Ways To Speed Up Digg](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/10-ways-speed-digg/) - Have you found Digg slow during the peak hours? Well peertopress.com has a top 10 for Kevin Rose on how to speed up Digg. The article was put on Digg's front page, and the comments left on peertopress.com website are pretty hilarious.
- [AMD showing records sales in Q3 but still in the negative for earnings](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/amd-showing-records-sales-q3-still-negative-earnings/) - AMD's reports for the third quarter of 2007 show a strong revenue increase of 18%, however AMD is still show negative in earnings.
- [Microsoft shaves down kernel for Windows 7](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/microsoft-shaves-down-kernel-windows-7/) - A very in-depth article about how Microsoft is planing its new Operating System, an engineer from Microsoft comments and agrees on how bloated Microsoft's current kernel is.
- [Software glitch "unlikely" to blame for deadly cannon incident, expert says](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/software-glitch-unlikely-blame-deadly-cannon-incident-expert-says/) - It looks as though the once though anti-aircraft software glitch that killed multiple people in South Africa, actually wasn't software based. But was human intervention and software that caused the incident.
- [Brewery offers lifetime supply of beer in return for stolen laptop](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/brewery-offers-lifetime-supply-beer-return-stolen-laptop/) - A brewery in New Zealand is offering a lifetime supply of beer, in return for a laptop that was stolen from the Croucher Brewing Company in Rotorua New Zealand. Typically if something is stolen, the theft will usually use it or sell it. Everyone has been approached with an offer to buy a new laptop for cheap, and you know in the back of your head that its stolen. But in this case would you be seen as the bad guy for buying the stolen laptop, or the good guy for returning it for the free lifetime supply of beer?
- [Microsoft flip-flops again: now no Vista Home on Macs](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/microsoft-flip-flops-again-now-no-vista-home-macs/) - I can't believe this is happening, twice in a week two Microsoft proposed changes to allow more functionality and portability are squashed like a bug. This is not going to make consumers happy, and will drive some of them into Apple's arms, and possibly Ubuntu's. Microsoft flip-flops again: now no Vista Home on Macs - Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsWe've seen our fair share of flip-flopping in the past, and Microsoft is yet again adding its name to the frowned upon list by retracting previous intentions to allow Windows Vista Home and Home Premium operating systems to run under virtualization. After reportedly stating that it would "change the EULA after listening to customer feedback on the issue," it appears that the suits in Redmond have thought better of said decision. Now, the firm has "reassessed the Windows virtualization policy and decided that maintaining the original policy announced last Fall" would be best. Ben Rudolph, Parallels director of corporate communications, noted that he was "obviously disappointed" in Microsoft's change of heart, but if the two-faced Mac users out there can persuade Google to take their side, we're sure this little spat could be cleared up in no time.[Image courtesy of ElliottBack] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Darpa funds invisible, shoot-through shield](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/darpa-funds-invisible-shoot-through-shield/) - Darpa funds invisible, shoot-through shield - Filed under: Misc. Gadgets In a move seemingly influenced in equal parts by Halo and David Lynch's film Dune, Darpa has announced that it's ponying up $15 million to develop one-way-invisible, self-healing, shoot-through shields for use in urban combat. While the Pentagon's research division acknowledges that there are "significant technical obstacles" in the process, it's fairly gung-ho about developing a technology combining metamaterials, 'coded' obscurant systems, and a bunch of other stuff no one really understands. Trust us, you'll thank them if the Harkonens try and overthrow your spice-mining operation.[Via Digg] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Attacks started on users of Internet Explorer and RealPlayer 0day exploit.](https://geektank.net/2007/10/19/attacks-started-users-internet-explorer-and-realplayer-0day-exploit/) - I haven't really heard of many RealPlayer exploits, however this zero day one is a nasty. This is an Internet Explorer exploit only, so if you're using FireFox you're in luck.
- [It All Comes Together: Laptop roundup](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/it-all-comes-together-laptop-roundup/) - It All Comes Together: Laptop roundup - Secure your laptop with the LaptopLock"Don't let the creep who stole your computer paw through your private files, passwords and personal information." Turn a t-shirt into a keyboard cover"Great for saving your lappie's screen from keyboard scratches with an old or free tee, this project requires only a bit of cutting, ironing and sewing." Stuff We Like: Laptop CushTop"Man, there's nothing worse than frying your thighs with a hot laptop in the middle of some very important web surfing." DIY magnetic power connector"If you're familiar with the MagSafe magnetic connectors on the new MacBooks, this is a DIY version for Thinkpads." Use your laptop as a giant clock"To always end your presentation on time without glancing at your watch (a gesture that communicates to the audience that you can't wait to finish and leave), place a laptop on the floor in front of where you're speaking, and set it up to display a giant clock." Make your own laptop stand"I've always liked the iLap laptop stands, but I've never been able to justify the price..." Laptop Troubleshooting Tip: Re-seat your RAM"...the moral of the story might save you a trip to the computer hospital.." Video demonstration: Fix your wine-soaked laptop"Save your laptop from the heartbreak of liquid spills." MacGyver Tip: Silence your laptop with snipped headphones"Repurpose those old crappy earphones into a laptop silencer." How to secure your laptop for air travelPack laptops with soft foam or bubble wrap and place laptop bags inside other luggage to protect them from rough handling and to keep them inconspicuous." Use your cell phone as a modem"You're stuck with the laptop in the land of no Internet, but you've got unlimited minutes or a great data plan on your cell phone." [LifeHacker]
- [DeviceAnywhere lets devs play with 500 phones over the net](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/deviceanywhere-lets-devs-play-500-phones-over-net-0/) - DeviceAnywhere is a company that wires cellphone hardware into servers, which are then accessible over the internet. Mainly used by software developers and for cross platform development, instead of buying all the phones you can just rent them and use them over the internet. Talk about the ultimate iPhone hack. Mobile Complete, a software-services company, has pulled an iPhone to pieces and lashed it to a remote-controlled server. Every input and output on the dissected iPhone is electrically hooked up to the net, providing access to would-be iPhone programmers over the web.
- [Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/comcast-blocks-some-internet-traffic-0/) - If you're a Comcast Customer, then you should be concerned with what they're doing to your internet connection. Why? Because Comcast is filtering your internet traffic, this article goes in-depth into what exactly is being filtered and tests that prove it is occurring. On one hand it looks like Comcast is trying to keep its network from being stressed with file sharing, on the other it looks like they might not just be filtering file sharing protocols.
- [Sandboxie 3.02: Isolate harmful websites through IE and Firefox](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/sandboxie-3-02-isolate-harmful-websites-through-ie-and-firefox/) - Sandboxie will isolate the outcome of any website you visit, including any software or script installations, which can then be undone.
- [Apple shipped 1,119,000 iPhones in Q4 2007](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/apple-shipped-1-119-000-iphones-q4-2007/) - The following is straight from Apple's website, it includes the 2007 fourth quarter revenue and profit information. The article also provides information on how many units were sold, specifically how many computers, ipods and iphones sold.
- [Dell reaches deal to sell computers at Staples](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/dell-reaches-deal-sell-computers-staples/) - It looks as though Dell has reached a deal with the Office Supply Chain Staples to offer Dell products within their stores. You will see Dell equipment sold inside Staples starting November 11th. Dell has reached a deal with the office supply chain Staples to offer Dell desktop and notebook computers, monitors, printers, ink, and toner. Starting November 11, Staples will begin selling Dell products both in its physical stores and online at Staples.com. Initial models to be sold in the Staples chains include the Inspiron 1721 and 1521 notebooks, and Inspiron 530 desktops.
- [Prototype Boat Flies Above Water at 70 MPH](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/prototype-boat-flies-above-water-70-mph/) - Prototype Boat Flies Above Water at 70 MPH - The Sea Phantom is a prototype high-speed boat, which almost flies above the water, using an aerofoil-shaped body and a pair of spring-loaded hydrofoils. [Wired]
- [Second Life Without Sex Would Be a Sad Life, Indeed](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/second-life-without-sex-would-be-sad-life-indeed/) - Second Life Without Sex Would Be a Sad Life, Indeed - One of the great joys of a virtual world like Second Life is the ability to indulge in fantasy limited only by your own patience and skill with the tools. But there's nothing virtual about the anxiety felt by Second Life residents after Linden Labs "clarifies" its policies on Mature content. [Wired]
- [Crackers Cause Pentagon to Put Computers Offline](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/crackers-cause-pentagon-put-computers-offline/) - Crackers Cause Pentagon to Put Computers Offline - Anarchysoft writes "As many as 1500 Pentagon computers were brought offline on Wednesday in response to a cyber attack. Defense Secretary Robert Gates reported of the fallout both that the attack had 'no adverse impact on department operations' and that 'there will be some administrative disruptions and personal inconveniences.' When asked whether his own e-mail had been compromised, Gates responded, 'I don't do e-mail. I'm a very low-tech person.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Detect insider threats with Linux auditing](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/detect-insider-threats-linux-auditing/) - Detect insider threats with Linux auditing - Organizations of all sizes need to mitigate the risk of insider threats. Misconduct by authorized users represents a grave threat to an organization. According to the 2005 Computer Security Institute and Federal Bureau of Investigation Computer Crime and Security Survey, organizations reported that computer intrusions from inside sources accounted for nearly half of all incidents. You can secure your network perimeter with intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and virus scanners, but don't neglect to monitor authorized users. The Linux Audit daemon can help you detect violations of your security policies. [Linux.com]
- [Comcast traffic blocking: even more apps, groupware clients affected](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/comcast-traffic-blocking-even-more-apps-groupware-clients-affected-0/) - More information about the supposed filters that Comcast has implemented to curb Bittorrent traffic on its network. Only now it looks as though the appplication suit Lotus Notes is affected. Last week, we reported on mounting evidence that Comcast is targeting and disrupting BitTorrent traffic on its network. Further digging by interested parties has turned up more indication that BitTorrent isn't the only popular P2P protocol being tampered with by the United States' largest ISP.
- [OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin Arrested](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/oink-cd-servers-raided-admin-arrested/) - The Administrator of the most popular private Torrent Trackers OiNk.cd was arrested. The 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough was arrested. The British and Dutch Police stated that they confiscated the OiNk.cd servers in Amsterdam last week, however reports of the site still being active and fully functional 24 hours ago.
- [Updating a windows driver can cause Vista to de-activate](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/updating-windows-driver-can-cause-vista-de-activate/) - The full article ventures into the troublesome problem that will leave you with a de-activated Vista, and the only way to get back to normal would be a call to Microsoft and a new Activation Code. Wasn't Vista going to allow 3 hardware swaps, and then you would be required to re-activate your copy of Vista?
- [Microsoft adds Virtual Machine additions for Linux](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/microsoft-adds-virtual-machine-additions-linux/) - Microsoft has released an Update to its Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. This update improves on the interoperability of running "Qualified" Linux Operating Systems as guests or Virtual Machines. With added support for SuSE Enterprise Server 10, Guest and Host time synchronization, SCSI hard disk emulation and more! The Qualified Linux Operating Systems don't include Debian, Ubuntu or any Unix/BSD OS. :(
- [Automatically Jailbreak iPhone v1.1.1 firmware using iFuntastic](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/automatically-jailbreak-iphone-v1-1-1-firmware-using-ifuntastic/) - Haven't found an application that will automatically jailbreak the iPhone v1.1.1 firmware? Check out iFuntastic, which will jailbreak your v1.1.1 firmware automatically for free!
- [How to setup the perfect desktop in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/how-setup-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon/) - The following article from howtoforge.com shows how to setup the perfect Linux Desktop using Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. If you've always wanted to use Ubuntu as your desktop OS, then give this article a read and follow along using a Virtual Machine or VMWare Player.
- [Google APIlity 1.10.3 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/google-apility-1-10-3-default-branch/) - Google APIlity 1.10.3 (Default branch) - The APIlity PHP Library provides an object-oriented way to easily access and manage the Google AdWords API from within PHP. This comes along with an abstraction from the SOAP and WSDL details. [FreshMeat]
- [GRUB for DOS 0.4.3pre1 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/grub-dos-0-4-3pre1-default-branch/) - GRUB for DOS 0.4.3pre1 (Default branch) - GRUB for DOS is a rebuild of the GNU GRUB boot manager for DOS, and can be run under real mode DOS. It also has many new features. It can be booted through BOOT.INI of Windows (grldr) and kexec of Linux (grub.exe). It can directly boot NTLDR (WindowsNT/2K/XP), IO.SYS (Windows9x/Me) and KERNEL.SYS (FreeDOS). The disk emulation feature is another enhancement over GNU GRUB, and can be used to run legacy DOS/Windows9x systems with floppy or hard disk images. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: A new option --in-situ for the map command has been added. Two syntactic operators, && and ||, have been implemented. is64bit, errnum, errorcheck, and hiddenflag commands have been added. PXE support has been added. Full NTFS support has been done. A lot of bugs have been fixed. [FreshMeat]
- [Layeredpanel 1.0.6 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/layeredpanel-1-0-6-default-branch/) - Layeredpanel 1.0.6 (Default branch) - Layeredpanel is a freehosting panel which allows Linux hosters and administrators to open a large-scale freehosting platform for their users. It includes an easy-to-use interface for administrators and users alike to create user profiles, databases, and complete sites. It features one-click installation of well-known applications like phpBB and Joomla. [FreshMeat]
- [MySpace to launch a casual gaming area.](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/myspace-launch-casual-gaming-area/) - MySpace is trying to drive more visitors to its site, or rather keep the visitors from leaving them for Facebook. It looks as though the games will be provided by a 3rd Party company that has private label games. MySpace is set to launch a new casual games area on the site early next year, reports The Wall Street Journal. The games will be provided by Oberon Media, a company that specializes in developing private label gaming sites for major Internet brands including Yahoo and Microsoft.
- [KDE 4 Beta 3 - Screenshot Tour](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/kde-4-beta-3-screenshot-tour/) - A rather in-depth screenshot tour of the new KDE 4 beta 3 booted from a LiveCD. Stephan Binner has released a new version of his KDE Four Live CD. This version uses a recent SVN snapshot and works quite well. While I had some trouble testing the newest KDE 4 Beta release on my test machine, the KDE Four LiveCD works surprisingly well. According to Stephan the version used on this LiveCD is KDE 4 Beta 3 plus a set of recent patches. See the full Screenshot tour
- [Hitachi launches 3 new sexy slim LCD TV’s - 35mm thick](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/hitachi-launches-3-new-sexy-slim-lcd-tv-s-35mm-thick/) - Hitachi has released their new 35mm thick LCD's, if you take a look at some of the pictures you will see just how slim this product is. They have released three different sizes of the TV in 32", 37" and 42". Hitachi is now the first company to officially have the world's first thinnest LCD TV's.
- [Splunk 3.1: A search engine that indexes all your servers logs, scripts, code and message traps](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/splunk-3-1-search-engine-indexes-all-your-servers-logs-scripts-code-and-message-traps/) - I had the chance to try Splunk out about 3 months ago. The software was rather easy to install, however one thing that did seem to a little hard to use was the interface and the general working with inputs for the software. The search function was really neat, and easy to find errors that were occurring. The free version is limited but still usable, in a larger environment this product would probably be a life saver. Single server deployments, not so much.
- [Spam: Keep your email address from spambots with Text to ASCII](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/spam-keep-your-email-address-spambots-text-ascii/) - Spam: Keep your email address from spambots with Text to ASCII - Webapp Text to ASCII converts plain text into its ASCII equivalent - meaning it can obscure your email address or other private data from automated spambots online. This isn't a foolproof method, as spambots can be programmed to decode ASCII, however, a good majority of them aren't. Go ahead and check out Text to ASCII's capabilities -- this entire post is written in ASCII. View the source code and verify! The next time you want to leave your email address in a web form, head over to Text to ASCII, convert your email address to ASCII and you'll be good to go. Text to ASCII [Get Your Website Here via Mokona Modoki] [LifeHacker]
- [P2P Remains Dominant Protocol](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/p2p-remains-dominant-protocol/) - P2P Remains Dominant Protocol - An anonymous reader writes "Last week, a press release was issued by Ellacotya that suggested something quite startling — HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, aka Web traffic) had for the first time in four years overtaken P2P traffic. However a new article from Slyck disputes this, and contends that P2P remains the bandwidth heavyweight."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Break a Drupal article/node/blog into separate pages using the Paging Module](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/break-drupal-article-node-blog-separate-pages-using-paging-module/) - If you have ever created a blog, node, page within Drupal that is far too long to be on one page. Or if you'd rather have an article split into two pages, then the Drupal Paging module is what you need.
- [Rumor: iPhone coming to Canada on December 7th?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/29/rumor-iphone-coming-canada-december-7th/) - As the title reads, "Rumour". However most are thinking it's a Photoshopped, since the Rogers logo isn't correct amongst other things. Read the full article at boygeniusreport.com
- ["Hulu" a join venture of NBC and NewsCorp debuts this month](https://geektank.net/2007/10/29/hulu-join-venture-nbc-and-newscorp-debuts-month/) - Although this is the first time I've heard of Hulu, I'm sure its not the first time most readers have heard of Hulu. A joint venture by NBC and NewsCorp provide its tv shows, moves and mashups of AOL (TWX), Comcast (CMCSA), MSN (MSFT), MySpace, and Yahoo (YHOO). Some of the shows and movies that will be available are shown on Hulu's main page of their site. Some include Hero's, Conan, Arrested Development, 24hrs and Battlestar Galactica. I've already signed up to be apart of their beta, you can too by visiting their main page at http://www.hulu.com Read the full article at newteevee.com
- [Comcast fires employees for talking about P2P filtering](https://geektank.net/2007/10/29/comcast-fires-employees-talking-about-p2p-filtering-0/) - It looks as though Comcast has fired a few employees for talking out of script. In the wake of the discovery that Comcast is blocking some peer-to-peer traffic (and even blocking some Lotus Notes e-mails), the company is attempting to keep the PR machine well-oiled by giving customer tech support reps some talking points. And if they deviate from the script and admit that Comcast has been using Sandvine to send forged TCP reset packets, they're likely to lose their jobs.
- [Re-compiling MySQL 5.0 with OpenSSL support under Debian](https://geektank.net/2007/10/30/re-compiling-mysql-5-0-openssl-support-under-debian/) - If you've ever required OpenSSL support enabled for MySQL Server 5.0 under debian, then you will need to recompile MySQL. Under Debian this is very easy.
- [Final Draft of GPLv3 Allows Novell-Microsoft Deal](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/final-draft-gplv3-allows-novell-microsoft-deal/) - Final Draft of GPLv3 Allows Novell-Microsoft Deal - famicommie writes "All of Novell's fingernail biting has been for naught. In a display of forgiveness and bridge building on behalf of the FSF, ZDNet reports that the final draft of the GPLv3 will close the infamous MS-Novell loophole while allowing deals made previously to continue. From the article: 'The final, last-call GPLv3 draft bans only future deals for what it described as tactical reasons in a 32-page explanation of changes. That means Novell doesn't have to worry about distributing software in SLES that's governed by the GPLv3 ... Drafting the new license has been a fractious process, but Eben Moglen, the Columbia University law school professor who has led much of the effort, believes consensus is forming. That agreement is particularly important in the open-source realm, where differing license requirements can erect barriers between different open-source projects.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Report: Vista more secure than OS X and Linux](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/report-vista-more-secure-os-x-and-linux/) - Report: Vista more secure than OS X and Linux - Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Media PCs Attention Linux, Vista, and Apple fan boys: put on your gloves... it's time to rumble! A 6-month vulnerability report issued by Jeff "Security Guy" Jones has caught the eye of Redmond and the ire of places beyond. The report which bases its security assessment upon vulnerabilities found (not actually exploited) claims that Vista is "more secure than OS X and Linux." In fact, the much maligned XP even crushes the competition using their calculations. Of course, it's worth noting that Jeff is a member of Microsoft's Security business unit which will probably sway your opinion as to the integrity of the data. Still, as incomplete as the assessment may be, it certainly appears to be a good showing for Vista considering the vast community of hackers attempting to thwart its security. Of course you know what Billy G's probably saying right about now? Dy-no-mite JJ![Via vnunet] Read -- 6 Month Vulnerability Report [warning: PDF] Read -- JJ's blog entry Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [gPhone: e28 Rumored to Provide Google Phone Hardware](https://geektank.net/2007/10/31/gphone-e28-rumored-provide-google-phone-hardware/) - Just as I was about to hit the sack for the night, more gPhone rumors surfaced. This comes from F. Colton, the editor over at India Street, and a fellow who tends to do his research fairly well, in my experience. He reports this morning that Chinese mobile handset manufacturer e28 is going to be a gPhone handset manufacturer. Read the full article at mashable.com
- [Featured Download: Folder Size for windows, find out sizes of your folders in Explorer](https://geektank.net/2007/10/31/featured-download-folder-size-windows-find-out-sizes-your-folders-explorer/) - Have you ever wanted an easy way to view all of your folders sizes, without have to Right Click and select Properties on each one. This application integrates with Explorer in Windows and provides a column that shows the folders size on disk. This is very useful if you're trying to find where a big file or if you're trying to free up disk space. An excellent download and a must need for System Administrators/Power users.
- [PC World Reviews Apple OS X 10.5 (Leopard)](https://geektank.net/2007/10/31/pc-world-reviews-apple-os-x-10-5-leopard/) - PC World reviews the newest release of Apple's Max OSX version 10.5 codenamed "Leopard". In this review "Edward Mendelson" states one big remark. "First: despite minor problems, it's by far the best operating system ever written for the vast majority of consumers, with dozens of new features that have real practical value—like truly automated backups, preview images in folders, and notes and to-do lists integrated into the mail program". I have only played with Leopard in the last few days and seen it in action on a co-workers laptop, and I'm starting to thing more and more about purchasing a Macbook Pro!
- [No more room for your applications on your iPhone or iPod Touch?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/31/no-more-room-your-applications-your-iphone-or-ipod-touch/) - Running out of space to place all those Applications you've downloaded and tried out on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Instead of using the small OS Partition which is where all the applications are saved, you can use the Media partition instead and continue on the installing spree.
- [La Fontenna Extends Range Of FON Wireless Goodness](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/la-fontenna-extends-range-fon-wireless-goodness/) - La Fontenna Extends Range Of FON Wireless Goodness - This is simple really: FON lets you share your wireless Internet connection with FON community members (called Foneros) and in return you get to hop on any other member’s wireless connection free of charge, anywhere in the world. The La Fonera is the specially designed $39.95 Wi-Fi access point that lets you securely share your wireless connection. The $19.95 Lafontenna is a directional antenna that extends your FON Wi-Fi coverage area up to five times farther than the Fonera’s standard range. Any questions? [CrunchGear]
- [How To: Make a room look bigger](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/how-make-room-look-bigger/) - How To: Make a room look bigger - Your room or office the size of a broom closet? Weblog freshome offers tips for "fooling the eye" and making a room look bigger. Strategies include picking the right paint color, reducing furniture (or replacing items with multi-function pieces), and the strategic use of mirrors. Glass tabletops help, too. 5 Tips for Fooling the Eye and Making a Room Look Bigger [freshome] [LifeHacker]
- [AT&T To Impose Early Cancellation Charge On iPhone](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/t-impose-early-cancellation-charge-iphone/) - AT&T To Impose Early Cancellation Charge On iPhone - Thinking about getting an iPhone, unlocking it, then jetting across the street to T-Mobile? Better think twice before doing that friend, ’cause AT&T is out to nail you with a hefty fine for backing out of your agreement with them. Despite the iPhone not being a subsidized item for AT&T, the company still will charge you $175 for terminating your contract early. Sucky, I know. Like I’ve said in the past, AT&T needs to retain these iPhone customers that will swarm stores next week. Imposing a cancellation fee of that caliber sucks, but it’s how the world works. No word if customers with existing accounts will be subject to the fee. AT&T to impose $175 early iPhone cancelation fee [Apple Insider] [CrunchGear]
- [What to do when you need remote backups for Linux/Unix/Windows/Mac?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/31/what-do-when-you-need-remote-backups-linux-unix-windows-mac/) - I was looking for a solution to backup three of my linux machines that I have running this site and many others. After searching for some time, I didn't actually need to go with a company. I found a friend that provided me some space. During this time I did find out some useful information.
- [Must have Thunderbird/Seamonkey Addons](https://geektank.net/2007/11/01/must-have-thunderbird-seamonkey-addons/) - If you don't know about Thunderbird, then you've been living under a rock. Its a small, lightweight, Email application provided free by the Mozilla foundation. I was looking around for Thunderbird add-ons this evening and found a couple that I found to be a "Must Have" for anyone that uses Thunderbird as their primary email client. I'll list them off in no particular order: Enigmail - OpenPGP message encryption and authentication for Thunderbird and Seamonkey.
- [Protect your MediaWiki from anonymous users.](https://geektank.net/2007/11/05/protect-your-mediawiki-anonymous-users/) - After searching for some time on an easy way to protect an internal wiki. I found the following article useful. It goes in-depth into what you would need to change on a base MediaWiki configuration to only allow registered users to see the content within the Wiki. After following all the steps I know am able to login to my private Wiki over SSL! Thus allowing me to keep all my private and important notes online!
- [Whats configured into your MTA?](https://geektank.net/2007/11/05/whats-configured-your-mta/) - I was wondering the web looking at random items, when I came along an article at http://www.worldwidecreations.com titled Stopping spam before the door with SpamCop and IPTables Its a great article with a lot of information and code on how the author is able to grab the offending hosts and place them within IPTables.
- [Have Windows 2003 event viewer alerts sent to a network syslog server](https://geektank.net/2007/11/20/have-windows-2003-event-viewer-alerts-sent-network-syslog-server/) - I stumbled upon a little application called "evtsys" that was created by some Computer Engineering folks at Purdue University. The program runs on Microsft Windows 2000/2003/Vista 32-bit or 64-bit version and sends eventlog messages to a networked syslog server. You can then have syslog either print out the alert or write to a file.
- [More Than Half of Known Vista Bugs are Unpatched](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/more-half-known-vista-bugs-are-unpatched/) - More Than Half of Known Vista Bugs are Unpatched - MsManhattan writes "Microsoft security executive Jeff Jones has disclosed that in the first six months of Vista's release, the company has patched fewer than half of the operating system's known bugs. Microsoft has fixed only 12 of 27 reported Vista vulnerabilities whereas it patched 36 of 39 known bugs in Windows XP in the first six months following its release. Jones says that's because "Windows Vista continues to show a trend of fewer total and fewer high-severity vulnerabilities at the six month mark compared to ... Windows XP," but he did not address the 15 unpatched flaws."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Thieves rob Best Buy blind](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/thieves-rob-best-buy-blind/) - Thieves rob Best Buy blind - Filed under: Misc. Gadgets A diabolical ring of super-thieves has been terrorizing the good people of Tulsa, OK., by conducting elaborate burglaries of stores like Best Buy and Office Depot. In their most recent exploit, the robbers cut two holes in the roof of a Best Buy, rappelled into the store, disabled the alarm system, and then stole more than 40 laptops, a number of plasma TVs and the store's safe. A local crime reporter claims they "leave behind no fingerprints, no witnesses and no surveillance tapes". They also reportedly have super-human strength, psionic powers, and can all fly at nearly supersonic speeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Perry Ellis gives away cheapo USB flash drive](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/perry-ellis-gives-away-cheapo-usb-flash-drive/) - Perry Ellis gives away cheapo USB flash drive - Filed under: Storage You would think that Perry Ellis, a "respectable" department store clothing maker, could afford something half-way decent to hand out to its customers -- but you would be wrong. Like many designer products, after you get through the ornate packaging and custom plastic box, it's just cheap junk from China. In this case, that cheap junk happens to be a 64MB (that's right, megabyte) USB flash drive. Of course, you'll be thanking Perry when you've got a place to store one big Photoshop file.[Thanks, kristofer] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Turn your Cisco PIX Syslog files into Graphs using Syslog Junction.](https://geektank.net/2007/11/20/turn-your-cisco-pix-syslog-files-graphs-using-syslog-junction/) - I was setting up a bunch of monitoring at work as we hadn't have that much implemented. I ran into this application in a random fashion. Sys Junction is an application that graphs out syslog data from Cisco PIX firewalls.
- [Backup and Image your hard drives with DriveImage XML for free under Windows](https://geektank.net/2007/11/27/backup-and-image-your-hard-drives-driveimage-xml-free-under-windows/) - Theres a feature on Lifehacker about a free piece of software called DriveImage XML, that provides backups and images of your Windows Based Hard Drive. The software has four different functions that you can use to backup/image your hard drive:
- [JkDefrag 3.16](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/jkdefrag-3-16/) - JkDefrag 3.16 - Free (released under the GNU General Public License) disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with two optimization strategies, and can handle floppies and USB disks/sticks. Included are a Windows version, a commandline version (for scheduling by the task scheduler or for use from administrator scripts), a screensaver version, a DLL library (for use from programming languages), and versions for Windows X64. JkDefrag is based on the standard defragmentation API by Microsoft, a system library that is included in Windows 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista. All defragmenters are based on this API, including commercial defragmenters. JkDefrag is therefore very solid and there is no risk of losing data. You can stop the program at any time, it will finish the current file in the background. If your disks use NTFS then you're even safe when the computer crashes in the middle of defragging. Nevertheless, it's still a good idea to backup before defragmenting, just like with other defragmenters, because the heavy use of the harddisk may trigger a hardware fault. Changes in this version: - Changed the message in the docs about the screensaver under Vista, it works if User Account Control is turned off. - Bugfix in "-a 3" (fast optimize). It would not use Perfect Fit for gaps that were larger than all the data already processed. Read full story... [NeoWin-Software]
- [Seagate unveils turmoil-proof EE25.2 hard drive](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/seagate-unveils-turmoil-proof-ee25-2-hard-drive/) - Seagate unveils turmoil-proof EE25.2 hard drive - As if stuffing a quarter terabyte onto a single Barracuda platter and finally matching Hitachi in the 1TB realm weren't enough to gloat about, Seagate is now unveiling a hard drive aimed squarely at those reading this from the Amazon Rainforest (or a vanilla construction area, but you understand). The second-generation SATA EE25 drive -- easily dubbed the EE25.2 -- is available in sizes up to 80GB and can handle extreme temperatures, sensational heights, 'round the clock operation, 90-percent humidity, and drops / shocks that would likely put you out of commission before your data. No word yet on pricing nor availability, but don't expect 80 gigabytes of nearly indestructible storage to come without a premium. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Windows XP SP3 showing increases in performance](https://geektank.net/2007/11/28/windows-xp-sp3-showing-increases-performance/) - An article written by Richard Koman from newsfactor.com talks about the performance increases that everyone will see once SP3 for Windows XP is released. The company Devil Mountain Software, has recently done tests on Windows Vista in regards to the up-coming release of SP1. The testing concluded: "The hoped-for performance fixes that Microsoft has been hinting at never materialized," the testers reported. "Vista + SP1 is no faster" than out-of-the-box Vista, they said.
- [Auckland Security Consultant uses PS3 for Cryptography](https://geektank.net/2007/11/29/auckland-security-consultant-uses-ps3-cryptography/) - As the title states, a Senior Security Consultant by the name of Nick Breese is using a PS3 to crack MD5 hashes. Aside from this article incorrectly stating that the security expert is stealing passwords, as of now he has only shown how fast the machines can process MD5 hashes. This is just a small glimpse of what the software and hardware can do, the article compares how many cycles can be completed using Vector Computing:
- [Google using Digg style voting for searches](https://geektank.net/2007/11/29/google-using-digg-style-voting-searches/) - The popular site Digg is know all over the globe, a site that allows user submissions of articles on the web. Once "Dugg" other users can vote for the articles they like, as the amount of votes rise the articles are put onto the front page of digg. Lots of sites have followed took this idea and based the their site on specific content as well as media. Google is now providing the same type of idea, allow you to add, move or remove search results.
- [CE-Oh no he didn't, part XXXV: NBC sez piracy hurts 'corn growers'](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxxv-nbc-sez-piracy-hurts-corn-growers/) - CE-Oh no he didn't, part XXXV: NBC sez piracy hurts 'corn growers' - Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentAlthough some may argue that piracy is (at least on some level) beneficial, it looks like NBC has taken that sentiment to the opposing extreme with its latest comments. In a purported filing with the FCC calling for enhanced regulation of the internet in an attempt to stifle evil P2P activity, NBC blurted out a string of text that it surely hoped would be overlooked. Alas, hardly any ridiculous claims go unseen these days, so now we're faced with this gem: "In the absence of movie piracy, video retailers would sell and rent more titles. Movie theaters would sell more tickets and popcorn. Corn growers would earn greater profits and buy more farm equipment." There's absolutely no need for us to pick apart the aforementioned quote, after all, we're fairly certain the absurdity shines right through on its own.[Via TechDirt, image courtesy of Monsanto] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [WoW Sparks Family Dispute](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/wow-sparks-family-dispute/) - WoW Sparks Family Dispute - http://view.break.com/315181 - Watch more free videos If you’re planning on having children some day then I highly suggest you listen to this audio track. I don’t feel the need to explain what’s going on other than the fact that the brat was playing WoW and his parents wanted him to stop. Oh and be sure to turn your mic off or you’ll be ridiculed for the rest of your life and live infamously on the interwebs. Enjoy! [CrunchGear]
- [Get your Vista Incapable Stickers today!](https://geektank.net/2007/11/29/get-your-vista-incapable-stickers-today/) - Those pesky little compatible stickers on all of the machines at work and your laptop can finally be removed. Coming to a install Linux Distribution PC near you, Vista Incapable stickers! I am definitely going to to print these out and paste them all over the PC's I own and even the ones I don't :D
- [Google removes Malware sites from its search index, but why aren't they looking at the bigger picture?](https://geektank.net/2007/11/30/google-removes-malware-sites-its-search-index-why-arent-they-looking-bigger-picture/) - There is an interesting article posted on downloadsquad.com titled "Google removes thousands of malware sites". Google has purged its index of suspected sites that propagate malware to anyone that unsuspectingly visits one of the sites in question.
- [Cyber Attacks by Goverments around the world on the rise](https://geektank.net/2007/11/30/cyber-attacks-goverments-around-world-rise/) - The many governments around the world are facing a growing concern as the internet gains more popularity and becomes more accessible. You need to provide information or access to services or devices to many different locations across your country or the world, and the only way to do this is through private networks and the internet.
- [New Zealand teenager arrested as Botnet Leader](https://geektank.net/2007/11/30/new-zealand-teenager-arrested-botnet-leader/) - A New Zealand teenager was arrested and then freed of charges today for allegedly being the Leader of a Bot/Spybot network. The New Zealand E-crime unit arrested the teenager on suspicion of stealing over 9.7 Million Pounds from bank accounts around the world and breaking into an estimated 1.3 Million computers. The full quote from the Guardian..
- [Daniel J. Bernstein releases his code into the public domain!](https://geektank.net/2007/11/30/daniel-j-bernstein-releases-his-code-public-domain/) - Daniel J. Bernstein has stated he is releasing his future and previous work under the public domain. You can watch the video of his announcement here.
- [Good Ways To Join an Open Source Project?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/22/good-ways-join-open-source-project/) - Good Ways To Join an Open Source Project? - Tathagata asks: "I'm a student, on my final year in a college in India, and I have been using GNU/Linux for quite sometime now. Though I'm from a Computer Science background, getting into a project that involves serious programming was not possible, as people (read teachers) run away if you utter the word 'Linux'. They are generally not bothered about mentoring someone on an exciting project, and they would suggest you to get settled with Visual Basic, .NET, — and would prefer a 24 hour solution when it comes to programming. So, my programming endeavors have remained limited to writing few lines of C/C++, or Java. For last few days, I've been googling, and trying to read how to join an existing Open Source project." What suggestions would you pass along to someone who is willing to join his first Open Source effort?Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Microsoft Office Roundtable reviewed](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/microsoft-office-roundtable-reviewed/) - Microsoft Office Roundtable reviewed - Filed under: Misc. GadgetsThe good people over at TMCnet want to keep you covered with their lengthy review of Redmond's five-camera foray into the teleconferencing game, which, as part of Microsoft's Unified Communications Platform, will probably be seeing a lot of action this year. And what are their feelings? Well, they get stoked on its resemblance to the ships in the 1953 version of War of the Worlds, dig the "head-size spatial equalization" (which makes everyone's head the same size, seriously), and think that maybe $3000 is a fair price. The only thing they weren't quite as excited about was the inability to use the panoramic features with non-Ballmerware, but even that appears to be a minor complaint. Still not sure you need one for your startup? Maybe you'd better read the whole thing. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [DIY "beatbox" drives old neighbors crazy](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/diy-beatbox-drives-old-neighbors-crazy/) - DIY "beatbox" drives old neighbors crazy - Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We're pretty sure that he meant "boombox", but regardless, this funky little hack from music enthusiast Gregor Dauth will be making him a lot of new friends at the next break-dancing competition. For this feat of audiophile-DIY, Dauth gutted an old Grundig tape machine, added four 150-watt speakers, installed an amp he purchased on eBay, and flashed it all up with some blue fiber-optic lighting. The end-result? More ass-shaking low-end then you could possibly want.[Via hackaday] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Looking for Free To Air Satellite fixes? Is ftatalk.com too busy? Use satfix.net a recently setup mirror!](https://geektank.net/2007/12/01/looking-free-air-satellite-fixes-ftatalk-com-too-busy-use-satfix-net-recently-setup-mir-0/) - I noticed quite a few of my visitors are finding my article about MySQL Thread Caching and a Busy Site And looking for the http://www.ftatalk.com mirror. Heres the mirror http://www.satfix.net most of the articles on http://www.ftatalk.com are located on this site so just load it up, register and go.
- [Jet packs for sale! Life insurance sold separately](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/jet-packs-sale-life-insurance-sold-separately/) - Jet packs for sale! Life insurance sold separately - Filed under: Transportation, Wearables It looks like those still bemoaning the lack of readily-available jet packs can now finally get a (brief) taste of the 21st century they once envisioned, as Popular Mechanics reports that two different wearable flying contraptions are now available for sale. Coming from Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana and Jetpack International, the jet packs will each give you about 30 seconds of flight time, with Jetpack International's model boasting a slight advantage in speed, topping out at 70 mph. Somewhat reassuringly, each also come complete with the necessary flight training, although we wouldn't expect any less given the $250,000 and $155,000 price tags. Those that take the plunge may be suffering from some buyer's remorse before too long, however, as Jetpack International is reportedly working on a new model that'll give you a full 19 minutes of flight time. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Pimp Your XP](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/pimp-your-xp/) - Pimp Your XP - An anonymous reader writes "Ezinearticles.com has up an interesting article on how you can improve Windows XP to mimic and even surpass Vista — at least some of its new features. Several of the suggestions cost money and others are free. From improving the user interface with Stardock to mimicking new security features with open source software such as Sudown, the article discusses many ways that die-hard XP users can enhance their environment without moving to Vista."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Apple passes Amazon to become the #3 US music retailer](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/apple-passes-amazon-become-3-us-music-retailer/) - Apple passes Amazon to become the #3 US music retailer - Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Things must seem pretty rosy in Cupertino -- just a week before the mega-hyped launch of you-know-what, market research group NPD's quarterly survey shows Apple has passed Amazon to become the third biggest music retailer in the US. This isn't the biggest of surprises, since Steve himself predicted that the iTunes Store would overtake Amazon at the Showtime event back in September, but the leap to #3 is a little unexpected, since Apple also outpaced Target last quarter. iTunes is now rocking a 10% market share, just behind Wal-Mart at 16% and Best Buy at 14%, and while we don't expect to see it pass those two giants anytime soon, we'd bet that uptick in DRM-free sales has got the iTMS crew at Apple licking their chops. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Volvo treasure hunt delayed after locating $500 million instead](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/volvo-treasure-hunt-delayed-after-locating-500-million-instead/) - Volvo treasure hunt delayed after locating $500 million instead - Filed under: Transportation In an interesting turn of events, it seems like the winner of Volvo's lucrative treasure hunt won't be unearthing the $50,000 treasure anytime soon, as the automaker's hunt partner (Odyssey Marine Exploration) has happened upon an actual $500 million treasure instead. The reported fortune is located somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean -- in a secretive area known only as Black Swan -- but reports are claiming that a court in the Spanish coastal town of La Linea has "issued an order for the Spanish Guardia Civil to detain any Odyssey vessel should it leave the port of Gibraltar," which has brought about an abrupt halt to Volvo's retrieval plans. Thankfully, it sounds like the Russian winner will still be awarded the dough and a new XC70 to boot, but there's no telling how long it'll be before Odyssey is able to put aside its bigger worries and dig up the (comparatively) paltry $50k.[Via CarTechMag] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [ISPs Inserting Ads Into Your Pages](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/isps-inserting-ads-your-pages/) - ISPs Inserting Ads Into Your Pages - TheWoozle writes "Some ISPs are resorting to a new tactic to increase revenue: inserting advertisements into web pages requested by their end users. They use a transparent web proxy (such as this one) to insert javascript and/or HTML with the ads into pages returned to users. Neither the content provides nor the end-users have been notified that this is taking place, and I'm sure that they weren't asked for permission either."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [AMD to introduce 45nm process AM3 CPU family in 2H08](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/amd-introduce-45nm-process-am3-cpu-family-2h08/) - AMD to introduce 45nm process AM3 CPU family in 2H08 - AMD schedules to launch its 45nm process socket AM3 family processors in the second half of 2008. The processors will support HyperTransport 3.0 and will have a built-in DDR2/DDR3 memory controller. The processors will be backward compatible with the previous AM2 and AM2+ socket motherboards, according to sources at motherboard makers. AMD's AM3 family will include the quad-core Deneb and DenebFX, dual-core Propus and Regor, and single-core Sargas. Shipments of 45nm products are predicted to surpass those of 65nm products within half a year from launch, noted the sources.Although Socket AM3 processors will be backwards compatible with previous socket AM2 and AM2+ motherboards, socket AM3 motherboards will not be able to support the previous socket AM2 and AM2+ processors. Therefore shipment volumes of socket AM3 motherboards will depend on the speed of transition to DDR3 memory, added the sources View: The full story News source: DigiTimes Read full story... [NeoWin-Main]
- [Ever wondered what the first domain names registered were?](https://geektank.net/2007/12/03/ever-wondered-what-first-domain-names-registered-were/) - You can find the list of 100 of the first domain names ever registered at http://www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com Which has the full list, and what rolls in at number one? Well its SYMBOLICS.COM! You can check out the full list here.
- [Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista?](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/microsoft-better-patching-xp-vista/) - Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista? - A Microsoft security executive released data Thursday showing that, six months after shipping Windows Vista, his company has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP. In total, Microsoft has patched 12 out of 27 disclosed Vista vulnerabilities in the six months after it first shipped last November. During XP's first six months, Microsoft's security team patched 36 out of 39 known bugs. The data was published by Jeff Jones, a Microsoft security strategy director, who said that overall, Vista was doing better than XP. "Windows Vista continues to show a trend of fewer total and fewer high-severity vulnerabilities at the six month mark compared to its predecessor product, Windows XP," he wrote. Jones didn't address the larger number of unpatched vulnerabilities, but he did note most of the unpatched Vista bugs were not critical. Microsoft had left only one high-severity Vista vulnerability unpatched during the period. At the end of XP's first six months, there were two high-severity bugs that were unpatched. Microsoft patched 23 high-severity XP bugs during its first six months, compared with only one high-severity Vista flaw. Jones argued that Vista had a lower number of vulnerabilities than competitive operating system products such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Mac OS X. View: The full story News source: InfoWorld Read full story... [NeoWin-Main]
- [Stanford Gets First Sun Blackbox](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/stanford-gets-first-sun-blackbox/) - Stanford Gets First Sun Blackbox - miller60 writes "The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will be the first end-user to get a Project Blackbox portable data center from Sun Microsystems. The 20-foot shipping container (which will be white, not black) will sit on a concrete pad behind the computer building with hookups to power, a 10-gigabit network connection and a chiller located on an adjacent pad. The 'data center in a box' will allow the SLAC to expand its computing capacity even though its existing data center has maxed out its power and cooling."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Goverment Employee uses On Call IT firm to destroy Goverment data](https://geektank.net/2007/12/03/goverment-employee-uses-call-it-firm-destroy-goverment-data/) - A Goverment Employee used an On Call IT service to perform a "seven level" format on his hard drive that possibly contained federal evidence. Scott Bloch runs the Office of Special Counsel, an agency charged with protecting government whistleblowers and enforcing a ban on federal employees engaging in partisan political activity.
- [How to restrict users in linux to their home directory](https://geektank.net/2007/12/03/how-restrict-users-linux-their-home-directory/) - So lets say you have a server with a bunch of users and they all have sites and data and you don't want them to be able to see each others data. A lot of distributions aren't setup to stop users from wandering and reading files within other users directories.
- [Installing xcache for PHP5 on Debian Etch](https://geektank.net/2008/01/14/installing-xcache-php5-debian-etch/) - XCache is an opcode cacher for PHP developed by the Lighttpd team. The full description directly from http://xcache.lighttpd.net/
- [Nokia N95 + RC plane = unlimited DIY aerial photography](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/nokia-n95-rc-plane-unlimited-diy-aerial-photography/) - Nokia N95 + RC plane = unlimited DIY aerial photography - Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation If you've found yourself tempted by other interesting DIY aerial photography rigs, but spent all your dough on the Nokia N95 instead, you may still be able to make a lifelong (or momentary) dream come true. A pioneering lad over at the N95 Blog has suggested that nearly unlimited high-resolution aerial photography can be yours if you're willing to strap your precious handset to an RC plane and get savvy with Pict'Earth software. The application allows users to create a theoretical Google Earth of their own if the existing imagery isn't up to snuff with their personal standards. Still, we'd have to mull this one over mighty hard before attaching such a valuable communicator to a potential death bed, but feel free to let us know how things go if you can muster the courage.[Via AllAboutSymbian] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Dubious 1980's in-home nuclear reactor ad from Japan](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/dubious-1980s-home-nuclear-reactor-ad-japan/) - Dubious 1980's in-home nuclear reactor ad from Japan - Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Back in the carefree but confusing days of the 1980's, chicks and dudes were looking for all kinds of new ways to lessen their need for oil-based energy. If you believe anything you see in this ad mockup (and that's a big "if"), a company in Japan was working on a tiny, in-home nuclear reactor -- pleasantly named Chernobyl. We'll have to assume for the moment that this was pre-catastrophic meltdown, when the Russian power-plant was considered a feat of modern engineering instead of just a big, mutant-making hellride. The device supposedly would have been "simple to operate, even for children and the elderly", but carried an ominous warning to "discontinue use" if you experience "dizziness or a tingling sensation". Was this for real? Read the translation and judge for yourself. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [ZAP announces mysterious high-performance electric car](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/zap-announces-mysterious-high-performance-electric-car/) - ZAP announces mysterious high-performance electric car - Filed under: Transportation ZAP (which stands for Zero Air Pollution) announced another new entry to its electric car stable, an as-yet-unnamed sedan that will apparently sell for $30,000. The California based company claims their new model will reach a top speed of 100 mph, and will have a 100-mile range between charges. But here's where this story gets really interesting: ZAP announced a different model back in January which still hasn't seen the light of day, and AutoblogGreen questions whether the company has been using press releases as a method of increasing their stock price for short term cash-flow. Competitors like Tesla have prototypes on the road, but no such luck with ZAP, which certainly raises a number of questions, and definitely gets you thinking about the word vaporware.Read -- ZAP press releaseRead -- AutoblogGreen's take on ZAP Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [BalanceNG 1.885 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/balanceng-1-885-default-branch/) - BalanceNG 1.885 (Default branch) - BalanceNG is a modern software IP load balancing solution. It is small, fast, and easy to use and setup. It offers session persistence, different distribution methods (Round Robin, Random, Weighted Random, Least Session, Least Bandwidth, Hash, Agent, and Randomized Agent) and a customizable UDP health check agent in source code. It supports VRRP to set up high availability configurations on multiple nodes. It supports SNMP, integrating the BALANCENG-MIB with Net-SNMPD. It integrates pcap packet dumping for debugging purposes and allows the implementation of a "transparent forensic logging bridge". License: Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial Changes: A bug in the command communication between the frontend and backend has been fixed. Upgrading is recommended if non-interactive programs are being used to pipe commands into "bng control" or "bng auxctl". [FreshMeat]
- [Safari 3.0.2 Beta](https://geektank.net/2007/06/23/safari-3-0-2-beta/) - Safari 3.0.2 Beta - Safari has always been the fastest browser on the Mac and now it's the fastest browser on Windows, loading and drawing web pages up to twice as fast as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Mozilla Firefox 2. Why you'll love Safari: * Blazing Performance2x Faster - Safari is the fastest web browser on any platform. * Elegant User Interface - Safari's clean look lets you focus on the web - not your browser. * Easy Bookmarks - Organize your bookmarks just like you organize music in iTunes. * Pop-up Blocking - Say goodbye to annoying pop-up ads and pop-under windows. * Inline Find - Search any text on any website with the integrated Find banner. * Tabbed Browsing - Open and switch between multiple web pages in a single window. * SnapBackSnapback - Instantly snap back to search results or the top level of a website. * Forms AutoFill - Let Safari complete online forms for you, automatically and securely. Read full story... [NeoWin-Software]
- [Zoph 0.7pre2 (Pre-release branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/zoph-0-7pre2-pre-release-branch/) - Zoph 0.7pre2 (Pre-release branch) - There are many photo-gallery programs available. Zoph is different, as it concentrates on the management of large collection of photos instead of just showing them on the Web. It can store a lot of information about your photos, including the regular EXIF info, photographer, location, title, description, rating, and the people in the photo. Photos can appear in multiple albums and categories. Additional features include search, slideshows, lightboxes, email, access privileges, and multiple languages. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: A few bugs have been solved and all translations have been updated. All duplicate and unused strings have been removed from the translation files. Dutch, German, Canadian English, French, Norwegian, and even Swedish Chef are completely up to date now. Danish, Italian, and Turkish are almost up to date. [FreshMeat]
- [CheckGmail 1.12 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/checkgmail-1-12-default-branch/) - CheckGmail 1.12 (Default branch) - CheckGmail is a system tray application that checks a Gmail account for new mail. It is fast, secure, and uses minimal bandwidth via the use of Atom feeds. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: This release adds information about attachments and clickable URIs in the message full text. Numerous bugs have been fixed, including the issues with XGL/Compiz, international character display, and multiple monitors. [FreshMeat]
- [Swiftweasel 2.0.0.4.1 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/swiftweasel-2-0-0-4-1-default-branch/) - Unfortunately there is no swiftweasel for debian etch/testing: jordant:~# apt-cache search swift cakephp - MVC rapid application development framework for PHP libnet-dns-fingerprint-perl - library to determine DNS server vendor, product and version starfighter - 2D scrolling shooter game xwpe - Programming environment and editor for console and X11 I had to browse to the SourceForge project page, and download the appropriate version for my machine, which is a athlon64/32bit. jordant:~# wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/swiftweasel/swiftweasel-2.0.0.4.1_06-21-07_athlon64-32bit.tar.gz?modtime=1182563426&big_mirror=0" I just untar'd the file, and ran ./firefox from within the directory and it picked up all my settings and everything. Next I had to set it up so that I just had to type firefox within a console. So I created a symlink in my 'bin' folder with all my other custom perl scripts and other command line programs/scripts: [jordant@jordant:/home/jordant/bin]> ln -s ../swiftweasel/firefox firefox [jordant@jordant:/home/jordant/bin]> rehash [jordant@jordant:/home/jordant/bin]> firefox & I also had to setup my fluxbox keybinding like so: Mod4 z :ExecCommand firefox & I originally was using "iceweasel" which is the Debian fork of Firefox, you can read why Debian had to fork Firefox on WikiPedia I do notice a difference, pages load pretty fast and the FasterFox Plugin helps. However they packaged an extension called "AdBlocks" which I've never used and I don't really like. But for now I have just removed it. Swiftweasel 2.0.0.4.1 (Default branch) - Swiftweasel is an optimized build of the Mozilla Firefox Web browser for Linux. It offers builds for both AMD and Intel processors. Swiftweasel is 100% compatible with all Firefox themes, plugins, and extensions. License: Mozilla Public License (MPL) Changes: The update notifications feature that made its first appearance in 2.0.0.5pre is installed. When a new version is available, you will be notified so you can get it. Further font rendering improvements were done. Automatic detection of plugins is done in common directories in the file system. A few more build tweaks were made. The "Release Notes" option in the Help section brings up the release notes. [FreshMeat]
- [The most essential Firefox Extensions for Webmasters](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/most-essential-firefox-extensions-webmasters/) - If you're a hard core HTML/CSS/PHP hacker, this list will come in handy. It has lots and lots of tools that will help you with the average day hacking. Some will shave off minutes from development time and other hours. Essential List on Firefox Extensions for Webmaster The Essential List and Resources on Firefox Extensions is a popular post here, due to one reason - Firefox has too many extensions and it is difficult and time consuming for a user who just wanted to install some cool extensions to get started on their Firefox journey. Because our original list was more toward normal and daily usage - and being a part time webmaster and blogger, I want to introduce some of the extensions I used to assist my webmaster responsibilities and tasks. Oh yes, I will only display extensions that save my web developing time for other tasks and projects in my life. Same drill here - I am going to list some must have, should have and good to have extensions, based on my experience and usage:
- [Underfunded NSA Suffers Brownouts](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/underfunded-nsa-suffers-brownouts/) - This is really funny, NSA employee's have problems trusting each other. Underfunded NSA Suffers Brownouts - An anonymous reader writes "Almost ten years after the an internal report, and a year after a Baltimore sun story warned that the electrical system at the fort Meade NSA HQ couldn't keep up with the growing electricity demand ... the problem has got worse. The 'NSA has had to resort to partial, rolling brownouts at its computer farms and scheduled power outages and some offices are experiencing significant power disruptions'. NSA director Alexander testified to congress about this problem. It is suggested he wanted to add more than $800 million to the 07 budget. A recent public powerpoint presentation suggested 70% of of all intelligence spending goes to contractors. It also included a graph, without numbers, of this spending. It suggests that US intelligence spending is around $60 billion. An internal survey that showed NSA employees have problems trusting each other."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Domain Name Portfolio 0.6.2 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/domain-name-portfolio-0-6-2-default-branch/) - This is a very interesting application, if you have lots of domain names that you're looking to sell. This application can do everything for you. Domain Name Portfolio 0.6.2 (Default branch) - Domain Name Portfolio is a Web based application to help domain owners better organize their portfolio. It allows you to list your domains with their expiry date, registrar, price, status, and category. It also allows visitors to your portfolio to contact you about a given domain. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: A bug in the emailer class which caused a parse error was fixed. [FreshMeat]
- [Notepad++ v4.1 released](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/notepad-v4-1-released/) - Notepad++ v4.1 released - Notepad++ is a free generic source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment. The version 4.1 is available. In this release not only the interface of Find in files dialog is improved distinctly, but find, replace and find in files dialogs are now 3 in 1. The version 1.73 of Scintilla include the CMake lexer. And just by chance, I worked a lot with CMake recently at work, so I updated Scintilla from v1.71 to v1.73, and supports the language of CMake. CMakeLists.txt is also available for the source code of Notepad++ (in "src" directory). It's tested only with the generation of VC project file, but not with the generation of MinGW makefile. 3 new plugins are added in this release : SpellChecker, NppExec and QuickText. SpellChecker help you to corect the tipos in your document. You should have aspell instaled to make it work. With NppExec plugin you can execute your commands or saved scripts without leaving Notepad++. It makes you triple your productivity! QuickText is a snippet manager. Once you define all your snippet in you beloved language, type the macro keyword then Ctrl+Enter - I can hear you say "wow". Another new feature is the clickable URL (http only). It's rather a gadget, but I like it. v4.1 fixed bugs and added features (from v4.0.2) : 1. Fix the crash issue while saving settings on quit. 2. Fix the crash issue while using the command line with one launched Notepad++ instance. 3. Enhance Find in files feature : * Improve Find in files user interface (more intuitive). * The search result (also for find in all opened files) is docked on the bottom of Notepad++. * Recursive search is optional. * Search result is collapsable by file. * User defined keywords for search result. 4. Add tabbing interface in Find dialog : Find/Replace/Find in files 5. Add clickable URL http link feature (double click to trigger). 6. Add cmake language support. 7. Add mark all without launching Find dialog (Ctrl+M). 8. Fix the ROFL (Recent Opened File List) bug : try to open a non-existing file from ROFL, the full file path doesn't be removed from ROFL. 9. Enhance the backup feature : in verbose mode, the file will be backed up in .\nppBackup directory. 10. Update Scintilla component to v1.73 For further information about this project, see : http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ and the project page : http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ Don [SourceForge]
- [Floola 1.0](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/floola-1-0/) - Floola 1.0 - Floola is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model supporting iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation. Take a look at the feature list to find out what it can do and feel free to suggest anything that might be missing. Features * Cross plattform - Works on any Windows (98 and above), any Mac and any linux distribution with GTK installed. * No installation required - Put the application on iPod and launch it on any PC, immediately. * Playlists - Easily manage, import and export (m3u, pls) playlists. * Last.fm - Join the social music revolution. * Localization - Available in different languages. * Lyrics - Lyric support even on older iPods (3G and above). * Search for duplicates - Easily find duplicated songs on iPod. Read full story... [NeoWin-Software]
- [BlockHosts 2.0.5 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/blockhosts-2-0-5-default-branch/) - BlockHosts 2.0.5 (Default branch) - BlockHosts is a script to record how many times a local system is attacked, based on configurable scanning of system logs for sshd or other services. When a particular IP address exceeds a configured number of failed login attempts, that IP address is blocked using hosts.allow files, or by using null-routing, or by using packet filtering. An email notification facility is also available. License: Public Domain Changes: This release updates the vsftpd rule and adds an --enable-patterns option to enable specific rules at run-time. Email notification is now sent on both adds and deletes of host IP addresses, and the source distribution includes the test routines. [FreshMeat]
- [NASA funded robots to search for life under Arctic ice](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/nasa-funded-robots-search-life-under-arctic-ice/) - NASA funded robots to search for life under Arctic ice - Filed under: RobotsIn a mission that is apparently similar to searching for life under the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa (sans the space travel part), three robots are set to start a mission to explore the underwater hot springs under the ice of the Arctic: because someone else did the Antarctic last year. On a 40 day expedition in July, researchers from Cape Cod hope to use three new robotic vehicles -- two that can operate without cables under ice -- to find life that resides in the hot streams along the techtonic boundary between Eurasia and North America. Although the robots can descend over 3 miles under the water working just meters from the bottom to photograph objects and collect samples, the task of the NASA-funded $450,000 Puma and Jaguar robots will be hindered by the rough terrain and their inability to surface through the ice. Sounds like NASA's got quite a while to go until it can submarine around Europa -- they probably won't be able to surface there at all. [EnGadget]
- [Solar motorbike uses snail shell shape for surface area](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/solar-motorbike-uses-snail-shell-shape-surface-area/) - Solar motorbike uses snail shell shape for surface area - Filed under: Transportation Powering a car with solar panels is a relatively easy task, but on a motorbike it's a lot harder to find flat surfaces to catch the sun. That means that a solar powered motorbike has got to look rather odd in order to provide enough surface area for the panels: hence the snail shell-like design of SunRed's prototype solar powered bike. When (or if) SunRed completes a real world prototype, the bike's surface area will be 25 square feet, allowing the bike to store enough of the sun's energy to ride for 13 miles at speeds of up to 30 MPH. The motor is integrated into the wheel too, so there's no transmission. Once these "green" bike thinkers sort out the problem of running a bike without oil, we hope they'll move onto making them a little less fugly. It seems like a precedent is being set here. [Via Autoblog Green] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Apple Has A Sense Of Humor](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/apple-has-sense-humor/) - Apple Has A Sense Of Humor - Check out this image from Cupertino’s newest OS, Leopard. Looks like it popped up when the user tried to connect to a windows share. Can you spot the funny? We can only imagine the stifled giggles which were brought on by this screen shot. Windows share as seen by Mac OS X Leopard [via Digg] [CrunchGear]
- [Insane Laptop: Alienware m9750](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/insane-laptop-alienware-m9750/) - Insane Laptop: Alienware m9750 - Looks like Alienware will never stop out-doing itself. This bad boy comes packed with up to two 512MB GeForce Go 7950’s using SLI and a slew of Core 2 Duos to pick from. Options include a pair of 200GB HDD’s in RAID 0 for a total of 400 gigs of media storing power. The 17″ 1920 x 1200 res LCD is also sure to impress. Integrated b/g/nwireless, Bluetooth 2.0, and 7.1 high def audio is definitely making a few mouths water at CrunchGear HQ. Alienware Area 51 m9750 Click on for a few more pics (more…) [CrunchGear]
- [YouTube To Share Revenue With 20-year-old Filmmaker](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/youtube-share-revenue-20-year-old-filmmaker/) - YouTube To Share Revenue With 20-year-old Filmmaker - destinyland writes "YouTube just has signed a deal to share ad revenue with 20-year-old Brandon Fletcher. YouTube had already said they'd implement revenue sharing this summer, but this indicates they're willing to put their money where their mouth was. 10 Zen Monkeys has a funny chronicle of Brandon's enviable march to YouTube money. 9 weeks ago he flew to California to demand YouTube feature his video on their front page. A security guard refused to let him off the elevator — but he made crucial contacts which helped seal the deal 9 weeks later. Taking this business to the next level makes sense in the here and now, when some 70 percent of internet users are streaming video."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [WoW Database Site Sells for $1 Million](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/wow-database-site-sells-1-million/) - WoW Database Site Sells for $1 Million - MattHock writes "Wowhead (a WoW information database) has to ZAM (Affinity Media) for the price of $1 Million. ZAM is the owner of several other WoW databases, including Thottbot and Allakhazam. Until recently Affinity was also the owner of IGE, a highly controversial company that sold in-game wealth for real life money. Affinity recently sold IGE, which Wowhead claims as the reason they allowed the sale to go through. But did ZAM really sell IGE? The blogger who put this story online doubts that IGE and ZAM have actually distanced themselves. He believes that the supposed sale was just actually a means of restructuring to hide the relationship, similar to how IGE's relationship to Thottbot was hidden for a number of months through a convoluted set of parent companies."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [US Prepares for Eventual Cyberwar](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/us-prepares-eventual-cyberwar/) - US Prepares for Eventual Cyberwar - The New York Times is reporting on preparations in the works by the US government to prep for a 'cyberwar'. Precautionary measures are being taken to guard against concerted attacks by politically-minded (or well-paid) hackers looking to cause havoc. Though they outline scenarios where mass damage is the desired outcome (such as remotely opening a dam's gates to flood cities), most expect such conflicts to be more subtle. Parts of the internet, for example, may be unreachable or unreliable for certain countries. Regardless, the article suggests we've already seen our first low-level cyberwar in Estonia: "The cyberattacks in Estonia were apparently sparked by tensions over the country's plan to remove Soviet-era war memorials. Estonian officials initially blamed Russia for the attacks, suggesting that its state-run computer networks blocked online access to banks and government offices. The Kremlin denied the accusations. And Estonian officials ultimately accepted the idea that perhaps this attack was the work of tech-savvy activists, or 'hactivists,' who have been mounting similar attacks against just about everyone for several years."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Fiber Optic Table Illuminates Your Dining](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/fiber-optic-table-illuminates-your-dining/) - Fiber Optic Table Illuminates Your Dining - Deepa writes "We highly doubt LumiGram's Luminous Fiber Optic Tablecloth was designed with power outages in mind, but why hook up a boring string of lamps or fiddle with half melted candles when you can plug this bad boy into the generator? The cloth, which has fiber optics woven throughout, cotton borders, and a Europlug mains adapter, proves most useful when the lights are dimmed, and should prove quite the centerpiece at your next get-together. The illuminating device is available in a trio of sizes, comes in a variety of color schemes."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Fiber Optic Table Illuminates Your Dining](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/fiber-optic-table-illuminates-your-dining-0/) - Fiber Optic Table Illuminates Your Dining - Deepa writes "We highly doubt LumiGram's Luminous Fiber Optic Tablecloth was designed with power outages in mind, but why hook up a boring string of lamps or fiddle with half melted candles when you can plug this bad boy into the generator? The cloth, which has fiber optics woven throughout, cotton borders, and a Europlug mains adapter, proves most useful when the lights are dimmed, and should prove quite the centerpiece at your next get-together. The illuminating device is available in a trio of sizes, comes in a variety of color schemes."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Search: Find useful web apps with SimpleSpark](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/search-find-useful-web-apps-simplespark/) - Search: Find useful web apps with SimpleSpark - If you're looking for a specific web application to meet your needs, but you're not sure where to find it, you might want to check out SimpleSpark, a catalog of over 3000 useful online services. For instance, I typed in "organize" and retrieved around 95 different results to help me get my stuff together. You can also browse through the entire catalog (organized by category), browse pending listings, or check out what's just been added. I found this incredibly helpful especially since there's just so much good new stuff coming out; it's somewhat tricky to keep track of what works and what doesn't. Simple Spark [LifeHacker]
- [Google May Close Gmail Germany Over Privacy Law](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/google-may-close-gmail-germany-over-privacy-law/) - Google May Close Gmail Germany Over Privacy Law - Matt writes "Google is threatening to shut down the German version of its Gmail service if the German Bundestag passes it's new Internet surveillance law. Peter Fleischer, Google's German privacy representative says the new law would be a severe blow against privacy and would go against Google's practice of also offering anonymous e-mail accounts. If the law is passed then starting 2008, any connection data concerning the internet, phone calls (With position data when cell phones are used), SMS etc. of any German citizen will be saved for 6 months, anonymizing services like Tor will be made illegal."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [PatentMonkey: NEC Gets Cell Phone Smart File Downloading Patent](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/patentmonkey-nec-gets-cell-phone-smart-file-downloading-patent/) - PatentMonkey: NEC Gets Cell Phone Smart File Downloading Patent - Apple notes it is the only player one of two players in WiFi enabled smart phones offering expanded reach when cell coverage is, well, not so good. This week, NEC was issued a related patent on wirelessly downloading files by selecting between cellular or WiFi networks reminding us that the iPhone is going to launch with so many cool features, and will most happily step on some toes in doing so. NEC has been working a bit with WiFi enabled cell phone technologies. Details on the latest after the jump… (more…) [CrunchGear]
- [Vision Robotics' harvesting machines edge closer to the farm](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/vision-robotics-harvesting-machines-edge-closer-farm/) - Vision Robotics' harvesting machines edge closer to the farm - Filed under: Misc. Gadgets In just eight short months, the automated harvesting machines at Vision Robotics have apparently come quite a ways. Currently, funding is flowing in from growers' associations who are "very nervous about the availability and cost of labor in the near future," which has allowed the company to move forward in developing a pair of robots to pluck fruit from trees or vines. The duo would work in succession as the first robotic "scout" would scan the area and construct a 3D map with the location of each item that needs captured; the "harvester" would follow behind and pick the fruits that its eagle-eyed teammate mapped out. The firm has reportedly reached the build phase on the complex machines, and while a prototype or two should be ready to rock by next year, we're unlikely to see these go mainstream before the next decade.[Via Wired]Gallery: Vision Robotics' harvesting machines edge closer to the farm Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [Web 2.0: Apps for the well-organized student](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/web-2-0-apps-well-organized-student/) - Web 2.0: Apps for the well-organized student - Read/WriteWeb has created a list of their top web applications for students - but honestly, anyone who wants to be more organized could benefit from this list. Many of these have been featured here at Lifehacker central; however, I really like how this list is organized into specific categories: office replacements, taking notes, mind mapping, studying, bookmarking, collaboration, calendars, calculators, and more. Do you see anything missing from this list? Let's hear it in the comments. Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students [Read/Write Web] [LifeHacker]
- [Thieves take off with $50,000 worth of cellphones](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/thieves-take-50-000-worth-cellphones/) - Thieves take off with $50,000 worth of cellphones - Filed under: CellphonesThe anecdotal evidence for a spike in electronics robberies is piling up, with the latest high profile robbery netting the thieves $50,000 worth of cellphones from a T-Mobile store. Three armed men walked into the store in Fort Bend County in Texas on Thursday, and demanded the "good phones" from the store's safe and the tapes from the CCTV. Staff were tied up, and the thieves deposited the phones into black plastic bags and walked out. Unfortunately for the robbers, T-Mobile keeps a good track of its inventory, and can identify any of the phones if they turn up on the network (meaning that the $50,000 sticker value is much lower on the black market). Crime doesn't pay, especially when your stolen goods can be tracked.[Via textually] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [EnGadget]
- [FBI Seeks To Restrict University Student Freedoms](https://geektank.net/2007/06/24/fbi-seeks-restrict-university-student-freedoms/) - FBI Seeks To Restrict University Student Freedoms - amigoro writes with a link to the Press Escape blog, which is discussing new guidelines suggest by the FBI for university administrations. The Federal Bureau, worried about the possibility of international espionage via our centers of learning, now sees the need to restrict the freedoms of university students for national security. "FBI is offering to brief faculty, students and staff on what it calls 'espionage indicators' aimed at identifying foreign agents. Unexplained affluence, failing to report overseas travel, showing unusual interest in information outside the job scope, keeping unusual work hours, unreported contacts with foreign nationals, unreported contact with foreign government, military, or intelligence officials, attempting to gain new accesses without the need to know, and unexplained absences are all considered potential espionage indicators."Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [Powerful MediaWiki Plugin allows you to display articles based on specific criteria.](https://geektank.net/2007/09/27/powerful-mediawiki-plugin-allows-you-display-articles-based-specific-criteria/) - If you run MediaWiki software, then you really need to check this plugin out. This paticular plugin allows you to pick specific criteria, the below example shows some of the parameters you can pass: category=+Africa|Europe category=Politics and conflicts ordermethod=category,sortkey headingmode=ordered You can setup a list of last modified articles, top articles, newly created article. For full documentation on what parameters are available you can view the DPL Manual at
- [LG to supply TV converters for US government program](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/lg-supply-tv-converters-us-government-program/) - Very interesting, no more analog TV channles. I wonder if Canada will follow suit. LG to supply TV converters for US government program - For some, February 17, 2009 is going to be a frustrating day, as it marks the end of the line for American analog television broadcasts. Those with old-school wood-paneled TVs are going to either need to go out and buy a new set or purchase a converter box to be able to view the new digital channels. If I wasn’t already gadget-obsessed, I’d be mad as hell if someone forced me to upgrade my TV and I’d be even more furious once I found out how much it was going to cost me. Luckily, your trusty National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)has a solution.
- [Microsoft Offers Further Open Source Patent Threats](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/microsoft-offers-further-open-source-patent-threats/) - Again Microsoft is trying to bully open source distributions and projects to buy into their patent protection that Novell has already sank money into. Microsoft Offers Further Open Source Patent Threats - An anonymous reader writes "Via Groklaw comes comments from Microsoft's Steve Ballmer at a UK event, in which the company once again threatens Linux distributions that haven't signed up with their program. '"People who use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual property, in a sense have an obligation to compensate us," Ballmer said last week ... Ballmer praised Novell at the UK event for valuing intellectual property, and suggested that open source vendors will be forced to strike similar deals with other patent holders. He predicted that firms like Eolas will soon come after open source vendors or users. Microsoft paid $521m to settle a patent claim by Eolas in August.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slasdot]
- [I wanna rock (rock) your iPod](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/i-wanna-rock-rock-your-ipod/) - Now this is actually kinda sad, getting ripped off twice and then getting store credit each time would get a lot of people worked up. Shame on Target for not giving a refund, and instead giving in-store credit. I wanna rock (rock) your iPod - Usually, Target is pretty lax with returning shit. You come back three days later with a slightly used toaster oven, no receipt and they’ll give you a full refund. Not the case however, for one 14-year-old girl who received an iPod as a gift. Purchased at one of the retail giant’s stores, the girl went to open her iPod, only to discover the box was filled with rocks. Yes, rocks, making it the worst present you could possibly receive.
- [Playing Loud Music Means Copyright Lawsuit for Public Performance in UK](https://geektank.net/2007/10/09/playing-loud-music-means-copyright-lawsuit-public-performance-uk/) - This story is pretty insane, just because someone can hear the loud music its considered a public performance? Sue..Sue..Sue. Playing Loud Music Means Copyright Lawsuit for Public Performance in UK - Employees at many companies listen to music while they work, but one business in the UK is being targeted with a hefty £200,000 copyright infringement suit because the music was played too loudly. The UK-based Performing Rights Society—a group that collects royalties for publishers, songwriters, and composers—has accused a car repair chain [Digg Main]
- [Red Hat Vows To Stand Up To Patent Intimidation](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/red-hat-vows-stand-patent-intimidation/) - It looks like Red Hat isn't going to allow Microsoft to bully them into paying for Patent Protection. Microsoft has stated that linux is infringing on multiple patents and intellectual property. Red Hat provides an enterprise Linux operating system, when you're more or less purchasing continual and automatic updates and the option for Technical Support from RedHat directly. Red Hat previously provided their Variant of Linux for free, and then discontinued it. They now provide a free desktop version called Fedora there are also other variants of Fedora like CentOS which is more of an enterprise operating system very much like Red Hat but not affiliated with Red Hat directly.
- [The Russian Mafia Doesn't Like Spam Either](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/russian-mafia-doesnt-spam-either/) - This is a very interesting read, it looks as though Spammer Alexy Tolstokozhev was found murdered within his spam-bought estate. We all know how annoying can spam be. Although there are highly sophiscated tools nowadays, which can reduce the amount of spam in your mailbox to the minimum, it’s still at least unpleasent to see all those “penis enlargement” mails. But people working in this “business” aren’t safe anymore: Alexey Tolstokozhev (btw, in Russian his name means ‘Thick Skin’), a Russian spammer, was found murdered in his luxury house near Moscow. He has been shot several times with one bullet stuck in his head. According to authorities, this last head shot is a clear mark of russian hit men (known as “killers” in Russia). Tolstokozhev was a famous spammer who sent millions of e-mail promoting viagra, cialis, penis enlargement pills and other medications.
- [Screenshot Tour: Customize Windows XP with TweakUI](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/screenshot-tour-customize-windows-xp-tweakui/) - LifeHacker Has a walk through of how to customize Microsoft Windows XP with Tweak UI, with included screen shots. Customize Windows XP with TweakUI - One of the best tools for fine-tuning Windows XP is the free TweakUI PowerToy utility from Microsoft. TweakUI digs deep into Windows' settings and can customize its behavior dozens of ways, from how many icons appear on the Alt-Tab dialog to Explorer context menu choices to what your program shortcuts look like. TweakUI's been around forever and we've mentioned it here and there throughout the years at Lifehacker, but it's high time we gave it the full walk-through it deserves. After the jump, take a gander at 15 useful adjustments you can make to your XP system with TweakUI.
- [AT&T LG Prada-ish phone leaked](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/t-lg-prada-ish-phone-leaked/) - More information about the Prada phone in regards to the US version. AT&T LG Prada-ish phone leaked - Woosah. You have no idea how much this leak pisses me off, but that’s neither here nor there. The Gizza has the scoop on the US AT&T version of the LG Prada, which is the CU920 and not the KE850. This, however, seems to be much better with supposed 3G and it’s pretty lightweight. It has iPhone-like zooming when browsing, but a few more steps required. Who knows when this sucker is going to be announced, but the two main touchscreen rivals on the same network? Like whoa.AT&T LG Prada Spy Shots
- [Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Release Candidate](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/ubuntu-7-10-gutsy-gibbon-release-candidate/) - The Release Candidate for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) has been released, you can download it here: http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/ The following is a little information from their site: Announcing the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 7.10 The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 7.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Gobuntu, and Xubuntu codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon". The Release Candidate includes installable live Desktop CDs, server images, alternate text-mode installation CDs, and an upgrade wizard for users of the current stable release. We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable, and suitable for testing by any user.
- [Intel Preps Dual-Core Celeron Microprocessors](https://geektank.net/2007/10/11/intel-preps-dual-core-celeron-microprocessors-0/) - I remember the first Celerons or 'Cellys' back in the day. Cheap and relatively good for someone who can only work on one task at a time. Not for an uber geek or insane multi-tasker as you would be able to tell whether or not you were using a Celeron by just sitting down and using the PC for 15 minutes. Either way, an affordable alternative to the current Intel Core Duos. Intel Preps Dual-Core Celeron Microprocessors - Multi-core chips are sweeping the processor market and single cores are becoming harder and harder to find. This trend is about to go through the roof while prices plummet to the basement.
- [The Top 100 Fanboy Movies of All Time](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/top-100-fanboy-movies-all-time/) - Top 50 fanboy movies, number one was 'The Godfather' which is true in my books. Lots of other good movies were mentioned as well. If you're looking to watch some classic movies as well, Casablanca and Citizen Kane are also within the top 20. The Top 100 Fanboy Movies of All Time - Earlier this year AFI re-voted their top 100 American movies of all time. There was much discussion from bloggers and fanboys out there – some more passionate and angered than others. Therefore we spearheaded another vote. We can now put rest speculations of how the fans may have voted for their favorite films, in comparison to the AFI’s.
- [Novell and RedHat Linux vs IP Innovation LLC: Was Ballmer right?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/novell-and-redhat-linux-vs-ip-innovation-llc-was-ballmer-right/) - A good read from Groklaw, it goes on about the the current filed Patent Infringement Claim put forth by IP Innovation LLC. Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat & Novell - Just Like Ballmer Predicted IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement claim against Red Hat and Novell. It was filed October 9, case no. 2:2007cv00447, IP Innovation, LLC et al v. Red Hat Inc. et al, in Texas. Where else? The patent troll magnet state. The first ever patent infringement litigation involving Linux. Here's the patent, for those who can look at it without risk. If in doubt, don't. Here's the complaint [PDF].
- [Adobe says Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to hacks](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/adobe-says-acrobat-reader-vulnerable-hacks-0/) - This is a disturbing as most white pages and manuals ranging from automobiles and computer motherboards are in PDF format. Even eBooks could be an easy way for a hacker to gain access to your machine, illegal books put online could be a trap for unsuspecting downloaders. Adobe says Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to hacks - BOSTON (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, whose software is used by millions of people to read documents sent over the Internet, said on Wednesday some of its programs contain yet-to-be-fixed flaws that make computers vulnerable to attack. On October 5, Adobe posted a notice on its Web site that said it had unknowingly incorporated vulnerabilities into versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat software that could allow malicious programs to get on to a PC without the user's knowledge.
- [NEC's VersaPro VY10A/C-4 laptop lasts 14.5-hours on a single charge](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/necs-versapro-vy10a-c-4-laptop-lasts-14-5-hours-single-charge/) - I would definitely want to have this laptop. Battery life is one of the key reasons why I like laptops, having to pull out the old charger and find a plug in a coffee shop or Bread Garden is not fun. NEC's VersaPro VY10A/C-4 laptop lasts 14.5-hours on a single charge NEC's latest VersaPro UltraLite Type VCwon't appeal to any hardcore gamers or mobile movie cutters, but the casual joe (or jane) will likely find its hardware plenty capable of handling those everyday tasks. What's more is that this sucka claims a whopping 14.5-hours of life if you utilize the extended battery, which is pretty impressive for a 12.1-incher.
- [pyctd 0.4.2 (pyctd branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/pyctd-0-4-2-pyctd-branch-0/) - This is a really neat application, however I was not able to get it to run on Debian Testing. I was getting a strange error message after installing "python-ctypes" "libnetfilter-conntrack1" through apt-get: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pyctd", line 27, in ? import pyctd File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pyctd/__init__.py", line 2, in ? from pyctd.conntracking import DataCollector File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pyctd/conntracking.py", line 31, in ? import pynetfilter_conntrack as nfct File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/pynetfilter_conntrack/__init__.py", line 4, in ? File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/pynetfilter_conntrack/func.py", line 32, in ? File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ctypes-1.0.2-py2.4-linux-i686.egg/ctypes/__init__.py", line 353, in __getattr__ func = self.__getitem__(name)
- [RESTORE 4.0a28-1 (Default branch)](https://geektank.net/2007/10/12/restore-4-0a28-1-default-branch/) - This is a similar application to PC Backup, both are software managed backups which are open sourced and free as in beer. I will be doing a review of this software if time permits, as it does look really good instead of manual rsync backups. RESTORE 4.0a28-1 (Default branch) - RESTORE is an enterprise network backup and recovery solution for Windows, Novell, Mac OS X (data fork), Unix, and Linux systems. It is scalable to a complete backup solution for multiple workstations, servers, and data centers. It operates over local area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet.
- [Universal getting ready to take down iTunes?](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/universal-getting-ready-take-down-itunes/) - Interesting read about Universal partnering with BMG and Warner to develop a new music subscription service to try steal some of the market share that Apples iTunes currently has.Universal getting ready to take down iTunes? - Universal CEO Doug Morris is looking to partner with Sony BMG and Warner to develop "a new music subscription service that will try to loosen Apple’s grip on the online music market.(more…)[CrunchGear]
- [Inside Nvidia's Testing Facilities](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/inside-nvidias-testing-facilities/) - Here's an article from FiringSquad about their trip inside NVIDIA’s Santa Clara campus, which houses many labs and their massive group of grid computers. Good read, images included! NVIDIA releases a new product, on average, every 6 months. Sometimes sooner, sometimes later. But what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen? Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to find out exactly what happens behind NVIDIA’s closed doors. We were given almost unrestricted access to NVIDIA’s many labs and their high-performance computing center; what we saw was impressive. We were essentially given unfiltered access to see and talk with the people at NVIDIA. The engineers did not have to turn off their monitors when we walked into their labs. We were simply asked to black out any parts of the image that could reveal confidential information. Read More
- [10 things that should be in Apple's next Mac Pro](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/10-things-should-be-apples-next-mac-pro/) - A lot of points they make do kinda conflict, asking for more for a lower price. However, there are a lot of good points. The points I agree on are ditching fireware for esata, and onboard raid controllers. October 12, 2007 (Computerworld) -- The recent word from The Inquirer that Apple may be hoarding all of Intel's new 45nm Penryn processors -- and possibly paying for the privilege -- has prompted a lot of speculation about the future of Apple's Mac Pro desktop lineup. Apple's professional machines, which now use Intel Xeon Cloverton chips topping out at 3 GHz, are called workstations by Apple and offer quad- and eight-core configurations. They're fast, and they sport professional prices to match, with top-of-the-line eight-core units starting at $3,997. Read More
- [Featured Windows Download: Manage Multiple Remote Desktop Connections with mRemote](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/featured-windows-download-manage-multiple-remote-desktop-connections-mremote/) - LifeHacker has a review up on their site about a little application called 'mRemote'. This is quite a piece of software and you can tell that the developers have spent some time on it. I have always been an advocate of being more organized and efficient. With mRemote everything that you need is in one screen, and everything that was left out with Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Client is in mRemote. Tabbed windows, supports RDP, VNC, SSH2 and telnet protocols. There is also a connection manager, so you can setup all your connections and then point and click to connect.
- [Speed up Google Analytics with a local urchin.js](https://geektank.net/2007/10/15/speed-google-analytics-local-urchin-js/) - Over at the Ask Apache site there is an article about Google Analytics and how to speed up your page load. You can read it here: Speed Up Google Analytics with Urchin.js Ever notice that sometimes your sites take a while to load all the way because google's urchin.js file is taking forever? You may recognize this problem when you see something similar to this in your browsers status bar "Transferring data from google-analytics.com..." Time To Setup? 4 minutes I got tired of seeing that all the time and so I set up an automated cronjob that runs every 12 hours and downloads the latest version from google, and saves it to my website directory, then I reference /urchin.js instead of http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js.. and my site loads a lot faster!
- [InstantBird 0.1: A light weight multi-protocol Instant Menssenger for Windows/Linux/MacOSX](https://geektank.net/2007/10/22/instantbird-0-1-light-weight-multi-protocol-instant-menssenger-windows-linux-macosx/) - InstantBird is a mutli-protocol Instant Messenger that uses parts of Pidgin and Firefox, it is open source and is available to Windows, Linux and MacOSX. Instantbird is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client. Using it, you can connect to all your different IM accounts. It uses the Mozilla rendering engine to display IMs, and the Pidgin libpurple to connect to the different networks. Instantbird is a free and open source software. So you are free to use, distribute and modify it. The project is just on its first release, many features are not implemented yet. We hope you will like it and look forward to get your feedback! Visit the official InstantBird Site
- [10 Really Useful Flickr Grease Monkey Userscripts.](https://geektank.net/2007/10/23/10-really-useful-flickr-grease-monkey-userscripts/) - I'm sure a lot of people are familiar with the FireFox extension called GreaseMonkey. The extension allows you to manipulate the JavaScript present on any website you visit. For instance, if you want to displaying text is a specific way, you can. You can also change the colour or look of site with your own custom JavaScript. 9. Flickr Follow Comments - This useful script helps you to view images that you have commented on - but only those that interest you. If you are writing lots of comments every day you know how hard it is not to get distracted by the overload of images when you click “Comments You’ve made”. With this userscript you have 4 different options to see only certain types of comments.
- [Instant Jailbreak for iPhone and iPod touch](https://geektank.net/2007/10/29/instant-jailbreak-iphone-and-ipod-touch/) - Afraid of bricking your iPhone, or not as savy as most to jailbreak your iphone? Well a group hackers have released an instant jailbreak online. You just need to point your iPhone's Safari to http://jailbreakme.com/ and follow the on screen instructions. A crew of hackers (including hdm/metasploit, rezn, dinopio, drudge, kroo, pumpkin, davidc, dunham, and NerveGas) have introduced a one-touch instant jailbreak for both iPhone and iPod touch. The jailbreak opens your iPhone for full disk access and installs Installer.app so you can add pretty much any third party application you like.
- [MySQL, Thread Caching, Linux and a busy site!](https://geektank.net/2007/11/01/mysql-thread-caching-linux-and-busy-site/) - Heres an article that helped me with an issue over at a friends site http://www.ftatalk.com Their site was exploding and they need to tune out the current server as much as possible. One thing that I noticed was that MySQL wasn't tuned properly. So After making some changes and finding out that there was no thread caching, I searched the web and found this article. Wow, it's been a busy week. I was totally swamped for several days dealing with the remember.yahoo.com MySQL servers and related stuff. And then I used a day or two to recover (sleep, shower, etc). Anyway, I made some interesting discoveries along the way. The most surprising one had to do with thread caching on Linux when you have a busy MySQL server--busy in a particular way, mind you. Read the full article at jeremy.zawodny.com ***UPDATE*** I have moved ftatalk.com over to lighttpd and its doing wonders! You can also check out the ftatalk.com mirror at http://www.satfix.net I will also be writing an article about lighttpd and how it can help you get the most out of your hardware.
- [Network Solutions (NSI) is registering every domain name checked throug their WHOIS](https://geektank.net/2008/01/09/network-solutions-nsi-registering-every-domain-name-checked-throug-their-whois/) - I always thought there was something really strange about the WHOIS searches done at Registrars. Specifically the searches would have to be done on their website, a normal "whois" lookup through Linux wouldn't show up registered the next day. A story is developing regarding domain name registrar Network Solutions front running domains. According to multiple sources on DomainState.com, it appears that domains searched via NSI are being purchased by the registrar thereby preventing a registrant from purchasing it at any other registrar other than NSI. As an example, a random domain which DNN searches such as HowDoesThisDomainTasteTaste.com can be seen in this whois search to now be unavailable to register at other registrars but at NSI it can be purchased Full article at domainnamenews.com
- [Network Solutions (NSI) is registering every domain name checked throug their WHOIS](https://geektank.net/2008/01/09/network-solutions-nsi-registering-every-domain-name-checked-throug-their-whois-0/) - I always thought there was something really strange about the WHOIS searches done at Registrars. Specifically the searches would have to be done on their website, a normal "whois" lookup through Linux wouldn't show up registered the next day. A story is developing regarding domain name registrar Network Solutions front running domains. According to multiple sources on DomainState.com, it appears that domains searched via NSI are being purchased by the registrar thereby preventing a registrant from purchasing it at any other registrar other than NSI. As an example, a random domain which DNN searches such as HowDoesThisDomainTasteTaste.com can be seen in this whois search to now be unavailable to register at other registrars but at NSI it can be purchased Full article at domainnamenews.com

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