June 26, 2008
DIY - How to Make your own Lunchbox Linux Firewall!
As an avid fan of Linux operating systems ever since I took Minix class, which Linux was born from, I love to hear about cool little DIYs on making a Linux firewall out of a lunch box. The greatest thing about Linux operating systems in comparison to Windows or any other operating systems is that it can be easily custom tailored to do one thing wh ... More
June 5, 2008
Top 10 Reasons Why Linux will be on every PC in 10 Years!
1. Linux is free, open-source platform operating system that’s being developed by engineers all over the world. 2. Linux is not 1 operating system, there are hundreds of different Linux systems including embedded Linux. 3. Google is supporting embedded Linux for mobile phones with its Android platform with thousands of app builders. 4. In 5 ... More
May 28, 2008
Linux Server Hacks - How to increase Plesk Q-mail Maximum E-mail Attachment size of 2MB!
Well, recently I had one of my clients that I host their e-mail system on my web server ask me if they can send more than 2MB for their e-mail attachments. To do this on a Plesk system, you need to create a new file for the Q-mail. Plesk defaults to 2MB for e-mail attachments. Goto this directory: /var/qmail/control make a file called “datab ... More
May 25, 2008
DIY Linux-based 3D Rendering Farm - PC 24 CPU Cores and 48GB of memory!
Wow, check out this DIY Linux 3D rendering farm made with an IKEA Helmer furniture and crams 24 CPUs + 48GB of RAM. This might give you some great ideas on how to make your own server farm, whether that’s for 3D or the web. via kdmurray .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; tex ... More
March 1, 2008
Android Mobile Platform SDK available for download and win $10 million by developing the best app!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out the new Android SDK, a developer’s kit so you can build apps for the new Android Platform. (Note: Android is simply an open-source operating system that can run on cellphones, it’s not the cellphone itself.) Maybe we will try making a Sit ... More
February 28, 2008
Preview of Google’s GPhone with the Android Linux OS
Check out a preview of the new GPhone, basically a Samsung phone with Google’s Linux Android operating system.I think it’s got great browser which I dig the most. There’s also street view from GoogleMaps but I guess that can be useful. Perhaps most impressive is the Street View mode of Google Maps, pulled down to the 3G prototy ... More
February 26, 2008
DIY Linksys HACK - HOWTO tweak your router to go 10 times faster!
If you are like most folks who don’t know about DD-WRT and your Linksys router is dying on you, it’s time to switch your OS to DD-WRT. DD-WRT also works on over 80 other routers, so be sure to check the supported devices list here. DD-WRT is basically an aftermarket linux firmware for your Linksys router. It’s like putting an af ... More
February 24, 2008
DIY Linux HACK - HOW TO optimize your Wordpress Blog, MediaWiki, or any other high load website with Compression!
Well, we did a lot of server hacking before with some MySQL, eAccelerator, and httpd. There’s a lot of major blogs out there I have checked using Web Page Compression Tool that are not using compression. (For one, I checked John Chow’s blog) Try to check one of your posts instead of checking your main URL as the tool is funky with roo ... More
February 21, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO Upgrade (or downgrade) from Vista to Windows XP!
(Your computer will be faster and more reliable using Windows XP vs. Vista) After testing out Windows Vista on one of my 6 PCs laying around my apartment, I finally decided it was time to scrap Vista for Windows XP. Well, it turns out my HP a6040n desktop I bought off the shelf at Fry’s sucked at downgrading to XP. Why? You go to HP’s ... More
February 10, 2008
DIY Linux Web Server HACK - Automate your MySQL MySQL database backups
Okay, I’ve been running dedicated servers for couple years now and I used to mess around with Linux boxes back in college. Here’s an essential automatic script and a cron job you will need in order to keep your backup automatic. Yes, if you get a dedicated server, don’t get their stupid extra $15/month for backing up your databas ... More
January 16, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO Make Windows XP Look Like Fedora Linux!
I’ve been always a big fan of Linux, (although I am stuck with Windows XP most of the time because all my apps are on there…but I did use Linux before with 3 VMs running Windows to solve that problem.) here’s a cool way to make your Windows XP “look” like Fedora. Another simple way? Delete Windows and install Fedora. ... More
January 6, 2008
First signs of the Google Phone - GSM/WiFi Phone runs Google’s new Phone Operating System called Android!
Yes, Google is planning to take over the world with its Phone operating system, Android! As an experienced embedded technologist, this seems like it will blow up not because they have great technology, but they could market it so crazy. Wistron NeWeb Corp, a Taiwanese company, was selected as a CES Innovations 2008 Award Honoree for their Wireles ... More
December 3, 2007
DIY Linux DoS HACK - HOWTO Limit your the max number of TCP connections to your Web Server!
I have been reading the following book called, Linux Server Hacks, which shows you many ways you can hack your Linux server so your server doesn’t die. This actually works since we just had a DoS attack about 5 minutes ago. (It seems like we are getting more and more DoS attacks these days. You can refer to the DDOS Deflate script also) He ... More
November 13, 2007
PS3 SIXAXIS HACK - HOWTO use your SixAxis Controller with Linux!
Well, this seems like it’s been floating around the net for awhile but it’d be cool to know how to use your PS3 SixAxis Controller with Linux. Check it out here: via Ps3Mods Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, Games, Games, Hack, Hack, Linux, Linux, ps3, ps3, sixaxis_controller ... More
July 23, 2007
Why not host yourself
Have you had any problems recently with your hosting, to maybe you feel that it is just too expensive, either then this could be for you? The Square One Personal Internet Server, this is an all in one Linux router, NAS, firewall and just so much more. Features: Hard disk drive: 7200RPM 2MB-cache Fluid Dynamic Bearing Ultra ATA-100 — Processor: ... More
May 11, 2007
DIY USB HACK - Unlocking USB Disk Drives
Here’s a cool USB disk drive hack that shows you how to bypass the password retries with 1 wire and tips to getting started with cracking the actual password. This shows how vulnerable those USB disk drives are in the hands of smart hackers. The package seems to be made of black velvet, and there’s a nice keychain hidden in a compar ... More
May 2, 2007
Dell Ubuntu
Cool, Dell is going to be supporting Ubuntu! This is a sign that Linux and open source movement are taking over the world soon not to mention the cool open source CMS softwares like Wordpress, Joomla, Pligg, etc…etc… This is a surprise from the company that announced to not ship their products with Linux in the past. Ever since we h ... More
April 25, 2007
Wii HACK - Wiimote Door Unlocker
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool Wii HACK someone made that unlocks a door! It uses FreeBSD, some type of bluetooth device, and Wiimote to make it a complete system. I bet you can use less parts. Will someone hack one again soon? via Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consu ... More
April 20, 2007
Free Software Open Source heckler while Bill Gates speaking at a China university
Cool, this guy jumped out while Bill Gates was speaking at Peking University in China. I think Microsoft should go open-source… Wen sez, “On April, 20th, Bill Gates went to Peking University to give a talk titled “Creativity, China, Future”. After the talk, someone held a piece of paper written with ‘Free software, ... More
April 12, 2007
