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What is Sonic Boom?

by max on June 3rd, 2009
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Today, I was just surfing around the web and found “Sonic Boom”! What is it? It’s when the aircraft goes faster than the speed of sound and creates water vapors basically or according to Wikipedia: When an object passes through the air, it creates a series of pressure waves in front of it and behind it, similar to the bow and stern waves created by a boat. These waves t ...

Interesting Twitter HOWTOs/Theories!

by max on May 27th, 2009
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Here’s a quick compilations of interesting Twitter HOWTOs and theories I have made over the last month over at my .Biz blog: How to promote your blog with Twitter How Twitter will(could) replace e-mail in 2015! Is Twitter the new real-time Google? Twitter Hacks you won’t want to miss. How to Increase Blog Traffic with Twitter! How to Stumble Twitter! How to ReTweet more effe ...

Google street view by bike

by David Allen on May 19th, 2009
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It is ok Google driving around the wide roads and highways of the USA, but in Europe, it is a different matter, with winding roads that a car simply cannot navigate. So what now for Google Street View? Well they simply do not give up, when the car fails to get the desired results then a bike could do the job, it may twenty years to cover Europe but they will get there in the end. ...

BUG - Tiny DIY/Open-Srouce Linux-Platform Microcomputer with Java ...

by max on May 12th, 2009
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In my life time, I have seen many little linux-microcomputers that will allow you to do more hacking with less space. Sorta like the ultra-tiny SheevaPlug, this BUG is an open-source linux-based microcomputer that already comes with accelerometer, camera, and even a GPS module so you can build the next generation gadget-device with it. I happen to like it a lot, maybe I will get one soon ...

PicLens Hack - How to View Google Images Like an iPhone!

by max on April 24th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool video explaining how to use the Firefox PicLens plugin to view google images like on the iPhone. Boy, my sentences are getting real short today, probably because I just got back on my super fast computer from my super slow netbook. ...

DIY Wireless Solar Powered Google Calendar!

by max on April 20th, 2009
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It seems that non other than a Google employee devised a new wiress solar-powered Google Calendar device that will save power and utilizes a “no power” LCD, meaning the LCD will only need power to update itself. I think this type of device could truly cut down on the core duties at a corporation such as posting meetings. By utilizing Google Calendar API, this little gadget ...

How things used to be

by David Allen on April 1st, 2009
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In the olden days search engines were slightly different to what are used to today, a long time ago things were done at a much slower pace and many people would think that things were better in those days. Just take a look how Google started off, they were bold in those days to even call it Google Classic, but they did not allow much space for the search term, even back then. As f ...

UFO Spotted on Google Maps???

by max on March 31st, 2009
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The Sun of UK reports that someone has spotted a UFO on Google Maps. Of course, I got the exact location on my Google Maps, it’s gone. I have to that UFOs probably exist though, there’s too many reports of their sightings for the last 100 years. (or even more) ...

MySQL DIY - How to Apply IP Geo-Location Using MySQL!

by max on March 25th, 2009
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Here’s a great resource for IP geo-location, there’s a guy who’s made a MySQL table for it, so all you need to do is check the IP address against the database. I have personally been thinking of making such a site and this is going to help me do that, awesome! I hope it helps you too. The IP addresses are listed in table ip_group_city. The data is not in the 1.1.1.1 ...

IP Hack - How to Redirect A Browser to Any Website!

by max on March 25th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun prank where you can redirect any website to your desired site by changing the “hosts” file in your computer. For example, you can direct people who type “Google” on your computer to Yahoo or something. Sounds like a fun prank, just don’t go overboard. ...