September 5, 2008
Recap of Google Chrome Hacks Blog This Week!
Remember we made a new blog to cover tips and hacks for the Google Chrome? Here’s a re-cap of interesting hacks and tips this week: Resize your textbox - Google Chrome lets you resize any textbox of any website Video of Story behind Chrome by development team - Listen to what Google Developers have to say on the Chrome browser. Getting start ... More
September 3, 2008
Dell Inspiron 910 Mini-Notebook coming this week!
You can expect the Dell Inspiron 910 Mini-notebook later this week. The Dell Inspiron 910 is the very first mini-laptop produced by Dell, who is trying to take a market share of the new “mini” market. Here’s some Dell Inspiron 910 Links that will inspire you for sure from our pimp blog LaptopPimp.com. Dell Inspiron 910 Specs an ... More
August 28, 2008
World’s Smallest Linux PC fits in your hand!
Okay, don’t get me wrong, this ISN’T the world’s smallest Linux PC. Actually, the smallest Linux PC maybe even smaller as embedded Linux has evolved. But from PC users’ standpoint, this Linux PC pictured above isn’t big at all, in fact, it’s as small as an apple designed for use in spaceships. What’s the ... More
July 28, 2008
Linux Server Hack - How to setup a Shell Script to Auto Restart Apache Httpd Server!
Well, I have been struggling with one of my dedicated servers and just found this cool script that will auto-restart the Apache httpd server if it goes out. Save the following as restart.sh: #!/bin/bash # Apache Process Monitor # Restart Apache Web Server When It Goes Down # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... More
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 23, 2008
2GB MP3 Watch with FM Transmitter!
Here’s an awesome watch that lets you listen to MP3s AND transmit the MP3 songs or your recordings via FM station. Now, here’s a watch you can use as portable MP3 for your car OR you can even use it as emergency FM transmit device. How cool is that? Features: Memory: 2GB Music Format: MP3, WMA, WAV FM Transmitter 5 EQ Modes Water ... More
June 9, 2008
Pizza Hack - How to Order Dominos Pizza via Linux/Unix Command Line…why?
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Okay, here’s a video of how you can order Dominos PIzza via your Linux/Unix command line. Why? So you can setup cron-jobs daily and get your pizza ordered automatically. via hackedgadgets Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Food, Hack, Hack, HOWTO, Jobs, Li ... More
June 6, 2008
Xbox HACK - How to Run Xbox Media Center from a USB Drive!
Yes, run your Xbox media center from a USB drive. How cool is that? We’ve shown you how to turn your classic Xbox and Mac into a super-powered media center using Xbox Media Center, but what about everybody else? Well, if you’ve got at least a 1 GB USB drive and a computer that can boot from it, you’re in luck. LiveXBMC, a blend ... 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
June 1, 2008
Asus Eee Sticks like Wii Nunchucks?
Looks like Asus Eec Sticks will be available for PC games. My only concern is that they might be violating some copyright or patents of Nintendo…let’s wait till they sue. In the meanwhile, grab one of these as quickly as you can. These Eec nunchuks will definitely go well with the new Eec Linux boxes. Nintendo Wii-like wireless gamin ... More
May 31, 2008
This Week Laptop Pimp WrapUp!
Well, here’s this week’s wrap up of Laptop Pimp Blog. Jesus, Van Der Jisus notebooks will be out in end of June. Acer Aspire One Mini-notebook that should be ready to buy reaaaal soon. Korea always gets new laptops faster than us with MSI 15.4″. 3K Computers Razor Mini-notebook with Linux is now available for $299, slashed b ... 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 26, 2008
Asus Eee Linux Box!
Asus is working on their new Linux box that looks like wii. * As per our previous speculation, an official launch of the Eee Box will indeed take place on June 3rd at Computex in Taiwan. Hardly surprising given the show is in Taiwan, the home of Asus and many a computing manufacturer. * Specs wise, our source told us the machines would be launchin ... More
Tranquil PC announces Intel Atom-based Harmony home servers
Tranquil PC announces Intel Atom-based Harmony home servers. The only bad part? It ships with Microsoft Windows Home Server, which makes it worthless to anyone who uses Linux. Well, it’s not worthless but you gotta pay more. two new fanless models should be shipping in June: the T7-HSAi (left, with a single 3.5-inch drive or two 2.5-inch d ... 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
May 4, 2008
VideoLAN - Open Source DVD/VCD/Media Player
Recently, I had couple overseas VCDs to watch but I recently re-installed my PC and my default Windows Media Player could not open the VCDs. Although most computers nowdays come installed with a VCD-capable player, I decided to search for an open-source media player and found VideoLAN. It works pretty good except I only had one trouble of videos ... More
May 1, 2008
DIY HACK - How to use your Optical Mouse as a scanner!
Here’s a really cool hack that let’s you use your optical mouse as a scanner. Are you using an optical mouse right now? Ever wanted to see your desktop through the eye on the bottom of it? Me neither, I already know I have to clean my desktop People get bored sometimes, and when I get bored I sometimes open up stuff to find out wh ... 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