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 8, 2008
Battery USB flash drive
This is probably the most expensive battery that anyone would ever buy, but if you look closer you could make out that in fact it is not a battery at all, but a 4 GB flash drive. Features: USB 2.0 Portable and easy operate Plug and play Support Window 98/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.X or above, Linux Kernel 2.4 or above Size: 16 x 16 x 63mm (approx.) We ... 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
October 3, 2007
Replay - Play Starcraft via a touch screen!
Well, we want to bring some of our past back from August 2006, when we all started this zedomax thing. Although we haven’t really gone far above or anywhere, it’s good that we are still alive. Especially since Starcraft 2 is about to go crazy, we want to make sure we can play Starcraft 2 via touch screen too by reminding ourselvesR ... 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
DIY LINUX HACK - XEYES
If you use Linux, you know Xeyes is a simple program that follows your mouse movements. You can check out some web examples of Xeyes. You can even paste this javascript code on your website for Xeyes on the web. Anyway, Hunz created physical Xeyes that stands on his window and follow people’s walking movements. Tight! We want one. The ... More
April 11, 2007
Electric Giraff, Submarine maker, and more at Maker Faire!
Check out some of the cool stuff and people that are going to be at the Maker Faire! (Including us but we have no idea what to bring…yet) We will get to play with an electric giraff (hopefully) and meet with submarine maker Mike Wernecke. You can get some tickets for the Maker Faire in San Mateo Fairgrounds here. And check out Maker Fair ... More
April 6, 2007
The Cool Robot Links of the Day
(Picture via nickbaxter) 5 Strange Japanese Robots from Hacked Gadgets - these are really cool robots! Vintage Washing Robot - Hmmm… I wonder if this robot actually works… CommunistRobot - These guys have a collection of really cool robots around the world. Astroboy from Hirosh Araki - I think this robot is based on the cartoon. Way ... More
April 1, 2007
DIY Linux/Ubuntu - How to set up a custom firewall using iptables
Here’s a cool DIY I stumbled onto today that shows you how to setup a custom firewall using iptables. This might not be for those of you who already have a GUI server management system but it’s good to know just in case your GUI goes down… After getting some problems with firestarter i decided to get knowledge about iptables and ... More
March 31, 2007
DIY - VMware HOWTOs
Do you need to learn to install VMware on your new Fedora or Ubuntu? Here’s a cool site that has a massive collection on VMware howtos. build, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, cool_site, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, 만들기, 비데오, fedora, gadget, Gadgets, Hack, high-tech, how-to, HOWTO, 제 ... More
March 29, 2007
HowtoHut.com for HOWTOs and DIYs
Check out HowtoHut for some cool howtos and DIYs. I think they are new but I see some cool info so… build, Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, cool_info, diys, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, 만들기, 비데오, gadget, Gadgets, Gadgets, Hack, Hack, high-tech, how-to, HOWTO, 제도 ... More
March 28, 2007
DIY HACK - How to install Ubuntu Linux on a flash drive
Here’s a cool howto on installing your Ubuntu to a flash drive! This’d be great for people like me since I can take Ubuntu with me everywhere. via li