Because I'm having fun with such things at the moment, an old-school geek link for you.
Here's how to build a cantenna for your wireless network. Famously first done with a Pringles can, but you can apparently get better results with different tins. Costs around $5-10 to build, yet buying one costs about $150. Nice ( Read more... )

An awesome mention off Slashdot the other day for those that didn't see it ( Read more... )

Need a new mug?
Make your own with your favourite animal off the cover of the O'Reilly books on the side!*

* For the not-so-geeky, this is any programming book called '[BLAH] In A Nutshell', among other titles.

While I was off crook, one thing I did manage to do was get the remainder of the entire CD collection onto the MP3 player. And there are indeed some old gems amongst the stuff, though one has made me laugh rather unintentionally. Back when I was a young, squeeing fanboy, I bought a copy of N-Trance's 'Electronic Pleasure'. Those in the US probably ( Read more... )

Something to remember this Christmas...
All that tinsel you've just put up might be degrading your wireless network! :D

How cool is this?
Scientists wire a teenage epileptic's brain up to an old Atari, and he
takes out three levels of Space Invaders using nothing but his brain.
So... keyboard-less 3D games within ten years? Whaddayareckon?

Microsoft Ceases Support of Windows 98, ME.
Win98 is dead. Long may it stay dead!
And don't even get me started on WinME. Does anyone even know anyone else who ran it for more than three months? Friends don't let friends use WinME as an operating system ( Read more... )

Teddy Bear Holds Data, Scares Children.
See? USB drives can do two things at once!

We have a new toy.

Friends Turn Man's Apartment Into Giant Hamster Cage
Remember the guys who wrapped everything in their buddy's apartment in alfoil? The victim got his revenge. With a 1.8m diameter hamster wheel.