Soccer Hero
Nothing like having a bunch of friends come over and play some Guitar Hero, especially when beer is also at play. Is especially better when you come up with some creative ways to play your favorite rhythm game. These guys have the right idea. By using an Arduino and some piezo sensors they have managed [...]
Sega Gen Mobile
Do you remember the Nomad? Sega’s first attempt at a portable gaming device that allowed you to play Sega Genesis games? No? Let me refresh your memory. It was big, bulky, had terrible battery life and cost almost $200 and that was 10 years ago. In today’s world you can pick up the Genmobile for [...]
Ultimate Arcade Cabinet
Last week we mention the Super Genintari which housed 4 classic console system. Well, today we take it one step further with the ultimate arcade cabinet. The C-MACC arcade cabinet can play virtually any emulated game thanks to the computer that is buried inside. The unit also contains a Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and [...]
More Shots Of The New Nano
It’s really hard not to start believing all of the hype around the leaked shot’s of what very well might be the next iPod nano. Kevin Rose started the whole ball of wax rolling with some fuzzy shots (why is every rumoured gadget that leaks on to the net have to be fuzzy?), and now [...]
USB Pen Charger
With almost every gadget from your cell phone to your camera being charged via a USB connection, why not have the ability to charge these gadgets in your pocket, your shirt pocket to be exact. The charging pen is a fully functional ballpoint pen that can also function as a cell phone and usb charger. [...]
CPU Vs GPU – Mythbusters Style
We have all seen various arguments on CPU Vs GPU, but have you had it explained to you Mythbusters style? At the NVISION 08 show this past week, Jamie and Adam from the geek popular show Mythbusters wanted to show the difference between single and multicore processors, referring to CPUs and GPUs, respectively. They used [...]
A Ball That Bounces On Water
Here’s an interesting and fun concept, why not make a ball that can bounce on water, that should be hours of fun, no? The Waboba ball, which is about the size of a golf ball, has taken off like a rocket around the world after videos of it made the rounds on youtube. The ball [...]
Paintball Sentry Gun
Do you live in a rough part of town? Been thinking about getting a dog or a security system to help protect your house? Maybe you should think of getting this Paintball Sentry Gun. Just turn this baby on and you will be totally protected. By the time you get back you might see a [...]
Worst MP3 Player Ever
I’ve seen my share of poorly built knock off mp3 players. I’ve even played with a few that I thought were quite off but still impressive but this unit takes the cake. It’s marketed as a “dog doll” mp3 player yet it looks nothing like a dog. It’s more like a ball of fur on [...]
USB Time Waster
Here is just what everyone needs, a useless USB toy to take up hours and hours of your time. I’ll give it credit, it’s a lot of fun. The USB boxer adds some fun to it’s on screen game. Punches are controlled on the keyboard while the boxer throws his best at the speed ball. [...]
Pedal Powered Tennis Ball Launcher
Here’s an awesome hack for all of those tennis lovers. The pedal powered tennis ball launcher is built from a couple bikes and can launch tennis balls with the best of them (video after the break). “Both cleanly powered and built from 2 recycled bicycles, scrap steel and wood, leaking 5 gallon water jug and [...]
How To Speed Up WordPress With Nginx And WP Super Cache
By Frank on Aug 11, 2008 · 33 Comments
Edit: Fixes suggested in the comments have been applied to this howto We recently moved tech.nocr.at over to a bunch of VPSs in order to achieve some decent load balancing and speed. Even though SliceHost isn’t a sponsor, I’d like to give them a quick plug. SliceHost is easily the greatest VPS provider bar none. [...]
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