Motorola Tells Modders To Go Elsewhere

Android by it’s nature is an open source platform, a platform that is open to anyone and any changes as long as they comply with the Apache 2.0 license. So why have manufacturers like Motorola and HTC spent so much time fighting against people modding or creating their own ROMs? That might be a question [...]

Open Source Firewall/Routers That Don’t Suck

Following our list of Linux Distros That Don’t Suck, More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck and Even More Distros That Don’t Suck, we are going to start to narrow our lists to a specific role. In this installment of our “Distros That Don’t Suck” we are featuring routers/firewalls. Sure you can use your default DLink [...]

Top 10 Of 2010

Another year is almost behind us and thanks to our dedicated and loyal readers our 3rd successful year bringing you the latest in gadgets, gaming, technology and the bizarre. We have brought the monkeys in (by monkeys we mean a crafty worded perl script) and have compiled the the most viewed posts here on tech.nocr.at. [...]

Even More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck

Following my first two distro lists; Linux Distros That Don’t Suck and More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck, I bring you the long awaited third installment in my distro lists; Even More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck. As a fore-warning, this list is just what I have used in the past and what I have [...]

Leaked iPod Touch Video

We are only a few days away from Apple’s press event where it’s rumoured we’ll see an new iTV product and new iPod touch’s. Since it’s right around the corner the leaks just seem to be flying around. At first glance the above picture might look like the front and back of an iPhone 4. [...]

Videogame Alarm Clocks

Every hardcore gammer should alway emerge him or herself with gaming at all times. Games on your phone, games on your PDA, games on your computer, games on your tv and even gaming to wake you up. The guys over at the TechEBlog have put together a pretty cool collection of “Alarm Clocks Made From [...]

Windows 7: Will You Upgrade?

With Windows 7 officially released, will you be getting up early to purchase your copy? It has been a long time coming (I really don’t count Vista as a usable operating system), a stable a somewhat decent OS from Microsoft. Let’s be honest, the form and function of the new OS from the boys at [...]

More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck

Following Linux Distros That Don’t Suck from earlier this year here is a comprehensive list of, you guessed it, more Linux Distros that don’t suck. Some of these are more obscure lesser known distros that are quite powerful and very useful. Some of these come from personal use some of them came from the great [...]

Linux Distros That Don’t Suck

I, much like every other hardcore geek on the face of the earth, have multiple linux based distro iso’s laying around. Some of them are for testing and some of them contain tools that I use on a daily basis. I have had many people email me about the best distro out there. The only [...]

Join The tech.nocr.at Forums

You asked for it so we brought it to you. The tech.nocr.at forums are live and functioning. Drop by and discuss anything that is on your mind. Think of it as an extended version of our comments but only cooler. Got a hack or mod that has been vexing you? Maybe you don’t know what [...]

5 Cleaver Reuses For Your G4 Cube

You might not want to admit it, but you probably have a G4 Cube sitting in the closet or in the garage. They were a marvel for their day, not much by todays standards, but a marvel never-the-less. Unplggd has a great listing of 5 cleaver things you could do with your G4 Cube. How [...]

DIY: Softbox

A Softbox is used to create soft diffused light by directing light through a white diffusing material. Photographers choose to use a softbox because it help to create a nice soft even light on a given object. A Softbox can generally run you some serious coin, but with the help of this DIY project you [...]

Change Can Be Good

Someone somewhere once said that change can be both scary and good, well we have undergone some small changes that have instilled both those feeling in us here at tech.nocr.at. Syndication Some of you might have already noticed the new syndication images off to the right sidebar. Since I have received many emails asking if [...]

iPhone Firmware 2.0.2 Is Out

A new iPhone update just hit the servers. Version 2.0.2 is described as a bug fix release. As always a version can be downloaded directly from Apple’s servers or through the Update feature in iTunes. If you have jailbroken your phone then this update will de-pwn your phone. If you find any new features in [...]

How To Speed Up WordPress With Nginx And WP Super Cache

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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