Eavesdropping On GSM
By Frank on Dec 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Speaking at the Chaos Computer Club on Tuesday, a pair of researchers demonstrated a method of eavesdropping on encrypted GSM calls and text messages by using a few cheap pay-as-you-go cellphones and a variety of open source software. The ability to listen in on cellphone calls has been available to law enforcement agencies for a [...]
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Prevent Druken Emails With Mail Googles
By Frank on Oct 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Google Labs has introduced a new feature that might help you prevent that email you want to send when you really shouldn’t be typing. Mail Googles will ask you to preform some basic math questions before you can send an email. By default it is set for late nights and weekends, the time you are [...]
Roll Your Own Error Messages
By Frank on Sep 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Have you ever actually run anything on the windows platform? Have you ever been puzzled by messages like these: Across my stumbles of the great and vast internets I ran across the coolest website that can easily take hours away from your life. Atom Smasher‘s Make your own Error Message website is a great place [...]
Jerry And Bill Get The Axe
By Frank on Sep 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Farewell Jerry and Bill, we barely knew thee. Just when I was actually getting analytical and trying to break down the hidden messages in the ads, Microsoft goes and pulls the plug on the whole $300 million campaign. Microsoft has decided to go with a slightly different advertising campaign. In place of Jerry and Bill [...]
OS X 10.5.5 Available Now
By Frank on Sep 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Apple today released the 10.5.5 update to their Leopard OS. The update contains a long list of fixes for the core OS as well as app fixes like iCal, Mail, MobileMe, and Time Machine. Here’s a list of what’s included: General Includes recent Apple security updates. Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, [...]
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Pwnage 2.0.2 Jailbreaks iPhone 2.0.1
By Frank on Aug 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The iPhone dev team has just release a new version of their PwnageTool to jailbreak iPhone 3Gs, first gen iPhones and iPod touches that are running the 2.0.1 firmware. Developers recommend upgrading via the original PwnageTool’s built-in update system. This won’t unlock your iPhone 3G, but it will allow you to put on unapproved apps [...]
3G, GPS, MobileMe, Oh My
By Frank on Jun 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
After all of the rumours (what else is new) the 3G iPhone is finally here. Hits the shelves on July 11th (in Canada too!) $199 for 8GB, $299 for 16GB Black, with a white 16GB model GPS In a clear action of trying to play catch up to Google, Apple also announced a suite of [...]
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Apple learning from Sony – iPhone 1.1.3
By Frank on Dec 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Looks like Steve Jobs is taking lessons from Sony when it comes to thwarting hackers. The 1.1.3 firmware has now been confirmed to be right around the corner and Unlockers and 3rd party Apps peeps aren’t going to be too happy since both of these will be broken once again as they did with 1.1.2. [...]
Awesome chameleon furniture
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
The Fuwapica furniture, which is currently on display at the Siggraph show, uses sensors embedded in the top to figure out the color of any item that is placed on it. The color of the stools then change to match the color of whatever has been placed on the sensitive tabletop. Sensors in the stools [...]
Imified gets pownced
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
I’m always running around when I’m not typing about on tech.nocr.at. Between the Videocast, my family, and tech.nocr.at I have little time for anything else. I do try to let people know what I’m doing on my Jaiku and Pownce accounts. The problem with these two services is that they don’t offer SMS support here [...]
Social Messaging: Pownce v. Jaiku
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
I think I am finally grasping this whole concept of social messaging. I don’t know if being over 30 has made me un-cool or if, god forbid, I have become like my parents were when I was young, square and old fashioned but I has taken me a while to grasp the concept of social [...]
Even More Linux Distros That Don’t Suck
By Frank on Sep 6, 2010 · 3 Comments
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 [...]
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