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By Frank on Jan 22, 2011 · 5 Comments
Apple’s AirPlay is a great technology. It lets you stream music and video wirelessly to Apple products like iPods, iPhones and to the Apple TV. It also can be used to stream to Apple approved hardware like speaker docks, AV receivers and stereo systems. The problem with it, like most Apple technology, if your not [...]
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By Frank on Jan 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
In our next installment of Distros That Don’t Suck we will be looking at open source HTPC software. Sure you can load up VLC or even use Windows Media player, but having a dedicated solution with a UI that is made for a TV is a lot easier and pleasing. I’ve left the PVR-centric software [...]
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By Frank on Sep 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The latest beta of the awesome XBMC (Windows, OS X, Linux, AppleTV) code-named Dharma has been released and is packed with wonderful new features. Probably the most notable one is built in functionality to make sure that all your plugins and skins are updated automatically and the ability to play back BlueRay movies. The list [...]
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By Frank on Aug 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Just because I purchased a 360 doesn’t mean my original Xbox sits in the closet. No, no, no, the entire family uses it as a powerful media center thanks to the homebrew app XBMC (Xbox Media Center), and now the XBMC is going cross platform. You can go and grab early alpha releases right now [...]
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By Frank on Aug 2, 2008 · 2 Comments
In a world filled with enough plugins to make your head spin, it can be quite frustrating looking for that right plugin to do that job your after. Most bloggers have spent countless hours sifting through google or wordpress.org looking for a plugin to do something they are after but just can’t come up with [...]
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By Frank on Oct 4, 2007 · 25 Comments
Disclaimer: Like the video states, this is illegal is some states and countries. Electric Meter Hack! How To Cut Your Electricity Bill In Half! – The best video clips are right here
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By Frank on Aug 15, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Have you even been sitting on your couch and had to stretch your arm out until your tendons creaked? Ever lean forward in your armchair and fallen off because you were trying to get your remote control to work? Ever have to arm the remote at the TV and wave it around like an aerosol [...]
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By Frank on Aug 12, 2007 · 11 Comments
The one thing I love about the web is the amazing things you stumble across and the many things you learn. I stumbled across this laptop battery hack when I was trying to figure out what to do about the dead battery on my old Toshiba laptop that my wife and kids use from time [...]
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
How many of us have a cables cluttering up desks, tabletops and nightstands. Below is a video showing a simple and easy way to clean up the cable clutter. I would warn you that almost every powerbrick produces heat so make sure you don’t end up with a neat box that catches fire and burns [...]
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
This is one of those “it works, and it’s scary” hacking projects. Build your own laser listening device for about $3. Video after the jump.Via Funditor “In a microphone, sound waves (differences in the pressure of air) cause a diaphragm to vibrate back and forth, altering its resistance to an electric current. When an electric [...]
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
Here’s a great little how-to video if you’re ever in a jam with a wet Cell Phone, actually this will work with any piece of electronics that gets wet. So you now know what to do when you drop your cell in the toilet. (Video after the Jump)
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
I’m a bit of a skeptic about these whole “Making elevators come fast” or “Changing Street lights quickly” kind of hacks. KipPlay has brought us some interesting videos in the past that have been quite useful, like the Laptop Battery Hack and the Hack Your Remote Control video, but this one leaves me guessing so [...]
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
The Internet never ceases to amaze me. In this video you will learn how to make your very own USB powered Air Conditioner with an empty coffee can and a fan. I’m not sure how powerful this sucker will be but it looks like a neat idea. Make sure you have plenty of ice cubes! [...]
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
Here’s a great and cheap way to create your own Night Vision system for your video camera. You will need some cellophane and an old digital camera to pull it off, but once you do it’s quite impressive.
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By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
Here’s something for all the cleanliness freaks roaming the Internet, a USB powered air purifier using 4 lasers. You’ll need a mini DVD disk, a PC fan, USB cable, and some laser pointers. The idea behind the design is that laser destroys the bacteria in the air. If that doesn’t work it at least makes [...]
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11 WordPress Plugins For Professional Bloggers
By Frank on Aug 2, 2008 · 2 Comments
In a world filled with enough plugins to make your head spin, it can be quite frustrating looking for that right plugin to do that job your after. Most bloggers have spent countless hours sifting through google or wordpress.org looking for a plugin to do something they are after but just can’t come up with [...]
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