Archive for August, 2009
X-Wrt
About X-WrtX-Wrt is a set of packages and patches to enhance the end user experience of OpenWrt. It is NOT a fork of OpenWrt. We work in conjunction with the OpenWrt developers to extend OpenWrt.
Our packages currently work with the latest public release of OpenWrt, Kamikaze 8.09.There are currently images of 8.09 uploaded, you can help by testing them and reporting bugs. Please see the Downloads/Install page for more information.
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August 31, 2009
Tags: Bugs, Conjunction, Developers, Downloads, Image Issue, Images, Kamikaze, Kernel Modules, Nls, Openwrt, Patches, router, Server Downtime, Stable Release, User Experience, Wrt Posted in: Software 
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Parabola Calculator v1.1
About This Program
This Freeware program was written to help you design solar collector or wifi projects using Parabolic Reflectors. This program calculates the focal length and (x, y) coordinates for a Parabola of any diameter and depth. It can help you determine what size and shape to make your parabola very quickly.
If you would like modifications to the program to make it more useful to you, or to send feedback, you can ..read more
August 31, 2009
Tags: Bernhard, Calculator V1, Centimeters, Cuisson, Curve, Diameter, Focal Length, Freeware Program, Linux Users, Parabolic Reflectors, Solar Collector, Solar Cooking, Straight Line Segments, Text Boxes, Vb6 Source Code, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 6 Runtime, Visual Basic Runtime Files, Wifi, Windows Installation Posted in: Software No Comments
Six Hacks For Your Mobile Gear
Unlock your iPhone, supercharge your camera, and take your TiVo shows on the road for free. These six hacks unleash the hidden power in your mobile gadgets.
We’d be lost if we ever left the house without our arsenal of mobile tech gear, but we’re also sick of being hamstrung by gadget makers who leave out important features or micromanage what we can–and can’t–do with the products we buy from them. Fortunately, you don’t necessarily have to settle for the limited ..read more
August 31, 2009
Tags: Battery Meter, Burst Mode, Compatible Set, Exposure Times, Free Hacks, Gadget Makers, Hack, Image Resolution, Iphone, Manual Exposure, Meaningful Differences, Micromanage, Mobile Gadgets, Mobile Gear, Old Camera, Older Models, Photographers, Raw Format, Sd Card, Tivo Posted in: General, Hardware, Software No Comments
5 Cool Hacks for Your Entertainment Gadgets
Add external storage to your TiVo, beef up your Xbox 360, rip DVDs to your media player, play your iTunes purchases on any device, and use your standard cable remote to skip commercials
When you’re serious about entertainment, you don’t want to settle for the standard features. You want more storage, more options, and more convenience. But most consumer electronics come with built-in limitations that can prevent you from getting maximum use out of them.
We have some tricks for getting around ..read more
August 31, 2009
Tags: Cable Box, Cablecard, Comcast, Comcast Cable, Dvd Movies, External Hard Drive, External Storage, Frowny Face, Hacks, Hard Drives, Moderate Time, Rip Dvds, Road Blocks, Storage Menu, Technology Road, Time 2, Tivo, Tivo Series3, Video Performance, Xbox 360 Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Google, Apple, and AT&T All Make Their Statements to the FCC over Google Voice
Google, Apple, and AT&T All Make Their Statements to the FCC over Google Voice
Apple’s been bad, and now the FCC is all over Apple, AT&T, and Google trying to get to the bottom of the Google Voice app rejection from the iTunes App Store. So far no one’s really saying all that much beyond some legal maneuvering, and the only interesting bit of information (”What explanation was given for Apple’s rejection of the Google Voice application?”) was redacted. TechCrunch has ..read more
August 22, 2009
Tags: Amp, Apple, Fcc, Google, Itunes, Legal Maneuvering, Nitty Gritty, Original Source, Rejection, Techcrunch, Voice Application Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Video Chat Directly from iGoogle
Video Chat Directly from iGoogle
Earlier this year Google added the chat sidebar to iGoogle, which gave you Gmail-style chat in your iGoogle start page. Now they’ve expanded the chat functionality to include video chat right from the main iGoogle interface.
If you already downloaded the video-chat plugin when it was released for Gtalk in Gmail, then you’re already set. If you haven’t done so yet, you’ll need to download the plugin here.
Once you have the plugin installed whenever you are talking ..read more
August 22, 2009
Tags: Chat Start, Chat Video, Gmail, Google, Gtalk, Igoogle, Interface, Mobile Phones, Original Source, Party Clients, Sidebar, Third Party, Video Chat Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Photo! 3D Shows Off Your Pictures in a Virtual Gallery
Photo! 3D Shows Off Your Pictures in a Virtual Gallery
Windows only: Photo! 3D Album creates virtual galleries for your photos, walking through them with a first-person view not unlike a video game.
Once you’ve installed and launched the application, you can choose the type of gallery you want—mountains, art gallery, cathedral, or many others. You then pick the pictures that you would like to include in the gallery, and you can preview the gallery in first-person mode, walking through to admire ..read more
August 17, 2009
Tags: 3d Album, Art Gallery, Buzz, Exe File, First Person, Gallery Photo, Gallery Windows, Mountains, Novel, Original Source, Person Mode, Person View, Pho, Photo 3d, Photo Album, Photo Download, Photo Free, Share With Others, Techie, Video Game, Video Games, Virtual Galleries Posted in: Software No Comments
Better GReader 0.7.2 Catches Up to Reader Updates
Better GReader 0.7.2 Catches Up to Reader Updates
Just released the latest version of my Firefox add-on, Better GReader 0.7.2, which contains a few fixes plus a new integrated print button. Huge thanks to the folks at Mozilla for making Better GReader one of their official “Recommended” add-ons.
As always, a lively conversation about all the Better Webapps add-ons is going on on the mailing list. Hit us up with questions, problems, or requests there.
Download Better GReader and let us know what ..read more
August 17, 2009
Tags: Downloads, Editor Emeritus, Firefox, Google, Hacker, Lively Conversation, Mozilla Add Ons, Original Source, Print Button, Reader Updates, Trapani, Web Page Posted in: Software No Comments
Chromium Updater Keeps You on the Bleeding Edge of Chrome for Mac
Chromium Updater Keeps You on the Bleeding Edge of Chrome for Mac
Mac OS X: Chrome for Mac is progressing at a slow but steady pace, but if you’re willing to risk the latest Chromium for Mac builds, some great new features await. But how do you stay up-to-date with the latest Chromium builds?
Enter Chromium Updater, a barebones application that determines if you’re running the latest build of Chromium, then updates to the latest and greatest if you aren’t. Just run ..read more
August 17, 2009
Tags: Bleeding Edge, Bugs, Caution, Chromium, Downloads Mac, Early Adopter, Freeware Mac Os X, Instances, Mac Downloads, Mac Mac, Mac Os X, Mac Users, New Features, Original Source, Os X, Risk, Running, Snapshots, Steady Pace, Windows Users, Workaround Posted in: Software No Comments
Essential Tools for Removing Spyware, Adware, and Malware
What are the Best Tools for Removing Spyware, Adware, and Malware?
If you have been on the Internet for any length of time, you’ve probably ran across the topic of spyware, adware, or malware. This is software that has installed on your computer, many times without your permission, or accidentally by clicking on a popup ad, etc. The problem with these programs is they will slow your computer down, make changes to your desktop, homepage, search page, load programs into ..read more
August 16, 2009
Tags: Adware And Spyware Removal, Anti Malware, Best Tools, Essential Tools, Hijacker, Incredifind, Micro Elite, Microsoft Windows Defender, Mysearchnow, Omegakiller, Perfectnav, Pesty, Removal Tool, Removing Hijackers, Search200, Searchexe, Spybot, Spywareblaster, Taskbar Tray, Trend Micro Posted in: General No Comments
