Computer Tips and Guides

Archive for August 31st, 2009

About X-Wrt

X-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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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

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

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