Monthly Archives: February 2006
Camera Shy Hides Text in Gifs
Steganography, not to be confused with stenography, is the art/science of writing hidden messages so that only the original writer or intended recipient can read it. Camera Shy is a tool that allows you to do this with gif files. People hide text in gif files on web pages. This tool allows them to open … Continue reading
Real Estate Goodies
It’s that time once again to look into some other real estate tools. The first tool is a great, free appraisal tool – Zillow. Now, you’ll find that some values are a little skewed, but it’s a fun tool to get quick appraisals. And whether you’re looking to see your own home’s value or an … Continue reading
Google Video Hosts National Archives
Google announced Friday that they would pilot the National Archive video collection on their video search. The non-exclusive agreement puts over 100 archive films on the internet. You can see films about the then ever-growing space program, the United Newsreel, and the Department of the Interior. It’s pretty cool, you can see things like a … Continue reading
Laser / Microwave Propulsion
Here are a few alternate propulsion ideas that are really cool. By mid 2000, Myrabo and his students had propelled their lightcraft up 220 feet. The concept is simple and elegant. An acorn shaped disk (sounds eerily like UFO sightings, huh) receives a high powered light pulse from a ground laser. This hits a parabolic … Continue reading
Extremely Critical Mac OS X _MACOSX Vulnerability
Secunia has issued another very critical security warning. This vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched Mac OS X system using the Safari browser, Safari 2.0.3 (417.8) and Mac OS X 10.4.5. The vulnerability was discovered by Michael Lehn “The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of file association meta … Continue reading
Toshiba Tecra 8100 Laptop Disassembly
This is me pulling up the lcd screen/keyboard of my Tecra 8100. I had an issue with the power jack – I had to force the plug to one side to keep power. As my battery lost its charge capability a long time ago, the computer kept shutting off. Ouch. That’s one sure way to … Continue reading
PodShow Levels Podcast Playing Field
If there was any doubt about podcasting prominence, kiss that goodbye. PodShow and Limelight are teaming up to bring the PodShow Network. This is the first real high-performance digital content delivery site suited specifically toward the podcasting community. This shortens the gap between speculative, amateur podcasting media ventures and full-fledged, high-dollar outfits. PodShow incorporates tools … Continue reading
Mac Trojan/Virus
There is an unsophisticated Mac trojan going around. It will be limited in its spread because of various things. The trojan is named “latestpics.tgz” and tries to get users to click on it. It is purported screenshots from the Mac OS X Leopard release. To get the trojan, you need to receive the file, click … Continue reading
Mullen Hybrid Carbon Fiber Supercar
Mullen motors, in cooperation with Hybrid Technologies, will unveil their supercar at the New York Auto Show in April.
Podmaxx is iPod unlimited
Podmaxx gives you a lot of freedom. And, for $29 (Podmaxx Gold), it might be a great deal if you use your iPod a ton. The Gold version incorporates all of the Podmaxx suite, which includes: Podmaxx, Podmaxx video, and ring factory. Podmaxx video allows you to rip any DVD you own to your iPod. … Continue reading
