How to Detect a Two-Way Mirror

Posted by Pete on January 16th, 2006

Paranoid about perverts watching you behind those mirrors in bathrooms, hotel rooms, and changing rooms? Find out how to detect and avoid them.

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Howard Stern is Aware of Pirates

Posted by Pete on January 15th, 2006

Howard Stern is aware of his show on Sirius and is convinced those who pirate his show are geniuses. Howard asks for the his news show to do a story on the life of a radio pirate. (3rd paragraph down on the left)

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Linux LiveCD List

Posted by Pete on January 15th, 2006

Linux Live CD list!
You can sort by ISO Size and Primary Function

Cool resource!

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Hear how the world sounds through a Cochlear Implant!

Posted by Pete on January 13th, 2006

What does the world sound like through a Cochlear implant? Alan Alda gives a pretty good insight as too what deaf people are hearing for the time. Click the “Next” button a couple of times to hear the changes. Pretty amazing what technology can do.

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Security expert Steve Gibson claims WMF exploit is a deliberate back-hole

Posted by Pete on January 13th, 2006

Microsoft has patched the WMF vulnerability in Windows 2000 and XP, but in his research for a fix for Windows 95/98/Me Steve has come up with a blockbuster. It is his considered opinion that the WMF vulnerability could not have been a mistake. It was an intentional backdoor inserted into Windows by Microsoft for reasons unknown.

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AllPeers Is The FireFox - Killer App

Posted by Pete on January 12th, 2006

techcrunch’s take on the new firefox extension

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Thunderbird 1.5 Released

Posted by Pete on January 12th, 2006

Mozilla has released the first major update to Thunderbird. Version 1.5 includes an automated update system, in-line spell checking, an a bunch of other additions and improvements. Enjoy.

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Track you FedEx, UPS, USPS package routes via Google Maps!

Posted by Pete on January 11th, 2006

PackageMapper.com is a Google Maps based tool showing your FedEx, UPS, or USPS package routes.

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iTunes 6.0.2 Out Now!

Posted by Pete on January 10th, 2006

Discover new music with MiniStore. Create ipod-compatible versions of your home movies.

iTunes 6.0.2 includes stability and performance improvements over iTunes 6.0.1.

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You CAN dual-boot Windows on the new Intel-based Macs!

Posted by Pete on January 10th, 2006

Title says it all. Who would of thought that water and oil mixed so well?

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