Eye-Fi Adds Wi-Fi to Almost Any Digital Camera

Having just purchased a digital camera (the Canon A570 IS), I must say that this little device sounds pretty freakin' sweet. I could see this helping many, many people.

Review: Eye-Fi Adds Wi-Fi to Almost Any Digital Camera

Verilux Rise & Shine Alarm Lamp: Peaceful Wakeup

Definitely cool. Get up peacefully with the increase in light...I'd buy it.

Verilux Rise & Shine Alarm Lamp: Peaceful Wakeup

Flying Alarm Clock Annoys You Awake

Probably my favorite, not only scary enough to wake you up, but definitely annoying enough to get you up.

Gadgets: Flying Alarm Clock Annoys You Awake

Alarm Clock Won't Shut Up Without Cash

So, if you're broke you have to get out of bed and get a job!

Japan: Japanese Alarm Clock Won't Shut Up Without Cash

Carpet Alarm Clock

I like this, I wonder if I could push on it hard enough with my hands.

Design: Carpet Alarm Clock

Ring, The Vibrating Alarm

Pretty sweet. Not sure if I wouldn't think it was an animal and throw it across the room. I also hope I don't have my finger up my nose at the time. :-)

Design Concept: Ring, The Vibrating Alarm

Riding Vacuum

Bring on the race track patterned carpet!

Design Concept: Riding Vacuum Lets Kids Help Out With the Housework

Remote Control Pillows

The size of the buttons on the remote just got HUGE!

Cushion Control: Channel Changing Via Rump

Lego Sofa: Complete Lego Life Transformation Now Possible

My only chance to play with logos until I have a child of my own.

Lego Sofa: Complete Lego Life Transformation Now Possible

Enormous Monitor by Siemens

I have no idea why you would want (not to mention need) a monitor this big. You have to begin balancing productivity with chances of injuring your neck or back.

Size Matters: Whopper Monitor by Siemens

Just How Big is an Airbus A380?

I got to see this when it flew over Wichita on its way from Ohio to California and then onto Asia. It's unbelievably huge.

Look Out, Little MacBook: Just How Big is an Airbus A380?

First Gullwing Stretch Limo Ferrari

Cars: First Gullwing Stretch Limo Ferrari

Bash Shell Scripting

Good ol' bash shell scripting reference.

kd7yhr.org:bash

Hardening Linux

Most of this stuff is probably fairly straightforward (i.e. disable unused services, close unused ports, etc.). But it never hurts to make sure you're checking all the basics.

iTWire - Hardening Linux

Switching your Linux systems to the new DST

Think the timezone problem we had at the beginning of the year was bad? Well, it's not over...we have to get off of it now!

Switching your Linux systems to the new DST

Graphically analyze your boot sequence

Speed up the boot process, or at least find out why it's so slow!

Linux Tip: Graphically analyze your boot sequence

Gently Restart a Frozen System

Don't go pushing that power button too quickly...

Linux Tip: Gently Restart a Frozen System

Setting Up A Central Syslog Server

Syslog is pretty cool.

Setting Up A Central Syslog Server - Make sure you have traceable evidence if anything goes wrong. - Softpedia

VIM Line Numbers

:set number will put line numbers along the left side of a window
:help number
Or,
:set nu
:se nu

Tip #19 - line numbers... : vim online

Network interface configuration commands

Configuring network interfaces can be confusing on different OS'es:

For IPv4 addresses:

Linux
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Linux iproute2
ip addr add address/prefixlength dev interface

FreeBSD
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

OpenBSD
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

NetBSD
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Solaris
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Darwin (MacOS/X)
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Windows
netsh interface ip set address interface static address netmask


For IPv6 addresses:

Linux
ifconfig interface add address/prefixlength

FreeBSD
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

OpenBSD
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

NetBSD
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

Solaris
ifconfig interface inet6 plumb up
ifconfig interface inet6 addif address address

Darwin (MacOS/X)
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

Windows
netsh interface ipv6 add address interface static address/prefixlength

tinc Manual: 7. Platform specific information

Add a Web Interface to Your Homemade DVR

How To: Add a Web Interface to Your Homemade DVR

Convert your unused laptop to a second monitor

DIY: Convert your unused laptop to a second monitor

Tie an impossible knot

Knots: Tie an impossible knot

Podcasting: An essential list of resources

Here's all you need to know about podcasting.

Podcasting: An essential list of resources

Turn mailing lists into an RSS feed

How To: Turn mailing lists into an RSS feed

How to take good birthday party photos

Photography: How to take good birthday party photos

Beginner's guide to picking locks

How To: Beginner's guide to picking locks

Poor Man's DIY Flat Panel TV

Ah hahahahahah!

Home Entertainment: Poor Man's DIY Flat Panel TV

Crack a "Master Lock" Combination Lock

How to Crack a "Master Lock" Combination Lock - wikiHow

KeyXL Keyboard Shortcuts

Lookup keyboard shortcuts and save yourself some time.

KeyXL Keyboard Shortcuts

Google Earth Flight Simulator

Marco's Blog: Google Earth Flight Simulator

Physics in Hollywood

Slashdot | 9 Laws of Physics That Don't Apply in Hollywood

Do You Need to Surf Anonymously?

Slashdot | Do You Need to Surf Anonymously?

Computer-Generated Image or Real Photo?

Can you tell if this image is computer-generated or a real photo?

Software: Computer-Generated Image Looks Exactly Like a Beautiful Woman

Lightning Bolt Hitting Plane Taking Off in Osaka

Pretty scary!

High Voltage: Lightning Bolt Hitting Plane Taking Off in Osaka

The Critical 7 Rules To Understand People

Scott H Young » The Critical 7 Rules To Understand People

Crack a Windows password with Ophcrack Live CD

Screenshot Tour: How to crack a Windows password with Ophcrack Live CD

Manage your music with Winamp

Not happy with iTunes? Try Winamp.

IPod: Manage your music with Winamp

Microsoft Word: Recover lost Word documents

How To: Recover lost Word documents

Give a Windows folder a drive letter

SUBST w: C:\data\word_docs

Windows Tip: Give a folder its very own drive letter

Microsoft Excel: Nested IF Functions

IF( condition1, value_if_true1, IF(condition2, value_if_true2, value_if_false2 )

Excel: Nested IF Functions

Microsoft Excel: Offset Function

Offset( range, rows, columns, height, width )

Excel: Offset Function

Uptime for Windows 2000, 2003, XP and NT

net statistics server

Uptime for Windows 2000, 2003, XP and NT

Change Remote Desktop port

Here is the location of the port:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
System
CurrentControlSet
Control
TerminalServer
WinStations
RDP-Tcp
PortNumber

How to change the listening port for Remote Desktop

gtrace

CAIDA : tools : visualization : gtrace

Taskbar Shuffle

Featured Windows Download: Reorder your taskbar and system tray with Taskbar Shuffle

Edit PDF files for free with PDFill

Featured Windows Download: Edit PDF files for free with PDFill

Stream XviD and DivX to Your Xbox360

Featured Windows Download: Stream XviD and DivX to Your Xbox with Transcode 360

iTunes Sync

Manage your music library with iTunes even if you don't have an iPod.

Featured Windows Download: iTunes Sync transfers your iTunes library to other MP3 players

GIMPshop: a.k.a. Photoshop OSS

Featured Download: Get the feel of Photoshop in GIMP with GIMPshop

Firefox Address Bar Auto-completion

Goto "about:config" and change the value of "browser.urlbar.autoFill" to "true".

Firefox Tip: Enable Firefox Address Bar Auto-completion

Terayon Cable Modem Diagnostics

The Terayon TJ715 Cable Modem Information Center can be accessed at http://192.168.100.1/DIAGNOSTICS_PAGE.HTML
The password is: icu4at!

Google: Display Your GCal Agenda in Firefox's Sidebar

Use Firefox's sidebar to display your GCal.
Step By Step: Display Your GCal Agenda in Firefox's Sidebar

Microsoft Outlook: Access Google Calendar Directly From Outlook

Microsoft Outlook Tip: Access Google Calendar Directly From Outlook

Microsoft Word: Return to Last Position

Use SHIFT+F5 to go back to the last place where you left off in a document.
Microsoft Word Tip: Go back to where you left off in a document

Change Firefox's CTRL+Enter Behavior

Change Firefox's default CTRL+Enter behavior.
Firefox Tip: Change Firefox's Ctrl+Enter Behavior

Google Maps Shows Traffic

Check out the traffic in 30 U.S. cities with Google maps.
Software: Google Maps Now Show Traffic Conditions In 30 US Cities

Improve Your Searches with GoogleGuide

Power-up your Google searches with these tips.
Search Techniques: Improve your searches with GoogleGuide

20 References You Can't Do Without

Here's 20 references that apparently you can't live without.
Beyond Wikipedia: 20 References You Can't Do Without | Scholastici.us

RFCDiff

Diff RFCs online with this little tool.
rfcdiff

TinyURL.com

Shorten that HUGE URL with TinyURL.
TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a Tiny URL

Rock Your iPod with OSS

Get more out of your MP3 player with this OSS.
PC World - Rock Your iPod With an Open-Source Upgrade

Microsoft Excel: Delete All Hyperlinks Macro


Sub RemoveHyperlinks()
Remove all hyperlinks from the active sheet
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Delete
End Sub

Excel: Delete all hyperlinks on a sheet

Hack a Verizon RAZR v3m

I don't like Verizon's software, if you can call it software. I think it's really, really slow, big, clunky, ugly, buggy, and just terrible. Want to hack it?
How to Hack a Verizon RAZR v3m Mobile Phone - wikiHow

Virtualization (VMware OSS)

Open Virtual Machine allows you to run VMware-ish software for free.
Virtualization

Google Calendar Widget

Give your site a Google calendar with this widget.
Google Calendar Widget | Nothing to see here

Track Flights with Google

Track flight with a mix between Google search and Google maps.
Travel: Quickly Track Flights with Google Search and Earth Integration

Gmail: Hack Gmail Notifier to Use SSL

Using Gmail with SSL is easy, just goto https://www.gmail.com
To have Gmail Notifier use SSL see the following link:
How To: Hack Gmail Notifier to use SSL

Gmail: Better Gmail Firefox Extension

Spruce up your Firefox Gmail experience with this extension.
Exclusive Lifehacker Download: Better Gmail Firefox extension 1.0 now available

Gmail: Reformat Your Address

Why not attempt to confuse people by adding a bunch of periods to your email address?
user@gmail.com or u.s.e.r@gmail.com or us.er@gmail.com -- all the same!
Gmail Tip: Reformat your Gmail address with dots

Get a Random Password from PassPub

Don't use easy-to-remember passwords, those can be hacked.
This merits a place in the Links section.
Passwords: Get a random password from PassPub

GeeXboX

Use GeeXboX to create a bootable home theater PC.
Featured Download: Create a Bootable Home Theater PC with GeeXboX

NetStat Live

Use NetStat Live to monitor your bandwidth usage.
How to monitor your Internet bandwidth usage in Windows - Simplehelp

CTRL+R Terminal Command Search

When in the terminal, simply type CTRL+R so bring up a "reverse-i-search" prompt where you can search for any text in any of your previous commands that are stored.
This means that if you type "o" you'll get the last `sudo` command that you ran, but if you type "om" you'll get the last time you used the "/home" in a path.

Command Line: Ctrl+R to search and other terminal history tricks

Vim Commands Cheat Sheets

Vim Commands Cheat Sheet
Vim Cheat Sheet 2

Terminal Process Manager

Featured Linux Download: Manage Processes with htop

Subnet Calculator

Networking Tools - Calculate Subnet Mask/Network/Node/IP/Nslookup/Traceroute

Linux I/O Redirection

The following code redirects stdout to 'outfile.txt', and then it assigns stderr to stdout, which will in effect point stderr to 'outfile.txt' as well.
[root@server /root]# cmd 1>outfile.txt 2>&1
0 = stdin
1 = stdout
2 = stderr

Linux I/O Redirection

Batch files - IF statements

IF [NOT] ERRORLEVEL number command
IF [NOT] string1==string2 command
IF [NOT] EXIST filename command

Batch files - IF statements