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Google Hacking Database, GHDB, Google Dorks
We call them 'googledorks': Inept or foolish people as revealed by Google. Whatever you call these fools, you've found the center of the Google Hacking Universe! Latest Google Hacking Entries
There are many out there that are making things to win a laser cutter.
Laser cutter, start slicing stuff for under 50 dollars
In a recent “ Open Mic ” we asked you, “Which music-related sites do you visit regularly?” This article is a summary of the great suggestions given in the comments to that article.
47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit
PirateBox DIY - David Darts Wiki
From David Darts Wiki Overview PirateBox is a self-contained mobile communication and file sharing device. Inspired by pirate radio and the free culture movement, PirateBox utilizes Free, Libre and Open Source software (FLOSS) to create mobile wireless file sharing networks where users can anonymously chat and share images, video, audio, documents, and other digital content. The PirateBox can be built using a number of different configurations depending upon your needs and budget. The basic system consists of a lightweight web server connected to a wireless device.
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Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers - Smashing Magazine - StumbleUpon
Whitaker Blackall - Music and Sound FX for Video Games & Music Theory for Beginners: Part I - StumbleUpon
Find part two of this article here WARNING : This is a long post. But if you can get through it, you will know a lot of important basics about music theory and production. As some of you know, I’ve been having a blast with my foray into gamedev. I had never programmed a day in my life before October, and now I’m up to making an iPhone Pong clone so I’m pretty excited about that! More to come in future blog posts.
Like many folks, after watching the BUILD keynote this morning, I couldn't wait to get home and install Windows 8 Developer Preview on my laptop. The instructions for installing Windows 8 are simple enough. The only fly in the ointment is that installing Windows 8 requires a DVD to create an install package. Of course, since I haven't used an optical drive in years, I didn't have a blank DVD and I didn't want to wait until the morning to buy some.
How to create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 8 Developer Preview - Habib Heydarian's Blog @ Microsoft
Schopenhauers 38 Stratagems | Truth Mafia - StumbleUpon
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher. These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from “The Art of Controversy”, first translated into English and published in 1896. Carry your opponent’s proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it. The more general your opponent’s statement becomes, the more objections you can find against it. The more restricted and narrow his or her propositions remain, the easier they are to defend by him or her.
by Gina Trapani Click to view Anyone who's done any Unix work has used SSH (Secure Shell) to connect to other computers and perform tasks like transferring files. But you don't have to be a Unix whiz with a beard, ponytail and penguin tee-shirt to reap the benefits of the secure, remote computing that SSH offers. It's simple to set up an SSH server right on your Windows PC with Cygwin (and even simpler on your Mac). Once your personal SSH server is up and running, you can connect to your home computer securely from anywhere on the internet, up and download files and perform all the command line tasks your heart desires. Here's how.
Geek to Live: Set up a personal, home SSH server
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Know Your Network, Lesson 4: Access Your Home Computers from Anywhere
You've picked out your hardware and set up the basics , and configured your network to perform at its best and fastest . Now it's time to open the gates to the outside world. In this lesson, we're going to walk you through how to set up your router so you access your home computers from anywhere—and with your own friendly, easy-to-remember URL. Setting up remote access to your local network is one of the coolest things you can do with your router, as it allows you to remotely view your screen, access files, control services like BitTorrent remotely, and so on. Basically, anything you can do at home can be made possible by just opening a few ports on your router. It can seem a little daunting if you've never done it before, but once you understand what everything means and where to find the information you need, you should have no trouble getting things to work.You've picked your router and set up all the basics , so now it's time to optimize your network. In this lesson, we're going to look at how to improve your network's speed and wireless signal so it's operating at full capacity. In theory, your network should work just fine as-is, but we all know that reality can differ from what should ideally be the case. How well your router performs is going to depend on a lot of factors, so these tips and tricks might work better for some than others. For example, strategies for improving your wireless signal aren't going to do much unless your router is dealing with some interference.
Know Your Network, Lesson 3: Maximize Your Speed, Performance, and Wireless Signal
In the first lesson of our networking night school, we looked at the basics of router hardware . Today we're going to start setting things up. The goal here is to get the most important things set up and then explain all the other details you ought to know. You may not use every section in your router's admin page, but understanding the features will help. We're going to use the DD-WRT router firmware in our examples—since it's a Lifehacker favorite available for many routers—but we'll explain how each topic applies to whatever router you have.
Know Your Network, Lesson 2: Understanding Your Router’s Admin Page
Jun 29 Not to sound full of myself, but I’m pretty sure this is the be all, end all of popsicle roundups. There’s a little something for everyone: the foodies, the purists, the ones who prefer frozen yogurt, the ones who prefer a little alcohol, everyone. Tweny-five options to be exact. The post I did last summer on the cold guys was one of DC’s most viewed ever, so I thought you’d all be up for another round – was I right?