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The PC Weenies - Unchained Melody. Unchained Melody Getting out of your chair at home to experience something in the real world has started to become a rare occurrence. -Jack White, White Stripes That was pulled from a recent Verge article where White, who was recently appointed as Record Store Day Ambassador, makes the observation that people tend to resist real world experiences in favor of the virtual experiences they get from 1′s and 0′s – like MP3′s, video games and the Internet.

I think there’s some truth to that. What do you think? -Krishna. CODING FOR GOOD. Ten More Awesome Projects for Your Raspberry Pi. BitTorrent Launches Private and Secure Dropbox Alternative. BitTorrent Inc. has released a new application that allows users to securely sync folders to multiple devices using the BitTorrent protocol. The free application has no storage limits and can serve both as a public backup system and a shared drive.

BitTorrent Sync is especially efficient for groups who need to share many large files over the Internet,. BitTorrent is a very powerful distribution tool. There is simply no faster way than BitTorrent for those who share files with several devices at once. Just ask Twitter and Facebook, two major technology companies that rely on BitTorrent technology to distribute files across their networks. For the public, however, there’s never really been a good tool to securely backup and sync files over the Internet via BitTorrent. This may change, however, with the new Sync application just announced by BitTorrent Inc. Other advantages are that transfers generally go a lot faster with BitTorrent, and that there are no storage limits.

Ubuntu Studio 12.10 DVD (on bootable) LinuxLive USB | unSpy. My laptop crashed and so I made the switched to Ubuntu. Here is my story. A few days ago I was uninstalling a program from Window’s 7 and as a result the entire system crashed. After that everything move very slowly but the CPU meter showed me running at 1% (when it felt like 99%).

I didnt’t have a restore point and no back up disc. I went to the computer story and paid $10 for a OEM disc of Window’s 7 and plan to start from scratch but the disk was for 64-bit and I need 32-bit. My attempt to run this OEM “fix” only screwed everything up more…. I had previously installed Ubuntu on my laptop and I found it was still working like a champ. Yesterday I got Ubuntu Studio (12.10) running and I love it. Ironically, I had just ordered the standard Ubuntu 12.10 disc off eBay a few days before my laptop crashed, and my plan was to upgrade and run both like I had been. After a little research I download the LinuxLive USB Key Creator (linuxliveusb.com). Move over Microsoft, I found my new OS!

Gc-linux. Operate Your Computer with Wii Controllers. Magic Touch Keytec KTMT-1700W-USB Touch Screen - Same Day Shipping! Eeepc & touch panel | deadbird's lairdeadbird’s lair. Tonight I’ll show you how to add a touch screen for less than 50 € to your precious. This may be an EeePC or another laptop or even an LCD screen, the possibilities are endless. The only challenge is: - the ability to disassemble the entire case out of the computer. And when I say completely, you’ll see that I’m serious here soon! - To have enough room in the case to house the controller. Basically, if you are able to disassemble your machine without breaking anything, well let’s go! The kit: I bought mine on eBay, here: Visual Touch World. Once ordered, you should receive a nice black box with this in it: On the left: the controller. Above all, I recommend you not to lose/mix the screws you remove from the case.

Now we’re going to begin the disassembly. Beware not to lose the small plastic washer on each screw from the trap: Once the trap removed, you will find the hard drive, wireless card and its two antennas and the RAM module. Now we will remove the keyboard. Remove these screws: Ubuntu Studio. Send Picture from Computer to Cell Phone. Abstract: Explains how to send a picture from a computer to a cell phone and from cell phones to computer for viewing. Detail: These instructions show you how to send pictures from your computer desktop to a cell phone and from a cell phone to a computer email address, or sending from a cell phone to cell phone. These instructions show you how to send pictures from your computer desktop to a cell phone and from a cell phone to a computer email address, or sending from a cell phone to cell phone. If you want to send a pic you will need to send an email to the cellphone in the same way you e-mail an attached picture to your friends computer.

The method is slightly different for various cell phone models, but the following directions are similar for all brands. Cell phone email addresses are: Remember that pictures on cell phones are a lot smaller dimensions and file size than what your digital camera or computer is used to. Send Pictures From Cell Phone to Computer: Related Topics. SIP/SIMPLE configuration on Pidgin. Here is how you can configure your Ekiga or FWD account under Pidgin to get SIP Presence support by using Pidgin’s SIP/SIMPLE plugin. It works with Ekiga & FWD, but Pidgin completely crashes when doing the same for VoipBuster.

The Best Free Screencasting Tool for Windows - Camtasia Alternative. Learn about a free screencasting tool for Windows that can help you create HD video screen captures with audio narration and webcam recording. Are you looking for a screencasting tool for Windows that doesn’t cost a dime but can still help you create high-quality screencast videos? Read on. Microsoft Expression Encoder is essentially seen as a tool for developers to encode video files for the web with Silverlight. What you may not know, however, is that Expression Encoder comes with an impressive video screen capture application that is quite easy-to-use and offers more features than most other free screencasting solutions. The program, known as Expression Encoder Screen Capture, is easy to learn and master and it won’t bore you with any of the technical jargon that is associated with video encoding.

To get started, simply select the area of the desktop screen that wish to capture as a video. Once you’re done with the recording, it’s time to edit and publish the video. OverActive Ingenuity. Fuduntu • Home. M.ubersocial.com - Home. F.lux: software to make your life better.

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