Hide files in JPEG using WinRar

Using WinRAR, and the copy command built into Windows you can easily hide anything you want, keeping prying eyes away! Think of the possibilities!

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Map: What Does the Internet Look Like?

"This visualization represents a macroscopic snapshot of the IPv6 Internet topology collected around March 4th, 2005. Topology data gathered from 17 monitors probing approximately 860 globally routable IPv6 network prefixes include 2,913 IPv6 addresses and 7,905 IPv6 links (immediately adjacent addresses in a traceroute-like path)."

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The DVD rewinder

I dunno know about you, but I just hate rewinding my DVDs manually after watching them. Thank goodness someone came up with the DVD rewinder to relieve my tired hands. Just snap the disc on top, press the button and watch in wonder as your disc spins up thanks to the "Centriptal Velocity Spindle."

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Samsung 400GB Sata Hard Drive $99.99! No mail-in rebates!

This is a great deal on an internal SATA drive from CompUSA.

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New DVD could end format war

Britain-based New Medium Enterprises (NME) said on Tuesday it had solved a technical production problem that makes it possible to produce a cheap multiple-layer DVD disk containing one film in different, competing formats.

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Complete HDD data recovery guide (including software lists)

A backup guide which had hit the Digg's hompage showed that the topic is hot... Okey, and what to do if you found that article too late? Read this one: guide to data recovery with 1) types of damage overview; 2) file systems overview; 3) freeware soft list and step-by-step manuals; 4) commercial soft list.

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Worried about the airline losing your luggage? No problem. Just pack a gun.

The airline wouldn't want to be responsible for losing a gun, right? That's one photographer's solution to making sure his expensive camera equipment is watched carefully by the airline when he has to check it as luggage. He packs a starter pistol in his camera bag and declares it as a firearm.

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Hilarious Windows 2000 Source Code Review

Two years ago the source code of Windows 2000 (the basis of XP) was leaked. It's good code... but who knew Microsoft programmers swore so much?

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Windows Vista: The �choose your own adventure� UI

"I have taken the liberty of taking 28 screenshots to compare the 4 different interfaces available in Windows Vista: Aero Glass, Vista Standard, Vista Basic and Windows Classic. These screenshots were taken on the same applications and layouts to give you a feel of the exact changes it makes to an user experience."

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ATM Reprogrammed to Give Out 4X More Money

Last month, a man reprogrammed an automated teller machine at a gas station on Lynnhaven Parkway to spit out four times as much money as it should.

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The Ultimate Mac Software List

Everything shown here are the best apps that could put Mac users on the right track towards productivity. I've judged their functionality for the average Mac user, and all apps listed are Universal binaries so they're future-proof. I know many will enjoy them, because most are free.

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The Ultimate Mac Software List

�Everything shown here are the best apps that could put Mac users on the right track towards productivity. I
�ve judged their functionality for the average Mac user, and all apps listed are Universal binaries � so they�re future-proof. I know many will enjoy them, because most are free.�

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Apple Anounces iTV

The new product: a box to connect to your TV to play all these iTunes Movies and iTunes TV shows on it. This box supports wireless
�no stringing cables�and is the missing piece. iTV looks like a small Mac Mini. It's just an internal codename, and will be renamed later.

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AnandTech successfully upgrades Mac Pro to Intel Core 2 Quad

Later this year Intel will be introducing pin compatible upgrades to its Core 2 and Xeon lines, except instead of two cores these processors will feature four. Codenamed Clovertown (Xeon), Intel's new quad-core processors will dramatically increase the amount of processing power you can have in a single system.

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Wal-Mart Plans to Add RFID to 500 More Stores

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, says it will double the number of stores using RFID to more than 1,000 by January 2007.

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More open source moves by Sun: this time it's identity management

In July 2005 news first emerged of Sun Microsystems' first foray into open source identity management with the Open Web Single Sign-On (OpenSSO) project. Now, a year later, the project has been formally launched. Sun has kept to its word with OpenSSO and is releasing source code for the significant chunks of its Java System Access Manager.

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Gnome 2.16 released!

The GNOME desktop is now faster and easier to configure than ever before. Some new apps have been introduced and lots of effort have gone into metacity's compositing ability. Check it out now! ;)

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Vista: 'Not Yet Ready for Prime Time'

A negative review of Vista RC1: "Microsoft is making its first Vista release candidate and pricing information more broadly available to partners and consumers this week. Solution providers who have seen it say it's not yet ready for prime time."

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Apple (finally) acknowledges MacBook Random Shutdown issue

Although it's just an acknowledgment and recommendation to contact Apple Care, at least it's acknowledgment for those of suffering this annoying issue.

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Experience digg in a whole new way with DiggThumbs

Firefox plugin adds website screenshot thumbnails to each and every digg listing. Know what you are clicking on before you click it. Screenshots dynamically generated by WebShotsPro.com

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Apple OS X's Built in Dictionary

Hey you guys might know this already, but Brian had no clue, so I'm passing it along. Press and hold Apple+Control+D over any word in a cocoa application (Safari, iChat, Mail etc...) and up pops a handy dandy Dictionary/Thesaurus.

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With Vista Release in Sight, Key Windows Executive Exits

A Microsoft Corp. executive who led Windows Vista's development is leaving for Amazon.com, with the clock ticking down to the scheduled release of the delayed operating system. Brian Valentine, a Microsoft veteran known for rallying the troops to finish big projects, is due to start work at Amazon as a senior vice president in mid-September.

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The new iMacs. Faster. Bigger. Brighter.

Cast your gaze on the ultimate eye-opening experience: the new faster, bigger, and brighter iMacs. Starting at just $999, the most personal of personal computers comes out packing a powerful punch. That
�s thanks to the new 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor, you�ll find in each and every new iMac.

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Samsung Previews Updated Credit Card-Sized Phone

Samsung's credit card-sized phone, the P300, is to be updated, Samsung revealed at the IFA consumer electronics show last week. The new version, the P310, ditches its predecessor's pocket-calculator look and boosts the on-board camera to two megapixels.

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Digg.com Reaches 500,000 Members

"Digg has reached the 500,000th registered user mark! We continue to grow at a phenomenal rate and we owe it to all 500,000+ of you for digging GREAT stories. As of 2:30pm PST digg has 511,136 registered users"

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Apple launches new site for open source projects

Apple has launched Mac OS Forge, a new community development site hosted designed to support Web Kit and other open source projects focused on Mac OS X.

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HDTV projector in a cell phone could be possible.

A cell phone that can project a high-definition television image could soon be possible, say researchers at Cornell University. The projector will be about the size of dime and project a meter wide image. The researchers say what sets their device apart is the high scanning speed of the mirror, combined with its ability to scan over a wide angle.

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Four countries order 4 million OLPC laptops

Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have EACH ordered a million Linux laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, DesktopLinux.com reports.

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AMD nabs 25 percent of server market

Advanced Micro Devices is still making strides in the server market at Intel's expense as the larger company waits to see if a new processor can reverse its slide.

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YouTube Overtakes MySpace

YouTube has established itself at the top of the league of the new generation of community websites by becoming even more popular than MySpace, according to research. According to Nielsen/NetRatings, YouTube's American user base grew by 297% in the first half of the year.

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These six companies won't buy YouTube for a billion dollars.

Does tech site ZDNet just exist to give daft writers a place to blog? A half-baked entry from ZDNet blogger Russell Shaw lists six companies he thinks will buy YouTube appeared on digg today. Now someone might accidentally believe him. But here's why Shaw's six companies won't buy YouTube.

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USA Bill Requires Schools & Libraries BLOCK Social Networking & Chat Sites

It has passed the House - the purpose they say to to stop Online Predators

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The 100 Most Valuable Brands

The 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World with percentage changes over last year's valuation. The biggest winner? Google.

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Netscape.com HACKED!

haha, title says it all....

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Microsoft tags IE 7 'high priority' update

"The justification, of course, is the significant security enhancements in IE 7," Schare said. Microsoft recommends that all Windows users install the new browser when it ships, he added.

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US government sues Missouri officials to squash state's subpoena of AT&T.

The federal government wants to be able to know everything you do, but they don't want anyone to know about their actions. They are willing to argue both sides of a case to prevent citizens and states from finding out what AT&T has been doing in those secret rooms.

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A Look Back At Firefox (Phoenix) 0.1

As Web browsers start to control the usefulness of a computer it is important to look back on how far we have come. Firefox, a Web browser that is quickly gaining popularity, has almost been out for 4-years but how many of you have been using it that long?

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Windows Genuine Annoyance?

Privacy experts and PC users alike blast Microsoft's antipiracy tool

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U.S. Broadband Adoption Jumps 33% In 2005

U.S. high-speed Internet subscriptions soared 33 percent last year to 50.2 million lines, according to the latest data released by the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday.

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Microsoft.com redesign preview that doesn't work with Firefox

Microsoft released a preview of their redesigned site. Lots of AJAX, looks good, but doesn't work with Firefox. You can scream bloody murder now.

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Motorola RIZR announced, slide style RAZR

Motorola kept with its 4-letter naming scheme and announced the RIZR. It's a slider (hence the name) and is packed with a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and a memory card slot.

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Intel pulls ATI chipset license

There is a lot of news surrounding ATI at the moment, especially with the AMD buy out confirmed earlier today. Intel has pulled ATI's chipset license, meaning that there will be no more ATI (or rather, AMD) chipsets for Intel processors after the end of the year.


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Official: AMD Buys ATI, Shafts NVIDIA

Straight from the horses mouth, AMD press release announces $5.4 bn acquisition of ATI. Where does this leave AMD-NVIDIA??

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Help Bring Back TechTV

Chris Pirillo is asking for your help to make the TechTV reunion a reality.Â

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Dual Processor vs Dual Core

It has always been a frequent question "Will I benefit from multiple processors?" With the growing popularity of dual core processors, the topic is more important than ever! Will multiple processors or a dual core processor be beneficial, and what are the differences between them? These are the questions this article will attempt to lay to rest.

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Top 100 Digg Users Control 56% of Digg's HomePage Content

When folks think of Digg, they're often misled into believing that the content seen on the homepage is representative of what a wide base of Internet users think is news-worthy and important. The numbers tell a different story - that of all stories that make it to the front page of Digg, more than 20% come from a select group of 20 users.

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Yahoo Offers Unrestricted MP3 (non-DRM) Download

Yahoo is trying to beat iTunes by selling MP3s with no DRM. They're charging more than $99 cents for it currently, which raises the question Yahoo asks in a survay: "Would you consider paying $1.09 for a single, unrestricted MP3 download that would have absolutely no limitations on its use and could be transferred to any portable audio player?"

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Enough already with the megapixels!

Interesting article that explains why sensor size is important, not just megapixels.

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"Netscape Could Beat Digg By Focusing on Average People"

"If Netscape really wants to beat Digg, it should leverage the advantage it already appears to have � by comparison, Netscape isn�t littered with as many �weird� stories. It�s already acting more like a news site that the average person could more easily transition to." Scott Karp says "Steve Job�s trampoline" story is weird.

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Intel to Cut 1000 Management Jobs

Intel executives told employees today that they would cut 1000 management jobs in an effort to rebound from poor profits in recent quarters, the company said.

The layoffs will be complete by the end of July, and will be spread across Intel divisions worldwide, said company spokesperson Bill Calder.

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Apple's Media Center (Coming Soon)

Conroe, BlueRay, CableCard 2, and a new iTunes are all going to debut in the new Apple Media Center.

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TWiT.tv redesign, at last!

After months of development, the completely redesigned TWiT.tv website has launched, "After many months of hard work by Arktyp and Lullabot (and Shooby who fixed all the entries by hand) the new look TWiT.tv is up and running." This site will feature the new Dell sponsorship, and is a place where all of Leo's podcasts are now centralized.

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Free Linux Disks (not Ubuntu)

TheLinuxStore.ca has started a new project. A project that will give away free Linux disks of your favorite distribution (SUSE, Fedora, Mandriva, Gentoo, Debian, Knoppix). Have a look, give feedback, donate to the cause, request a disk.

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Cell phone makers to standardize charger plugs... Finally!

The standardization would enable cell phone users to continue to use the same chargers even after replacing phones with ones marketed by different service providers

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TorrentSpy, IsoHunt, Mininova, and PirateBay all in one!

A very intuitive torrent search engine that cleanly displays search results from TorrentSpy, IsoHunt, MiniNova, and PirateBay all in 1 page. One stop shopping for that torrent you've been looking for. While it is only in beta stages, it works great.

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715 Megapixel Photo of Sydney Harbor

Simply a ridiculous amount of detail...

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Google Building Huge Research Center in Michigan

At an 11 a.m. news conference in Lansing Tuesday, Google will unveil plans to create a headquarters facility for its Google AdWords unit. AdWords offers "pay-per-click" ads that are triggered when Google users search for certain words. It is the company's bread and butter advertising product and its primary source of revenue

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Concept BMW 7 Series Parks by Itself

Using a windshield-mounted digital camera and a reflective strip installed in the parking space, the concept 7 series is able to automatically park itself after the owner has gotten out of the vehicle and told it to do so by remote control. (Video included)

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Firefox Usage Passes 15 Percent in US

The open source browser commands a 15.82 percent usage share in the United States, and a whopping 39.02 percent in Germany. Australians are also big Firefox users, with the browser holding 24.23 percent of the market down under.

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Microsoft gets Sued over Genuine Advantage Auto Update

The same lawyers who sued Sony BMG over Rootkits on music CDs, and Ubisoft for Starforce on its game disks are now taking on Microsoft. A quote from the Complaint: �Microsoft effectively installed the WGA software on consumers' systems without providing consumers any opportunity to make an informed choice about that software."

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P2P insurer will pay your fines if RIAA sues: $19/year!

"Apparently, a company in Sweden is offering file-sharing insurance - they'll pay your fines if you're sued by the RIAA. The /. submitter translates the link as follows: 'For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for file sharing.'"

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IE 7 Beta 3 released to public

Microsoft released IE 7 Beta 3 today. Download it
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
familyid=4C1A8FBE-FB6A-47AC-867D-BB1F17E477EE&
displaylang=en#Requirements

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Google the ISP with 2^96 IPv6 addresses

Google has 79 billion billion billion IPv6 addresses, is buying up massive amounts of dark fiber, and building a massive data center. Just what is Google up to?

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Librarian disciplined for upholding Constitution

Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for following the 4th amendment and not giving private info to the police without a subpoena. She faces a 30 day suspension without pay.

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"this app can break"! Are there any other forbidden strings in Notepad?

Do you know that some strings are not 'allowed' in Notepad in Windows?

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Judge denies Bush's request to summarily dismiss anti-wiretapping lawsuit

"The ACLU wants the program halted immediately, arguing that it violates the rights to free speech and privacy, and says the government has already publicly revealed enough information about the program for Taylor to find it illegal. The Bush administration wants Taylor to dismiss the lawsuit."

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Tekken with Actual Humans

For all those that believe fighters aren't an accurate representation of reality (well, they're not), two marital arts dudes have created a live-action Tekken. The effects might be fake, but the moves ain't. If you're still a naysayer, these guys will kick your ass. For reals.

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A Ring Tone That Adults Cannot Hear (with MP3)

In that old battle of the wills between young people and their keepers, the young have found a new weapon that could change the balance of power on the cellphone front: a ring tone that many adults cannot hear.

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Driver's Car Searched Due to Suspicion of Home-made Pirate Cd's Seen in Car

This is a real court case report based in Virginia. Basically a police office decided something was not right based on the assumption of home-made Cd's viewable in drivers car.

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Windows Vista - Deleting a shortcut is just a few clicks away....

This is pretty funny. I hope that they fix this.

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The Coolest Solar Eclipse Photo You Will Ever See...

I dare you to find one cooler....

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ThePirateBay.org Raided - Servers Seized

ThePirageBay.org, a longtime fixture of the BitTorrent community, is currently under investigation.

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FULL Mammoth skeleton found in Siberia!

Fishermen in Siberia have discovered the complete skeleton of a mammoth - a find which Russian experts have described as very rare.

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Office 2007 Beta 2 Download Now Available

Get the latest Office Beta here. Also check out over 80 screenshots at.\r\nhttp://windowsconnected.com/photos/default.aspx

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First Photos of MIT\'s $100 Laptop

The photos in the Flickr set are the first available pictures of the working prototype of the $100 laptop from MIT.

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Aston Martin racecar flies farther than Wright Bros.

Last weekend an Aston Martin flew off the track at Mid-Ohio Raceway and flew 142 feet, completely level, before landing in the dirt. That beats the first recorded powered flight by the Wright Bros. (120 feet) by 22 feet.

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SNEAK PEAK: The all-new Yahoo! home page!

Sneak Preview: The all-new Yahoo! home page. Check it out today.

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SkypeOut now FREE for US & Canada!

Yes. It is really very, very free. There�s no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscription, no monthly fee, no nothing. You just download and install Skype and then you start calling. Both the caller and the number called must be in either the US or Canada. There are no strings attached.

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The Death of The Internet??

Major telecommunications companies are spending millions lobbying congress to make the Internet into a private network.This is really about the government withdrawing our right to Internet Freedom, it�s about the Death of The Internet. Check out this short online video and spread it around!

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Apple closes down OS X!

To shut out the OSX on X86 crowd and the filthy pirates who sell hardware running OSX on generic boxes, Apple is no longer releasing the Kernel source for OSX. That means you will not be able to hack and then compile your own Kernel to take advantage of the new improved Intel architectures.

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Sony PS3 $499US version will NOT have HDMI port

Link is to a PDF document hosted on Sony's site. The third page lists the differences between the two versions. The cheaper version does NOT have Memory Stick, HDMI, or wireless.

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Google Maps Capture Big Battle in Iraq

"So, I'll therefore propose that this stakeout is a widely-reported one from April 2004 in which seven American soldiers died in action, although it could have been one of many other Sadr City battles throughout the year. The tanks might be identified as 2nd Bridgade, 1st Cavalry."

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FedEx flights dodging thunderstorms (radar time-lapse)

Radar view of FedEx flights dodging thunderstorms that are moving towards Memphis Int'l airport.

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Read this! The internet is about to get messed up.

The Internet, as we know it, is going to change (and not for the good... think
the really bad, worst-case remember-that-Internet-thing? bad) if the gov and
Verizon, comcast, att, etc. get their way. I doubt there is any other issue that
is more important right now. Digg up.

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YOU can help stop the RIAA.

Take a Stand Against the Madness. Sign the EFF's petition to congress in protest of the RIAA bullying customers. They only need another 20,000 signatures.

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Apple patents for: Wireless iPods and TVs, iChat whiteboard, more

Apple Computer has recently filed for patents on several interesting technologies that cover iPods wirelessly communicating with TVs, an online teleconferencing whiteboard, an integrated sensing display, and virtual keys of a touch-screen virtual keyboard.

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Live re-enactment of Super Mario Bros.!!

These guys at Gordon College really put some time into making a real life version of everyone's favorite video game. You have to just see this one.

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Amateur Hacks Into US Military Computers Looking for UFO and Aliens Truth

An amateur exposed security flaws in US governmental computers to unlock the truth about UFO's and aliens. Sure sounds like they exist. Know he's going to jail or worse.

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'Fans who share music aren't thieves'

Important musicians such as Barenaked Ladies and Avril Lavigne have formed the Canadian Music Creators Coalition to among other things, support fans being sued by the Big Four Organized Music cartel. In their first white paper, the artists say, "Fans who share music are not thieves or pirates. Sharing music has been happening for decades."

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New German Car 157mpg - Only $11,000 Euros

Loremo LS is powered by a... ...turbo diesel engine that will reach a speed of 100 mph and the GT model will reach up to 135 mph with a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 9 seconds.

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Google Maps Gets Huge Satellite Data Update from Google Earth

Last Friday Google synchronized the Google Maps data with satellite and aerial photos from the Google Earth database. Now all the recent changes in Google Earth are available to Maps users. Here is the most comprehensive list of the changes.

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Amazing Pictures of Manhattan

This guy has some amazing HDR wideangles of Manhattan. Simply... stunning.

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gTranslate - Translate any text in Firefox

"With gTranslate you can translate any text in a webpage just by selecting and right-clicking over it. The extension uses the Google translation services to translate the text."

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100 Interesting science facts

Some that caught my attention:
-10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.
-There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.

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A Tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab

A tour of the Mac Lab at Microsoft - 2000 square feet and LOTS of computers.

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How Evil Are You?

Machiavellianism is the term psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for gain. So how evil are you? Take this Machiavelli personality test and find out...

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Map Gallery of Religion in the United States

A very interesting and well-put-together set of maps that show the distribution of different religions in the United States in county-level choropleth maps. Give you a really good idea of where different denominations and religions are popular.

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F-Shaped Pattern

People read in F Shaped patterns when browsing the web. Important information for all web developers.

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Man Ticketed For Changing Red Lights To Green

Running late to work, change the lights to keep you from being late.

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TWiT Turns 1 Today!

A year ago a group of disgruntled ex-TechTV employees sat down and recorded The Revenge of The Screen Savers. Little did they know the journey it would take them on and the cult following they would create. Now they have turned one and are showing no sign of slowing down with over 50 episodes and around 10 other shows.

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