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Windows Media loses ground to Apple H.264

Posted in All, Apple, Technology by digg on the February 28th, 2006

A recent report from Streamingmedia.com suggests that Apple’s H.264 media format is gaining significant ground on Microsoft’s Windows Media format. Both are still significantly behind RealVideo however.

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The whole Wikipedia in your pocket (on ipod)

Posted in All, Apple, Software by digg on the February 28th, 2006

You can now store the whole wikipedia on your IPod!!!!

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Lost an SMS? Ask Stan Bubrouski where it went.

Posted in All, Technology by digg on the February 28th, 2006

Have you ever hit “Send” on a text message on your mobile phone before addressing it? Ever wondered where all those lost SMS text messages go? If so, you might want to speak with Stan Bubrouski, whose cell phone has been channeling wayward text messages from across the country for years.

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Putting Your DVDs on a Video iPod

Posted in All, Apple, Software, Technology by digg on the February 27th, 2006

Sure, you could fill your video iPod with episodes of Knight Rider from iTunes for $2 a pop. Or you could save some cash - and your soul - and fill it with files you convert from your DVD collection using freely available software.

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Next PSP to get built-in camera, PS3 video streaming

Posted in All, Software, Technology, Hardware by digg on the February 24th, 2006

The next version of Sony’s PSP will sport an integrated digital video camera that will allow users to stream live video to the PlayStation 3. The feature, which will take advantage of the PSP’s Wi-Fi support, will be targeted at younger users as the new way to chat with friends while on the go.

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Why does Google not follow their own instructions?

Posted in All, News by sw on the February 21st, 2006

In google analytics instructions for adding tracking to your site is says..

Copy the following code block into every webpage you want to track. Click in the box below to select all code. Copy and paste the code segment into the bottom of your content, immediately before the </body> tag of each page you are planning to track. If you use a common include or template, you can enter it there.

This seems fairly straight forward. I have noticed it usually takes a long time for the status of your site under Web Profiles to change from Verifying site to Receiving Data. I have stuck with the instructions by adding the analytics code immediately before the tag.

Then while checking out Google’s Official blog I noticed Google doesn’t even follow their own instructions. View the source of the blog and notice where they put the analytics code. It is in the <head> tags of the page.

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Study Finds Linux Less Expensive Than Windows

Posted in All by digg on the February 20th, 2006

In the survey, the majority of respondents noted that they spent less effort in managing and supporting Linux than they spent on Windows. Over half said that they could diagnose and repair problems in Linux environments in less than 30 minutes.

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Preventing SSH Dictionary Attacks With DenyHosts

Posted in All, Linux, Security by digg on the February 20th, 2006

In this HowTo I will show how to install and configure DenyHosts. DenyHosts is a tool that observes login attempts to SSH, and if it finds failed login attempts again and again from the same IP address, DenyHosts blocks further login attempts from that IP address.

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Videolinux…. A New Linux Distribution

Posted in All, Linux, Software by digg on the February 19th, 2006

Downloads working, alot of great stuff in one cool wrapper..A New Linux Distribution Focused on DVD Backup, Video Encoding, Editing & Authoring

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Running Asterisk on your router!?!

Posted in All, Software, Hardware, Mods, WRT54G (linksys) by digg on the February 19th, 2006

No, really! You can do it. This story explains how to install (very easily) Asterisk on OpenWrt, and how to configure it to end up with your very own personal PBX. Includes a download of the infamous “has been carried away by monkeys” greeting.

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