If you don't like your bags being out of your sight and it makes you uncomfortable to think that airline workers are rifling through your stuff, you can take advantage of the TSA's own security rules by—eek—packing a gun.
Photo by Vince Alongi.
Most of the time travelers are on the short-end of TSA regulations. In this [...]
A new browser, two new Ubuntu releases, and more than one new netbook OS—2009 was a big year for open-source software. Here are the Linux-related posts that caught our readers' attention in 2009.
Last year, we compiled the most popular Linux downloads of 2008 and the most popular Linux posts. The most popular Linux downloads, however, [...]
While most people stick to modding a typical computer case, this modder stepped it up a notch and built an entire desk to house his computer. As you can see from the hardware specifics and the pictures below this is one absolute beast of a machine. Don’t miss the Xbox video build by the same [...]
The CyberNet News blog posts an interesting take on creating secure passwords you can actually remember, or at least remember how to retrieve—by posting a favorite web site, or an MP3 file, into an MD5 hash generator.
CyberNet splits up the method into two different takes, both utilizing the MD5 codes normally used to verify a [...]
According to tech weblog TechCrunch, Google is hosting a Chrome OS event tomorrow in which they’ll provide a complete overview of the thus far top-secret operating system they announced in July. In fact, some early version of the operating system may be available this week. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of a [...]
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Stolen from SD: (everything)So just saw this on Kotaku. Looks like WalMart is selling 360 Arcades for $199 with a $100 GC on Saturday.
Not sure whether this is for real or not, image is attached to show “proof.” If its true, definitely a great deal. Searched [...]
The original Rubik’s Cube is an iconic mechanical puzzle game that dates back to 1974, with production and retail distribution starting in 1980. By some reports, it’s the most popular selling puzzle game of all time, with over 350 million cubes sold.
If you’re anything like us, you’ve tried your hand repeatedly at solving the classic [...]
We’re confused as to how technology that was supposed to be available in 2006 can still be featured at an Emerging Tech conference in 2009, but so it is for General Electric’s attempt at holographic storage. Predicting drives for archival purposes in two or three years with consumer products around two years after that, manager [...]
It turns out that TinEye, the image search engine, is good for more than simply finding carbon-copy matches of pictures. You can also use it to go from a screenshot of a desktop to the source image.
While reviewing the TinEye Firefox extension last week, we noted that results were rather precise in nature and that [...]
Getting his inspiration directly from the Wayne Manor, this DIYer created his own secret “William Shakespeare sculpture” button to access a hidden passageway. It’s a dirt simple circuit, basically the button activates a motor and presto, we have access. Personally, I’d use a giant red button, but that’s just me. For more details on the [...]
