TVShows
TVShows automatically downloads your favorite tv shows. All you have to do is subscribe to the shows you watch and it will automatically get the torrent files and open up your preferred bittorrent client. I have just now installed it and it’s working perfectly. This is probably one of the best tools I have come across in a long time.
Computers of the Future (1954)
This Old Computer is actually what scientists believed would be one of few “Home Computers” in 2004. 50 years of innovation would bring us to that? Wow, where they off. Click here to read more.
Calculate Your Optimal BitTorrent Settings
Configuring your BitTorrent client is extremely important if you want to get the best out of BitTorrent. However, the settings pane of the average BitTorrent client might be a bit overwhelming, and some people just don’t know where to start. For novices, this BitTorrent settings calculator might come in handy.
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The Caffeine Database
The Caffeine Database is a list of drinks that will tell you how much caffeine you are or have consumed. Really funny. I knew there was a Cocaine Energy drink.
New York Auto Show: Roadster gets 600 HP from lithium – Autoblog
New York Auto Show: Roadster gets 600 HP from lithium – Autoblog
SnÅ«zNLÅ«z – Wifi Donation Alarm Clock
Connects via WiFi to your online bank account, and donates YOUR real money to an organization you HATE when you decide to snooze! Gotta love ThinkGeek
Prison vs. Work | Single Grain
Prison vs. Work by Single Grain
Prison vs. Work
IN PRISON: You spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell.
AT WORK: You spend the majority of your time in an 8X8 cubicle.
IN PRISON: You get three meals a day.
AT WORK: You get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.
IN PRISON: You get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK: You get more work for good behavior.
IN PRISON: The guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK: You must often carry a security card and open all the doors for yourself.
IN PRISON: You can watch TV and play games.
AT WORK: You could get fired for watching TV and playing games.
IN PRISON: You get your own toilet.
AT WORK: You have to share the toilet with some people who pee on the seat.
IN PRISON: They allow your family and friends to visit.
AT WORK: You aren’t even supposed to speak to your family.
IN PRISON: All expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required.
AT WORK: you get to pay all your expenses to go to work, and they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.
IN PRISON: You spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.
AT WORK: You spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.
IN PRISON: You must deal with sadistic wardens.
AT WORK: They are called managers.
Kane Hula
Kane meaning man/male. Hula is the dance. Hula for guys sounds sissy but it really isn’t it. I actually want to start taking hula lessons after this summer. Here are a couple of examples of some Male Hula Dancers at the annual Merry Monarch competition on the Big Island.
This one is really cool too but it takes a couple of minutes to get into it:
Google Voice Local Search
Google makes 411 free and available. Call 1-800-GOOG-411 or click the link above to read more. All calls are free and they will even connect you to the business free of charge. Long live the Google empire!
iPod saves Soldier’s Life on Flickr
Ipod saves Soldier’s Life on Flickr
The back of the Ipod.
Photos sent to me by my friend Danny with this caption:
My wife’s uncle works in a military hospital and told me about this. Its pretty amazing. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) was on a street patrol in Iraq (Tikrit I believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (AK-47) insurgent came from the other side.
The two of them were within just a few feet of each other when they opened fire. The insurgent was killed and Kevin was hit in the left chest where his IPod was in his jacket pocket. It slowed the bullet down enough that it did not completely penetrate his body armor. Fortunately, Kevin suffered no wound.
I thought it was a great story so I posted them here.
UPDATE 04.05.07:
I just got an email via flickr from an engineer at Apple. He showed the photos around the office and want to help get the guy a new iPod. So it’s looking good that it will be replaced.
How to: Old Map Effect in Photoshop
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Scuba Diving without Air Tanks
IsraCast: Scuba diving without air tanks
An Israeli Inventor has developed a breathing apparatus that will allow breathing underwater without the assistance of compressed air tanks. This new invention will use the relatively small amounts of air that already exist in water to supply oxygen to both scuba divers and submarines. The invention has already captured the interest of most major diving manufacturers as well as the Israeli Navy.
Samsung Announces 64 GB Solid State Drive
Wow, not long ago was the 32GB solid state drive announced now Samsung Announces a 64 GB Solid State Drive. What is a solid state drive? Well…think of it like a huge memory stick. It doesn’t need to spin up and it and doesn’t really take much time to pull and put information onto it.
Also, they are MUCH lighter then normal hard drives. This is the future of laptops and portable computers. Can anyone say Maclight?
Yahoo Mail Announces Unlimited Storage
“Yahoo is announcing that all Yahoo Mail users will have unlimited storage starting in May 2007. The current storage limit is 1 GB per account (2 GB for $20/year premium users). With this change, Yahoo leapfrogs Gmail (2.8 GB and growing) and Live.com Mail (2GB).”
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How to Improve WiFi Connectivity
I worked for Netgear and I probably should have typed something like this, meh. I just didn’t feel like doing it.
Compliments of wijie90 on digg:
1. Position your wireless router (or wireless access point) in a central location.
2. Move the router off the floor and away from walls and metal objects (such as metal file cabinets).
3. Replace your router’s antenna.
4. Replace your computer’s wireless network adapter.
5. Add a wireless repeater. (or more, if you need them)
6. Change your wireless channel.
7. Reduce wireless interference. (get cordless phones that don’t use the 2.4 Ghz frequency range)
8. Update your firmware or your network adapter driver.
9. Pick equipment from a single vendor.
10. Upgrade 802.11b devices to 802.11g.