Rockbox - Open Source Jukebox Firmware
This program lets you kick up your mp3 player a bit. Not sure that I will put it on my ipod but planning to install on an old iriver.
Yeah, I can now fix the ethernet in the office I tried to do from memory watching the guy who wired the school! Lots of summer projects coming here. Want to wire the xbox so we can watch netflix on it this summer.
Lifehacker - Alpha Geek: How to digitize cassette tapes - Alpha Geek
I plan to convert my cassette tapes from growing up this summer - we made tons of interviews each Christmas.
A leading proxy system for privately surfing - not saying you'd need this. Tor is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the purpose of protecting your INternet traffic from analysis.
How to hide files in JPEG pictures
So, learn to hide your financial files backup after you did your taxes in that old picture of you and Grandma.
OK, now this is very cool - you can hide files inside JPEG pictures. To me, it is not possible to have too many backups - of your tax records, your financial records, etc. Although this method isn't perfect, it would require maximum geekiness to sniff out and find.An Inconvenient Truth About Education: Rethinking the Way Things Are | Edutopia
Watching the Oscar-winning global-warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth, I was struck by the similarities between climate change and education change. These seemingly unrelated crises on our planet and in our schools are, in fact, connected.
Both have taken many decades to develop and, at least in the United States, both originated in an industrial economy built on manufacturing. The effects of global warming and school decline are difficult to detect year to year, but over several generations, their impacts accumulate -- and are now converging to limit the future health of our economy and our society.
To reverse these declines, similar fundamental shifts in thinking and behavior will be required at the individual, institutional, and societal levels. Consuming less, recycling more, and the ethic of caring for the environment should begin with our youngest children, as modeled by their parents, teachers, and caregivers. It's the same with literacy, curiosity, and a love of learning. Just as green technologies can make energy consumption more efficient, learning technologies can play a key role in modernizing the learning process.You can download Tor and put it on a USB drive to use it when traveling if required.
64 Things Every Geek Should Know - LaptopLogic.com
Cool article that covers a lot of things that people should know - whether you mind being called a geek or not. Very interesting reading.
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