The Rigged-Up Net

Cool, its like Netflix… but for how-to videos! 🙂 TechnicalVideoRental.com

Dammit, the google guys beat me to it! [grumble] My jet’s pretty big, how big is yours?

Here are some pics of the Ford CEO’s Excursion – totally pimp! Ford CEO’s Excursion – Pics!!

Wow – you can finally get Opera on the Treo… yay! Opera Mini can be successfully installed on a Treo 600/650. There are some rough edges, but the speed will win you over. Opera Mini on Treo

Have a bad laptop battery? Just fix it. 🙂 HOW-TO: Rebuild your laptop battery Here’s another: How to rebuild a Li-Ion battery pack

This is one freak’n bad-ass car: Dodge Magnum SRT8 6.1L V8 5 Speed Automatic Power (SAE net) 425 bhp @ 6000 rpm Torque (SAE net) 420 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm Zero to 60 mph 5.0 sec! Here’s Motorweeks video review of it (incidentally, they love it!): magnum-srt8-divx.avi

Here’s the instructions to allow your treo 650 to use your pc’s Bluetooth connection to use the internet, email, etc. I found that using this instead of my cellular connection via sprint is much faster for home use. PalmAddicts: Using reverse BT DUN w/ Treo 650

Everything you EVER wanted to know about Virtual Memory… Virtual Memory Optimization Guide

A small collection of electronic circuits for the hobbyist or student. Site includes over 100 circuit diagrams, links to related sites, commercial kits and projects, newsgroups and educational areas. Most of the circuits can be built with common components available from Radio Shack or salvaged from scrap electronic equipment. Most all of the circuits have […]

Wow! How to remove DRM from Audible files

Fascinating: Ever wondered about what’s really in hair coloring, Silly Putty, Cheese Wiz, artificial snow, or self-tanners? C&EN presents a collection of articles that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products. What’s That Stuff?

This is interesting – in case you’re shopping for a blogging tool: Blogs are one of the hottest publishing tools around, but picking blog software can be confusing and frustrating. Use this primer to get a feel for what’s available and what will work best for you. Time to check: Are you using the right […]

Opera is having their 10-year birthday today…. and for a little while, you can get free registration codes for their browser: http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml Happy Birfday, Opera!

I’ve had it… I’ve switched from Trillian Pro to Gaim… Trilllian was becoming way to slow, and way too unstable. One of the reasons I wanted to keep Trillian was because of encryption, but I found: http://gaim-encryption.sourceforge.net/ YAY!

If you haven’t tried MSN Virtual Earth, you should check it out… haven’t decided if its better than Google Maps or not.

Looks like this is an alternative to the Sveasoft software for the WRT54G: DD-WRT is a 100% free firmware for the Linksys WRT54G/GS 802.11g wireless routers (which run off a minimalist Linux OS). DD-WRT is based on the Alchemy Firmware from Sveasoft Inc, which is in turn based off of the original GPL’d Linksys Firmware […]

And I thought havnig TWO monitors was cool, check out this monstrosity! DELL SUPER COMPUTER EIGHT 20″ FLAT SCREENS

It appears that the reason the Treo650 crashes is due to Versamail. The reason Versamail craps out is becuase of the crappy SSL libraries it seems… go figure: The Palm SSL libraries do not do background SSL without crashing. More on Google Talk on your Treo

Ah – one super luxury car against another super luxury car… this must be the opposite of the “fast and furious” scene where they take one really ugly small cheap car and compare it to another really ugly small cheap car. 🙂 Maybach v Rolls-Royce Phantom

A flash demo of how legos are made: Making of a Brick

I’m on Google Talk now… [rich ardy oo at gmail dotcom] is my ID on it. I’m using Trillian 3.1 with the Jabber plugin to get on, here are the instructions (they’re in the comments section): HOW TO use Google Talk (now) with iChat

Throughout the years the especially sharp-eyed have noticed the presence of cryptic name-and-number notations on burger wrappings and disposable cups used at In-N-Out Burger, a popular chain of hamburger eateries in California, Nevada, and Arizona. These tiny notations are placed in out-of-the-way spots (the undersides of cups and near the seams of the paper pouches […]

Never lose your luggage again while traveling…. door-to-door service. Luggage Free is the luxury luggage delivery expert. We specialize in the door-to-door delivery of excess baggage, bicycle shipping, golf club shipping, ski shipping, and anything else that travelers opt not to carry on their trip. With the option to send unaccompanied luggage ahead to nearly […]

I’ve been very fortunate in being invited to this year’s Foo Camp – I’m very excited about it based on what I’ve read about it in the past. Unforunately, there seems to be a bit of fuss over who gets in and who doesn’t… Foo(camp)Fighting So I guess I may not be invited back next […]

So I’ve played with MacOS on VMWare on my Athlon64…. its a bit weird… cool, but weird. 🙂

You know – I have some days where I wish I was still in college and so bored that something like this would be something *I* would do… and then, I snap back to reality and I’m glad I’m not that bored anymore: About a month ago, I was brainstorming a mission idea with a […]

Here’s another neat site that takes any URL you give it and makes a mobile version. Turn any web page in to a mobile verison

Pizza Party is a free text based software package for ordering pizza, or for throwing pizza parties. Pizza Party

This is awesome… have at it! HotorNot + Google Maps = Hot People by Zip Code

A Debian ARM hacker has published a detailed HOWTO on installing Debian Linux on Linksys’s NSLU-2 NAS (network-attached storage) gadget. Peter Korsgaard’s HOWTO explains some neat tricks in dealing with endian issues on ARM processors, which have both little- and big-endian modes. Hacked $99 NAS gadget runs full Debian Linux

For some reason I find this fascinating… 🙂 Building a Trade Show Booth on a Budget

My mail has been down since 3p yesterday… this sucks. [grumble] We are writing to inform you of a problem affecting your 1&1 Exchange account. Currently your Exchange service may be inaccessible or you may be suffering delays in receiving or sending e-mail. As of yesterday evening, one of our Exchange backend servers carrying mail […]

Ok, I’m a geek… and I really enjoyed seeing this.. [shrug] 🙂 Router Design Project – Pics

This is just great! Now they can cram more of us in an airplane and give us even LESS legroom! How perfect! 🙁 The ER version of the plane is the same size as the standard 737-900, but the addition of an extra set of exit doors allows a carrier to increase capacity to 215 […]

Google recently filed a US patent which reveals a great deal of how they rank your web site. Some of it you could never have guessed at… Great Site Ranking in Google The Secret’s Out

Wanna learn how to fold napkins for your next dinner shin-dig? Napkin Folding 101

This guy is pretty clever- he even moved an entire building…. good stuff. This guy moves barns by himself

Everything you wanted to know about superchargers: Supercharger Buyer’s Guide

So you don’t wanna pay the $20 on the Sveasoft firmward for your shiny new WRT54G? Check this out: As you might know, Linksys released the source code of the WRT54G firmware under GPL a while ago. Sveasoft (as well as other projects like WiFi-Box) took this code, added some features and patches and released […]

This is just nuts – this guy is saying that this new phone is actually worth $725! Thats a pretty bold statement: HP iPAQ hw6515 – A Navigating Smarty