I recently had a discussion with a friend about webcams, and we both mentioned that we rarely had any use for them… at least, for the usual uses. We’ve had a problem in the last few months with one of our cats defecating on the floor in a particular spot. As mentioned, we have three [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Computing Hardware category.
“WPA Cracker cracks WiFi passwords in the cloud”
I can’t believe that someone had the gall to do this. My systems are safe enough, because I use long random strings that I’ve been able to memorize, but most of the WiFi networks of my friends and associates — the ones I’ve been given the passwords for — would fall to it quickly. I [...]
“How to Rebuild Your Attention Span and Focus”
This is generally an excellent article, but I have to take exception with one of its assertions: I’ve been using a second monitor for nearly ten years, thinking that vast amounts of space were key to productivity. The second monitor myth has been around for quite some time. Yet the only actual scientific study I [...]
“World’s Funniest Tech-related Demotivational Posters”
Here’s a bit of Friday-the-13th fun for you. I have to admit, they had me smiling pretty widely.
“Movie, tech giants prep universal online media store”
It’s a good concept, but is it going to catch on? [...] the question remains, will consumers care about not possessing the files? There are clear advantages in not doing so: you don’t need buckets of local storage, and you don’t have to fear losing your collection to burglars or housefires. There are clear advantages [...]
“30 Old PC Ads That Will Blow Your Processor”
I wish these ads were dated, or at least put in order of their release. I recognize a good portion of the hardware — and the prices — but some of the ads look very sixties-esque, a decade I wasn’t around for. (Via Lifehacker)
“Canadian man replaces his false eye with bionic camera eye, is putting eye video feed online for all to see”
This is the sort of thing I expect will become commonplace, as replacement body parts become a lot less expensive. (I’d love to claim credit for the prediction, but I’ve seen it before, in science fiction novels from at least two authors. One was William Gibson, the other I can’t recall the name of.)
“XKCD on HDTV”
Right on target. Both the comic and the Boing Boing commentary on it.
“Evil Witch from Snow White added to Apple logo on back of iPad”
Ooh… if I had any artistic talent at all, I’d try to duplicate this on my iPod Touch. It just seems too right.
“You Are Not Your Phone”
Hear, hear.