Windows 7 officially supports logon UI background customization

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Robin Edgar

” Although this functionality was designed with OEMs in mind, it is pretty easy to turn on and off using regedit and some images lying around your hard drive. First, a check is made to determine if the customization functionality is enabled or not. More precisely, a DWORD value named OEMBackground in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background key Read more about Windows 7 officially supports logon UI background customization[…]

Dutch Gov’t Has No Idea How To Delete Tapped Calls

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Robin Edgar

“The law in the Netherlands says that intercepted phone calls between attorneys and their clients must be destroyed. But the Dutch government has been keeping under wraps for years that no one has the foggiest clue how to delete them Google translation. Now, an email PDF from the National Police Services Agency KLPD has surfaced, Read more about Dutch Gov’t Has No Idea How To Delete Tapped Calls[…]

Titanium | Appcelerator

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Robin Edgar

Titanium allows you to develop apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OS and Linux using Javascript, CSS, HTML, Python, Ruby and now PHP. Download Titanium | Appcelerator.

iPhone 91 PC Suite

Posted on October 21, 2009October 21, 2009 by Robin Edgar

The PC Suite is also available for Windows Mobile and Android and offers and alternative way to handle your phone. For the iPhone it offers a way out of itunes and gives you the ability to mass SMS, back up your entire iphone (including cydia apps), a ringtone community and maker, a file explorer and Read more about iPhone 91 PC Suite[…]

Cops DNA boy for throwing tiny ketchup pot at McDonald’s

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Robin Edgar

So, son, you defended your woman by throwing some ketchup? That’s you on file – fingerprinted and DNA’d at the copshop. I’m sure it’s making the UK safer, this kind of discipline. Cops DNA boy for throwing tiny ketchup pot at McDonald’s | The Sun |News.

First black hole for light created on Earth

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Robin Edgar

The damn thing fits on a tabletop and draws electromagnetic waves to it. The practical applications are for drawing sunlight, so collecting solar energy. It’ll mean you can do away with all those panels, as this should be much more efficient. First black hole for light created on Earth – physics-math – 14 October 2009 Read more about First black hole for light created on Earth[…]

Eurojet proposes thrust-vectoring upgrade for Typhoon

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Robin Edgar

This thing was proposed from the outset, but I have no idea what happened to it. Now finally they’ve got it going, and they’re claiming the new nozzles add 7% thrust and reduce fuel consumption by 5%. VIDEO: Eurojet proposes thrust-vectoring upgrade for Typhoon.

Bloomframe

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Robin Edgar

The Bloomframe is a windowframe that unfolds to become a balcony whenever you want one.

Reverse Image Searching

Posted on October 12, 2009March 29, 2012 by Robin Edgar

In this form of searching, you upload an image, sketch or 3D object, and you get results based on where the image comes from, where else the image is placed and if (and where) there are similar images on the net. Image Searchers: TinEye RevIMG retrievr – search by sketch / search by image Sauce Read more about Reverse Image Searching[…]

Raise the speed limit!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

As an example, Peterson pointed to changes made along a section of Interstate 496 outside of Lansing, which accounted for 40 percent of reported incidents of aggressive driving in that area. When the speed limit was raised from 55 mph to 70 mph, incidents of aggressive driving dropped to zero. “The low speed limit frustrated Read more about Raise the speed limit![…]

Star Wars: Uncut

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

This is a remake of Star Wars with a twist: The whole movie has been cut up into 15 second clips. You can choose up to three clips, film it yourself and upload your interpretation. This is then spliced together and will form a final movie. So far, 105 clips still need to be made. Read more about Star Wars: Uncut[…]

UK: CCTV snooping becomes a game

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

Yup – someone had to think of a way to turn those CCTV camera’s into something that everyone had access to! In an internet game, people are encouraged to use the CCTV network to spy on people in the street. Whoever catches the most “criminals” (say litterers or jaywalkers) gets GBP 1000,- every month! Have Read more about UK: CCTV snooping becomes a game[…]

85% of Mac users own a PC

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

Which goes to show – it’s the Ipod / Iphone which is floating the Apple. Nope, Macs just suck and their fanboy users are a teeny tiny minority. And the rest of the I-Have-A-Mac smug bastards are hypocrites. You wouldn’t need a PC if your Mac was so perfect, now would you, mister I’m a Read more about 85% of Mac users own a PC[…]

Buma/Stemra blocker

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

The Dutch RIAA: Buma / Stemra has decided it wants all users that link in a Youtube video into their page, to pat EUR. 150,- for up to 6 videos or songs. Fucking arseholes. So – people are putting out plugins to block Buma / Stemra IPs. Weblogs houden spider Buma/Stemra buiten | Webwereld.

Pirate Bay continues

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

The whole Pirate Bay saga continues: after strange court orders, dodgy sales, bans on Google, etc, etc, here is the latest: Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde has gone to the Dutch police and has charged the Brein organisiation with fabrication of evidence and fraud. Pirate Bay doet aangifte tegen Brein en Kuik – update 2 | Read more about Pirate Bay continues[…]

Dormring1 Chines clickfrauds

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Robin Edgar

It took this network of 200,000 IP adresses 2 weeks to amass $3M. Who knows how long it has been operating or how much it scammed in total? $3 Million In Click Fraud Over Two Weeks? Just The Beginning – Chinese click fraud ring – Gizmodo.

Kempler & Strauss W PhoneWatch

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Robin Edgar

This watchphone is bluetooth enabled and costs only around $200 Kempler & Strauss W PhoneWatch is everything we ever wanted in life.

PhotoSketch

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Robin Edgar

This takes a sketch, some input photo’s and creates a photoshop of the sketch. Quite amazing. PhotoSketch.

Race matters in online dating

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Michiel

Those funky people at OkCupid have posted yet another article on on-line dating habits, based on statistics extracted from their system. http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2009/10/05/your-race-affects-whether-people-write-you-back/

Default Contact Country

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Robin Edgar

Oh the idiocy of it all! In the Apple iPhone 3.0.1, you can set the default contact country by going to settings -> general -> International and then changing the region format. This means that even if you won’t see the country name in the contact, when you look it up in Google Maps for Read more about Default Contact Country[…]

NATO’s Strategic Concept

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Robin Edgar

NATO is looking towards the citizens of the alliance to contribute to a new understanding of NATO’s role and methodology. The new strategic concept is yet to be written and comments posted on their forum are fed to a panel of experts, who will have a hand in writing the new concept. NATO’s Strategic Concept Read more about NATO’s Strategic Concept[…]

e-WOLF e2

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Robin Edgar

This is an electric car that charges fully in 1/2 an hour to go 187 miiles and goes up to 60 mph under 4 seconds. Eat that, Tesla! e-WOLF e2 seeks to electrify, succeeds.

Wireless network modded to see through walls

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Robin Edgar

the way radio signals vary in a wireless network can reveal the movement of people behind closed doors. Joey Wilson and Neal Patwari have developed a technique called variance-based radio tomographic imaging which processes the signals to reveal signs of movement. They’ve even tested the idea with a 34-node wireless network using the IEEE 802.15.4 Read more about Wireless network modded to see through walls[…]

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Robin Edgar

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is a rebuild of the excellent classic Carrier Command, which allows you to command from the deck of a futuristic aircraft carrier. Your job is to colonise islands as manufacturing, defence or mining and build up a logistics base for your carrier. You can launch ground vechiles (Walrusses) and UAVs (MANTA’s) Read more about Carrier Command: Gaea Mission[…]

Dutch passports require unsecure fingerprints

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Robin Edgar

We should all know by now that the fingerprint biometric is a bad one: not only can you duplicate it fairly easily using just gummy bears, or increase the risk of having your finger cut off for you, they also give too many false negatives; some people will never be able to use fingerprint scanners. Read more about Dutch passports require unsecure fingerprints[…]