Category Archives: Gadgets

New Gear, Gadgets and Software that is released that I’m interested in.

iPhones from Linksys

Posted on December 19, 2006 by llbbl

Linksys, a division of Cisco, announced yesterday that they are now offering several VoIP phones. Here is a list with links to their new products. iPhone Cordless Internet Telephony Kit – CIT200 – Estimated Street Price: $79.99. iPhone Dual-Mode Internet … Continue reading →

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Mainboard with Skype Support

Posted on December 1, 2006 by llbbl

Electronista ASUS today launched two computer mainboards that the company says will convert any telephone into a VoIP-capable device. They are now bundling an adaptor called TeleSky with two motherboards that will allow people to make Skype calls with any … Continue reading →

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Logitech S530 for Mac

Posted on September 12, 2006 by llbbl

This is a great combo for the Mac. I am glad I bought it. I did have some problems getting it working thou. The Logitech Control Center (LCC) that came with it didn’t work when installing it from the CD. … Continue reading →

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Monolith Media Center

Posted on August 18, 2006 by llbbl

eHomeUpgrade | Monolith Media Center People always complain that building your own MythTV DVR box requires some kind of degree in computer science. Well, now you don’t have to let your inexperience in PC building hold you back. You can … Continue reading →

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Performance Indicators from Sony

Posted on June 1, 2006 by llbbl

This graph comes was produced after hours spent crunching nubmers using matlab. S&P has recently upgraded their stock from a strong sell to “Sell”, but with our data we were able to accurately make a prediction of Sony’s stock in … Continue reading →

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Site Fixed!

Posted on May 25, 2006 by llbbl

Here were the things that were wrong and that I wanted to fix Comments were not working The default WP .htaccess file wasn’t redirecting people to the correct thread, had to resort to using custom made one Tried to upgrade … Continue reading →

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WordPress Contact Form

Posted on April 19, 2006 by llbbl

This is the official release of version 1.1 of WP Contact Form. Example here. The script will do basic error checking to make sure that the email address is correct and that the subject and body fields are filled out. … Continue reading →

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Why Windows is less secure than Linux

Posted on April 14, 2006 by llbbl

Why Windows is less secure than Linux I knew it all along, but it took some really clever people to make some imagery that outlines this simple fact. Windows is inherently harder to secure than Linux. There I said it. … Continue reading →

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A conversation with Cory Doctorow

Posted on February 27, 2006 by llbbl

bit-tech.net | A conversation with Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow is something of an online legend. He’s famous for a number of things: for being a great Sci-Fi writer, for his work as a copyright activist, and for being co-editor of … Continue reading →

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Using The Democracy Player

Posted on February 24, 2006 by llbbl

How to Subscribe to TV Shows Using The Democracy Player, Bittorrent, and RSS The Democracy Player is an amazing open source Internet TV application that allows you to subscribe to video RSS feeds from anywhere on the web. The default … Continue reading →

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