Archive for May, 2011

Happy Friday the 13th! (2011-5-13)

Yup, check the date again… It’s Friday the 13th… Either you are superstitious about dates or it doesn’t faze you. Todays post is for the first group 🙂 (Source: HorrorBid)

CTRL + ALT + DEL ? (2011-5-12)

Ever wonder why you need to press CTRL + ALT + DEL to logon to Windows?  Or CTRL + ALT + DEL  to reboot a PC? Hack-A-Day website had a very interesting article and video about David Bradley who is credited for it. To quote the site: You may not have ever thought about it, […]

(Part 5) Android Tablet: What I Installed (2011-5-11)

The previous post in this thread was how to install apps on the non-Google Market approved Tablet. Todays post is about what apps I have installed, with a screenshot gallery at the end. Here is what my Application Menu looks like: Here are the apps: Adobe Reader – view PDF files Aldiko Book Reader – […]

(Part 4) Android Tablet: Installing Apps on a non-Google Approved Device (2011-5-10)

One of the trade offs when buying a non-branded Chinese Tablet is that Google, by default, will not allow the device to connect to the Google Market and download apps like “normal” approved devices. It is understandable, but at least there is hope.     You have 3 options on how to install apps on […]

Monday Mix: Japanese Gravity Marimba Plays Bach In Forest (2011-5-9)

Todays post is not really a mix, but this has still seriously got to be the most awesome advert I have seen in a LONG time. Make had this post about an advert for the Sharp SH-08C handset, that was filmed a day before the earthquake and tsunami disaster.  The company built a long marimba […]

The History of Hacking (2011-5-8)

Hollywood has managed to glorify the hackers of the world as freedom fighters, or fighting the power, as it were. But the real world actions of these hackers cost IT companies on average $4 billion annually, while stealing close to $1 trillion in intellectual property across the world. Here are some interesting information about hackers… […]