Thanassis Tsiodras writes: What would you do if you had to automatically backup a remote Linux box (e.g. your web server), and all you had locally was Windows machines? How about this: automatically expanding local storage space transmissions of differences only automatic scheduling local storage of differences only secure and compressed transfer of remote data […]
As Hacked Gadgets says, you probably won’t have time to create this amazing LED hat for this Halloween, but if you start soldering now, you might have it done for next Halloween, or if you hurry, next Mardi Gras. The results look worth the effort. LED Hat with pac-man, space invaders etc. – [via] Link
For those of you following our Chumby coverage and mini-reviews the open source Chumby is now on sale and shipping! – Link.
Stylish and functional (might be fun to make a laptop version) Popular Science 1936 – To facilitate taking notes in the rain, a German newspaper reporter has equipped his raincoat with a window of transparent material. By holding his pencil and notebook in front of him, directly under the improvised window, he is able to […]
When Bunnie isn’t hacking the Xbox, contributing to MAKE or cranking out open source Chumby’s he figuring out international chip counterfeiting mysteries… Fascinating read! – Link.
Ok, so the PS3 has this over the Wii… more @ Wired – Suffering from its exorbitant price point and a dearth of titles, Sony’s PlayStation 3 isn’t exactly the most popular gaming platform on the block. But while the console flounders in the commercial space, the PS3 may be finding a new calling in […]
A lesser-known feature of the HP Printer Job Language (HPPJL) command set is that you can change the ready message” from “READY” to whatever you like. Yaakov wrote a Perl script that will change the message for you, and he also came up with the clever “INSERT COIN” replacement. Very nice. You can think up […]
