In life hacking news, I just learned that Merlin Mann (life hacking pioneer and one-person productivity guru behind 43 Folders) is now an adviser for Values of n (founded by former Hacks series editor Rael Dornfest), the company behind the impressive new Stikkit productivity app. I’m looking forward to seeing some great results from this […]
You can find a Wi-Fi hot spot just about anywhere now, in airports, restaurants, cafes, or even wider-range public locations. This always-on access to the Internet is great, but it also means that the related security risks follow you wherever you go. In a recent Computerworld article, our own resident Windows hacker, Preston Gralla, outlines […]
Photozz shows how to make analog fireflies – “Or, How to randomly flash 8 LEDs… OK. I’ll admit that the fireflies in a jar thing has been done already. The difference here will be that this version will be done entirely with an analog circuit. For anyone without a lot of electrical knowledge, what that […]
Update: Here’s a press conference video with the artists – folks, you can’t make this stuff up – Link. A follow up to yesterday’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force LED art shuts down Boston” coverage – Two of the artists who put magnetic lights up as part of an ad campaign were arrested, based on the […]
Dave writes – “The artist of lion of the sun first showed us the hacking of the I-theater glasses for stero vision But now take a look what he is building them into. I wonder how long it will take a major production house like ILM or WETA to hire him.”– Link. Related: Mask video […]
Josh writes in with news that Boston police & authorities are detonating blinky Aqua Teen Hunger Force art – Ignignokt from Aqua Teen has been a reoccuring theme in art projects and random builds. Were these Ignignokts left around Boston a part of an alternative art project gone awry? I love how CBS describes a […]
I like how Extremetech doesn’t just review new motherboards, they rate them on how well they can be overclocked… “When it comes to selecting a motherboard, you’ve got a bunch of factors to consider: Form factor, features, stability, performance, and price are a few that jump to mind. Some of us, however, look at one […]
