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 […]
Here’s a decent screencast that shows you step by step how to alter a few registry settings so that your Zune will show up in Windows just like a normal external USB drive. Step 1. Make sure your Zune is not plugged in and your Zune software isn’t running. Step 2. Open up regedit by […]
The latest version of Google Earth added a layer for geotagged YouTube videos. So far, it seems like a lot of people are using this feature for documenting landmarks, attractions and live recordings of things like music, sporting events, backpacking trips, urban skateboarding, etc. If you have a geospatially relevant video that you want to […]
The dedicated video hardware in most modern PCs can perform a number of algorithms at blazingly fast speeds, particularly those involving large matrix or vector operations. PyGPU allows you to access this computational power from a familar high-level language. Haven’t you ever dreamt of writing code in a very high level language and have that […]
Tim Higgins had some problems with kids cutting through his yard. His solution is a water cannon sentry that watches the yard and hoses down trespassers. I’m dreaming of making something like this to keep the squirrels off of my tomatoes, so it’s cool to see what worked and what didn’t in Tim’s system. I […]
Back before Google, a lot of hackers were writing search engines in their free time. The general consensus, at least from my own recollection, was that search was a problem that needed to be solved, and that all the current solutions more or less sucked. Today, search encompasses a huge territory and there are still […]
A working TIFF buffer overflow exploit was finally released for the iPhone 1.1.1 firware and the iPod Touch! This is huge for iPod Touch fans, as it means we can finally install other apps on the device. Like before, it’ll probably be a few days before there is a user-friendly tool, but if you don’t […]
