Monthly Archives: October 2005

The Terrible Trio

Yes, that was a Cool Hand Luke reference. I run a small computer repair business and it’s just occurred to me. Most of the Virus/ Spyware problems, I see, could be cured with just three, if not two, of the free tools I use. Did I already mention that they’re free? So get em’ now

Boot Windows off of a CF card

For those willing to try, Microsoft provides a free trial of XP Embedded (XPe) from its web site that allows developers to build a fully functional boot image that will work for 90–120 days. It takes a few tries to get it working right, but it’s a very powerful tool. After spending a good amount

Portable USB Apps, all in one place

Ok, this is really just a bookmark more for me than you. Enjoy anyway. Download all the USB apps you want.

Pornzilla!

Pornzilla is a collection of tools for surfing porn with Firefox. These bookmarklets and extensions make it easier to find and view porn, letting you spend more time looking at smut you like. Safe for work: Don’t let the name or even the description fool you, Well ok fine, I was trying to make this

Video Watchin’ Weekend

It’s a video watching weekend here at phonemouth, enjoy some of the weirdest and funniest things I’ve managed to find in well, the past day. First up is Okienoodling. or hand fishing. Whatever. I just caught a prank start-up sound at prangstgrup, never heard of em’ before.

hdparm, my friend, my enemy

Often overlooked on Linux installs is good hdparm setup. The program hdparm is a Linux shell utility for viewing and manipulating various IDE drive and driver parameters. Most drives can benefit from improved performance using a few hdparm commands. Sometimes on a new Linux install dma access might not even be set, which means some

Apple’s Answer to Photoshop

I swear Apple’s like that rich, smarmy little brat you knew when you were younger, who always had the cool new toys that were so expensive. Always showing off to anyone who would look with that “my stuff’s better than yours,” attitude. In this case Adobe really went off the deep end with their “constantly

Realtime Synth in an Exel document

The following Excel application will allow you to synthesize sounds. Just play with the sliders and enjoy what is happening. Mathematically speaking the sliders control the amplitudes of the overtones of the base frequency. We offer Excel workbooks for different versions of Excel, but only for Microsoft Windows. See Excel is good for somethings.

Attack of the Killer Hornet

A small but highly efficient killing machine lurks in the mountains of Japan—the Japanese giant hornet. The voracious predator pumps out a dose of venom with an enzyme so strong it can dissolve human tissue. Just a handful of these hornets can kill 30,000 European honeybees within hours. Watch an attack of giant hornets on

The HUMMVE’s big brother

Let’s face it, the HUMMVE was never meant to be used inside of a combat zone. With the whole of Iraq considered a combat zone and insurgents constantly ambushing coalition forces, a new vehicle is in order. U.S. defense contractor Force Protection already has a few vehicles serving in the Armed Forces. Peep the product