An ever prevalent thread here is youtube on this or that. Forum poster Zbop has an updated how-to at Treocentral.
Category Archives: Hack or Crack
Linux on the Palm
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
It looks like Linux hackers had to do what Palm has been promising for years now; release Linux for the Palm platform. If I had seen this coming, I probably wouldn’t have moved to Microsoft’s Smartphone OS. Of course, if I had known how bad the Smartphone OS was going to be, I probably would’ve [...]
Shaken not stirred; Sun’s Black Box can handle it
Saturday, June 16, 2007
This is especially relevant because it fits in with my whole, “prefab housing,” desires. Linked from Gizmodo
Portable Cygwin
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Cygwin; the Linux like environment for Windows, is another terribly useful application that can be a bit difficult to get installed properly (at least for us Cygwin novices). You can find some pretty good advice here. If you’re looking to get Cygwin installed on a USB drive look no further; download cygwin for USB, and [...]
Make Skype Portable
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Through the magic of the Internet, this post, other people’s hard work, and l33t ninja haxor skills I bring you a portable skype install (for Windows). You could do this yourself pretty easily by following these directions. Download Skype Install Skype to a folder any folder, I prefer a folder called “skype” on the Desktop. [...]
Speed Up Motorola Q Browser?
Monday, April 2, 2007
After my really non-scientific tests with OpenDNS turned out so er… well I decided to OpenDNS on the Motorla Q. Of course, instructions for Palm OS and Win Mo 5 phones are already available. In order to do that you’ve got two options. First, the manual way involves a few steps: We’ll be editing your [...]
Open DNS
Monday, April 2, 2007
What is openDNS? “OpenDNS is a better DNS, free to all. OpenDNS uses its distributed network of DNS servers to speed up your Internet experience, increase reliability, improve security and make DNS smarter for users all over the world.” How do they stay in business? “OpenDNS makes money by offering clearly labeled advertisements alongside organic [...]
Mac/Linux Join Multiple mp3 Files
Sunday, April 1, 2007
I’ve been looking for a quick and cheap way to join multiple mp3s together for an upcoming article. There are a few freeware or shareware applications, but I figured there’s something already on my computer I’m not using. Unfortunately this tip leaves Windows users out in the cold, I haven’t forgotten about you! For files [...]
Quicksilver: Make New Files
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Since moving to a Mac I’ve been looking for the Windows equivalent to the right-click “make a new file.” Thanks to TUAW and Quicksilver I can finally have that. Link to TUAW
Motorola Q Hacks
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Assorted Motorola Q hacks and tips that I’ve found useful What you’ll need: Only one thing, the free registry tool PHM Registry Editor. Remove Sent Message Confirmation with SMS Select Start and open PHM Registry Editor. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Inbox Enter Inbox, select Menu –> New Key Name the New Key “Settings” Click on “Settings” and [...]