The Ultimate Insult

Archive for the 'Geek' Category

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

GTA4

Well that didn’t take long… here are maps to help you around in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Practically Free DIY WiFi Antennas

Thanks to Gary (Note: not Garry) for this guide that will help you make Practically Free DIY WiFi Antennas. I expect full reports from everyone who made these come Monday.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Dual Booting

Anyone ever dual boot Windows and Linux? It’s about time for me to do a reinstall and I was toying with that option. Safe or no?

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Whatisthatfile.com - It’s good to be Sure…

Whatisthatfile.com is trying to create a user-driven database of known spyware/virus/trojan files. Just enter a suspicious filename from your computer and see if it gets a hit. Since it’s user-driven, there’s room for error. It’s a good idea overall, I hope it works out.

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Hushmail

Think Hushmail is safe for you to hide your secrets with? Not so much.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Ultima

Srslycool is a great site made even better by their latest, a history of the Ultima games. I loved I - III.

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Lifehacker

Lifehacker gives software recommendations among other geeky things. A bit too much on Google who I’m honestly getting a bit tired of hearing about, but still a good place to visit.

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Fanfare

This new little USB computer to PC thingamabob is kind of neat. Of course you can always go to the amazingly handy and still updated Build Your Own PVR site that Rampy made quite a while ago.

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Comcast blocks some Internet traffic

If you have Comcast and Bittorrent isn’t what it used to be for you, this article might shed some light on the problem.

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Media Defender emails

If you haven’t read the leaked Media Defender emails yet, this site has them all online and ready to read. Some are pretty blah (general office email) but some of it is a bit revealing about the company.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Unlock the iPhone

If you’re still interested in the iPhone but don’t want that pricey AT&T plan, this site walks you through a way to unlock it to work with other providers. About time.

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Who’s afraid of Google?

An interesting read from The Economist: Who’s afraid of Google?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Google Cheat Sheet

Update your Google Cheat Sheet. Man alive, they just keep growing.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Modern Life - News & Views of the Modern Internet

Modern Life has some interesting bits to look at if you’re into web design. Their retro Mac OS Wordpress theme is neat, although I don’t think I’d want to run it here.

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Joel on Software

Joel on Software has a bit of trouble with the latest Microsoft Office packaging.

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Videogame History

Next Generation has compiled their list of 30 defining moments in gaming. Some good choices there.

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Atari 2600 Label Maker

Make your own Atari 2600 cartridge with the Atari 2600 Label Maker.

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Wulfe

If you thought you were good at Guitar Hero, wuLFe79 is here to shame you.

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Return Of the Jedi

It was posted here once upon a time, but server moves pushed it offline a long while ago. If you missed out on the Return Of the Jedi book/record set and want the mp3’s, I’ve thrown it online over at Press Random.

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Use an unactivated iPhone for iPod/WiFi only

If you bought an iPhone and hate AT&T, go back your old cellphone and use the iPhone soley as an iPod and for WiFi.