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• in Gadgets
  Siri Hacked to Work on iPhone 4 and iPad - Video Demo
  You may consider getting a cheaper iPhone 4 or iPad now that Siri works on them. Check out the video demo.
  by jbinc / on Oct 31, 2011
• in Technology
  Cyber Crime Costs £71 Billion per Year
  IT security company Norton have revealed the true cost of cyber crime each year.
  by cmimanagers / on Sep 7, 2011
• in Business
  Are you taking cyber attack seriously enough?
  The IMF are the latest organisation to fall foul of hackers. How secure is your business?
  by cmimanagers / on Jun 12, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “hacks”

 

• Automated cat feeder and large plastic screws

  
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  We’ve seen automated food dispensers for pets, but none that go so far as to build large plastic screws for dispensing kibble . This isn’t [Mathieu]‘s first automatic cat feeder; an earlier version used a wheel to dispense cat food in excessively large version. To improve upon his first build, [Mathiu] decided ...
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• Timed command-line screenshots

  
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  A TUAW staffer recently asked if there were a way to snapshot the exact same region of the screen over and over at timed intervals without buying third-party software.There is, but it depends on your comfort with the command line. If youre experie...
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• Timed command-line screenshots

  
  iPhone Firmware — Authority: 157
  A TUAW staffer recently asked if there were a way to snapshot the exact same region of the screen over and over at timed intervals without buying third-party software.There is, but it depends on your comfort with the command line. If youre experie...
  5 days ago

• Trimethyl Borate lantern built from garbage

  
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  This lantern was built from recyclable goods. It’s a bit dangerous when used like the image above, but [The Green Gentleman] does give you a few other options in his build instructions which make for much safer operation. The lantern enclosure is made from old cans and a glass jar. He screwed a couple of boards ...
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• Wait to Receive Something You Buy and Youll Actually Like It More

  
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  We live in a culture of immediacy where we think we want everything on demand, but it turns out that we may actually prefer the wait. When we pay for something we wont get for quite some time, it tends to make us happier because we forget that it cost us money. Read more...        
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• Timed command-line screenshots

  
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  A TUAW staffer recently asked if there were a way to snapshot the exact same region of the screen over and over at timed intervals without buying third-party software. There is, but it depends on your comfort with the command line. If youre experienced in Unix scripting, read on. If not, you may want to investigate ...
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• DIY Laser Engraver

  
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      If you have some old donated scanners and printers chances are you have most of the stuff needed to make your own DIY Laser Engraver . The main thing that all laser engravers have in common is a method of moving a laser or set of mirrors in an X Y pattern. Scanners and printers have motors and rails that ...
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• How-to: Hack Your iPhone 5 to Improve Network Connectivity

  
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  AT&T iPhone users can hack their device if they want to improve their networks performance. I
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• 11 Life Hacks to Make Mom’s Life Easier

  
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  Being a mom is rewarding, but it can also be really stressful. Managing the home, kids, and work while still finding time for your spouse and self can make being a mom challenging at times.  That’s why adopting even the smallest changes, or should I say life hacks, to make life more efficient can be really helpful. ...
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• Ditch Your Plans to Find Out How You Work

  
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  No matter how much you plan, you can still end up getting very little done. Computer scientist Cal Newport is trying something new: ditching the plan altogether to see what he spends his time on. Read more...        
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• Camera-based touchscreen input via an FPGA

  
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  [Chonggang Li] wrote in to share a link to the final project he and [Ran Hu] built for their embedded systems class. It’s called Piano Hero and uses an FPGA to implement a camera-based touch screen system . All of the hardware used in the project is shown above. The monitor acts as the keyboard, using an image ...
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• Seashell iPhone Passive Speakers: Shellphone

  
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  Thanks to the pathetic speakers on iOS devices, we’ve seen many types of passive speakers come about. A sub-type of these passive speakers are ones that repurpose other items. We’ve seen one made from an old gramophone horn , a trumpet  and even a piece of bamboo . WAAM Industries’ Shellphone speaker is a ...
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• 5 mind-blowing ways science has hacked the human body

  
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  Cracked Science fiction taught us that when science starts modifying the human body, it goes terrifyingly wrong. But the reality is that the body modifications that are right around the corner are way less frightening.
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• Turning a phone into a media center remote

  
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  [Kees] wanted a remote for an XBMC audio system. He had a classic T65 Dutch telephone in one of his project boxes and thought this phone with the addition of a Raspberry Pi he could have a functional media remote with classic lines and 70s styling. Each of the digits on the phone were wired up to a small solderless ...
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• DIY Hacks & How To’s: Swiss Army Key Ring

  
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  Most people have to keep track of at least a few keys. The easiest way to do that is to just keep them all on one key ring. But the more keys that you have, the more they fan out on the ring. If you have a lot of keys, then your key ring can get pretty bulky and impractical to carry in your pocket. Here is an ...
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• Semi-Restore: Restore Your iOS Device Without Losing Your Jailbreak [video]

  
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  semi-restore allows us to restore our iOS devices without loosing the jailbreak Continue reading →
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• Farmville 2 Mega Hack Pack [cheats collection]

  
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    Farmville 2 Cheats - Hacks with cheat engine Tested and working 100% Requirements: Cheat Engine Firefox/Chrome   Steps: Go to Farmville 2 Open Cheat Engine . Click mini cpu icon at the top left of cheat engine or the small box under file tab Select - plugin_container.exe (firefox) ...
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• Functional Trash Compactor Replica: Proto Wall-E

  
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  Most of the replicas I’ve seen are of robots, vehicles and weapons. The inspiration behind Darius Bode’s creations is a lot humbler than that. But it’s one that is quite intriguing when you see it in action: a trash compactor. To be more specific, Bode made a working replica of the Schörling 2R rearloader. ...
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• ESPNs Darren Rovell And The Fitness Model: A Brief History

  
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  May 11, 2009: Darren Rovell writes about Nora Tobin , a model hes never heard of whom he saw in an advertisement on his CNBC blog: Read more...        
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• Adding LEDs to an engagement ring

  
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  Once upon a time, a nerd met a girl. Things happen  as they do , and eventually [Ben] wanted to create the be-all, end-all engagement ring . It’s a simple titanium affair with 23 stones around the perimeter. What makes this ring so cool, though, is that it lights up whenever [Ben] and his girl are holding hands. ...
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