Archive for the ‘HOWTO’ Category

August 10th, 2009

HowTo: Getting Started with PingDroid

Comments Off, Android, HOWTO, Social Networking, by jay.

PingDroid is a Ping.FM client for Android.  Ping.FM is a free social networking service that allows you to update multiple social networks like Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Bebo and many many others.
First you need to obtain PingDroid from the Android Marketplace or directly from the website. *If you download it directly from the web site you [...]

Download Driver Pack
*UPDATE 2009-05-21*
I am glad to see that this post has helped someone.  What makes this funny is that I created this post because I was tired of searching the internet, my ftp storage and my local storage to for this bundle of drivers.

November 12th, 2008

DIY Noise Canceling Headphones

5 Comments, HOWTO, Tips, by jay.

So after reading this post about DIY Noise Canceling Headphones, I built my very own pair. I bought some low-profile / folding ear-muffs for $9.99 as well as some Sony MDR-V150 for $12.99.
These are Noise Blocking and not Noise Canceling.
I fly to Germany every other month from the east coast of the US.
On my first [...]

November 4th, 2008

Google MP3 Search Hack

Comments Off, HOWTO, Hacks, by jay.

A Google search that returns MP3s in open directories. Here’s the string—just replace the “Album” and “Artist” and the like with your intended find:
-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “artist|album|track|etc”
For example:  Music by Slipknot

February 13th, 2008

VMware Player running Windows Server 2008 RC1

Comments Off, HOWTO, by jay.

Installing Windows Server 2008 RC1 on VMWare is dead simple.
Technorati Tags: windows,server 2008,vitrual
First Download the necessary files:
1 Download the Windows Server 2008 Image from Microsoft
2 Download the VMWare Player
3 Download VMware virtual disk files
4 Download this VMWare configuration file or create an file here.

This is a very easy hack that I created today.
Prerequisites

You'll need a RememberTheMilk Account
The Custom Buttons Firefox Extension

Once you've got a RTM account setup and the Custom Buttons extension installed you're ready to add the button.
In FF click View->Add new button....
A dialog box will appear with space to add a Name, an Image, some [...]

May 18th, 2007

Try Out Linux using VMWare Player and a Live LinuxCD

Comments Off, HOWTO, Linux, by jay.

This is an easy hack that took me forever to figure out. This all came about because I wanted to test out some browser computability issues within Linux. The normal easy way would be to download a LiveCD, burn it to a disc and then reboot a computer using the LiveCD. This [...]