Eight Ways To Kill Someone Using An iPod Nano
Just in case your would be attacker gets too close…
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EIGHT WAYS TO KILL SOMEONE BY USING AN IPOD NANO,
ACCORDING TO EX-MARINE BRAD COLLUM.
1. Break it in half with yourhands (very easy to do) and use the glass viewing screen’s broken edgeas a razorblade to slice the jugular when they are looking the otherway.
2. Take off one sock(a dress or tube sock; pantyhose will work in a pinch), place the Nanoin the sock, swing it around as fast as you can (being careful to nothit yourself), and whack the intended target right on the temple.
3. Take thereflective shiny part and catch the sun’s ray and shine it in a vehicledriver’s eyes, or if you are at a rock concert and the lead singer isprancing around on a center stage that protrudes into the audience likea phallus, you can use the same technique.
4. The cord on the earbud headphones can be used to strangle someone. A knee in the back can give extra leverage.
5. Dig a pit about 5feet deep, then take about 15 3-foot-long stakes 2 inches in diameterand sharpen one end to a fine point, like a very sharp pencil. Jam thesticks at least a foot into the ground, with the sharp ends pointingup. Cover the hole with pine boughs, grass, and leaves. Treat the Nanolike a slice of cheese pizza in a deep, hot oven and place it gently inthe middle.
6. Carefullyunstaple a tea bag and pour the contents on a plate. Break into thelithium-ion battery pack and saturate the tea with the battery’spoison, then dry the tea in the sun (or with a hair dryer if you are ina hurry). Put tea back in tea bag and bend the staple back to itsoriginal position. Put the tea bag back where you got it.
7. Download to theNano “We’ve Only Just Begun” by the Carpenters. Tell someone you willgive him or her your Nano if they listen to that song a hundred timesin a row.
8. Hide the Nano in a bowl of lutefisk, then take it to the annual Norsefest Lutefisk Eating Competition in Madison, Minnesota.
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New way to access remote macs, without the need for ARD!
Remote L.A. to N.Y. with Timbuktu and Skype
I got a frantic call from my wife who’s visiting my sister in NY. It seems her iBook has that forever spinning wheel we’ve all had to face at some point or another. After talking to her, I deducted it was a corrupt image in her iPhoto library. Probably from her last import. It’s happened twice before. The problem is that although she’s a digital lifestyle junkie, she relies on me to fix any technical issues and I’m in LA. So I venture out online to see if I can tap into her computer remotely and was delighted to find out Timbuktu’s new Skype ‘tunnel’ feature. The New Timbuktu Pro uses Skype’s connection to pass through routers and firewalls and establish a direct connection. In the past, you could only connect remotely if you had a static IP address, something most people don’t have. Best of all, you can connect to a Mac or a PC.
So here’s a tutorial on how to connect remotely to another computer over the internet with Timbuktu and Skype.
THE TIMBUKTU AND SKYPE TUTORIAL
Step 1: Get Timbuktu and Skype
Step 2: Set up Timbuktu to use Skype
Step 3: Add new buddy to Skype
Step 4: Connect to Remote Computer
Conclusion
↑ Step 1: Get Timbuktu and Skype
Both local and remote computers need to have the latest version of Timbuktu Pro and Skype.
Download a trial or buy from Netopia.com. Licenses go for about $100 per computer. A multi-platform version is available. Skype users get a $40 discount.
Download the latest Skype version at Skype.com. It won’t work with an old version. Skype is free, at least for what we need to do with it.
↑ Step 2: Set up Timbuktu to use Skype
Make sure both applications are installed and running on both computers. In the remote computer, go up to the Timbuktu Pro menu item and select “Timbuktu access via Skype.”
↑ Step 3: Add new buddy to Skype
You might skip this step if you already use Skype and have each other in the buddy list. If not, from the main Skype window in the local computer, select “Add” an enter the remote computer’s Skype username. Once added, the user will become available in Skype’s contact list.
↑ Step 4: Connect to Remote Computer
From Timbuktu Pro, select ‘File > New Connection’.
From the new connection window, select the Skype tab, then select the remote user from the list. Make sure that the user has a check-mark in the green icon and the word ‘yes’ in the ‘Timbuktu?’ column. It will not work otherwise. The check-mark means the user has a compatible version of Skype and is logged in. The ‘yes’ means the user has ‘Timbuktu access via Skype’ selected as we did in step 2.
From the Timbuktu top menu select ‘Service > Control’ to connect to the remote user’s computer. This will give you a new window for you to choose how to connect to the remote user. My only available option was to ask permission, which prompted my wife asking her if I can control her computer.
Once the remote user grants you permission, you can gain access to their computer and save the day.
↑ Conclusion
This system is very easy to set up. However, I was stuck with a skype user that had the word ‘no’ in it and I couldn’t connect right away. I looked in Timbuktu’s help documents and website but they didn’t have any mention on how to make the user be accessible through Skype. Eventually I stumbled on the menu bar item and discovered that was my missing step. Seems easy enough, but they could have saved me an hour if they mentioned it in their documentation.
My remote desktop experience was very slow. I will move a window and wait for it to redraw like I did back in the 56k modem days. But that really has to do with the internet bandwidth than the actual application.
It would be unfair to compare Apple’s Remote Desktop to Timbuktu Pro since they really target different markets. Apple’s Remote Desktop is for local network administrators whereas Timbuktu Pro is for cross-platform remote connections. I’ll admit, $200 for 2 licenses is no walk at the park, but it might be invaluable for a lot of people. Besides, it’s a good thing when you can help people you care about but are too far away to pay them a visit.
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macZOT! 2.0 – Free SubEthaEdit!!!!
It is time for BLOGZOT 2.0 on MacZOT.com. These are the guys that gave away AppZapper for free a few weeks ago, this time they are giving away SubEthaEdit from CodingMonkeys! Ive been using the trial version of this for awhile and it is definately a necessity. If enough bloggers blog about this then MacZOT and TheCodingMonkeys will award $105,000 in Mac software. So hurry up and blog about this great site and this amazing software. macZOT is truely an amazing site and we need to support them. After you blog about it go to this site and submit the link to your site.
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Fast OS Switching on Intel Macs with 3 OS’s – YouTube
Mac mini Duo, running Parallels+Virtue Desktops, and Windows XP and RHEL 4 ES. Why on earth would people NOT buy a Mac!?!?
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iPod Flea – Google Video
Ok, I dont know if this is really funny or if Im just whacked out on coffee this morning. But this “iPod Flea” commercial in itself is not that funny, but I did laugh at some of the accessories like the “iPod Flea Collar”. I need to switch to decaf…
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Hack Attack: Build your own DVR
Well, I know there have been a ton of these DIY-DVR setups, but I was cleaning out my loft and realized I had 5 old PC’s just sitting in there collecting dust (and I have about 5 more in storage), so Im finally thinking about jacking all the harddrives and building a lean mean media/dvr machine!
“With all the potential controversy and uncertainty surrounding TiVo firmware upgrades, the time to build your own DVR has never been better. With your own DVR, you can get all the benefits of a TiVo and more without the recurring cost for subscription. This week, I’m going to show you how simple it is to turn your computer into a DVR. After that, I’ll show you a few ways that I use my DVR to take it beyond TiVo.
Whether you’re using your current PC, repurposing an old one, or going all out on a dedicated DVR to put under your TV, you can get so much more out of your own DVR than you could ever get out of a TiVo.”
This article interested me because everyone I know uses MythTV, which is probably the best, but I would like to try out this SageTV out. Looks pretty good regardless and Im excited for a new project!
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Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Apple Boot Camp Review
Paul Thurrot, who sometimes seems so sane, yet at others seems totally lost to reality, writes…
“One might wonder why Apple would create such a thing. After all, with barely 2 percent of the market for computer operating systems, should Apple be trying to win market share for Mac OS X and not offer a way for Mac users to run Windows? Not exactly. Unlike Microsoft, Apple doesn’t actually make a lot of money directly from sales of its OS. Instead, Apple makes most of its money–even now, in the heady days of iPod supremacy–by selling computer hardware. So one might think of Boot Camp as a win-win. Apple wins because a much wider audience of users can now consider its Mac systems, secure in the knowledge that they can run Windows if they want to. Microsoft wins because these users will still be using–and paying for–Windows. And best of all, we as users win, too, because now we can have the best of both worlds: the elegance of Apple hardware coupled with Windows, the operating system that runs all those applications we want to run.
Some Mac users don’t see it that way. They’d like you to believe that Mac OS X is all anyone would ever need, and they’re actually quite a bit distressed that anyone would want to run Windows on a Mac. Get a life: This software will open up the world of Apple to a much wider audience and if OS X is as great as they think it is, surely some of those people will start spending time with OS X instead of Windows. I can’t really see the issue there.
That said, there are advantages to Macs. The hardware is undeniably gorgeous and well made. Apple offers great support, and there is a sense of community that occurs when you purchase a Mac that you just don’t get from Dell or HP. This extends from the knowing looks you get when you crack open an Apple laptop on the road to the almost smug feeling you get when you walk into an Apple retail store. You’re part of something, for better or worse.
One other thing to consider is the alternative. Now that Apple’s operating system runs on Intel hardware, what’s to stop the company from letting users install Mac OS X on any PC? As noted above, Apple actually makes much more money from hardware than it does from software, and given the rampant piracy in the PC market, it’s likely that any move to open up Mac OS X like that would do little to help Apple’s cause. Overall, Apple did the right thing: Under the current plan, it’s likely that its hardware sales will go up. And as people discover Mac hardware, they could very well be tempted to consider using OS X as well.”
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Mac EVDO card in May
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FlickrExport
FlickrExport:
FlickrExport is a plugin for iPhoto 4 and later which provides a direct export interface to Flickr.com
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NewsFire. Mac RSS with Style.
NewsFire. Mac RSS with Style.: Newsfire is by FAR the best RSS reader out there for Mac OS X. Packed with features, blindingly simple to use, and ground-breakingly elegant, NewsFire is the ultimate RSS experience for the Mac.
BurnCMPlugIn – Burn Disk Images Directly From the Finder
Pretty useful plug in for the finder to right click on .dmg/.iso files and burn them to disk.
