[TechLife] Microsoft's nightmare inches closer to reality

A decade ago, Microsoft worried that the Internet could become a software platform that threatens Windows. Ten years later, that amorphous nightmare has a name: Google.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/24/2005 04:26:03 AM

[TechLife] Hacking the Linksys WRT54G wireless router

Pretty much everything you need to know about hacking the Linksys WRT-54G.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/23/2005 03:14:47 PM

[TechLife] Tutorial: Setting up a server with SuSE 10.0

this is a very detailed tutorial about how to use the new SuSE 10.0 to set up a web, mail, and ftp server.
It covers every aspect of the installation and demonstrates the setup process with the help of 50 screenshots, allowing even beginners to follow this guide. Experienced system administrators will benefit from this tutorial as well.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/19/2005 08:03:55 AM

Business Development

Like with most of the things I'm interested in I've never really had any real training or classes on the subjects, except for maybe psychology and motorcycles. From the psych classes I learned so much and it helped me think differently about a lot of things, with the motorcycles I just didn't want to kill myself.
Computers and Technology is one of the areas that I'm really good at and probably where I've had the least amount of formal training. Most of the stuff I learned was either picked up from my Dad, a book, or just plain trial and error. I think I've done quite well on just that. Another area that I'm becoming more interested in is Business, I guess more specifically the business side of technology. I haven't had any formal training in this area either but I'm learning a lot from all these books I'm reading. Even though I have gotten the gist of everything I've read so far its probably time for me to either looking into some professional development courses or really try and sit down with some one to see if they can mentor me.

Right now I'm in a situation where I can definitely see my future plans taking shape right in front of me. My business manager was let go about 2 months ago and since then I've been doing little things to fill in her void. Which has been fairly easy to do since she apparently didn't have a clue herself. So by now I've made a lot more strides in the 2 months than she had in her 2 years. So now I'm getting the interest of the president of the company to possibly take over her spot, although it hasn't been official. There are two major projects that are standing in my way right now before I feel I've made a good enough impression, I'm not sure what he thinks. One is a trade show we have to do in Nov. and the other is an ERP implementation. Going from a mainly techie background to a business position is posing quite a challenge since I have to try and learn so much in so little time.

[TechLife] Bare metal Linux server restore with tar

When my production Web server, running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, began generating filesystem errors, I found my backup system put to the ultimate test. My bare-metal restore saved the day for me. Here's how you can put a similar scheme to work.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/17/2005 04:43:50 PM

[TechLife] The first page ever on the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web began as a CERN project. The first website went on-line in 1991. This is a link to a copy of the original "World-Wide Web Home" of CERN, created by Berners-Lee.

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Computer_Science_and_CERN

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/17/2005 05:38:55 AM

[TechLife] G4 Founder/CEO Replaced (TechTV programming to return?)

Charles Hirschhorn, Founder and CEO of G4TV has been replaced! Charles was best known for his acquisition and transformation of TechTV into what is now the game centric G4TV. Will the new CEO add more tech programming? Time will tell..

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/17/2005 05:35:43 AM

[TechLife] Cool FireFox Wallpapers

Very nice FireFox wallpapers. High Quality.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/16/2005 05:15:47 AM

[TechLife] Light transmitting concrete

A wall made of LitraCon has the strength of traditional concrete but thanks to an embedded array of optical glass fibers, view of the outside world, such as the silhouette of trees, houses and passersby, are transmitted inside the building.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/16/2005 05:15:18 AM

[TechLife] How to bypass those annoying automated recordings at most major companies

Strategies and how to get directly connected to someone with a pulse instead of listening to a damn recording at most major companies. Very interesting and helpful.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/16/2005 05:12:17 AM

[TechLife] Inside the iPod Nano (subSystm)

So you've seen pictures of the iPod Nano insides, but what about video? This video compares the Nano to older iPods, and of course shows you how easy it is to crack one open.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/16/2005 05:11:43 AM

[TechLife] REVIEW: Yahoo! Mail Beta

First complete review of the new Yahoo! Mail, unavailable to most users. Screen shots. Tabbed mail reading.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/14/2005 03:53:00 PM

[TechLife] Windows In Your Pocket

All it takes is a minor error in the Windows Registry or a virus infection, and your operating system can become unbootable. But with a properly configured USB flash drive on hand, you'll always have a compatible replacement no further away than your pocket or keychain. In addition, the flash drive can also provide...

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/14/2005 04:59:15 AM

[TechLife] Microsoft releases new photo sharing app

Microsoft Codename Max allows you to import photos, arrange them in a photo album, and share them with your friends. It's very cool, check it out!

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/14/2005 04:52:29 AM

[TechLife] Photoshop - how to make people look Pretty

A great tutorial by Lunacore.com on "Beautify a Face".. very detailed with downloadable image so you can follow along... lots of other nice tuts over at www.lunacore.com.

Be sure to mouse over the last picture so you can see the difference.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/14/2005 04:52:18 AM

[TechLife] Google Blog Search Launched!!!

Google's latest service "Blog Search" has been launched!

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/14/2005 04:51:53 AM

[TechLife] Firefox gets "Supernatural"

"A couple weeks ago, we were approached by some very cool people in Hollywood working on a new show called Supernatural on The WB. Not only were they Firefox users, they wanted to help spread the word about Firefox too."

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/13/2005 04:43:56 AM

On the Quest for Knowledge, Stop at Koobe

I usually think of myself as a pretty smart individual even though I have my duh moments. Besides the duh moments I always feel that I have an answer for a lot of things, or at least know where to find them. I tend to read a lot of books to get some of those answers that I'm trying to find. I stumbled upon Koobe on one of my searches to find a repository of ebooks that would happen to have the book I was looking for. I'm not sure if I found it at Koobe because once I realized what I had found I was pleasently suprised. So go there and check it out.

[TechLife] Google Official Says Frustration Drove Him From Microsoft

A former Microsoft executive whose defection to Google set off a legal battle testified that a tirade from Bill Gates was a low point before he decided to leave.

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/07/2005 12:09:03 PM

[TechLife] Websense Bypass PoC

I'm not sure why but one of the things that bugged me most at my previous job was the web filtering. They used websense and for awhile wherever you went you would get that stupid block page. I guess it really only got to me because I couldn't find any lasting solutions to get around it, I found one but that caught on pretty quickly till it was found out by the admins. Here is another one of those solutions that I'm not sure will last but hey its worth a shot.

Websense URL Filtering Bypass PoC

Oh and yes you do need Perl to run this

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Posted by TJ to TechLife at 9/07/2005 05:01:00 AM