Posts Tagged ‘geeky’
How to Steal Someone’s Watch
A really interesting piece from The New Yorker, presenting the story of a “thief” and magician at the same time:
A Pickpocket’s Tale – The spectacular thefts of Apollo Robbins
Oatmeal episode about Nikola Tesla
The rest of it can be read here: Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived – The Oatmeal
The Evolving Geek
Love this infographic from Flowtown via Waylou
Geek hierarchy of needs
Author: @loulouk on Flickr
Block Access to a Website with the Hosts File
Want to learn a really easy and fast way to block websites, ads, or content on your own? If you are familiar with the Hosts file Windows, it’s as simple as adding a few entries to the table.
Connect Computers via an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
If you don’t have a crossover cable to connect two laptops or netbooks, you can use their wireless capabilities. This guide shows how you can use your wireless network cards to create a temporary ad hoc network between two or more mobile computers. The guide is for Windows 7 but it works also for Windows Vista.
How to Set Up an Ad Hoc Wireless Computer-to-Computer Network
Connect Two Computers using a Crossover Cable
Need to connect two computers together and you don’t have a router on hand? If so, you can use a crossover cable to connect two computers and transfer files directly. Read on!
A to Z Index of the Windows XP Command Line
Think you are a command line Guru in Windows XP? Well, test yourself and see how many commands you actually know! Can you create a Windows shortcut from the command line? Or add a new environment variable? Check out this list of all command prompt commands.
Do You Have An Idea For A Tiny App? Visit DonationCoder
The Coding Snacks forum within the DonationCoder.com site is a breeding ground of new ideas for tiny, open source apps. Read through some of the previous entries and post one of your ideas you’d like to see implemented.
