TinyHacker » geeky http://tinyhacker.com Tiny Tips for the Common Geek Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Evolving Geek http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-evolving-geek/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-evolving-geek/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:39:28 +0000 tinyhacker http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-evolving-geek/ geek

Love this infographic from Flowtown via Waylou

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-evolving-geek/feed/ 0 Geek hierarchy of needs http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/geek-hierarchy-of-needs/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/geek-hierarchy-of-needs/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:00:27 +0000 CorporateGeek http://tinyhacker.com/?p=4790 Geek hierarchy of needs

Author: @loulouk on Flickr

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/geek-hierarchy-of-needs/feed/ 2 Block Access to a Website with the Hosts File http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/block-access-to-a-website-with-the-hosts-file/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/block-access-to-a-website-with-the-hosts-file/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:00:06 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=2378 windows host 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.

Use Windows Hosts File to Block Websites

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/block-access-to-a-website-with-the-hosts-file/feed/ 2 Connect Computers via an Ad Hoc Wireless Network http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/connect-computers-via-an-ad-hoc-wireless-network/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/connect-computers-via-an-ad-hoc-wireless-network/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:00:13 +0000 CorporateGeek http://tinyhacker.com/?p=2355 wtw3

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

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/connect-computers-via-an-ad-hoc-wireless-network/feed/ 0 Connect Two Computers using a Crossover Cable http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/connect-two-computers-using-a-crossover-cable/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/connect-two-computers-using-a-crossover-cable/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:00:23 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=2286 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!

Connect Two Computers with a Crossover Cable

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/connect-two-computers-using-a-crossover-cable/feed/ 1 A to Z Index of the Windows XP Command Line http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/a-to-z-index-of-the-windows-xp-command-line/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/a-to-z-index-of-the-windows-xp-command-line/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:00:31 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=1967 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.

Windows XP Command Line

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/a-to-z-index-of-the-windows-xp-command-line/feed/ 0 Do You Have An Idea For A Tiny App? Visit DonationCoder http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/do-you-have-an-idea-for-a-tiny-app-visit-donationcoder/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/do-you-have-an-idea-for-a-tiny-app-visit-donationcoder/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +0000 tinyhacker http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/do-you-have-an-idea-for-a-tiny-app-visit-donationcoder/ sshot-4

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.

DonationCoder.com

The Coding Snacks Forum

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/do-you-have-an-idea-for-a-tiny-app-visit-donationcoder/feed/ 3 Change Drive Letter for External USB Device http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/change-drive-letter-for-external-usb-device/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/change-drive-letter-for-external-usb-device/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:14 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=1818 change drive letter

Ever connect a USB device to your computer and not have it show up in My Computer? Strange huh? Most likely it’s because the drive letter Windows is assigning is already taken. In that case, you have to change the drive letter manually and then it will show up.

Change Drive Letter for USB Device in Windows

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/change-drive-letter-for-external-usb-device/feed/ 0 How to Fix Master Boot Record Errors in XP and Vista http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/how-to-fix-master-boot-record-errors-in-xp-and-vista/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/how-to-fix-master-boot-record-errors-in-xp-and-vista/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:00:56 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=1604 fix mbr

Ever start up your computer and get an error message like “Missing operating system” or “Error loading operating system”? Well, don’t worry, it’s usually just a corrupted or damaged Master Boot Record (MBR). Once fixed, everything loads fine. Read on.

Fix MBR in XP and Vista

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/how-to-fix-master-boot-record-errors-in-xp-and-vista/feed/ 0 Scroll Bars Only Have One Purpose? No Way! http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/scroll-bars-only-have-one-purpose-no-way/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/scroll-bars-only-have-one-purpose-no-way/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:36 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=1284 scroll clock

Ok, this is not going to make you any more productive today, but it’s damn cool! If you thought those scroll bars could only be used for scrolling, not so fast! Some geeks decided to make a real-time clock using just scroll bars. Geeky and cool.

Scroll Clock

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