Archive for June, 2006
ZooTube ‘Buccaneer flight’
If you’re in the UK you may have seen the recent Zoo magazine adverts on the TV. In this one they allegedly ‘blow’ the advert budget on a flight in an ex-military jet. You can do this yourself if you want (and you’ve got enough dosh) from a company called Thunder City in South Africa. [...]
A very nice Linux distro
If you fancy breaking away from proprietary OS software (e.g. Windows XP or others) I recommend using Fedora Linux. Fedora Core is a free operating system that offers the best combination of stable and cutting-edge software that exists in the free software world. The latest version, Fedora Core 5, is a great looking, fully featured [...]
Mac version available for WCG
World Community Grid now has a Mac OS X version available (PPC only though by the look of things). I’m not sure how long it’s been available as I haven’t checked for a couple of months or so. WCG Download page – Windows, Linux and now Mac OS X too
Six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN
I’ve just spotted this article by George Ou about pointless wireless security. I agree with all that George says. It’s fairly standard stuff but always worth sharing around in my opinion. If you want a secure wireless network at home use WPA encryption, strong passwords and a VPN connection when on the road.
iPad video
FreeNAS
If you need extra space for storing data or if you want if you want to store your data centrally on your LAN with some useful extra functionality I recommend you check out FreeNAS. FreeNAS is a free NAS (Network-Attached Storage) server, supporting: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, RSYNC protocols, local user authentication, Software RAID (0,1,5) [...]
No Engines + a Barrel Roll while Pouring Iced Tea
I saw this on Diggnation. According to the March 2003 Centennial Edition of “Air & Space Smithsonian”, Bob Hoover was named the 3rd greatest aviator in history (info from Maverick Jets). The video below is the “energy management” routine he flew in a Strike Commander, a twin-engine business aircraft. The precision at which he controls [...]
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