September 9, 2010

How to block others from using my internet from their computers?

I have a stepson that brings his computer from his mom’s house. He somehow uses our internet and plays on his computer not ours? How do I stop him from logging onto my internet from his computer?

How do i set up a personal web server in windows vista?

I just want to be able to get at my movies and school stuff from other computers. I’ve tried apache but i can’t seem to get it to work even on a closed network let alone the open web.

Eye-Fi starting up a developer program, will have some APIs open for business this fall

Pardon us as we coin the term “apportunity” to describe the upcoming developer program Eye-Fi has just announced. Developers will able to tie their apps / applications / sites into Eye-Fi features and services through the web, including accessing an Eye-Fi card for photos and video, changing settings on the card, and uploading to online sharing sites through Eye-Fi channels instead of directly connecting to each site. It all sounds very promising in a niche, people-who-use-WiFi-SD-cards sort of way, [...] Continue Reading…

Researchers propose ‘roaming’ charging stations to keep electric cars powered

No, we’re not talking about robotic charging stations that roam the highways and recharge your car without even stopping (sadly), but a new system proposed Zafer Sahinoglu and his colleagues at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts may just help to fill in some of the gaps on the road. While exact specifics are a bit light, the basic idea is to have a series of “roaming” chargers that would be charged up at night and moved [...] Continue Reading…

TomTom offers free iPhone 4 adapter for Car Kit

We still maintain that you’ve got better options than TomTom when it comes to iPhone GPS software, but if you pulled the trigger before giving yourself a moment to consider what you were actually doing, this here news may just interest you. In an effort to maintain compatibility with Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone, TomTom is now including a simple adapter for all Car Kit orders going out on September 1st or later. If you ordered one prior to [...] Continue Reading…

The Ben Heck Show launching next week, right into your regular viewing rotation

Oh, Ben — how far you’ve come. But now that you’re about to star in your very own web show, don’t ever forget that we had you first. Pleasantries aside, we couldn’t be more thrilled to hear that the man responsible for pushing the art of modding into the mainstream is set to host a bi-weekly web TV show on the subject. The Ben Heck Show will see its first episode published on September 13th, where Ben showcases a [...] Continue Reading…

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