Daydreaming Boy — Daydreaming Boy

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

boy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:00:48 +0000

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 to block others from using my internet from their computers? is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

How to block others from using my internet from their computers? is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

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

boy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:26:19 +0000

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. How do i set up a personal web server in windows vista? is a post from: [...]

How do i set up a personal web server in windows vista? is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

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

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:16:00 +0000

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, and we look forward to the results as Eye-Fi starts giving out API keys in phases, beginning this fall.

Eye-Fi starting up a developer program, will have some APIs open for business this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Eye-Fi | Email this | Comments
Read More

Eye-Fi starting up a developer program, will have some APIs open for business this fall is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

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

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:34:00 +0000

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 around based on demand — demand that would be determined by sensors in electric vehicles, which would report their findings back to a central operations center. According to Sahinoglu, you’d only need five charging stations to cover 100 electric cars on a 100-kilometer stretch of highway, so it would seemingly be a quick and relatively inexpensive way to cover a large area — assuming you can find an efficient way to actually move the chargers around. Look for more details to be announced at the Vehicular Technology Conference in Ottawa next week.

Researchers propose ‘roaming’ charging stations to keep electric cars powered originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | New Scientist | Email this | Comments
Read More

Researchers propose ‘roaming’ charging stations to keep electric cars powered is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

TomTom offers free iPhone 4 adapter for Car Kit

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:06:00 +0000

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 that, you can apply down in the source link for a freebie to be sent your way. Or just hack something up in the garage that looks like the insert above. Your call, vaquero.

[Thanks, Dan]

Continue reading TomTom offers free iPhone 4 adapter for Car Kit

TomTom offers free iPhone 4 adapter for Car Kit originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | TomTom | Email this | Comments
Read More

TomTom offers free iPhone 4 adapter for Car Kit is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

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

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:40:00 +0000

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 mod of a controller for an avid gamer with a serious disability. Future episodes will highlight “projects inspired by the modder community, ranging from mods for a particular need to gadgets that help electronic enthusiasts work and play faster,” which means that you and yours can send in ideas that may end up on the show. Head on past the break for a trailer, and be sure to pencil this one in right beside our own Engadget Show when it comes time for viewing pleasure.

P.S. – Congrats, Ben!

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

The Ben Heck Show launching next week, right into your regular viewing rotation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Element 14, Ben Heck | Email this | Comments
Read More

The Ben Heck Show launching next week, right into your regular viewing rotation is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

iPod nano code hints at possible video playback

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:17:00 +0000

It may not be anything more than a bit of excess or leftover code, but it looks like there’s at least a hint of some possible video playback capabilities lying deep in the code for the new iPod nano (the internal settings property list, to be specific). As discovered by Erica Sadun over at TUAW, that includes options for things like TV subtitles, captions and alternate audio, and even a fit-to-screen option — for the perfectly square aspect ratio of the nano’s screen, perhaps? Of course, there doesn’t seem to be an option to actually make video watchable on a 1.5-inch screen.

iPod nano code hints at possible video playback originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | TUAW | Email this | Comments
Read More

iPod nano code hints at possible video playback is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

Vivitar’s new full frame 35mm film camera

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:49:00 +0000

You hear a lot lately about bringing high-end DSLR functionality to the consumer, mostly thanks to the wild new world of Micro Four Thirds, but Vivitar is really breaking the price barrier with its new $10 point and shoot. The camera shoots to full frame 35mm film (there’s even a 24 shot roll included, roughly equivalent to 512MB), and yet its single button operation and automatic motorized advance should make the high-end shooter accessible to the novice photogs among us. Of course, a built-in flash and auto focus will appeal to the feature hungry enthusiasts as well. The best news? If you buy one of these today, you can actually get a second camera and second roll of film for free!

[Thanks, Michelle]

Vivitar’s new full frame 35mm film camera originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Vivitar | Email this | Comments
Read More

Vivitar’s new full frame 35mm film camera is a post from: Daydreaming Boy

Modular iPad Case Lets You Tweet From Your Kegerator

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:58 +0000

<< Previous
|
Next >>

View all

The guys behind the new modulR line of iPad cases have a clever idea: Let one case take on multiple identities through a variety of add-ons.

The basic case is a hard plastic shell that protects the iPad in use. Its rubberized edges grip the tablet securely, while little “nubs” on the back give your hand something more to grip onto than the iPad’s normally slick exterior. They also help raise the device off the table so it’s a little easier to pick up.

When traveling, you can clip on a hard plastic face plate that protects the iPad’s screen.

At your desk? Slide the case into an L-shaped metal bracket, which has slots that the case’s rear nubs lock into. (Note: We’ve actually got the bracket upside-down in the photos here, a mistake so common that modulR says they’ll be adding stickers to the bracket so customers know which end is up.)

Those same slots appear on modulR’s “slim case,” which lets you mount your iPad on the wall — or, with the addition of a handful of powerful neodymium magnets, a refrigerator. In fact, this is the first refrigerator mount we’ve seen for the iPad in the Gadget Lab. It works with most old-school fridges, but if you’ve got a fancier wood-paneled or stainless steel refrigerator, you’re out of luck. (Stainless steel isn’t magnetic.)

We used it to display our favorite websites and recent tweets on the face of Beer Robot, our office kegerator.

You might be nervous about the effect of those powerful magnets on the iPad’s internals. While modulR couldn’t offer us a blanket assurance, they did say that they expected no problems — and we saw none during our tests. Perhaps if the iPad had a spinning disk inside instead of solid state storage, the proximity of magnets might be a bigger problem.

One down side is weight. The case is substantial, which provides protection, but it also adds 5.8 ounces to the iPad’s weight (10.2 ounces with the cover on). That may not sound like much, but it’s a noticeable addition to a gadget that weighs just 1.5 pounds to begin with.

The other is price: modulR sells a bundle that includes the case, cover, stand, and the slim mount for $100. The case and cover alone are $60.

Still, it’s a substantial, solid case and the only one we know of that allows fridge mounting. If that’s what you’re looking for, the modulR case is a good choice.

modulR iPad Case (product website)

Photos: Jon Snyder / Wired.com

Follow us for real-time tech news: Dylan Tweney and Gadget Lab on Twitter.

Quo’s latest Mac clone to feature Asetek liquid cooling, Core i7

boy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:18:00 +0000

We just got off the phone with Quo Computers founder Rashantha De Silva. Remember him? Last spring, amidst all the hoopla surrounding Psystar and Apple, he announced the opening of a walk-in Mac clone shop in The Golden State. Since then, Psystar may have bitten the dust, but it looks like De Silva and co. are still in business… for now, anyway. Their newest (they haven’t even had time to update the website), the Quo maxQ2, will feature an Intel Core i7 3.6GHz CPU, 12GB of RAM, a 240GB SSD, a 1TB HDD, and an Adobe Mercury Playback Engine-compatible NVIDIA 285 GTX GPU. In addition, this bad boy will come equipped with an Asetek liquid / copper cold plate cooling system, and believe it or not, it’ll run OS X, Linux and Windows 7. Prices start at $3,765, and it should go on sale starting September 15. For about 18 minutes, or an hour and 18 minutes if Apple’s lawyer crew just so happens to be at lunch.

[Thanks, John Mayer (really!)]

Continue reading Quo’s latest Mac clone to feature Asetek liquid cooling, Core i7

Quo’s latest Mac clone to feature Asetek liquid cooling, Core i7 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | | Email this | Comments
Read More

Quo’s latest Mac clone to feature Asetek liquid cooling, Core i7 is a post from: Daydreaming Boy