Hackosis

Jon Lee tells how he turned his one dollar Ethernet cable into something that looks similar to a five hundred dollar ethernet cable by using TechFlex cable sleeves available at the audio store.

The process involves a 7ft Ethernet cable, 7ft of TechFlex (Polyethelene) cable sleeves, 2in of heatshrink (Shrinktube) tube, and just a little work.

I haven’t tried this yet, but I am sure it would add manageability as well as great looks.

I have to admit that it looks really nice. Congrats and great work to Jon Lee.

How-to: DIY Cheap Ethernet Cable Mod

This may be old news, but not to me. You might also be surprised that you can edit any web page live in your browser by using a bit of javascript. It is limited to text only.

Paste the following into your address bar:

I noticed this did not work in Gmail. This is tested and is known to work in Firefox 3 and IE7. [via blogstorm.co.uk]

360desktop just launched the public beta in conjunction with the 4th of July. If you haven’t heard about 360desktop, here is a quick overview from the site:

360desktop is a free and safe software download, that transforms your standard Windows® desktop into a 360-degree panoramic workspace, giving you many times more desktop space.

Quick video demo:

30desktop runs on Windows XP and Vista. Download the public beta from the 360desktop site. Don’t forget to let us know what you think.

I am currently giving it a spin and I can tell you this much - it don’t do doodoo next to compiz-fusion on Linux.

Nothing is better than a 3D game, but when you haven’t installed a GUI and have a quick need to play for a bit, here are 4 text based Linux games for CLI:

1. Bastet - Tetris clone:

Bastet ("bastard tetris") is an ncurses Tetris clone which is harder than every other tetris released. It is based on a heuristics engine which tries to detect which block you need or don’t need, and then gives you the blocks that you don’t need. For instance, if you usually play by leaving long "canyons" one square wide and then waiting for the long "I" block, you’ll have to wait till eternity before you see it. The heuristics have been worked on for some time and are quite nasty.

Install Bastet on Ubuntu:

2. Ninvaders - Space Invaders Clone:

nInvaders project is a Space Invaders clone for ncurses.

Ever wanted to play space invaders when you can’t find a GUI? Now you can!

Install Ninvaders on Ubuntu:

3. Moon-buggy - drive on the moon:

Moon-buggy is a simple character graphics game, where you drive some kind of car across the moon’s surface. Unfortunately there are dangerous craters there. Fortunately your car can jump over them!

Install Moon-buggy on Ubuntu:

4. Greed - a puzzle game:

The strategy game of Greed. Try to eat as much as possible of the board before munching yourself into a corner.

Install Greed on Ubuntu:

Hope you enjoy playing these simple, but fun Linux based CLI games. You can play any of these games by entering “/usr/games/xxxxx” with the Xs being the name of the game.

Do you know of any other fun CLI based games for Linux? Let us know in the comments. [via mellowd.co.uk]

Windows Steady State runs on XP and Vista and provides a way to “freeze” your system among other things. You can choose an option to run your system in a cached mode and any changes are discarded upon reboot.

SteadyState also provides options for updates and computer restrictions.

Seems like it would be perfect for experimenting with spyware and viruses. Also turn this on if you have any kids - no more worries about them wiping out your music collection.

Get Windows SteadyState from the Microsoft site. [via downloadsquad.com]

Got to get this t-shirt:

Get your t-shirt here.

If you have a Wordpress blog it is crucial that you do certain things to keep it secure. Blogsecurify can help you accomplish this by scanning your Wordpress web blog for known vulnerabilities.

From the blogsecurify.com:

If you wish not to modify your template, they also provide a Wordpress plugin. Just drop it in your plugins directory and activate.

[via gnucitizen.com]

HP just announced the release of a new Windows security tool named Scrawlr - “SQL Injector and Crawler”.

image by cogdogblog

Scrawlr will crawl up to 1500 pages on your web site to check for the possibility of SQL injection points. More info:

Download Scrawlr from the HP site. [via hackademix.net]

This modded Eveready flashlight is acually brighter than a $95 dollar SureFire E2:

Tech.shantanugoel.com writes about how to create a do-it-yourself security system using nothing more than a Linux PC, Webcam, and a Twitter account.

No more brother, Mother, burglar, etc. stepping into your private space or home with out you knowing. Also, don’t forget about enabling Twitter mobile alerts for when a PC might be far from reach.

image via MShades