How to Remove Chewing Gum from an LCD TV Screen

How to Remove Chewing Gum from an LCD TV Screen: from How to of the Dayvia SysAdmin Removing chewing gum from an LCD TV screen is not going to be easy. LCD screens are made of soft films, which are very delicate and can be damaged easily. If you have already tried what the manufacturer recommends or your TV is out of warranty and this is your last-ditch effort, this method might prove useful. However, proceed with great caution!Edit...

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USB microscope used for soldering very small things

USB microscope used for soldering very small things: from Hack a Day by Brian Benchoffvia SysAdminLasik eye surgery is pretty common these days, but there are of course easier and cheaper ways to solder SMD components. [techpawpanda] wanted a video camera to see what was going on when he placed and soldered very tiny components on his board, but commercial SMD video cameras were terribly expensive. He wound up using a USB microscope to...

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Replace Laptop Bumpers with Sugru

Replace Laptop Bumpers with Sugru: from Lifehacker by David Gallowayvia SysAdminRubber or plastic bumpers in the four corners of laptop bottoms help to stabilize the computer but they also help to keep the laptop cool by adding additional airflow. After a year or two many of these bumpers are lost and it can be difficult to find the specific size bumper for your laptop. Consider using Sugru to make replacement buttons that should...

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Automatically Send Starred Google Reader Articles to Pocket or Instapaper

Automatically Send Starred Google Reader Articles to Pocket or Instapaper: from Lifehacker by Whitson Gordonvia SysAdminBookmark and Read Later apps like Pocket, Instapaper, and Readability are awesome ways to store and catch up on the interesting articles you find online, but if you use Google Reader, saving those articles is a multi-step process. Here's an IFTTT recipe that will send articles to your favorite service in one...

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It's movie time! Grab the popcorn and Media Player Classic-BE

It's movie time! Grab the popcorn and Media Player Classic-BE: from BetaNews by Mike Williamsvia SysAdminIf you’ve ever explored the world of Windows video players then you’ll almost certainly have come across Media Player Classic (compact, easy to use, but a little dated now) and its spin-off Home Cinema project (more powerful, plenty of features).What you might not have noticed, though, is the latest addition to the family, Media...

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Adding AirPlay to a shelf system

Adding AirPlay to a shelf system: from Hack a Day by Mike Szczysvia SysAdminAirPlay is a great system. It allows you to send whatever media is playing from one device to another. Sure, we wish it were a bit more open (Apple is certainly not known for that) but there are several option for creating your own AirPlay receivers. After coming across a project that does just that, [Matt Shirley] decided to turn his shelf system...

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Ask Slashdot: Easiest Way To Consolidate Household Media?

Ask Slashdot: Easiest Way To Consolidate Household Media?:from Slashdot by timothyvia SysAdminFirst time accepted submitter Lordfly writes "The wife and I have started looking to buy a house. In the spirit of that, I've been giving away books, CDs, and DVDs to 'downsize' the pile of crap I'll have to lug around when we do find the right place. That got me thinking about digital files. I'm perfectly okay with giving up (most) books,...

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Most Popular NAS Enclosure: The DIY NAS

Most Popular NAS Enclosure: The DIY NAS: from Lifehacker by Alan Henryvia SysAdminIf you're aching for a little extra storage space for your files but don't want to keep your primary machine stuffed with drives, a NAS, or network-attached storage device, may be perfect for you. They offer tons of storage in a highly available, highly redundant, and low-power box that's available to all of the systems on your home network. Last...

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This DIY NAS In a Box Is Portable, Affordable, and Keeps Your Data Safe

This DIY NAS In a Box Is Portable, Affordable, and Keeps Your Data Safe: from Lifehacker by Alan Henryvia SysAdminSo we've established that the DIY approach is your favorite NAS option, so perhaps this tiny, super-portable NAS in a box would be a good weekend project. More&nbs...

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How to Make Limited-Time App Deals Last Forever [Dealhacker]

How to Make Limited-Time App Deals Last Forever [Dealhacker]: from Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon We all love free apps, but it's hard to track when apps go on sale, and whether they're worth the trouble. Here's a trick for keeping track of on-sale apps, and making those sales last forever. More »...

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Raspberry Pi used as a Squeezebox server

Raspberry Pi used as a Squeezebox server: from Hack a Day by Mike Szczysvia SysAdmin[Jacken] loves his lossless audio and because of that he’s long been a fan of Squeezebox. It makes streaming the high-bitrate files possible. But after Logitech acquired the company he feels they’ve made some choices which has driven the platform into the ground. But there is hope. He figured out how to use a Raspberry Pi as a Squeezebox server...

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Interfacing a GPU with a CPU

Interfacing a GPU with a CPU: from Hack a Day by Mike Szczysvia SysAdmin[Quinn Dunki] pulled together many months worth of work by interfacing her GPU with the CPU. This is one of the major points in her Veronica project which aims to build a computer from the ground up.We’ve seen quite a number of posts from her regarding the AVR-powered GPU. So far the development of that component has been happening separately from the 6502...

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Microsoft Kills Expression Suite — And Makes It Free, For Now

Microsoft Kills Expression Suite — And Makes It Free, For Now:from Slashdot by timothyvia SysAdminmikejuk writes "Microsoft has announced that the Expression suite of design tools is no more. It has been removed from sale immediately and it has been placed on a maintenance only status until it reaches its end of life. Expression was Microsoft's offering for designers and competed directly with Adobe products. You can now download...

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Switchblade 0.70 troubleshooting toolkit revamps programs, adds Process Hacker

Switchblade 0.70 troubleshooting toolkit revamps programs, adds Process Hacker: from BetaNews by Mike Williamsvia SysAdminIt’s a week since we covered Switchblade, an interesting portable troubleshooting toolkit which was a little flawed by its selection of programs. While there were some excellent choices, the package was distinctly short on system monitoring tools. And we weren’t entirely sure that most people would want to...

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