This is really cool. How cranes are assembled is one of those things that would never have occurred to me to think about. As it turns out, it’s a pretty complex and creative affair. Engineers must have spent some serious time thinking through the implications of trying to ratchet such a monstrous and durable [...]
Looking for an invisibility cloak or a car that blends right into its surroundings? Researchers at Boston College have managed to use what they call ‘metamaterials’ to instruct a beam of light to follow particular pathways.
The researchers accomplished their feat by developing a much more precise set of instructions, which create a grid-like roadmap [...]
New to the field of computer science, I set out this month to find myself a job for after graduation in the Spring. As a new graduate, I’ve been looking for entry-level positions into the field. As my search grew, I became more and more astounded by the degree to which it was impossible to [...]
I’ve recently had a number of friends lose large amounts of information (music, essays, and photos that can never be replaced) due to hard drive damage and it has gotten me thinking about how easy backups can be, but how rarely people use them.
Windows – Backup to external hard drive: Backup Magic
Network Linux Box – [...]
I am a geek. I read technology blogs, carry an iPod, work for a tech company, receive regular tech support calls from family and friends and am never too far from internet access.
Lately, though, I’ve discovered a rather unexpected trend in my habits. Nearly all of the things I truly love to do [...]
I decided to experiment with building cantennas for a physics project this semester. Here’s a tutorial explaining the process: How to Make a Cantenna
I had forgotten about this useful bit of cell phone lore. Now and then, there’s a time when you wouldn’t want someone to have your number or know it was you who called. To make a cell phone call that will show up without your caller id info and number, dial *67 before the call.
SmartCam
Alas, I can’t personally justify to myself the need for a smartphone, but if I could, I would totally take advantage of this SmartCam project. You install a server on your machine and then extract the client on your smarphone and voila! you have your very own portable webcam.
I could see this coming in [...]
As a computer science major, I spend a fair amount of time in the Science Center on Linux machines working on homework and projects. With the semester wearing on, the trek over there and the time spent in the lab have become more and more of an annoyance.
Solutions for my laziness? I could [...]
Lifehacker: Turn Your Xbox into a Killer Media Center
This article is really a sweet tutorial for how to turn your (probably) neglected Xbox into a networked media center capable of running video, music, and additional applications off of its own hard drive or those of any PC on your network.
I look at this and [...]
