ScrapeTorrent 2.0 Beta Goes Live

ScrapeTorrent goes 2.0!

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'9 out of 10 e-mails now spam'

The number of "spam" messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as nine out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. email security company Postini.

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List of 300+ proxy sites which let you surf any site

Title says it all.

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Jedi Politics - scene from "Clerks"

A deep, philosophical discussion of personal politics and how they apply to the destruction of the 2nd Deathstar in Return of the Jedi. Greatest discussion of Star Wars ever!

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Real time graphic equaliser made from FIRE!

This is insane, this guy has created a device that shows a visualisation of music via fire. Looks pretty easy to make too. Be sure to watch it until the end - he plays music through the thing.

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How to Configure an $80 File Server in 45 Minutes

Step-by-step directions on how to quickly and easily configure a cheap Dell GX150 into a fully functional headless file server using LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) with Samba for accessible network shares, phpMyAdmin for MySQL administration, and TorrentFlux for BitTorrent transfers.

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Cool list of easter eggs in Mac OS X

Very cool easter eggs, check out "Lord of the Rings" and "Terminal Games"

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Your computer may be outdated, but the parts have value

Most people probably don't know that every single computer component - from the plastic housing to the glass monitors, wiring and circuitry boards - can be recycled.

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"Music Only" for your iTunes playlists

iTunes smart playlists 101.

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Create secret user accounts in Windows XP

A cool hack that allows you to keep a secret account within Windows XP. It shows you how to hide any account from the welcome screen, and the users list.

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How to make a computer controlled light show for less than 40$

Simple step by step instructions on how to make your ever own computer controlled light show (think Christmas and Halloween) for under 40$. Includes source for software to do it yourself as well as GUI software for those faint of heart with compilers. Linux source included!

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Mac OS X virus author admits coding difficulties

The poof of concept Mac OS X virus, which was discovered late last week and dubbed Macarena, includes comments in the code that indicate the author had a difficult time creating the malware. In the source there is a comment where the author says "so many problems for so little code!"

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HowTo: Set up a RAID mirror under OS X for the ultimate hard drivebackup

Back in November I wrote about setting up a RAID array on my new Mac using a bunch of external hard drives I had sitting around. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, and is a way to bind together multiple disks into one larger and/or more reliable virtual disk.

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MacOS X Demo

I put a little video together to show people who don't use Macs or what the big deal is or even if they're thinking about getting one but aren't sure because they don't know what to expect. It's 28 minutes long and covers most of the basics. I could have gone on and on for 24 hours talking about all the cool things, but I hope this satisfies.

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How To Hack a Windows XP Admin Password

Here is exactly how to hack a Windows XP Admin Password and not get caught. Have fun.

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