DIY Miniature Web Server Controls IR Devices Over the Internet [DIY]

---

• DIY Miniature Web Server Controls IR Devices Over the Internet [DIY]
• HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPS LOCK? [Capslock]
• The Week In Games: Quite A Reach [Twig]
• Microsoft antipiracy efforts caught up in Russian political scandal
• Windows Phone 7 device roundup: LG E900 earns GCF certification, HTC Trophy meets Vodafone
• Burning Man art car round up
• Ask the Commenters Roundup [Hive Mind]
• Burglary Ring Used Facebook Places To Find Targets
• 15-inch Dual Screen Acer Laptop Spotted [Unconfirmed]
• Kotaku's Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists [Lists]

DIY Miniature Web Server Controls IR Devices Over the Internet [DIY] Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT If you've ever left the house and realized you left the TV, Xbox, or anything else turned on, this little DIY web clicker will allow you to turn if off remotely, with your web-enabled smartphone. More »

HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPS LOCK? [Capslock] Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT A troubled computer user accidentally pressed the caps lock button and doesn't know how to turn it off. Naively, he seeks help from the internet. The internet tells him: you can't turn it off, it's irreversible. I love the internet. More »

The Week In Games: Quite A Reach [Twig] Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT Tuesday marks the culmination of a year's worth of hype - and the narrative of a franchise that transformed console gaming in the first decade of the century. More »

Microsoft antipiracy efforts caught up in Russian political scandal Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:53 PM PDT Microsoft's long taken aggressive steps to curb the rampant piracy of its software in Europe, but it seems like things have gotten a little out of hand: a new report in the New York Times today says Russian authorities are using piracy "investigations" as a pretext for seizing computers and other materials from political opponents of the government and news organizations. What's more, apparently Microsoft is quite supportive of these raids -- its lawyers have described the company as a "victim" and pushed for criminal charges. Making matters even worse, Microsoft is also accused of refusing to help targeted groups which have specifically purchased software to avoid being raided -- the company has said it's a matter for the Russian security police. For its part, Microsoft issued a statement today saying that if their outside investigators "do not comport with professional ethics, anticorruption laws, or Microsoft policies, we terminate our relationship with them" and that the company "will act to ensure due process is followed in antipiracy cases that involve Microsoft products." Sounds like this story's going to get even more complicated -- we'll be following it closely. Microsoft antipiracy efforts caught up in Russian political scandal originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  New York Times, Microsoft statement  | Email this | Comments

Windows Phone 7 device roundup: LG E900 earns GCF certification, HTC Trophy meets Vodafone Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:44 PM PDT You might remember that a huge roadmap document leaked out of HTC late last year; though many of the devices in it never materialized, the fact that the Legend, Bravo, and Photon turned out to be legit (as the Legend, Desire, and HD Mini, respectively) lends credence to the belief that all of the phones in that slide deck were at least on HTC's drawing board at one time or another. One of the more interesting MIA handsets -- the so-called Trophy with WinMo 6.5 and a portrait QWERTY keyboard -- looks like it may have been repurposed as a Windows Phone 7 model thanks to some new shots out of Vodafone Germany's inventory system, which is pretty awesome considering how difficult portrait QWERTY devices are to come by, generally (though it would've had to get a redesign with a higher-res display and faster processor to meet Microsoft's spec guidelines). Along the same lines, LG's well-leaked E900 has recently gotten its blessing from the Global Certification Forum where it's listed with 900 / 2100MHz 3G (HSPA, we're sure) alongside quadband GSM. Certainly going to be an interesting fall, isn't it? [Thanks to everyone who sent these in] Windows Phone 7 device roundup: LG E900 earns GCF certification, HTC Trophy meets Vodafone originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink the::unwired  |  Global Certification Forum, BestBoyZ  | Email this | Comments

Burning Man art car round up Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:31 PM PDT Nice gallery round up of kooky art cars (and bikes) from this year's Burning Man. [via DudeCraft] The Art Cars of Burning Man 2010 Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!

Ask the Commenters Roundup [Hive Mind] Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:30 PM PDT My oven top rusts weekly. What's a good solution to stop it? I'm having trouble with Firefox intermittently stuttering during videos. Does anyone have any potential fixes? Is there an easy way to get video podcasts, mainly Revision 3 content, on my television? Perhaps that integrates with Windows Media Center and my Xbox 360? My cable modem keeps resetting itself. Any idea what the problem might be? What's the best way to format my external hard drive for cross-platform video editing? FAT32's size limit makes things difficult. Ever since i upgraded my laptop to win7, whenever i open the laptop from close lid hibernation, the wireless network card wont connect right away. How do I fix this? I'm a Linux user, but need to use Exchange a lot for work. Is there a good way for the two to coexist? What's the best way to ask for a raise when you work from home? How do you stay on track after being on a regular exercise hiatus? More »

Burglary Ring Used Facebook Places To Find Targets Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:21 PM PDT Kilrah_il writes "A burglary ring was caught in Nashua, NH due to the vigilance of an off-duty police officer. The group is credited with 50 acts of burglaries, the targets chosen because they posted their absence from home on the Internet. '"Be careful of what you post on these social networking sites," said Capt. Ron Dickerson. "We know for a fact that some of these players, some of these criminals, were looking on these sites and identifying their targets through these social networking sites."' Well, I guess the prophecies came true." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

15-inch Dual Screen Acer Laptop Spotted [Unconfirmed] Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:00 PM PDT An Acer laptop, with dual 15-inch screens has been spotted. That is, one 15-inch screen would act as a display and the other 15-inch screen would replace the keyboard and trackpad. That would make for one gigantic dual-screen laptop. More »

Kotaku's Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists [Lists] Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:00 PM PDT Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What's better? A list of those. Here's a roundup of the rundowns out there. More »

You are subscribed to email updates from FEEDcombine: Cool Tools; Download Squad; Engadget; Gizmodo; the How-To Geek; How-To Geek ETC; Kotaku; Lifehacker; MAKE Magazine; Slashdot To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610