Archive for May, 2008

Your Freedom In The UK

By Surferbill - Last updated: Thursday, May 22, 2008

Your Freedom In The UK [ via Adam Curry ]

Shops track customers via mobile phone

By Surferbill - Last updated: Monday, May 19, 2008

Shops track customers via mobile phone – Times Online: “Signals given off by phones allow shopping centres to monitor how long people stay and which stores they visit”. On it’s own not such a massive concern, but it isn’t a big step to tie this to credit card usage, CCTV photos, etc. to identify people.

I can haz Linux?

By Surferbill - Last updated: Monday, May 19, 2008

I can haz Linux? Originally uploaded by Surferbill. cd /dev; cat > mouseIM IN UR COMPUTR INSTALLIN GENTOO LINUX…^D

Hacker Posts Personal Info on 6 Million Chilean Residents

By Surferbill - Last updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

ABC News: Hacker Posts Personal Info on 6 Million: “An anonymous hacker has posted personal data about 6 million Chilean residents on the Internet, highlighting wider privacy problems in the country.”

Interactive GTA 4 Liberty City Map

By Surferbill - Last updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Grand Theft Auto 4 is so big IGN have created an interactive GTA 4 Liberty City Map. Have fun!

HP to Acquire EDS for $13.9 Billion

By Surferbill - Last updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008

HP Press Release: HP to Acquire EDS for $13.9 Billion HP and EDS today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion. The terms of the transaction have been unanimously approved by the HP [...]

TinEye does for images, what Google does for text

By Surferbill - Last updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Amber MacArthur has made a great video demoing TinEye. TinEye does for images, what Google does for text. You give it an image, either by uploading or pointing to an image hosted on the web, and TinEye finds all copies of that image online, including variations on the image. Take a look at the video [...]

Firefox: Open a Search in a New Tab

By Surferbill - Last updated: Monday, May 5, 2008

Revision3‘s Tekzilla has a great daily tip on how to open a search in a new tab in Firefox: open a new tab type about:config in the address bar and press return in the filter bar, enter browser.search.openintab double click the entry in the list to set it to true restart Firefox for it to [...]

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Walkthrough (Wii)

By Surferbill - Last updated: Monday, May 5, 2008

Guides: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Guide (Wii), Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Walkthrough