PowerMat Review & Give Away!

Just received the Portable Powermat wireless charging, capable of charging three devices wirelessly and one through the USB connection. This portable version upon first glance is nowhere near as sexy as it’s desktop version. However, my opinion changed when I saw how small it could be folded up. The portable version is made up of 3 sections that are hinged and fold on-top of each other. Even... [Read more]

CodeIgniter Web Based Media Player

Watch this : You need a basic LAMP stack and “mp3info” – should be available in your repo’s. This is totally open – if anyone wants to help out with development leave a comment or send me a message. The goal is to stream remote media over the web with an intuitive web interface. Installation : apt-get install mp3info cd /var/www wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/cimediaplayer/Media.tar.gz?r=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fcimediaplayer%2Ffiles%2F&ts=1282412797&mirror=master tar... [Read more]

SuperMicro 5012B-E Ebay FAIL

So the company upstairs had a bunch of cool looking computer junk in their doorway so I decided to pay them a visit and see if they were getting rid of any of it.  They happened to have about 15 of these 8 year old 1U servers that caught my eye so I bought a few for $40 a piece.  The boxes work great with a P4@2.4Ghz/1.5GB and stay nice and cool – not to mention look really bad-ass when stacked... [Read more]

Aster1sk (Me) on VoIP Users Conference

I kinda feel like a jerk for hi-jacking this call but it really was a lot of fun and I think (hope) everyone enjoyed it.  I’d like to thank Randy (Zeeek) for letting me share my experience setting up our new Asterisk box at work. Download the call here, check out the post here. Listen to the VUC every Friday at noon here and be sure to take part in IRC on FreeNode at #vuc. Share and Enjoy:  Read More →

Super Fun DIY Motor Project

I made these frequently as a young boy, they are easy to make, parts are very cheap (if not free) and you can spend hours tweaking it! What you need : About 1M (3′) Thin gauge enamel copper wire – thick enough that about three inches could support the weight of a pencil. Small magnet – many fridge magnets will do. 1xAA Battery (1.5v) Push pins or small finishing nails. Small square... [Read more]

VoIP Hardware Provisioning Web Application

I have received 6 calls over the past month from readers who are having difficulty provisioning their VoIP hardware (specifically Cisco endpoints) and in most cases was able to help get the devices registered – mind you it was quite a hassle over the phone.  The biggest problem is that for the non-geeks this can be a daunting task and many don’t care to spend the time. The good news is... [Read more]

Setting Up Zend Framework

So it is time to check out Zend Framework seeing how powerful everyone says it is. Setup is a bit annoying in comparison to other “funner” frameworks so I am going to document my findings as I learn. Here’s a guide to getting ZF working on your *nix dev box. Setting up your environment Using a SSH client such as Putty – connect to your web server and create a directory in your... [Read more]

How to Connect to VMWare from Unsupported Platforms

This video describes how to connect to the VMWare web interface over X tunnel via SSH for access on unsupported platforms (specifically Mac). Share and Enjoy:  Read More →

ENUMPlus v.0.2.1 Released!

After completely rewriting ENUMPlus from the ground up (2 days total) we have come much closer to a universal ENUM lookup source.  The new module can be downloaded here so install it now! Here’s why : The module forms a HTTP request to our API which queries many other sources and returns the most accurate address. There is no longer a need to add multiple lookup sources to the old enumlookup... [Read more]

Index and Organize Your Movies

This little application will save you big time when you run out of hard drive space and begin backing up your movie collection to DVD.  Take a look at the video and download the application here.  Installation instructions can be found here. Share and Enjoy:  Read More →

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