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New! Zenview Command Center Elite

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I want one of these!

The Zenview Command Center Elite combines six 24-inch Samsung displays into one. Each display runs at 1920x1200 pixels, you do the math to multiply that times six. The screens have a 1000:1 contrast ration and 6 millisecond response times.

The Cheap and Easy Way to Add More Disk Space to Your PC or Mac

Hard drive prices have been dropping for years, and the trend continues. I recently purchased a 200 gigabyte internal disk drive for $99.99. The store also had larger capacity drives available at higher prices. Such storage capacities were unheard of only a few years ago. However, to add one of these drives to your computer, you either have to be a computer hardware whiz or at least know a hardware whiz that you can ask to help. This week I thought I would describe how you can easily add one of these drives to a PC, Macintosh, or Linux system without opening the case. In fact, you can probably do the task yourself, with or without the whiz' help.

Cellphone Jammer

Wouldn't you like to have one of these when some turkey in the movie theater pulls out his cell phone and babbles on forever?

The CX 200 Portable Director II is now available in Japan. This device reportedly jams the popular Japanese cell phone frequencies for 70 seconds. You can buy one (in Japan) for $71 in U.S. greenbacks.

Build Your Own Network Attached Storage Device in Less than One Hour

Need to add some file storage space onto your in-home or small business network? You really need to have a place to store frequent backups. Now it is easier and cheaper than ever before.

FreeNAS is a Live CD that is super easy to install and configure. It supports booting from CD, hard drive, USB, or Compact Flash. The best thing about the FreeNAS software is the price tag: free.

Broadband and Multiple PCs Spur Home Networking

A new study by Yankee Group finds that multiple PC ownership and broadband Internet access are the prime motivators of home networking.

Only a minority of US households have more than one computer. 79% of US households have a PC, while only 31% have two or more. However, the trend is upward. 40% of all Internet users are now using broadband connections.

Mac Mini for $389

CompUSA is selling the Mac Mini for a good price. This is NOT the bottom of the line model! The one offered for sale has the PowerPC G4 1.42GHz Processor (not Intel), 256MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 8X DVD / 24X16X24 CD-RW Combo Drive and Mac OS X Tiger v10.4. CompUSA is selling it for $398.98. That's $200 cheaper than the Apple Store.

Consolidated Hacking Guide for the Linksys WRT54GL

I recently acquired a Linksys WRT54GL wireless broadband router. The nice thing about this piece of networking gear is that it runs Linux. There is an abundance of information on the prior model (WRT54G) of this series on the Internet. In fact, there is so much information that I had over twenty tabs open in Firefox of various web sites to sort through just to get the information that I needed to hack on my new router. So I decided to write this guide to save others from information overload.

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PCI-MAX PC FM Transmitter

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The PCI MAX 2005 is a software-controlled FM transmitter on a PCI card with a 15 watt maximum output (with the optional booster).

How to Make a Category 5 / Cat 5E Patch Cable

Tony Casazza has made an excellent "how to" guide for making your own cables. He includes information and wiring diagrams of "straight through" and "crossover" (cross-pinned) patch cords.

You can read his article and look at the diagrams here.

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