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links for 2007-02-01

: In Linklog on February 1st, 2007 by Bob; #app, #apple, #art, #cool, #fun, #funny, #gadgets, #hardware, #list, #mac, #online, #shopping, #web, #weird, #wishlist; No Comments »

My Mac needs a Tardis – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

A TARDIS-shaped USB hub. Cool.

(tags: usb gadgets hardware drwho tardis cool wishlist)
National Gorilla Suit Day

I wish I had known this sooner. I wouldn’t have done anything differently, I just wish I’d known.

(tags: Funny weird holiday donmartin gorilla)
HILLYBILLY VAC SHACK!

In honour on National Gorilla Suit Day. A Regina institution. The Hilly Billy Vac Shack.

(tags: funny shopping regina gorilla vacuum)

: In Linklog on January 30th, 2007 by Bob; #80s, #app, #apple, #art, #cool, #food, #freeware, #fun, #funny, #howto, #html, #mac, #me, #osx, #security, #tv, #video, #web, #weird, #wiki, #work; No Comments »

macosxhints.com – How to create a secure (HTTPS) OS X webserver

I’ve been trying to get this up and running for years, but have just been too damn lazy. I made it my mission to get it working tonight and I finally did. Yay!

(tags: apache ssl mac OSX howto Security Web server privacy)
Fenêtres Volantes

Screensaver that makes your currently open windows and desktop picture fly around in a virtual 3D space behind your monitor.

(tags: screensaver apple mac osx freeware cool gui)
Damn Interesting » Remember, Remember the 22nd of November

I’m not sure which is cooler: what the guy did, that he did it with a Max Headroom mask on, or that he did it during Doctor Who. Check out the video!

(tags: Hacking tv weird 80s funny drwho maxheadroom chicago)
How to Feel Like Eating Breakfast First Thing in the Morning – WikiHow

Like most things in life: moderation and common sense. Two things that humans are very bad at.

(tags: howto food health breakfast)

: In Linklog on January 25th, 2007 by Bob; #app, #apple, #art, #blogs, #cool, #dvd, #howto, #html, #image, #mac, #macbook, #me, #movies, #osx, #photography, #web, #world; No Comments »

Waxy.org: Daily Log: Pirating the 2007 Oscars

Interesting study on the leak of screener DVDs and peer-to-peer piracy.

(tags: piracy p2p DRM copyright movies award)
Smoking is good for you!

I ain’t a smoker and generally prefer not to hang around ‘em, but some of these images are simply breathtaking (pun intended).

(tags: photography howto smoke cool)
Macworld: Mac OS X Hints: Set newer portable Macs’ sleep mode

How to set your MacBook to always use hibernation mode.

(tags: macbook sleep mac osx apple howto)

: In Linklog on January 17th, 2007 by Bob; #art, #howto, #html, #me, #photography, #security, #software, #unix, #utility, #web, #wordpress; No Comments »

: In Linklog on January 16th, 2007 by Bob; #app, #apple, #art, #books, #canada, #db, #english, #freeware, #html, #iphone, #list, #me, #reference, #shopping, #time, #utility, #web, #wiki; No Comments »

Danny Pav’s Page:Freeware

Windows program to move obscured windows into view on the screen.

(tags: windows utility gui)
Amazon.ca: The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (Second Edition): Books: Katherine Barber

I highly recommend having a copy of this by your side at all times. Any dictionary that has the regional definitions for bunny hug, chesterfield, and poutine is tops on my list.

(tags: dictionary reference book canada shopping)
Amazon.ca: Little, Brown Handbook, The: Fourth Canadian Edition: Books: H. Ramsey Fowler,Jane E. Aaron,Murray McArthur

Another indispensable book to have by your side. If you’ve taken an English course in university, chances are this was a required textbook. I still have my first edition, when they actually were brown.

(tags: reference book canada shopping writing)
Wikipedia battle over iPhone trademark – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

When nerdlingers attack! News at 11.

(tags: apple iphone wikipedia debate)