Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Laptop Rearview Mirror

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

I can’t say why, but I’m always concerned with what’s over my shoulder — and it’s not just because it’s bad feng shui to sit facing away from the door. To address this concern I built a simple laptop rearview mirror that will mount on the top of almost all LCD screens. All you need… Continue Reading Laptop Rearview Mirror

Comment Spam and WordPress

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Want to leave a comment but can’t? Send me a message via the via the “Send a Message ASAP” link found on my home page mattclare.ca. I’ve had enough! I’ve had enough of ‘bots posting spam as comments on my blog! Today while trying to remove hundreds of items of comment spam I removed at… Continue Reading Comment Spam and WordPress

Spoof caller IDs, mask your voice

Monday, January 30th, 2006

The caller ID system allows advanced users to change their ID number to any number they want. This is so people calling from companies, etc. can have their caller ID appear as the main company phone number, not the outgoing line the internal phone system choose. This has allowed hackers to spoof caller ID calls… Continue Reading Spoof caller IDs, mask your voice

Goodbye Gentoo – putting the Fedora on

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Linux. Stop reading now if that means nothing to you. I’ve had enough with Gentoo Linux. I started running Linux at home with Red Hat 9 – often refered to as the Windows ME of Linux (by me). Just as I was getting into compiling my own code I installed an OS that has a… Continue Reading Goodbye Gentoo – putting the Fedora on

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Monday, January 9th, 2006

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