Last minute geek

1. Report: someone is already selling user data from defunct Canadian retailer's auctioned-off servers
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... said he bought many NCIX servers and computers, as well as hundreds of hard-drives with sensitive company data on them. Doering verified that Jeff's servers held hundreds of thousands of credit-card numbers ...

2. Traceroute Basics
(English/Linuxtoday)

Linuxconfig: Traceroute finds the path network packets take between your computer and a destination. Read all  ...

3. Evernote isn't looking too healthy these days
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

I've never entirely trusted the cloud. When I write, I use offline apps like Scrivener and iA Writer. My photos move around to my computer and smartphones without the help of any online services. The USB ...

4. Your wireless carrier is definitely throttling video, but not because of network congestion (Verizon's the worst)
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Northeastern University assistant computer science prof Dave Choffnes built an app called Wehe that monitors network usage and throttling; it has users in 161 countries and has been used to produce one ...

5. 30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

In the heady years of cyberpunk, Japan epitomized the future: gritty and neon-lit, urbanized and electrified, computerized and high-tech, dominated by massive corporations. (more…) Read all ...

6. WWWBasic: code web-pages in BASIC
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Google's WWWBasic project allows you to write web-page interactivity using a BASIC-like syntax that will be recognizable to anyone who grew up with early personal computers in the late 1970s and 1980s ...

7. Russian agents allegedly tried to hack lab associated with Skirpal poisoning investigation
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... is based. Apparently, they were trying to tinker with Spiez Laboratory's computers. From NPR: Swiss and Dutch authorities did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment. Andreas Bucher, a spokesperson ...

8. Vintage logos and motion graphics for today's Internet companies
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Computer Image Corporation and various other early CG/Scanimate companies." And if you're not hip to Scanimate: Scanimate is the name for an analog computer animation (video synthesizer) system developed ...

9. Tech Will Save Us' new kits let kids harness electromagnetic energy
(English/engadget)

In the lead-up to Christmas, the STEM toys are coming thick and fast -- we've seen everything from DIY computers to robotic arms and Lego trains for pre-schoolers. Enter Tech Will Save Us (TWSU) with ...

10. UNC Health Care offers free virtual appointments to hurricane victims
(English/engadget)

... or computer, UNC Urgent Care 24/7 gives users... Read all  ...

11. Logitech MX Vertical advanced ergonomic wireless mouse review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – Do you have hand or wrist issues due to an RSI (repetitive stress injury) from using a mouse with your computer day in and day out? I’ve had some issues with my mousing hand for a year or so and ...

12. Review: This case for my Surface Go is wicked heavy but wicked good
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... type this review right now. The viewing angle it provides is fine. But I don't like the idea that the case I'm using keeps me from getting the most out of my expensive wee tablet computer. Still, a loss ...

13. Snapshot from the heroic era of mobile computing
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

MJ Carlson calls this photo from a 1980s computer science textbook "the most glorious stock photo of all time." She is correct. Read all  ...

14. An "obsessive," "anti-imperialist" Turing Complete computer language with only one command
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emn-UF4ArWk Daniel writes, "An obsessive programmer, frustrated with not only the inefficiencies of mainstream OSes like Windows, but what he sees as their 'imperialistic ...

15. This extension cord makes charging your device easier while on the go
(English/the-gadgeteer)

NEWS – Needing to charge up your phone or computer while you are away from home or the office can be tricky.  First you have to find an available outlet in the coffee shop or airport waiting area and hope ...

16. Pay what you want for 10 top Mac apps
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

There's no shortage of apps available for your Mac, and, while it's great to have options, this overabundance makes it difficult to find the apps worth installing on your computer. Thankfully, there's ...

17. Hudly Wireless heads-up display review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – Pretty much every car made today is a rolling computer, with who knows how many processors controlling everything from the fuel system to your high-tech LCD display. But there are still many older ...

18. Review: Wasteland 2 for Nintendo Switch
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

I played Wasteland 2 when it made its debut, four years ago. Despite my Love for Brian Fargo's work on Fallout 1 and 2, I never did manage to finish it. There's something about working in front of a computer, ...

19. Apple's claims about recycling and sustainability are kinda entirely nonsense
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... updates. Apple demands that the handset be destroyed. The same goes for any iPads, Mac computers or iPods handed over to third-party recycling companies that have signed on to work with Apple. Basically, ...

20. Kelihos botnet operator pleads guilty to hacking and fraud charges
(English/engadget)

The Kelihos botnet story appears to be winding to a close. Russian Peter Levashov has pleaded guilty to charges relating his operation of the botnet, including intentional damage to a computer, wire fraud, ...

21. Swapping batteries on a 2011-era MacBook Air
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... case. I love that little 11" laptop. It is the device I carry for creative writing. Small enough to not be a bother, but functional enough computer to do anything I need in a pinch. I did not want to ...

22. Huawei: smartphone pieghevole invece del computer
(Italiano/webnews)

Richard Yu, CEO di Huawei, afferma che lo smartphone pieghevole potrebbe sostituire il computer, in quanto avrà uno schermo di grandi dimensioni. The post Huawei: smartphone pieghevole invece del computer ...

23. Trippy video explores the optics of CGI-generated crystals
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Maxim Zhestkov (previously) created a mesmerizing exercise involving light refracting within computer-generated crystals. (more…) Read all  ...

24. Kano adds a touchscreen to its complete DIY computer kit
(English/engadget)

Twelve months ago, Kano unveiled a complete build-it-yourself computer kit powered by Raspberry Pi. It looked the part but ignored the fact that most children love tablets, smartphones, and other devices ...