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Version Zero Zero - v00.orgVersion Zero Zero - v00.orgv00.org is an informative blog that covers a wide variety of subject matter ranging from helpful how-to's, hacks and tricks to reviews and general thoughts on many of today's issues.
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Racial Segregation? Yup, it's still around
2008-05-05 11:46:00 According to Wikipedia by 1968 all forms of segregation had declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court . That's great, now everyone can go to the same schools, stores, drinking fountains and restaurants to name a few. The coloreds and the whites are finally united as one big happy family and the color of your skin doesn't determine who you will become and what you can do with your life. Prior to those times the United States Constitution openly declared We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. So, as equals, why does the US Census Bureau divide us? What purpose does this have? Thanks to who my ancestors decided to hook up with I'm lumped into the White Non-Hispanic category, also know sometimes as Caucasian Non-Hispanic. Why aren't we listed as just US Citizens? If it's purely ascetics, why don't ... More About: Segregation , Racial
Thanks to Tetris, I Understand Life
2008-02-18 19:00:00 I guess I could be referred to as a Tetris addict. As soon as I get a new cell phone the first game, if not the only game, loaded is Tetris. It makes for a great time filler as well as offers a challenge if I have the spare time to play for more then 10 minutes. Boring meetings, waiting for the wife, or waiting for my ship to arrive in Ouray Base while playing Freelancer – Tetris is there for me. My time has not been wasted in vain as I've learned some extremely valuable life lessons that indeed make me a better person today. • Much as you would love your life to be neat and orderly, sometimes it's just not possible. • Sometimes things go your way and all the pieces of your life come together. Other times you're left with gaping holes that you'll need to fill before moving on in life or they'll haunt you forever. • It feels like there's always someone above you dropping bricks on your head to slow you down. • You won't always get want you want. Often you're le... More About: Life , Understand
Woman sues Best Buy for $54,000,000
2008-02-18 08:50:00 Best Buy, the most customer friendly *coughs* retail chain in the world, has really done it this time. Raelyn Campbell is suing them for $54 million US dollars. Even if she won the big yellow price tag company would end up trying to pay her in worthless gift cards no doubt. So, what could possibly be worth $54 million? Try a lost notebook computer. Campbell was suckered into the in-store extended warranty program and decided to use it's coverage to repair a broken power switch on her laptop. Apparently Best Buy had no quarrels accepting the computer and telling her it would be ready within 6 weeks. After 6 weeks past there was still no laptop for Raelyn. Three months later they ended up offering her $900 in gift cards for her laptop she had purchased for $1,100 because they could not locate the computer. She countered demanding $2,100 which the company ignored completely. Big surprise here... Aside from the fact that I would never want to give my computer along with any of m... More About: Woman
Logitech Vantage USB Headset for Playstation 2-3 & PC
2008-02-12 20:03:00 $19.99, free after rebate, at Tiger Direct. Nominal shipping fees apply. Experience superior comfort and audio clarity with the Logitech USB Headset for PlayStation 2 3. The digital USB audio processor and noise-canceling microphone produce crystal-clear sound and high-quality voice input for command recognition and voice chat for games like SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. The adjustable headband and interchangeable earpads provide exceptional comfort for long gaming sessions. Get yours here! (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/ searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=342839 2 sku=L23-7842 AffiliateID=ITZn_6wkl8U-5he7YcyocErbRZufF BfBGg) More About: Playstation , Free Stuff , Playstation 2
Why One Day Your Kids Will Take Hostages
2008-02-06 12:58:00 Every parent dreams that one day their child will grow and become prosperous and powerful. And the best way to do that is sticking it to the little guy, right? Wrong! Give your child an early head start in to the successful career of ransom making! With this complete kit for only a dollar (USD $1) your child can have the swashbuckling adventure of holding your neighbor's cat for ransom! Long gone are the days of boys just leaving the girls out of their club, now it's simple and easy to steal little Susie's doll and hold it until all your little pirate's demands are met! Let's not forget it also includes a bottle/flask so if the demands aren't met, you can drown your sorrows away why you're being grounded. (Or in my parents house, lashed with the whip) Ok, so that sounds far fetched...but...personally I'm wondering exactly how a child would interact with such a toy. I'm sure that a kid would NEVER try to use this on their parents... This was actually found at US-bas... More About: Kids , Hostages , February 2008 , Ages
nSpaces.com Launches Free Forum Hosting
2008-02-06 11:14:00 The increasingly popular nSpaces.com (http://www.nspaces.com/) image hosting service has recently announced that they're expanding and will be offering free forum hosting. The forums will be running the robust phpBB forum software and will offer an easy and popular way for anyone to create an online community in just a matter of minutes. Of course all free things have a price. However the only price I can see is a small advertisement on the bottom of each page. Click here to check out their new offerings. (http://fm1.nspaces.com/) nSpaces.com (http://www.nspaces.com/) became popular a few months ago when they introduced themselves as a player in the highly contested image hosting market. While the site isn't as advanced as Photobucket or some other popular rivals, the speed of the service more then makes up for it. Users are also given virtually unlimited bandwidth and uploads for free. They did great with images, maybe they'll do the same with message boards. More About: Hosting , Free , Forum , February 2008
The Yellow Page War
2008-01-09 07:52:00 Every morning driving into work I hear very expensive rush hour advertisements for various Yello w Page style directories. And every morning I think to myself Is this really necessary? I don't know about the rest of the world but I only get a phone book from my phone company...which...in most cases only one landline phone company with service a particular area. So why do these companies pour millions of dollars into advertising that ABC Yellow Pages are better then XYZ Yellow Pages ? No, I don't have the answer. Even though I abstain from having a landline phone in my home due to low cellular rates, Embarq would be my local provider. They've gone so far as to give their book the personal name of Dex . (I'm assuming a spinoff of 'Index') My next question is do people, aside from people on the run going to a phone booth and ripping a page out in a movie, actually USE these antiquated devices anymore? They do make great booster seats for children though. And it really im... More About: January 2008
Site of the week: woot!
2007-11-27 09:40:00 woot.com (http://www.woot.com/) The main woot! website sellout.woot.com (http://sellout.woot.com/) This actually redirects to Yahoo Shopping but offers a different deal than woot.com. Generally I've noticed they're a little higher priced but still filled with plenty of great bargins shirt.woot.com (http://shirt.woot.com/) Same concept as the others, except for they deal only in shirts. My wife loves visiting this everyday and seeing the usually humorous printed t-shirts. They're normally $10 with free shipping or for an additional $5 you can get it overnighted. Sometimes they're offer a random shirt for $6.66. wine.woot.com (http://wine.woot.com/) For the discerning connoisseur of the finer things. Mostly wines with the occasional wheel-o-cheese. Stop by all of them every morning and enjoy the loot! Woot ! More About: Site , Week
RealPlayer 11: A Viable Media Player for Mac?
2007-11-16 19:00:00 Apparently for the last couple years, we were completely unaware that the RealPlayer format was still considered a viable streaming solution, in the wake of Quicktime and Windows Media Player Â’s growing popularity. After trying out their previously adware/spyware ridden WindowÂ’s version a few years back I completely swore off the company altogether. So, will this latest edition change our minds about how we view RealPlayer? Read my entire article over at MacApper (http://macapper.com/2007/11/17/realplaye r-11-media-player-mac/).
Dockulicious: Customize Your Dock in a Jiffy
2007-11-16 19:00:00 IÂ’m sure youÂ’re all tired of hearing about the new dock in Leopard, however if youÂ’re like me, maybe youÂ’ll find this application interesting and useful. Personally I enjoy the ability to swap out my dock with a drag a drop. Now you can customize your possibly-hard-to-see dock by just dragging and dropping a .zip file onto the free program from Dock ulicious (http://www.dockulicious.com/) called DockSwitcher (http://www.dockulicious.com/download/). In essence this works exactly like all the other dock hacks out there saturating message boards and blogs alike, minus the manual terminal hacks. This way if you mess something up you can blame it on a program bug instead of a operator error. Ok, this program is very safe to operate and will not give you any cause for grief. Learn the scoop over at MacApper (http://macapper.com/2007/11/17/dockulici ous-customize-your-dock-in-a-jiffy/).
BusySync: Share your iCal easily via Bonjour on a LAN
2007-09-28 15:50:00 How in the world do you share out your iCal to other people in your local network with full Read/Write privileges? For me this has been one of the biggest issues as a Mac-based Network/Systems Administrator. Up until today the workarounds have been spotty at best and haven't always delivered the desired result. Now thanks to Busy Sync from BusyMac, all your problems have been solved...at least those related to iCal. To sweeten the deal, not only will BusySync share your iCal calendars, it also features daily backup system that keeps the last 10 backups handy for easy restoration. More About: Share
Buy a BBQ smoker, get a human leg for free
2007-09-26 11:00:00 A Maiden North Carolina man purchased a smoker, a covered grill like device that allows you to smoke food such as turkey, at an auction. Upon being the the winning bidder he proceeded to open his new cooking device to inspect it. Inside he discovered what appeared to be a piece of wood wrapped in paper, however, upon unwrapping he instead discovered a human leg that had been cut off about 3 inches above the knee. The smoker was acquired at a storage facility auction where they auction off anything left in unpaid garages. Police we able to track down the original renters of the space Peg Steele and her son John Wood. Steele explained that her son had his leg amputated following a plane crash and kept the leg for religious reasons. I'm not 100% sure what preserving your soul for the afterlife and a leg hidden in a smoker have to do with each other, but we've all heard stranger things...I think. His reasoning behind it was he wanted to be buried with his leg, as a whole man. Hi... More About: Human , Free , Smoker , September 2007
Want a free iPhone, iPod Classic, Nano, or Shuffle?
2007-09-26 10:14:00 Well, it's not exactly free, however, it could be a great deal for audiophiles everywhere. FeedYourPlayer.com offers to take your used CD's and turn them into a brand new Apple device. Basically the exchange rate turns out to be $2 per CD and $3 per DVD. Sure you could sell them yourself and perhaps get better prices on some of your CD's but selling all those CD's on Amazon or similar music store you might not get as much by the time they take out all the fees. FeedYourPlayer.com will also let you pay the difference if you don't have the proper amount of CD's for the item you wish to receive. So if you want the new 8GB Nano and you only have 25 CD's to trade you can pay $100 along with the CD's. Now if you would have thought all those years ago about paying $10-$20 for a CD, think of how much money you would have now? Here's the required amount of CDs/DVDs required to get each of the following items: CDs DVDs 1GB Shuffle 40 30 4GB Nano 75 50 8GB Nano 100 70 80G... More About: Iphone , Ipod , Free , Classic
The amazing fatty pen safe
2007-09-25 23:53:00 So you happen to have some crisp folding money. You also happen to have a wife who likes to take money from you. You also have one of those big fat pens that are so ugly and cheap looking no one wants to steal it. (No offense intended to those liking said pen) With that said, we have the perfect hack for you! It's the amazing fatty pen safe, in a nutshell, this hack requires only one of those cheap pens that's usually given out by sales people or perhaps your local government agency trying to get you to trust them. Simply open said pen, remove the ink tube, place money inside, and put the pen back together. Who'da thunk? Just be sure whoever you're trying to hide money from isn't also a writing instrument kleptomaniac. For those of you who aren't quite so mechanically inclined, check out this instructable (http://www.instructables.com/id/Pen-Safe /). More About: Hacks , Amazing , Fatty
1 TeraByte iPhone coming soon?
2007-09-24 12:21:00 Now that I have you all excited, which this is very exciting, here's the scoop. Ok, so the catch in all this is that the 1TB would reside externally from your iPhone and would actually be streamed over the web. But that's still great, right? We recently posted a short link to the fake 'skim' project and now from the same programmer we give you iPhone streaming music. While it will involve slightly more than installing a program, it does include easy to follow instructions. In a nutshell this places your iTunes library on a website hosted by your home computer or wherever your music resides and allows you to stream remotely wherever you have a signal or wi-fi. This even includes a nicely themed iPhone-like interface for when you're browsing your remote library through Safari. While I personally haven't tested it with non-iPhone devices, I would imagine that this would also work with steaming music to other wireless devices such as PDAs and smart phones. Check it out h... More About: Iphone , September 2007 , Byte
PHP QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) for the rest of us
2007-09-24 12:04:00 We've all seen the really cool QuickTime Virtual Reality elements out there. They allow you to 'grab' an image and rotate it as if it were actually spinning. Normally this could only be done through various QuickTime or Flash programs, however there's a new PHP/JavaScript version with this same concept that you can get for free. All you need to do is drop the images you want to use into a folder along with this file and you're set. The end result is much like the new skim feature in iPhoto. See the example here (http://pixelcity.com/mustang/). For more information and downloads, visit here (http://www.pixelcity.com/skim/). More About: Virtual Reality , Free Stuff , Rest
Make your screen saver your OS X desktop
2007-09-24 11:21:00 While working in a design based environment there's always tons of really cool backgrounds on your coworkers desktops. So why not jazz yours up a little by making a dynamic background using your current screen saver? 1. Open 'System Preferences' and select the screen saver you wish to use. 2. Open Terminal (Located in /Applications/Utilities/) 3. Enter in this command and press return: /System/Library/Frameworks/Screen Saver.fr amework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/C ontents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background 4. Enjoy! Remember, the more intense your screen saver, the more memory and CPU it will utilize. The downside is you'll have to leave the Terminal window up, but you can always minimize that. When you're tired of seeing your background move, simply open the minimized Terminal window and press the Apple key and . at the same time. Enjoy! More About: Hacks , Desktop , Tricks , Make
Seniors protest free donut ban
2007-09-24 09:48:00 Like any morning at the elderly were playing games, creating crafts and demonstrating out front. Their protest? Could it be lack of affordable health care? Perhaps mishandling of their retirement funds? No, the quagmire of the day is the lack of free donuts. The center receives on average around 16 cases of donated baked goods, however as of late they have been discarding these sweet treats as they are not healthy for the seniors. Putnam County decided that they were setting a bad example by providing these unhealthy treats. The seniors, in turn, decided to protest with sandwich board signs stating Give Us Our Just Desserts and They're Carbs, Not Contraband . The center does provide lunch everyday for a suggested donation of $1.50, and there's nothing stopping the seniors from going to the doughnut shop or anywhere else they desire. Free is free, but the seniors don't like the idea that the center implied that they were gorging themselves on jelly donuts and were too senile... More About: Protest , Seniors , September 2007
Hidden Mac games
2007-09-23 20:39:00 Did you know that your OS X based Mac came with several 'hidden' games? They're actually Unix based games, however, I'm sure they'll keep you entertained just the same. To play: 1. Open Terminal (Located in Applications/Utilities/) 2. Type 'ls /usr/share/emacs/21.2/lisp/play' this will show you what games are installed 3. Type 'emacs' and press return 4. Press Esc and and the 'x' key 5. Type in the game you want to play Among my favorites are pong, snake, tetris, and doctor (a shrink that will help answers all the questions you ask yourself). There's also dunnet, an old text based adventure game. Give it whirl, and let me know you like it by sending my an email at Andrew@v00.org. More About: Hacks , Games , Tricks , Hidden
Slowmo Mac Windows
2007-09-23 09:52:00 Not the most exciting tip we've ever published but, if you hold down the 'shift' key while opening a minimized window or using any of the Exposé commands the window will open in slow motion. This also works for many applications. Perfect for when you want to slow your computer down to catch an error message or for a dramatic email opening! More About: Windows , Hacks , Tricks
Slowmo Mac Windows
2007-09-23 09:52:00 Not the most exciting tip we've ever published but, if you hold down the 'shift' key while opening a minimized window or using any of the Exposé commands the window will open in slow motion. This also works for many applications. Perfect for when you want to slow your computer down to catch an error message or for a dramatic email opening! More About: Windows , Hacks , Tricks
iPhone/AT&T to offer IM & photo messaging?
2007-09-21 17:32:00 One of the biggest aggravations from Apple iPhone users is the absence of IM and picture messaging from their $400+ phones. Some reports have it that AT T sent text messages to their iPhone customers with this message: AT T FREE Msg: Good News, your messaging package now includes text, picture instant messages all for the same price of $19.99 per month. No action required It also appears that some users claim they've been getting these messages for the past year now, long before the iPhone came to be. My thoughts is it may require more of a firmware upgrade on the iPhone vs. a push of a button by the people with the Death Star logo. I guess we'll find out, it's not like AT T has ever promised something and then not delivered. The official Verison Zero Zero opinion? Skeptical at best. Personally I have a Verizon powered Samsung Windows Mobile enabled phone and have always had IM and photo messaging support along with a media player, ssh/telnet capabilities, web browse... More About: Photo , Iphone , September 2007 , Offer , Mess
iPhone/AT&T to offer IM & photo messaging?
2007-09-21 17:32:00 One of the biggest aggravations from Apple iPhone users is the absence of IM and picture messaging from their $400+ phones. Some reports have it that AT T sent text messages to their iPhone customers with this message: AT T FREE Msg: Good News, your messaging package now includes text, picture instant messages all for the same price of $19.99 per month. No action required It also appears that some users claim they've been getting these messages for the past year now, long before the iPhone came to be. My thoughts is it may require more of a firmware upgrade on the iPhone vs. a push of a button by the people with the Death Star logo. I guess we'll find out, it's not like AT T has ever promised something and then not delivered. The official Verison Zero Zero opinion? Skeptical at best. Personally I have a Verizon powered Samsung Windows Mobile enabled phone and have always had IM and photo messaging support along with a media player, ssh/telnet capabilities, web browse... More About: Photo , Iphone , September 2007 , Offer , Mess
Backups illegal as Germany bans all duplication of media
2007-09-21 17:19:00 Who knew that the world would enter into a police state through our movies and music. Germ any took that step today with a law that will be enacted in 2008. The upper house of parliament approved a new copyright law that makes it illegal for copy music and videos even for individuals. Under the new law storing these backups without prior permission is illegal. Furthermore, making digital copies of IPTV and TV broadcasts are also illegal. I'm not sure how this would work with iPods filled with non-iTunes purchased music. God forbid you should copy your music, then backup your backup onto a firewire! Some consumer groups and the German Green Party have fought against these new measures to no avail. German federal justice minister Brigitte Zypries stated that the newly passed legislation brought German law in line with European Union codes. That all makes sense as it is the EU who is demanding over half a billion dollars from Microsoft because they've gotten rich off of capitalis... More About: Media , Illegal , September 2007
Backups illegal as Germany bans all duplication of media
2007-09-21 17:19:00 Who knew that the world would enter into a police state through our movies and music. Germ any took that step today with a law that will be enacted in 2008. The upper house of parliament approved a new copyright law that makes it illegal for copy music and videos even for individuals. Under the new law storing these backups without prior permission is illegal. Furthermore, making digital copies of IPTV and TV broadcasts are also illegal. I'm not sure how this would work with iPods filled with non-iTunes purchased music. God forbid you should copy your music, then backup your backup onto a firewire! Some consumer groups and the German Green Party have fought against these new measures to no avail. German federal justice minister Brigitte Zypries stated that the newly passed legislation brought German law in line with European Union codes. That all makes sense as it is the EU who is demanding over half a billion dollars from Microsoft because they've gotten rich off of capitalis... More About: Media , Illegal , September 2007
Download Command & Conquer Gold legally for free
2007-09-19 17:39:00 Any real time strategy (RTS) player out there has got to be, at least in some small way, a Command Conquer fan. C C was one of the first groundbreaking games in this genre. I fondly remember playing it for the first time at my brother's house 12 years ago when it was first released. Now, thanks to the great people over at Electronic Arts, you can enjoy this once more, absolutely free! To celebrate Command and Conquer's 12th Anniversary, Electronic Arts offers a free download of Command Conquer Gold . There are two ISO's, one for GDI and the other for NOD. Be sure to download both. Visit the official site here (http://www.commandandconquer.com/intel/d efault.aspx?id=61#NewsMain) to download the ISO's. Download CD 1: GDI Disk (http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/misc/c_ c/GDI95.iso) Download CD 2 : NOD Disk (http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/misc/c_ c/NOD95.iso) Not 100% sure if this includes the Windows XP patch to make this run on a non-Windows 95 machine, but if not you c... More About: Free , September 2007
Download Command & Conquer Gold legally for free
2007-09-19 17:39:00 Any real time strategy (RTS) player out there has got to be, at least in some small way, a Command Conquer fan. C C was one of the first groundbreaking games in this genre. I fondly remember playing it for the first time at my brother's house 12 years ago when it was first released. Now, thanks to the great people over at Electronic Arts, you can enjoy this once more, absolutely free! To celebrate Command and Conquer's 12th Anniversary, Electronic Arts offers a free download of Command Conquer Gold . There are two ISO's, one for GDI and the other for NOD. Be sure to download both. Visit the official site here (http://www.commandandconquer.com/intel/d efault.aspx?id=61#NewsMain) to download the ISO's. Download CD 1: GDI Disk (http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/misc/c_ c/GDI95.iso) Download CD 2 : NOD Disk (http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/misc/c_ c/NOD95.iso) Not 100% sure if this includes the Windows XP patch to make this run on a non-Windows 95 machine, but if not you c... More About: Free , September 2007
Great-grandmother arrested for killing lawn
2007-09-19 15:18:00 In Orem, Utah 70-year-old great grandmother Betty Perry pleaded not guilty to all the charges stemming from July 6th arrest. Her terrible crime against all humanity and all that is called good? Brown grass, the most heinous crime of all mankind. At the sound of which mothers gather their children and run into the bomb shelter below the house. Ok, so it's not as bad as harboring weapons of mass destruction, but violating a homeowners association is no laughing matter! Only July 6th, 2007 a Police Officer James Flygare arrived to issue her an official warning about the dried up lawn. During the encounter Perry refused to give the officer her name. She turned to go into the house to call her son to help sort out the matter when the officer charged her with resisting arrest, and according to Perry, hit her with his handcuffs thus injuring her nose. The police account maintains that she slipped and fell. She was arrested and spent over an hour in a holding cell before being the poli... More About: Arrested , Great , Grandmother , September 2007 , Killing
Great-grandmother arrested for killing lawn
2007-09-19 15:18:00 In Orem, Utah 70-year-old great grandmother Betty Perry pleaded not guilty to all the charges stemming from July 6th arrest. Her terrible crime against all humanity and all that is called good? Brown grass, the most heinous crime of all mankind. At the sound of which mothers gather their children and run into the bomb shelter below the house. Ok, so it's not as bad as harboring weapons of mass destruction, but violating a homeowners association is no laughing matter! Only July 6th, 2007 a Police Officer James Flygare arrived to issue her an official warning about the dried up lawn. During the encounter Perry refused to give the officer her name. She turned to go into the house to call her son to help sort out the matter when the officer charged her with resisting arrest, and according to Perry, hit her with his handcuffs thus injuring her nose. The police account maintains that she slipped and fell. She was arrested and spent over an hour in a holding cell before being the poli... More About: Arrested , Great , Grandmother , September 2007 , Killing
Famed animal expert gets trapped in airport with flamingo friend
More articles from this author:2007-09-18 11:43:00 Jack Hanna of Animal Adventures and ZooLife with Jack Hanna is a well known and renown expert in all things related to the animal kingdom. However, he appears to lack some basic geometric skills in successfully navigating airport security with a live flamingo. It's amazing how you can't bring a bottle of water along for the flight, but you can bring along a four foot gregarious wading bird. Hanna was passing through the security turnstile at the Ohio State University Airport with three other people in his entourage. The group was transporting a mongoose, a leopard, and the now popular flamingo when the flamingo's square compartment become lodged in the round 10-foot tall turnstile along with Hanna. This incident also blocked anyone on the tarmac from entering the terminal. I was stuck like a worm. My eyes were as big as grapefruits, Hanna said. I can't describe the feeling in my stomach. I can't move up or down. The bars are on your face. He was able to wiggle hims... More About: Friend , Expert , September 2007 1, 2 |
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