5 Fun things To Do on School Computers - Pahgawks Animations - StumbleUpon. November 26th, 2010 I know it's been a while, but I'm reinstating my weekly blog post policy.
This week will be about something I've wanted to write about for a while: School computers! They're just too easy to hack and do fun stuff with, especially because teachers are just so incompetent with technology sometimes. Anyway, tome for the top five! 1. Top 5 Websites To Learn How To Hack Like A Pro - StumbleUpon. You might be surprised to learn just how many people want to learn how to hack.
The stereotype is that of the young college guy – a computer science major for sure – who spends his evenings and weekends writing up intricate hacking scripts to break into whatever computer system he can get his hands on. The truth is that what was once a male-dominated community is fast changing into one that includes folks – men and women – from many walks of life, from many countries and with many backgrounds. A recent CNET article about DEFCON makes note of the fact that claims of sexual harassment and unwanted advances are increasing. This isn’t because hackers are getting more obnoxious or offensive, but because more female hackers are entering into the community and trying to find a home there, only to find insulting behavior, and other actions unbecoming of a gentleman. How To Remove Vocals From Music Tracks Using Audacity - How-To Geek - StumbleUpon.
Ever get a sudden, inexplicably irresistible desire for karaoke?
Maybe you like the music of a song but can’t stand the lead singer? Here’s how to use remove the vocals from most music tracks in a few simple steps. How It Works Vocals are normally placed in the “center channel.” Stereo tracks have two channels, but not all of the instruments are balanced evenly. On the whole, however this process works really well if you start with good quality audio. Removing the Center Channel Fire up Audacity and load your song of choice. The first thing we need to do is break the song’s two channels into two separate tracks. Next, pick a channel (it doesn’t matter which) and double click to select the entire track. Go to Effect > Invert. If you hit play, you’ll notice the song sounds a little funny. Getting Links from the Top 50 Domains. Isn’t chasing links for links sake a bit outdated?
Surely a link on a page not in any way related to your site isn’t worth that much? Maybe I’m wrong – discuss. lol :o) Author Response: While the issue is up for debate, I agree with your first statement and disagree with your second. First, you are right, many of these links are valueless – PR0 orphan pages that will never pass on any real juice. At most, it may help with some form of trust-rank measurement by being closer to the source of trusted domains, but aside from that I doubt they would do any good. Invisible Web: What it is, Why it exists, How to find it, and Its inherent...
What is the "Invisible Web", a.k.a. the "Deep Web"?
The "visible web" is what you can find using general web search engines. It's also what you see in almost all subject directories. The "invisible web" is what you cannot find using these types of tools. The first version of this web page was written in 2000, when this topic was new and baffling to many web searchers. Since then, search engines' crawlers and indexing programs have overcome many of the technical barriers that made it impossible for them to find "invisible" web pages. These types of pages used to be invisible but can now be found in most search engine results: Pages in non-HTML formats (pdf, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), now converted into HTML.
Why isn't everything visible? There are still some hurdles search engine crawlers cannot leap. The Contents of Searchable Databases. Support - iPod Tutorials - Beyond the Basics. 15 Killer Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts That Might Surprise You. Top-10-ways-to-access-blocked-stuff-on-the-web from lifehacker.com. Watch Movies with no limits. Remove The Lyrics From MOST Songs. Geek to Live: How to control your home computer from anywhere stories - Lifehacker. Amp Up a Laser Pointer.
From Wired How-To Wiki Illustration by Lab Partners Your laser pointer could be doing so much more than highlighting PowerPoint slides and blowing your cat's mind. It could be sculpting ice, sparking campfires, or searing one bad mofo on your leather jacket. Here's how to give a standard pointer a power upgrade. This article is a wiki. 1 Disassemble the unit by removing the batteries, opening the housing, and taking out the laser module. 2 Search the circuit board for a variable resistor. 3 To intensify the beam, use a small screwdriver to gently tighten the resistor. 4 Reassemble and aim your potent pointer at safe targets like ice, wood, or plastic. Contributed by Terrence Russell.