OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[Timmy]

Pretty cool stuff Dave.

[The Ken]

FYI... Chrome is loaded with vulnerabilities like IE and most are the same as IE........ooops.... maybe Google Bronze will be better.

[Mike Honcho]

Yes it does, I went and downloaded it this morning and Java is running just fine on it.

There's a task manager feature in the browser, so that if one of your tabs freezes up, you can kill the one tab without having the whole browser crash on you. Huge improvement IMO.

I also am trying out Chrome. So far I really like it. There are a few sites that won't work but I am sure even that will be fixed in time. I really like the main screen (your most frequently visited sites) that loads when you open a new tab. Potentially incognito mode could be cool for those of us that like p... I mean ... uhhh...

[unknown lions fan]

Have you guys noticed that spammers are getting into sending read receipt requests now?

I use outlook and have it set to ask me if I want to confirm - but anyone who has theirs set to autoconfirm are just validating their e-mail address to spam databases.

I wonder how this works with web clients such as hotmail?

[unknown lions fan]

Pisses me off that now it takes two clicks to get rid of their shit.

[-Deborah-]

I get a ton of spam, about 3,000 or more a month. I use Cloudmark so I don't have to deal with it. Works quite well.

http://www.cloudmark.com/desktop/

[unknown lions fan]

I remember reading about Cloudmark a few years back - is that the one that is collaborative, as in, the community marks something as spam and the rest of the community gets notified to block it?

If this is the one, I was excited about the idea at the time but figured I'd sit it out for a while and see if it worked out.

That sure is a bad web page, though - it doesn't tell anything about the product and how it works. I'll have to research it from other sources...

[-Deborah-]

Yeah, that's the one, Dave. I've used it for a few years and can testify to its effectiveness.

[DanO]

What's the price on that Deb?

GO LIONS "08" !!!!!!!!

[unknown lions fan]

This is pretty freaking cool.

You can revive NiCd batteries by hitting them with a welder (reportedly, other DC sources such as a car battery will work...)

I have a Craftsman 18V drill that came with two batteries. It also has a nice flashlight that I like to use when camping. One of the batteries died (quit taking a charge) a few years ago, the other died recently. Replacing these batteries would cost around $40-50 each - might as well throw the whole damn thing away and go get a new one.

Now I'm going to give this a try.

[-Deborah-]

What's the price on that Deb?

GO LIONS "08" !!!!!!!!

$40 a year, I think.

[DanO]

Thanks Deb.

GO LIONS "08" !!!!!!!!

[King Cole]

This is pretty freaking cool.

You can revive NiCd batteries by hitting them with a welder (reportedly, other DC sources such as a car battery will work...)

I have a Craftsman 18V drill that came with two batteries. It also has a nice flashlight that I like to use when camping. One of the batteries died (quit taking a charge) a few years ago, the other died recently. Replacing these batteries would cost around $40-50 each - might as well throw the whole damn thing away and go get a new one.

Now I'm going to give this a try.

are laptop batts nicad?

[unknown lions fan]

Some are King Cole - if it is, zap that sucker and see if it works. I'm going to try it on one of my cordless phone batteries if it works on my drill.

[CGVT]

You better wear safety goggles and rubber gloves. Id' hate to see you in a "Darwin" thread. Ha!