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Computing in Missions

LightSys Technology Services is “dedicated to equipping Christian missions and ministries with the computer technology correct for them…” Very interesting– I didn’t know such an organization existed!

ThinkPad Motion Sensor Games

The Sudden Motion Sensor in IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads can be used for games, and with great success, too!

short-path bandwidth

I was looking at MediaTemple’s “Grid-Server” hosting, so I wondered, what is short-path bandwidth? Turns out I’m not the only one.

Gravatar Alternative: Monster ID

The WP Monster ID Plugin automatically generates a unique “monster” for each commenter on your blog, based either on their email address or IP address. This means it’s persistent: it’s the same for every comment they post, on any blog they post on. Cute!

sendmessage.php spam

If you have a popular vBulletin forum, you’ll find this thread on stopping sendmessage.php spam useful. I’d looked for it before, but somehow I missed the exact setting.

Vista speech recognition listens to audio

This is pretty funny: Windows Vista’s speech recognition listens to audio files played by the speakers, so if you visit a malicious website that plays an audio file telling your computer to delete your files, and you have your speakers and microphone on, you’re toast.