Geekdom Link Dump

Another bunch of geek links for everybody:

• Remove Optional and Probably Unnecessary Windows Vista Components.
• How to find a lost Blackberry with Berry Locator.
• And the worst name for a handy utility: FART for Find And Replace Text (a Grep-like command line tool for Windows).
• Customizing default styles in MovableType 4 (I'll upgrade this site one of these days).
• Low hassle ways to secure your computer system.
• Extending the life of your iPod battery.
• Speed up disk access by disabling Last Access Update in Windows XP.
• That's one geeky notepad.
• Get tabs for your PuTTY.
• Strip down Vista with vLite.
• 11 Power Tips for Gmail.
• Certificates for those special geeks in your life (I'm actually eligible for this one).
• Build a PC for $200.
• What can you build with 600 lines of code?
• Microsoft says Vista more secure than XP, OSX and Linus (and they have pretty graphs to prove it).
• Disable the PC speaker beep in Windows.
• That's one tiny Bluetooth adapter.
• An amazing write-up on how you can add everything to your eeePC including two four port USB hubs, internal GPS, Bluetooth, 56k modem, FM audio transmitter, 4gb USB flash drive and a 801.11a/b/g/n card.
• How to remotely shut down your computer.
• Disable Vista's Aero interface before running an application.
• Top 10 Underhyped Web Apps.

Speaking of geek, I'm looking for one of those 1U KVM consoles. We're setting up a fancy rack of servers here at the office (as I've mentioned), and I've gotten a hold of most of what I need, but I'd love to rack-mount one last bit of stuff: My monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

I currently have a standalone 1U KVM, but it's a bit clunky (it needs tape to hold down the power button). I'd prefer one of those all-in-one 1u (or even 2U) KVM/LCD/Keyboard/Trackpad things that slide into a rack. It's needs to be 8 port, have at least 5 cables, and the LCD needs to support at least 1024x768. Otherwise, As long as it works and doesn't cost me brand-new pricing, I'm good with it. Comment below or use the contact form to the right of the page (or e-mail utterlyboring [at] gmail [dot] com).

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