Category Archives: misc

FON: Get a free WiFi router

If you live on a busy street, you may get a free WiFi router from FON!

Foneros Frappr

If you are a Fonero, please visit www.frappr.com/foneros and add your coordinates. Anyone else in Greece?

Yesterday, I received my FON router

The FON router I just received is a Lynksys WRT54GS preloaded with a customized version of OpenWRT. Notice the FON sticker on the box. You may also load it with dd-wrt (more info here), which I did -it’s much geekier. … read more

Videos, and media distribution

So, I read this: ยป British Show Footballers Wive$ Premieres On Google Video. Sounds interesting. Let’s check it out: Noop. Google Video informs me that “This video is not playable in your country”. Fuck! Did they ask me to pay … read more

Best blond joke ever!

Ben Hammersley’s Dangerous Precedent

Magna CRM public beta begins!

Magna CRM public beta begins! Magna CRM is a web-based CRM product. Dimitris has done a great job, and is one of the best and most reliable developers I know. Definitely worth giving a try if you are looking for … read more

Are we winning the war against spam?

A couple of months ago I was featured as the example of how spamphobia cripples webmasters and their sites. My friend, Giannis Stoilis was right: all my mailboxes would receive hundreds of spam mails per day, so I did my … read more

Tango Desktop Project

The Tango Desktop Project exists to create a consistent user experience for free and Open Source software with graphical user interfaces. I have been using linux as my main desktop for 6 or 7 years now and I tell you … read more

TVTorrents is down.

From TVTorrents @ EFNet: Sorry, but TVTorrents is down. No, I will not return. Sorry for any hassles. Thanks for all the memories and good times we had together in #tvtorrents. As of now, the channel will remain open, but … read more

The Geek Gorgeous Calendar featuring Women in Technology

The calendar showcases young ladies who are not only beautiful and stylish, but can also fix your computer, normalize your databases, discuss the advantages of polymorphism, and beat you at Doom. More details: The Geek Gorgeous Calendar featuring Women in … read more