Tag Archives: USD

Using the PayPal/Verisign Security Key with OpenID for Two-Factor Authentication 8

As soon as I heard PayPal would be offering a $5 Security Key for additional security while logging in, I jumped on it. A few days later, it arrived in the mail. It’s a great idea, but I decided that carrying a little secure key that generates special numbers for the 3 times [...]

Use PHP, GD and .htaccess to Watermark All Images in a Directory 9

The goal here is to watermark all images in a certain directory, except for thumbnails or other selection. You can either do this on each file prior to placing on your webserver – which is probably wise for CPU load issues – but let’s just say you want to do this for all files [...]

Dell SP2008WFP 20″ LCD Widescreen Monitor /w Webcam Review 9

For Christmas my wife and I decided to replace our aging circa 1998 19″ CRT with a new LCD Monitor. After searching the web and reading numerous reviews, I decided to purchase the Dell SP2008WFP LCD Monitor. Some of the major features of this monitor are:

20″ Widescreen HD LCD Monitor
2000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
1680 x 1050 [...]

Review: BTC’s 9019 URF Wireless Keyboard / Mouse 1

If you have an HTPC which uses software such as BeyondTV you can use a remote for the majority of the time but there are times where you will want a good old fashioned keyboard, for surfing the web or other PC maintenance tasks. Sure you could use a wired keyboard or mouse, but who [...]

T-Mobile will unlock your Motorola phone (for free!) 6

Phones come in two ways, locked or unlocked. If a phone is locked, then you can only use it with one provider, such as T-Mobile or Cingular/AT&T. If it is unlocked, you can put a sim card in from another carrier, and use the phone just as normal. Phones are locked because a carrier [...]