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Saturday, April 3, 2010

0 The Geek “Must Do Before You Die” Checklist

   1.   Add a Third Monitor
    2.   Build a Linux Firewall
    3.   Build a Network File Server
    4.   Build a PC
    5.   Build a Robot
    6.   Build an HTML based Website using Notepad
    7.   Bypass a Computer Password on All Major Operating Systems
    8.   Bypass School or Work Website Blocks
    9.   Carry a Computer Cleaning Arsenal on Your USB Drive
    10.   Compile a Linux Kernel
    11.   Control Your House Lights with a Computer
    12.   Convert Cassette Tapes to Digital Audio Files
    13.   Crack a Wi-Fi Password
    14.   Create “Hello, World” in at Least Five Different Programming languages
    15.   Create a Disposable E-Mail Account
    16.   Create a Recovery Drive Image of Your Computer
    17.   Create a WordPress Plugin
    18.   Create a WordPress Theme from Scratch
    19.   Create an Add-On for Firefox
    20.   Create an SSH Tunnel
    21.   Create Music with Keyboard
    22.   Design and Build a Circuit Board
    23.   Do Cool Things to Altoids Tins
    24.   Download a Video from YouTube
    25.   Download Wikipedia
    26.   Execute a Shell Script
    27.   Find a Users IP Address on AIM
    28.   Find a Website IP Address Without Web/CommandPrompt Access
    29.   Flash System BIOS
    30.   Hack a Pop Machine
    31.   Hack a USB Drive Startup File
    32.   Hide a File Behind a JPEG
    33.   Homebrew Hack Game Systems
    34.   Increase Wi-Fi Range
    35.   Install a Content Management System for a Website
    36.   Irrecoverably Protect Data
    37.   Jailbreak an iPhone
    38.   Know the Meaning of Technical Acronyms
    39.   Know Who Mulder and Scully Are
    40.   Learn and Write Javascript
    41.   Learn At Least One Fictional Language
    42.   Learn Hexadecimal and Binary Number Systems
    43.   Learn How to Convert a DVD to x264 (or XviD or DivX)
    44.   Learn How to Hot Wire a Car
    45.   Learn How to Install Mac OS X on a PC
    46.   Learn How to Reset RAM
    47.   Learn Important Keyboard Shortcuts
    48.   Learn the Fastest way to Kill a Computer
    49.   Learn to Identify Keyloggers
    50.   Learn to Identify Major Constellations
    51.   Load Rockbox onto an MP3 Player
    52.   Lock Your Computer with a USB Drive
    53.   Make a Cat5 Patch and Crossover Cable
    54.   Make a Laptop Cooling Pad
    55.   Make Your Office Ergonomic
    56.   Mod a Flash Drive Case
    57.   Monitor Network Traffic
    58.   Mount and ISO in a Virtual DVD Drive
    59.   Move Completely To Open Source
    60.   Permanently Delete Data on a Hard Drive
    61.   Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account
    62.   Pick a Lock
    63.   Play a Geek Practical Joke
    64.   Play Retro Games without Retro Consoles
    65.   Put LEDs Inside a Light Bulb
    66.   Put Open Source Firmware on a Router
    67.   Read 1337 At Normal Speed
    68.   Recover Deleted Files
    69.   Recover Master Boot Record
    70.   Register Your Name as an Internet Domain
    71.   Remotely Control a Computer
    72.   Replace a Laptop Keyboard
    73.   Replacing a Laptop LCD
    74.   Retrieve Data off Hard Drive
    75.   Rip Streaming Videos
    76.   Run an Operating System from a USB Thumb Drive
    77.   Run Multiple Computers with one Keyboard and Mouse
    78.   Run Operating System inside a Virtual Computer
    79.   Run Your Own Ethernet Line
    80.   Screw with Wi-Fi Leeches
    81.   Setup a Computer in the Cloud
    82.   Setup a Streaming Media Server
    83.   Setup a VPN
    84.   Setup an Apache, MySQL, Mail, PHP server on Windows and Linux
    85.   Shrink a Website URL
    86.   Soldering Glasses Together
    87.   Strip Windows DRM
    88.   Surf the Web Anonymously
    89.   Survive in a Linux Argument
    90.   Tethering a Smartphone
    91.   Turn a Laptop into a Digital Picture Frame
    92.   Turn Webcams into Security Cameras
    93.   Unbrick a Smartphone
    94.   Understand What “There’s no Place Like 127.0.0.1″ Means
    95.   Unleash a Laser Pointer’s full potential
    96.   Unlock an iPhone
    97.   Upload a Video to YouTube
    98.   Use a Camera in Manual Mode
    99.   Use Bittorrent Effectively
    100.   Wire a Home Theatre System

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