Hoga-Boga

Web site Locksport has put together a simple, step-by-step beginner's guide to lockpicking.
Available online or via PDF, the comic book-style guide looks like a nice way to learn the art of lockpicking. Naturally, when learning to pick locks, keep in mind the lock pickers credo: "You may only pick locks that you own, or those to which you've been given explicit permission to pick by the rightful owner." Sounds about right.
If you've always wanted the badass cred of knowing you could break into your own home (and who doesn't want that kind of cred?), this guide's for you. And if you're feeling too lazy to work the lock pick around, you could always try putting together the vibrating lockpick.
Announcing the LSI Guide to Lockpicking! [Locksport]

(Via Lifehacker.)

Hey, this is a quite a cool idea. Flip one of thse AA batteries open and stick it into a USB plug and the battery is completely charged in 5 hours. Two AA batteries that can be charged via USB will cost you $25.

USB Cell batteries [firebox.com]


(Via Fosfor Gadgets.)

Here's a list of some of our favorite recently-posted Firefox extensions:

• Del.icio.us Complete
  A better Del.icio.us bookmarking tool.
• ErrorZilla
  Provides a more helpful "Server not found" page.
• Zotero
  A personal reference library inside your browser.
• Tiny Menu
  Compress all of your menu items to one small entry.
• Download Statusbar
  Moves your downloads to the 'fox's statusbar.
• About This Site
  Find all the info you could ever want about the site you're visiting.
• Fasterfox
  Speeds up your browsing performance.
• Aging Tabs
  Keep an eye on which tabs are getting a bit stale.

(Via Lifehacker.)

Windows/Mac/Unix (Firefox): Tab Mix Plus is a must-have tab management extension for the power Firefox'er.
As you may be aware, Firefox 2.0 integrated many of the features that Tab Mix Plus used to provide. However, the tab duplication, focus control, and undo options included in Tab Mix Plus far out-do the somewhat stripped down version provided by the new Firefox. If you were quick to update Firefox, you may have noticed that Tab Mix Plus wasn't ready for 2.0 prime time; that's no longer to case, so go get it ASAP.
Tab Mix Plus [Mozilla]

(Via Lifehacker.)

Boost your SIM card with 1GB!:

This is real interesting news that should please every mobile phone owner! Samsung announced a SIM card with 1GB of memory! That should potentially give every phone 1GB of disk space to store pictures or MP3 files.
Samsung 1GB Multimedia SIM Card Supports Mobile Multimedia Environment

News Source : Samsung Electronics

Paris, France, Nov 08 2006 (Korea Newswire)-- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, today announced the introduction of a 1 Gigabyte (GB) subscriber identity module card solution, S-SIMTM that expands customer experience in multimedia intensive services.
The 1 Gigabyte S-SIM card will be demonstrated at booth 3C 029 at Cartes 2006.
The subscriber identity module (SIM) card is a smart card IC-based card used to identify users in GSM mobile environments. As multimedia features increase on hand-phones, high data capacity and high-speed transmission has been added to the encrypted SIM solution.
Instead of carrying a separate memory card, Samsung’s 1GB S-SIM incorporates a system-in-package (SiP) technology to carry high gigabit-density NAND flash memory without growing the area size of the conventional SIM card. The small form factor supports the compact size of multimedia phones.
The new SIM solution provides added convenience to the user. High data storage capacity with tighter security features ensures safer transmission of personal information and data.
The added memory on the security tight SIM solution improves the user experience. Data intensive files such as multimedia messaging, email, digital photos and video, music files and online gaming are among the features now capable with this SIM solution.
Samsung’s new S-SIM is based on SIM interface to ensure compatibility with conventional systems and supports high-speed MultiMediaCard and USB interface for faster transmission of larger data volumes.
“This new high-performance S-SIM demonstrates Samsung’s technology leadership and vision to provide ultimate technology and solutions for the fast evolving mobile and IT environment. The added data storage feature coupled with security measures of the SIM card is a powerful token in the hands of the end-user,” said Dr. Chil Hee Chung, senior vice president of chip card and microcontroller development team at Samsung Electronics.
After developing 128 Megabyte (MB) S-SIM in 2004, Samsung achieved the industry first giga-level density card, 1GB S-SIM last June. Working with leading Smart Card companies, Samsung displays the 1GB S-SIM solution at Cartes 2006.
Samsung expects the new S-SIM to support the explosive growth of next-generation mobile network services and multimedia content.
S-SIMTM is the registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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