Geek Stuff

DesktopNova : Automatically Change Wallpapers in Ubuntu 11.04

May 11, 2012
DesktopNova : Automatically Change Wallpapers in Ubuntu 11.04

I’ve been using the Ubuntu 11.04 for quite some time now. Compared to the previous versions, various changes have been made in Ubuntu like the Unity interface became the default UI for Gnome, Banshee replaced RhythmBox as the default media player, OpenOffice.org was replaced with LibreOffice, etc. This enabled me to easily switch from Windows to Ubuntu. [...]

How To Extend Wireless Network at Home

February 16, 2012
How To Extend Wireless Network at Home

As wireless technology continues to push forward, wired networks are quickly becoming antiquated. Wireless networks allow individuals to connect to the internet over great distances, providing mobile broadband coverage without the need to mount interminably long cables up and down their homes. Nevertheless, for all their convenience, wireless networks still suffer from bandwidth issues. While [...]

Space Invaders Watch: For the Highest Class of Geeks

June 24, 2011
Space Invaders Watch: For the Highest Class of Geeks

There’s a certain level that you have to reach to be known as a proper geek and one of them includes owning something really super geeky. Have a limited edition Storm Trooper suit in your closest? That makes you a proper geek, unless, you’ve got it there for some other reason. I’m pretty sure all [...]

ColorWare: Custom Paint for iPad 2, iPhone 4 and More

May 6, 2011
ColorWare: Custom Paint for iPad 2, iPhone 4 and More

There are many websites out there that say that they’ll modify your mobile device and make it look unique, but not all of them do a good job. To help all those people customize their mobile device, specially the very delicate Apple iPhone 4 and the iPad 2, ColorWare has come out with a custom [...]

Hacker Turns iPhone into Xbox Kinect Controller

May 5, 2011
Hacker Turns iPhone into Xbox Kinect Controller

Here’s something the geeks are really going to love. A developer from Singapore called Rockmoon has created a new hack allowing him to use an iPhone as a kinect controller. While the hack has not been made public we do have a very cool video demonstrating the use of this prototype.

How to Rip, Transcode and Add Effects to Videos Using VLC Player

April 24, 2011
How to Rip, Transcode and Add Effects to Videos Using VLC Player

Developed by VideoLan, VLC Media player is no doubt an amazing player with loads of features. It is very light and plays almost every video or audio format that is available on the internet, plus it is very light on system resources and is effective for all the platforms may it be Linux, Windows or [...]

9 Ways Technology Has Improved Business Transactions Online

March 15, 2011
9 Ways Technology Has Improved Business Transactions Online

The rise of e-commerce and online banking have ushered in the era of business transactions in cyberspace. Needless to say, deals by handshake are no more. Instead, millions of business transactions are completed online every day, from retail sales to processed contracts. The evolution of technology continues to expand what things can be exchanged on [...]

RoboCar: Robot Technology Comes Into Action In Cars

January 24, 2011
RoboCar: Robot Technology Comes Into Action In Cars

The idea of using robot technology in cars is not an innovation as this has been happening for quite a while, and is the theme for many of the science fiction stories. However, what RoboCar MEV has is a pretty cool outlook and technology. Only you can drive this one-seater car around, maybe good for [...]

YTTM.tv – YouTube Time Machine to watch Videos by Year

January 18, 2011
YTTM.tv – YouTube Time Machine to watch Videos by Year

If you are a Mac user you must already love the Time Machine feature. We always want similar tools for other services as well. A new startup “Original Victories Inc.” has utilized just this idea for YouTube and made the YouTube Time Machine – YTTM.tv. You can watch videos from any year from 1860 to [...]

Five Devices Which Will Rock 2011

January 6, 2011
Five Devices Which Will Rock 2011

This is a guest post by Usman. If you would like to write for CallingAllGeeks, check our Guest posting guidelines. The big highlights  of last year  (2010) was Andriod devices, 3-DTV’S , tablets and ebook readers. They changes world a lot with their exciting features. Android change the mobile world and iPad skyrocketed as well. So [...]