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Howto: HTC Droid Incredible, Froyo 2.2, and root

HTC Droid Incredible

unrEVOked for Android Froyo 2.2 has been released. You can follow my guide for rooting your android phone to root your Android based phone. Right now there are a few options for getting Froyo and root on your HTC Droid…

HTC Droid Incredible root that lasts forever

Superuser Request

Update: unrEVOked has released a new version of Forever that allows you to turn S-Off and On – so go ahead, be rooted forever. UnrEVOked has made rooting incredibly easy. Now they’ve also made it permanent.  With unrEVOked’s “Forever” tool…

Remove bloatware from HTC Droid Incredible 2.2

HTC Droid Incredible

With the upcoming release of Froyo 2.2 for the HTC Droid Incredible there are a number of new “applications” being added to the phone to compete with City ID as the reigning king of annoying bloatware. Now that you can…

How to build a computer

How to build a computer

Recently I explained my reasons why you should build your computer. I figure, if I’m going to tell you that you should, then at the very least I ought to tell you how. It’s much easier than you may believe.…

Why you should build your own computer

How to build a computer

I first began tinkering with computers when an 80/88 was top of the line and the most memory you needed was 256KB. My most recent building project put together a very speedy, and very cost effective system based on an…

The failure of social media games

Any game that involves two or more people could be called a social game, in that it requires players to interact with each other. However, not all games are truly social – having social, team-based game-play, rather than solitary, individual…

Solar power at $1 per watt!

Nanosolar recently announced the release of their ultra cheap solar panel, SolarPly. This is basically solar cells printed on aluminum. This “foil” is “non-fragile”, can be cut or bent to any shape, and doesn’t require soldering for electrical contact. While…

Is your ISP interfering with your Internet?

Canadian Cable Internet provider Rogers has started testing a system that will allow them to insert messages to their customers about billing and account status. While this may seem to be a fairly innocuous activity, it uses technology that Net…

Is Linux the “poor-man’s” OS?

Even as Microsoft strives to expand it’s operating system exposure in foreign markets, Linux gets a boost at home from the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart. Two weeks ago the king of discount shopping introduced a $200 PC. Now, the initial…