Geeks in Paradise | Brian Chee

LEAP Support on Windows Mobile 6

Brian Chee — 2009-01-28T15:46:43-10:00

Check out the screen shots for help READ MORE

Shehwa privacy screens protect mobile phones from prying eyes

Josh Kuo — 2009-01-25T22:09:59-10:00

Introducing: Magic Screen privacy protection film for a wide array of electronics READ MORE

Coosh headphones are easy on the ears

Josh Kuo — 2009-01-11T21:07:30-10:00

Coosh headphones and headsets are easy on your ears and stay in place -- even when you're upside down or bouncing around READ MORE

WalkingHotSpot turns your phone into a hotspot

Brian Chee — 2009-01-06T23:15:34-10:00

Use it with your iPod, Internet Tablet, and much more READ MORE

VideoFocus video forensics tool by Salient Stills

Brian Chee — 2008-12-09T16:00:07-10:00

What VideoFocus from Salient Stills does is remove the need for large amounts of practice in video manipulation READ MORE

O'Reilly's Adobe AIR 1.5 Cookbook

Brian Chee — 2008-12-05T16:35:09-10:00

This latest addition to O'Reilly's "Cookbook" series might just make you want to learn yet another programming environment READ MORE

First look at Memjet enterprise inkjet technology

Brian Chee — 2008-12-05T14:34:02-10:00

Key to the technology is a ink nozzle arraye, a radical new nozzle design, reformulated ink, and driver chips to keep it running in sync READ MORE

Missing CD/DVD drives

Brian Chee — 2008-11-26T16:05:42-10:00

PC Hell comes to the rescue READ MORE

Camtasia Relay Server

Brian Chee — 2008-11-20T11:21:44-10:00

That whooshing sound you hear is knowledge escaping your organization. I hear this noise all the time at the University of Hawaii whenever a great lecturer does a one-of-a-kind masterpiece on free electron lasers, undersea observatories, modern art or any of the subjects offered at a modern university. InfoWorld has been using screencasting technology for years (heck one of our editors is even credited with coining the term) However, at around $300 a pop most folks can't really afford to spread this wonderful technology around (especially students). However, all that will change now that Camtasia Relay Server has emerged from... READ MORE

ATEN Laptop USB KVM Switch

Brian Chee — 2008-11-20T10:31:17-10:00

The ATEN folks have come up with a little doodad (CS661 aka the "Laptop USB KVM Switch") that I'm thinking might be a great data center tool. We either already have or want to have IP KVM's in our data centers but once in a while it's just easier (like in a colo) to do some upgrades and mods from your handy dandy laptop. Or you've got a PC under your desk that you only need to run special projects on. Either way, this widget allows the local computer to control the remote through the USB port without needing external... READ MORE

Eye-Fi Explore

Brian Chee — 2008-10-09T15:10:44-10:00

All about the Eye-Fi Explore digital camera memory card READ MORE

So just how do you get gear into the Interop show?

Brian Chee — 2008-10-01T15:22:16-10:00

The Interop show, seen through the eyes of a volunteer READ MORE

PatchSee illuminated patch cables

Brian Chee — 2008-09-19T14:57:50-10:00

The PatchSee cabling solution concentrates on the frustration of finding patch cables in the mass of legacy cables without having to spend huge amounts of time tediously tracing the cable through the rat's nest. This simple solution bonds plastic fiber optics into the CAT5e or CAT6 cable so that you can illuminate one side and see the other end blazing away. You simply use one of their flashlights that have a clip designed to slide up the cable and light up the known end of the cable. Since the fiber optic ends face away from the equipment or patch panel,... READ MORE

My new Mac

Brian Chee — 2008-06-24T17:22:31-10:00

My New Mac 52 Simple Projects to Get You Started by Wallace Wang April 2008, 480 pp. $29.95 ISBN-13 978-1-59327-164-0 No Starch Press Oh I soooo wish this book had arrived just a few weeks earlier! There are somethings that just require unlearning skills, and moving from a PC to a Mac is one of them. I keep wanting to right click and it took some searching to find a webpage of keyboard shortcuts for the mac. In all reality, Wallace Wang (the author) has hit the nail on the head...some people just learn better and faster by doing... READ MORE

Taking truly amazing photos with a consumer camera

Brian Chee — 2008-06-11T09:39:33-10:00

I've seen those amazing high speed camera shots of bullets going through apples, water drops exploding on the surface of a pool of water and time-lapse movies of skyscrapers being built. However, the specialized equipment necessary to produce these images has been out of the reach of normal folks -- up until a dedicated group of programmers came up with software to extend the functionality of the Canon Power Shot camera. Their Web site, In Brief, gives you a thumbnail of what this open source project is all about: CHDK is a firmware enhancement that operates on a number of... READ MORE