Turning an LCD Monitor into a HDTV

I really wanted an HDTV for my office for the last couple of months and after talking to my buddies I rigged together this setup for my office. Supplies:AccuSync LCD71V LCD Monitor (I bought in 2004)KWORLD 1440 external TV tuner (my buddy had sitting around).RCA DTA800 (Free from the government during the HD conversion)  Some … Read more

What we can learn from LULZSEC

I will be giving a talk at Secureworld Expo in St.Louis on September 13th on the topic: What we can learn from LULZSEC (Yes I am trying to get the picture changed). I really think there are a ton of lessons the average security professional can take from the mayhem they caused that they shouldn’t … Read more

Do you 2FA?

Do you 2FA? No its not a cool new dance. It stands for two factor authentication and its a great way to secure your accounts. If you have a smart phone you have no good excuse not to take advantage of the extra security banks, email providers and social networks are building into their websites. … Read more

Rebirth of the NES Zapper

Landon happened to see my old NES and Zapper in my bedroom the other day and just had to play it. So after it getting it all hooked up and blasting ducks for a couple hours the kid was hooked. After spending most of the last week blasting ducks (although I didnt get to level … Read more

Webcams for webcaming.

With both Facebook and Google Hangouts for the first time making a webcam a “must have” for good online communications I went out and found these 720P webcams on Amazon $30 so I bought 3 of them. Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 720p HD Webcam They work awesome in Windows 7 and (surprisingly) Ubuntu.