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Free phone calls and free 411 calls

Many people know that Skype offers free calls across the Internet. You can only call other computers plus a few toll-free telephone numbers (unless you pay for the Skype-In and Skype-Out service.

Phone companies like to gouge their customers for calls to 411 (information). Now there is a simple work-around:

So you're ready to build a wireless LAN in your home?

Here is a nice little article on wireless LANs, equipment and protocols for someone with limited knowledge on the subject.

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Cellphone Jammer

Wouldn't you like to have one of these when some turkey in the movie theater pulls out his cell phone and babbles on forever?

The CX 200 Portable Director II is now available in Japan. This device reportedly jams the popular Japanese cell phone frequencies for 70 seconds. You can buy one (in Japan) for $71 in U.S. greenbacks.

TMIO Intelligent Oven

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You know that you just HAVE to get one of these in order to keep up with the neighbors. (What was their name? Jetson or something like that?)

The Connect Io Intelligent Oven from Tonight's Menu Intelligent Ovens (TMIO) is fully connected to your in-home network. It can be monitored and controlled from any Internet-enabled device (your cellphones, your PDAs, your PSPs) or touch-tone phone, which makes it super-handy for last-minute schedule-shuffling. This oven even includes a 6.8-inch touchscreen LCD.

The price is a modest (?) $8,699. I doubt if it is in stock just yet at BestBuy.

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Build Your Own Network Attached Storage Device in Less than One Hour

Need to add some file storage space onto your in-home or small business network? You really need to have a place to store frequent backups. Now it is easier and cheaper than ever before.

FreeNAS is a Live CD that is super easy to install and configure. It supports booting from CD, hard drive, USB, or Compact Flash. The best thing about the FreeNAS software is the price tag: free.

Broadband and Multiple PCs Spur Home Networking

A new study by Yankee Group finds that multiple PC ownership and broadband Internet access are the prime motivators of home networking.

Only a minority of US households have more than one computer. 79% of US households have a PC, while only 31% have two or more. However, the trend is upward. 40% of all Internet users are now using broadband connections.

British supermarket chain to ring up VoIP

Supermarket giant Tesco is expanding into the Internet telephony market, the company announced Thursday. Tesco will target customers with a voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, service, which it plans to start offering from more than 350 stores over the coming months. The company says call rates will be "slashed to rock-bottom prices compared to existing fixed-line services."

Mac Mini for $398.98

CompUSA is selling the Mac Mini for a good price. This is NOT the bottom of the line model! The one offered for sale has the PowerPC G4 1.42GHz Processor (not Intel), 256MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 8X DVD / 24X16X24 CD-RW Combo Drive and Mac OS X Tiger v10.4. CompUSA is selling it for $398.98. That's $200 cheaper than the Apple Store.

Free High Speed Wireless Internet

This simple guide describes tools that are helpful to logging into wireless networks whether they have encryption on our not. Want to get free Internet service in your new apartment? Chances are you can by using the tools described here!

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PCI-MAX PC FM Transmitter

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The PCI MAX 2005 is a software-controlled FM transmitter on a PCI card with a 15 watt maximum output (with the optional booster).