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Diggin’ the desk

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:27:15 -0400

Diggin’ the desk

Cool cloud photo storage, management & sharing app

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:57:40 -0400

Cool cloud photo storage, management & sharing app

webvampires: Stolen Camera Finder Programmer Matt Burns has...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:18:33 -0400

webvampires:

Stolen Camera Finder

Programmer Matt Burns has written a search engine that lets people find their stolen camera gear by searching EXIF data for their serial number. Users can enter their camera’s serial number or simply drop any photo taken with their stolen camera on stolencamerafinder.com to get a list of web pages that contain images taken with the same camera. The service is free and available now at the website below.

Prey: Simple yet powerful application for tracking stolen computers

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:37:17 -0400

Prey: Simple yet powerful application for tracking stolen computers:

thechangelog:

As Joshua Kaufman recently demonstrated with his “This Guy Has My MacBook” Tumblr site, stolen laptop recovery tools like Hidden really do work. It was even covered in the tech section on CNN.com.

While Hidden is a proprietary Mac app, Prey is an open source, multi-platform alternative. Available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, and even Android, Prey lies dormant, waiting for a signal to activate itself and phone home with your device’s latest location, screen captures, and snapshots from your laptop’s buit-in camera.

UPDATE: If you’re not completely sold on Prey, check out this Storify of Sean Power tracking down his stolen laptop Man tracks stolen laptop hundreds of miles away, calls thief - storify.com

If your organization needs to track more than three devices, Prey now offers pro plans, with higher limits as well as advanced features such as:

hardware scans and change notifications

increased updated frequency up to 2-minute intervals

SSL encryption of data

automated deployments to devices

Best of all, since Prey is open source, you have a chance to contribute.

[Source on GitHub]

little-sardines: Jessica Hische’s Should I Work for Free?...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:33:15 -0400

little-sardines:

Jessica Hische’s Should I Work for Free? poster in letterpress.

I love this poster - it’s so common-sensical.

szymon: Transforming sticks into weapons :) Branch Holder by...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:50:10 -0400

szymon:

Transforming sticks into weapons :) Branch Holder by Naama Agassi

szymon: All-in-one spray can by Giuseppe C. AKA Mister Solo

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:47:37 -0400

szymon:

All-in-one spray can by Giuseppe C. AKA Mister Solo