Windows only: Freeware application DecaffeinatID is a simple intrusion detection and alert system for your PC that monitors your Windows logs for suspicious behavior.
DecaffeinatID will pop up an alert in your system tray whenever there’s an attempted remote login to your computer, and it detects changes in your firewall log, or your ARP changes.
The application is currently in beta and not a foolproof intrusion detection system by any means, but it’s also not a bad tool to run in your system tray next time you connect to the Wi-Fi at your local coffee shop. DecaffeinatID is freeware, Windows only.
DecaffeinatID [IronGeek via Hack a Day]
Although the Wii Menu 3.3 update didn’t undo the Twilight Hack for those who had already installed it, it did prevent new would-be homebrewers from getting their game on — but like all attempts to outfox the hackers, it’s fallen short, and in record time.
According to hackmii, which figured out the workaround, the 3.3 update isn’t exactly subtle in what it does to disable the hack — quote the team, “We Are Not Impressed.”
No publicly-available patch is out yet, but give ‘em time, they say they’re working on it.
More information [Via Hack A Day]
As tnkgrl mentions at the outset of this hack, the MacBook Air SuperDrive is a nice little slice of hotness, retailing for a mere $99, and doing the whole external drive thing with Apple’s sense of style.
Unfortunately, it only works with the MacBook Air due to a proprietary IDE to USB bridge, as tnkgrl discovered.
For a mere $9 she was able to find a replacement part, and after pushing some internals around she had her slef a Mac mini and HP Mini-Note-friendly USB disc drive.
We’ve all been laboring under the assumption that Apple needed more than the standard USB power draw, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that she was able to pull this off with a regular part, and we demand Apple start selling $108 SuperDrives-for-all immediately.
More information [Engadget]
