Lifehacker: Hack AttackLifehacker posts tagged 'Hack Attack'Access Your Computer Anytime and Save Energy with Wake-on-LAN- January 24, 2008 You want access to your home computer wherever you are, whatever you're doing, whether that's via a remote desktop connection, SSH, FTP, web interface, or any other remote access you've set up. The catch is, you don't like throwing money away to an always-on system. Luckily you can have your digital cake and eat it, too, and today I'll show you how to boot and shut down your system remotely so that it's ready for you when you need it and it's not wasting energy when you don't. The cornerstone..http://lifehacker.com/348197/access-your-computer-anytime-and-save-energy-with-wake+on+lan Remote Control Your BitTorrent Downloads with Clutch- January 22, 2008 You need your BitTorrent fix on such a regular basis that it could be medically labeled an addiction, so why stop riding the BitTorrent wave just because you aren't sitting at your home computer We've already detailed how to set up a web interface for the Windows-only uTorrent, so let's turn an eye to Transmission, the go-to BitTorrent client on the Mac. Today I'll show you how to remotely control your BitTorrent downloads from any browser with Clutch, the Transmission web interface. NOTE:...http://lifehacker.com/346634/remote-control-your-bittorrent-downloads-with-clutch Turn Your $60 Router into a User-Friendly Super-Router with Tomato- January 15, 2008 A year-and-a-half ago, we showed you how to turn your $60 router into a highly configurable $600 router with DD-WRT, a free, open source firmware. Since then there's been a lot of development of open source firmwares, and today we're taking a look at my new favorite, a firmware called Tomato. Tomato does almost everything DD-WRT does—from Wi-Fi signal boosting to Quality of Service bandwidth allocation—in addition to offering a simplified interface chock-full of fancy charts and...http://lifehacker.com/344765/turn-your-60-router-into-a-user+friendly-super+router-with-to... Download and Listen to Free Music on the Web- January 10, 2008 Hey, I know you. RIAA lawsuits have scared you off P2P, but the iTunes DRM is both too expensive and too restrictive for your tastes, right Then it's time you head to the web. In the past year the number of web sites linking to free downloads and streaming music has exploded, meaning there are more ways than ever to get your music fix. Today I'll highlight the best web sites—and best search kung-fu—for finding free music online. Photo by MarS. We covered this territory over two...http://lifehacker.com/343095/download-and-listen-to-free-music-on-the-web |