Here's the Zelda sword

Fans are crazy, especially video game fans. If you're like me and love Zelda, you'd appreciate the length which this guy has gone to proof his Zelda fandom. Apparently, he has gotten a blacksmith to forge a real-life Zelda sword. Yes, it's the same sword that Link wields in the game. Click on the link to salivate on the goodness of a video game weapon made real.

The Best and Strangest Cover Songs of All Time

Cover songs. The best cover gives the original a new spin and a totally different flavour. The website called Torontoist has a list of what they thought are the best and strangest cover songs around. One of my fave cover (which I heard on the Coverville podcast-one of the regular podcast that I listen to regularly) is on the list, i.e. Nina Gordon's version of NWA's "Straight Outta Compton".

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IGN's Top 50 Lost Loose Ends

Lost is just about the most intriguing TV series running on air these days. If you need more info on the strange things in Lost, you'd do well to look for all the info on the Net. If you're just plain lazy, you can get everything in this article found on IGN. They've put together 50 loose ends on Lost that will make you wonder even more what the show is all about.

Free wi-fi in Singapore

We know that Singapore will get free wi-fi coverage starting next year. Of course, the coverage will not be islandwide, but selected areas. So how can we know where the coverage is? IDA has provided a list of the coverage areas which you can see the maps in PDF. They have also provided Google Earth files that you can use to check the coverage. After checking, I realise that my block will be outside the coverage. So maybe future homeowners can cite wi-fi coverage as a reason to increase the prices of their property?

Official Flickr Camera Guide

Flickr is not just for sharing of photos. It has released stats about the cameras used by Flickr users. You can use it to see which cameras are popular. You can even use it as a guide to see which cameras produce the best results! Useful to have when helping you make your next digital camera purchase.

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Visual guide to how BitTorrent works

Need to explain the workings of BitTorrent technology? Well, this Java-based representation is a cool way of explaining how BT works. You can add seeders and leechers to the mix to see how the bits are transfered around the network. Cool!

Configuring a File Server in 45 Minutes

Want to build your own file server? You can apparently do it in 45 minutes if you follow the instructions found on Jon Peck's website. On the website, which you can get to from the link below, you'll find out that it only cost US$80 and the server is configured with Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. In the comments, you can also find that there's another way to set up a Network Attached Storage (NAS) with something called FreeNAS. Seems like building a file server isn't that difficult these days...

Managing music tags with Corripio

Here's another excellent software for Mac users. Corripio is one that you can use to find artwork, lyrics and fix tags of your music in your iTunes library. It's a simple tool, but anything to help make sorting out your large collection of music is always welcomed. Especially if it's also free.

Automating DRM stripping with DRM Dumpster

Turning your Apple iTunes FairPlay protected tunes into non DRMed tracks is possible but a rather tedious process. DRM Dumpster therefore steps in to automate the entire tasks for you. Is it legal? Is it Fair Use? Don't know, but I know that the software is donation-ware.

40 Things That Only Happen in Movies

Movies are not real, but try telling that to some folks. Anyway, there are many things that can only happen in movies. This link will bring you to 40 ridiculous things that can only happen in a movie. My favourite? "You will survive any battle in any war UNLESS you show someone a picture of your sweetheart back home." Good for a laugh.

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Integrating uTorrent and Firefox

If you use uTorrent and Firefox, you'll appreciate this method of integrating the two apps. Using the uTorrent Web user interface, you can install an extension for Firefox which will then allow you to monitor your torrent status and even start torrenting by dragging links onto the sidebar. Neat.

Boot Windows XP from a USB flash drive

Since floppies have gone the way of the dodo, USB flash drives are now standard items for storing files. But when your PC gets into problems, can you boot from a USB flash drive? Now you can using a method detailed on the TechRepublic website. It involves a number of steps to get a bootable version of WinXP on the removable drive. Will be useful if you ever run into trouble starting your system.

A Safer And Faster DNS

DNS is important to the web. In fact, the folks at OpenDNS is claiming that by using their DNS server, your web surfing experience will improve because they can load your pages faster. I'm not too sure if that is actually true, but for the adventurous, do give it a go.

Automatically download and install your apps

Maybe you've just done a fresh install on your PC, you probably have to reinstall all the separate software that you have. In comes InstallPad. This is an application that allows you to make a list of your fave software, and then download and install the ones that you pick. It is certainly a timesaver. Check out the lists on the LifeHacker site which include a LifeHacker Pack, PC Rescue Pack and a Media Pack.

Net censorship? Nope, not us, says China

CNET is carry a story pointing out that at the UN Internet Summit in Athens, a Chinese government official said that the PRC does not censor the Internet. Is that a major case of denial or what?