Rooted Nook Color Review

Rooted Nook Color Review

I received a Nook Color (NC) for Christmas this year. I promptly rooted it to make it a viable Android tablet. I have spent enough time with it to give a good review. I read the live blog when the NC came out and was very disappointed to read how locked down it was....
Rooted Nook Color Review

Kinect On Windows

It turns out getting the Kinect installed on Windows is more difficult than Linux.Here is the link to a discussion about how to install things in the proper order and from the proper places. You install the Kinect driver from the SensorKinect project. Follow the...
Rooted Nook Color Review

Hacking the Kinect

Hacking the Kinect is as cool as it sounds. It isn’t hacking in the purest sense. It is more like connecting the Kinect to your computer instead of your XBox 360. You use the open source drivers to control and receive data. The kinds of projects being done with...
Rooted Nook Color Review

Pre-Interview (Job Interviews)

Because there is such a disconnect between HR and Engineering, you need to call set to some things straight about the job. Job listings are usually written to be as generic as possible.  The job descriptions often contain incorrect or impossible requirements.  It...