My Blog (I know, original...)

Jesus Christ what's wrong with this process?

2007-06-25T15:15:00.001-07:00

What a pain in the ass... I let this thing sit stagnant too long and I can't for the life of me figure out how to get back in (ie. after the Google buyout...)

Opera Mini Ad

2006-12-15T15:15:00.000-08:00

Also, see what I've said about Opera over the past few months...

Video of PSOne game Crash Bandicoot playing on PSP's official emulator

2006-12-07T13:53:00.000-08:00

My GamerTag

2006-10-25T15:41:00.000-07:00

GCN rothbart

Mastering Wget

2006-08-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

wget is old school unix and is quite handy. "Wget is a highly hackable, handy little tool that can take care of all your downloading needs. Whether you want to mirror an entire web site, automatically download music or movies from a set of favorite weblogs, or transfer huge files painlessly" hellz yeah

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Get rid of Windows Update restart crap

2006-08-27T00:47:00.000-07:00

This tells you how to kill the windows auto restart crap. Step by step

It should be simple to do with these instructions

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PS3 versus Wii Spoof Ad

2006-08-17T12:27:00.000-07:00

Guitar Hero 2 Info

2006-08-14T12:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a nice post that gives lots of little tidbits about Guitar Hero 2 (and some trivia about the original Guitar Hero). Worth the read if you're a fan!

Ubuntu System Panel

2006-08-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

Tired of your boring old gnome menu? One Ubuntu user inspired by SuSE's SLAB has created the Ubuntu System Panel. Check out the digg for a description and screenshots. Then head over to this thread and download the newest version.

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Simple Key Mod Makes Most All Current Locks Obsolete

2006-08-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

The most fundamental security device in the world has been hacked in a way so simply and quickly, this could be considered the biggest hack in history.

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Liquid Time Machine Freezes Drops Mid Fall

2006-08-08T11:09:00.000-07:00

Nate True has developed yet another impressive hack using UV strobe lights, luminescent-dyed water, and a timer to create the illusion of water stopping in the air, slowing down the splashes into the pool beneath, and even travelling upward. You have to see it to believe it.

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Dual-head with Compiz/XGL - Video

2006-08-08T11:03:00.000-07:00

The cutting edge of GNU/Linux

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Google maps + flight sim = flying around your home town! So cool!!

2006-08-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

It doesn't let you start anywhere you want, just one of several major cities, but the creator's still working on it. I actually managed to fly over my little farming town though, it was really neat.

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Neat Card Trick

2006-08-07T07:36:00.000-07:00

Here's a nice card trick to try. Looks like it'll take a bit of practice though.

Puzzles and logic problems

2006-08-04T17:09:00.000-07:00

Check out these puzzles and logic problems.

Natively run (some) Windows apps in Linux

2006-08-04T07:40:00.000-07:00

Check out this article that tells you how to enable native running of Windows apps in Linux. Chances are your kernel already allows this. It avoids all the hassles of running WINE manually and just lets you execute "MyApp.exe".

Automated backups in Windows

2006-08-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

Step-by-step instructions for getting automated backups running in Windows to a Linux box using free software.

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10 Common Windows Password Myths

2006-08-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

This is a great article covering 10 common Windows password myths. There are some good suggestions for what to do (and not do) when picking and using passwords on your Windows system. Some are related to Windows specific vulnerabilities or capabilities, but some are just good general-purpose password tips.

Speed up ubuntu boot time

2006-08-01T09:40:00.000-07:00

Speed up your ubuntu boot time by turning off services that you don't need and optimizing for a clean system reboot or shutdown process.

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Top 5 Most Useful Microsoft Scripts

2006-08-01T09:35:00.000-07:00

This is a list of scripts provided by Microsoft that could be used on a daily basis. Love the sending email script.

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Automatically Slipstream Windows XP with SP2 and All Post-SP2 Hotfixes

2006-08-01T09:32:00.000-07:00

To slipstream the hot-fixes, and burn the slip-streamed disk, I've created the makefile xpsp2.mak (updated 12-Jul-06). Details on usage below.
All of these scripts include the following security updates found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

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Get DVD Shrink and DVDdecrypter working perfectly in Ubuntu

2006-08-01T09:21:00.000-07:00

This tutorial shows you how to Get DVD Shrink and DVDdecrypter working perfectly in Ubuntu using Wine.

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"Lost Experience" to Explain 4 8 15 16 23 42

2006-07-31T16:45:00.000-07:00

According to this press release, the mysterious numbers from the hit ABC show Lost will be explained this summer sometime before Season 3 starts.

Photoshop in Linux

2006-07-31T15:59:00.000-07:00

Chin Wong shares how Linux users have been able to run Photoshop in Linux. Although it's only Photoshop 7.0, it's still cool!

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How to Completely Rebuild an existing XP without losing anything

2006-07-31T15:44:00.000-07:00

"Fred Langa shows you how to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise destructively alter the setup."

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