“A-Patch […] is able to patch MSN Messenger […] 6.2.0205, 6.2.0208, 7.0.0816, 7.0.0306, 7.5.0311 and 7.5.0316.
Featuring a massive 68 options! A-Patch boasts a tremendous amount of customization to better your MSN Messenger experience, with even more planned!!”
Apatch.tk via Juha
The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide
“In the beginning, this guide consisted of only one page of short and simple explanations of several common BIOS options. Over the years, the explanation of each BIOS option has been fleshed out, improved upon and corrected. And today, it has become a database of over 260 BIOS options. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.”
Gimp-win-remote won't work
Just a quick note to myself: when Gimp-win-remote won’t work, adding “gimp-2.2.exe” (with the double quotes, although I suppose it would work without them, too) between the “gimp-win-remote.exe” and “%1” in the gimp-win-remote.exe\shell\open\command registry key does the trick. Picked this up from gimpwin-users.
Mobile phone camera + spotting scope = Phonescoping!
“What do you need to get start:
- Mobilephone with integrated camera
- Spotting scope with stabile tripod
- Adapter to connect your mobile to the scope”
Count to 31 on One Hand
“Forget your abacus? Lose your calculator? Every geek should know how to use binary to count to 31 on one hand. It won’t replace your slide rule, but it’s an attention-getter. If you’re familiar with binary you’ll pick it up quickly.”
I categorized this as being a ‘hack’, considering this is an innovative application of using fingers as an aid to counting.
Hacking's a snap in Legoland
“When Lego executives recently discovered that adult fans of the iconic plastic bricks had hacked one of the company’s new development tools for digital designers, they did a surprising thing: They cheered. […]
All it took was being open-minded enough to see that their biggest fans weren’t trying to rip them off; they were trying to improve Lego’s products in a way that, just maybe, the company’s own designers hadn’t thought of.”
DVD-Jon mursi Media Playerin suojauksen
“DVD-kopiosuojauksen kiertämisestä tunnettu norjalainen Jon Johansen on murtanut Microsoft Windows Media Playerin suoratoistossa ja multicast-lähetyksissä käytettyjen tiedostojen koodauksen.”
digitoday
linkitys omani
MAME and Doom on a Kodak DC265
“MAME for Digita, the first truly portable version of MAME, [emulates] Donky Kong and Doom for Digita [runs] shareware Doom on a Kodak DC265 Digita OS based digital camera.”
Build Your Own XGA Projector!
“Building your own high-resolution XGA projector with 3,500 ANSI lumens is not very difficult. This article and the accompanying video take you through it step by step.”
Also see part II for a list of suitable TFT monitors.
NES Controller TV Remote
“Ever wanted to control your TV with an old school Nintendo controller? No? Well, I have and now I do. A few weeks ago I picked up an old school Nintendo controller from eBay and began thinking of a project for it – then it hit me! Controlling the basic functions of my TV through a NES pad would not only be awesome, but it would make me one step closer to that darned Captain-N.”
I think that’s a way better use for it than as an optical mouse (via /.).