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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Free software!!!! GNU GPL whatever they call it

Ok ok we all know about open source but wouldn't it be great if there was a good list of all open source software? Well this one is pretty good. It's not amazing but it does list off most of the top used open source - firefox, thunderbird, etc. etc. - check it out at
http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

but I just checked the site a second time just there and it said

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR

An internal server error has occured!
Please try again later.

Maybe they'll fix it ..........

Christmas Acquisitions

It seems every year I spend more and more. more on everybody and more on myself. I don't mind spending money on presents for people but I keep collecting more and more gadgets that I'll never find time to use. This year, so far, I have got (for myself):


1. The Nintendo Wii
It's uber. Nuff said. Didn't do any softmods yet but just you wait.

2. A Ubiquio 401 Phone (aka Gigabyte G-Smart)
Check it out here
Nice review here

3. A Sony PSP
We all know about these little things (with similar power to the PS2 no less). As usual I had to hack it to do things like homebrew software etc.

I had Firmware version 2.6 so I used this guide - this enables me to do lots of things.

For example, pimpstreamer now allows me to stream video and audio to my PSP over Wi-fi and I can run emulators too. The whole shihbang!!!

4. Motorola HT820 Headset
Well I needed a bluetooth headset so I figured why not get a decent one? At least I can listen to my ipod with this set. or any audio source for that matter. They support A2DP (yay another acronym) - so that's me sorted. I can use them with my PC and even with my new phone. So now I can use skype all around the house wirelessly and without having to hold up a gonky receiver to my head. It's CLASS!!!!!! check it out here


I suppose this is just the beginning of a gadget addiction. But I'm sure I'll figure out a way to beat it.
;-)

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Wii Cracked Open - what's inside the nintendo Wii

our friends over at Techrepublic have cracked open a Wii to see what's inside. maybe some of us will benefit from this. Check it out here.

Thursday, December 7, 2006

Not Tech - but Sob!

Ok this isn't tech related at all but please check out me mate Sob on the www.balconytv.com - the direct link to his video on youtube is here

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Vista Versions

Vista Starter -- Streamlined version meant for low-powered PCs in developing nations.

Vista Home Basic -- For those content to browse the web, use email, and create and edit basic documents from their PC. Includes destop search and security tools.

Vista Home Premium -- Includes everything in Basic but also includes the Aero graphical interface, Media Center functionality, and ability to connect to Xbox 360. The version most of us will own at home.

Vista Business
-- The basic version for companies of all sizes with tools to help organizations manage their PCs.

Vista Enterprise -- Includes everything in the basic business version with improved encryption and BitLocker system to keep data from being read on a stolen computer.

Vista Ultimate -- All the features of Home and Business in one.




info taken from www.engadget.com
Posted Feb 27th 2006 8:26AM by Thomas Ricker
link to original post

Free video blogging

Is it called vlogging ? or vblogging? anyway I don't care.

if you want to start video blogging,
check out freevlog.org

Monday, December 4, 2006

PHP - Resize images or add text

1. You're a web designer (beginner-medium) in PHP.
2. You know your server has the GD2 image library.
3. You want to be able to
(a.) Resize images and/or create thumbnails or
(b.) Add text to image files (use custom
truetype fonts if you wish) or
(c.) Add lines to your images
4. You want to be able to do all this with basic PHP and not have to learn how to use the GD2 library.

If you answered yes to all of the above, then check out the imageeditor class, available here

They also have a directory listing script with different icons for different file types. that is available here

It's a web design company called 'Evoluted New Media' and you can see all the stuff they're giving back to the community on this page

Friday, December 1, 2006

Free Video Training (3DBuzz)

There's free video training on 3dbuzz.com for the following:

Half Life 2 Level Design
PHP + MySQL
Unreal Technology
Concept Art Design

There's quite a lot of training you can pay for on the site such as :
C++
Maya
3DS Max
XSI
Houdini
Photoshop
Lightwave
Quake III editing
Far Cry editing
and more....

There's also a very good forum for all of the systems mentioned above, and more.

Portable Windows CE emulator

Ever wanted to emulate Windows CE from a USB memory stick portably (no install, no registry entries) ?

Well now you can. This guide from furrygoat.com does exactly what it says on the tin.
You can find it here

Portable Windows on USB

Using BartPe to build a portable Windows installation to put on a CD with anti-spyware and a secure browser etc. is relatively easy. I have done this myself quite a few times and I always get decent results. Because it's a CD it's invulnerable to virus attack etc. (assuming some sort of virus doesn't get transferred from the PC which it's made from, but that's highly unlikely).

Now I just learned today that you can actually install a minimal version of Windows (as small as only 256MB) onto a USB drive and boot from that in the case of hardware failure or if you just want a secure browser for online shopping, or for whatever reason.

There's a good guide here.

Free file synchronisation (Synctoy)

Microsoft released Synctoy a while back - it's free software for synchronising files on two folders (works on XP and Vista), maybe for keeping your USB drive backed up somewhere on your PC or vice-versa. Whatever reason you need to keep files synchronised in two places, it's definitely worth a look because it's free.

you can download it
here

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Free ebooks from O'Reilly

O'Reilly have had free ebooks for quite some time now. They call them "open books" and it means that they've opened the copyright on certain books. These include out-of-print books and some are just given an open status by their authors. Either way, they're free and you should check them out:

http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/

Mac Spoof

Very funny pisstake of the PC vs Mac vs Linux debate.
http://tv.truenuff.com/mac/

Do you like physics games?

I don't mean games about learning physics. no way that would be no fun. However games that emulate physics can be lots of fun.

Matthew Wegner has a site called Fun-Motion that you should check it if you are so inclined.
check out the video of "De Blob" at http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/de-blob/
for an example.

G.I. Joe parody clips

These clips never fail to make me laugh.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/gijoe.html

Parental advisory + viewer discretion advised. lol

PHP + MySQL tutorials

From what I have seen, these are the best tutorials if you want to get into PHP and MySQL


These were recommended to me by 2Kreative. Thanks for that.
2K also mentioned:

and finally I think you should also check out

Free portable apps for U3 or non U3 thumb drives

I'm not going to get into the "U3 or Not U3 that is the question" debate. I own one myself but just because it was cheap. anyway you can check out the benefits and criticisms over at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3

Now back to my segment. You can get free portable apps for the U3 here:
http://portableapps.com/

Includes portable Firefox (extensions can be installed, bookmarks are remembered etc.), portable openoffice.org, portable VLC media player, portable Sage, Thunderbird, XAMPP and loads more.

check out the list at
http://portableapps.com/apps

If you don't have a U3 but want similar functionality check out these sites below:

[non - U3 apps but they will run from any folder so just copy them onto your U3 they don't mess with the registry]

[more apps that you don't need a U3 for - 143 apps in this guy's collection, even has a Pstart menu interface so you don't need to buy a U3.]

[edit - added on 1st December]
There are a tonne more links on this page to portable software for USB memory sticks.
[/edit]


oh by the way a Linux version of U3 is in the works. I wonder how many Linux heads would want this. Any comments?

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

WELCOME + DISCLAIMER

Hello Folks, welcome to DavilBlog!!!

On this blog I hope to talk about everything from Analog to Zool (in great detail) although to be honest it will mostly be links to all the interesting stuff I find on the web such as tech info, gadgets, modchips, games, wi-fi technologies, etc. etc.

{disclaimer} Of course all of this info is just that, info. I cannot be held responsible for software that I recommend breaking your machine / doing anything on your machine you don't want it to. The info on these pages should be treated with discretion and really you should know a bit about software / hardware before you attempt to try any of the tutorials / links / software / whatever on my Blog. I also cannot be held responsible for information on other websites which I link to. Please use your head. ;-)
{/disclaimer}