a couple folks sent this in (thanks!)–if you have an xm direct and want to use your pc to control it (and record with some of the apps that allow that) here’s a way to do it without paying $40 to $50 for the cables currently being sold, this one comes in at $15 and it’s a pretty simple project. nicely done jcdillin.
here’s a follow up…poster “zsk009” on the engadget comments says…
the ipods firmware can be updated without restoring the entire ipod, before running the updater follow these steps:
go on your ipod to ipod_control>device>sysinfo
and open the file in wordpad.
find this line of code:
buildID: 0x03028000 (3.0.2)
visibleBuildID: 0x03028000 (3.0.2)
change a number with a lower number
buildID: 0x03018000 (3.0.1)
visibleBuildID: 0x03018000 (3.0.1)
now the updater will think you have firmware version 3.0.1 and will let you update without restoring the entire thing.
this has been tested with 3g and 4g, the example above is 4g, the 3g uses different numbers but its virtually the some thing, just decrease the number. it should also work with other ipods but i’m not sure
(the ipod_control folder is a hidden folder)
thanks!
a couple of you dell totin’ pocket pc hackers sent this in–turns out there’s a secret contrast app the you can unlock by editing the registry.
‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEControlPanelContrast’ renaming the “redirect” value to “redirect_” (or rename to something else, or remove it completely). soft reset and go to start > settings > system > contrast and adjust the contrast.
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the enigma machine was invented in 1918 by arthur scherbius in berlin, it was, at the time a great way to encode messages, well, until it got beat. but now you can make one out of paper.
is there anything pdfs can’t do?
this machine is compatible with the original 3-rotor german enigma used during world war ii. for simplicity it omits the “ring settings” and plug board, but the primary workings of the machine are captured in this model. great as an educational tool, or just for fun!
man, i am disappointed that i didn’t think of this when i had the n-gage, most likely because i didn’t like the device and tossed it, but now this mod kit ($15) allows you to leave the n-gage on and swap out games really quickly. nicely done guys.
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wow, this is pretty interesting. someone has figured out how to get all the fonts and graphics off the ipod’s firmware. while that’s a pretty amazing feat, i suspect the next thing will be to change the firmware with new graphics, i’ll see what i can figure out!
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