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April 30, 2007
Hackszine reader request: Play 3D games on an unsupported card
Brian @ Hackzine writes -
Michael K. wrote in, asking for a hack to "enable someone to play a game on a computer with an incompatible graphics card." Normally, I would have thought such a thing impossible, but I've been itching to try out Neverwinter Nights 2, and I don't have a graphics card that supports it. I recently learned that some clever users have found that the venerable 3D-Analyze program (used back in the day to play advanced 3d games on older Voodoo cards), is more than up to the task. I used 3D-Analyze to locate the nwn2main executable, selected "emulate HW TnL caps", and launched the game. It's pretty slow, but playable. Your mileage may vary depending on the speed of the CPU, the game you are playing, and other variables.
One warning, however: in the case of Neverwinter Nights 2, 3D Analyze is not compatible with the most recent patch (1.05). So I had to download two patches: 100788-to-104860 and 104860-to-104870 and install them manually (put the zip files in the Neverwinter Nights directory, disconnect your network connection so it reverts to offline patching mode, launch the most recently version of the NWN 2 updater, and let it patch the game with those two files). After I did that, it worked.Neverwinter Nights 2 forum thread on 3D Analyze - Link
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Apr 30, 2007 03:00 AM
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C64 wordpress theme
Jason over @ Hackszine writes-
Rod McFarland has put together some really cool AJAX-based CLI themes for WordPress. With his CLI 2.0 theme, you can browse blog entries by "cd"-ing through categories, typing "ls" to list article titles and "cat [articlenum]" to read a post. AJAX is used to make the whole experience seem like you are typing at a terminal, complete with tab-completion. He's even got a variant of the CLI theme that makes the interface look like a Commodore 64. How cool is that! [via]
- Rod McFarland's Wordpress Themes -Link.
- Download the CLI Theme -Link.
- Download the Commodore Theme -Link.
- Unix theme - Link.
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Apr 30, 2007 01:00 AM
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April 27, 2007
DIY PVC cable catcher
Kevin made a simple and useful cable catcher from PVC to keep all his cables tidy - [via] Link.
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Apr 27, 2007 08:33 AM
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April 26, 2007
The Bug: Steampunk computer mouse
Jake made an stunning Steampunk computer mouse!
Though the eccentric Professor William C. Ravenscroft remains stingy on details of his "Telecalculograph", he has recently allowed photography of the device with which its user controls it. These images, as well as speculation upon their contents follows:One holds the device in a manner similar to the way a wood-worker holds a sanding block. The palm rests upon the "ball" in the foreground, with the fingers extending forward. The middle digit is placed upon the spiked cog, while the pointing-finger and the ring-bearing finger sit on the studded levers on either side. The thumb and small-finger rest comfortably on the side of the cylinder, helping to grip the contraption. The "Bug", as the Professor calls it, is slid about upon a table top-thusly controlling a mobile indicator upon the Telecalculograph's display. Push the device away from one's self, and the arrow "moves" towards the top of the viewing window. When the arrow has been positioned appropriately so that it is pointing at the desired "item" on the glass, the user pushes down upon the various levers to elicit his desired effect. Turning the wheel in the center produces an action similar to turning a page in a book, or cranking a kinetoscope.
The Bug: Steampunk Computer Mouse « Jake of All Trades - [via] Link & photos.
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Apr 26, 2007 05:00 PM
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April 24, 2007
Run an iTunes (DAAP) server in Linux with Firefly
Jason over @ Hackszine shows you how to run an iTunes (DAAP) server in Linux with Firefly -
Firefly, formerly mt-daapd, is an open source digital audio server that can stream your music library to iTunes. Linux appears to be the most supported platform, but there is also beta support for Mac OS X, Windows, and even the AppleTV!Links:One of its cooler features is that it's capable of transcoding your music files on-the-fly to a format that's playable by your iTunes client. So if you've been building up a huge OGG or FLAC library, Firefly will let iTunes know that these songs are available and it will automatically convert them into a format that can be played on the client.
- Firefly Media Server
- Firefly/mt-daapd Wiki - quick-start guides for serveral OSs here
- Running Firefly on AppleTV
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Apr 24, 2007 02:00 AM
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April 23, 2007
HandBrake 0.8.5b1 released
Handbrake, an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows and one of the easiest way to rip DVDs, has a new version out:
User presets (Mac)Download it and rip away - [via] Link.
AppleTV and PS3 support
Anamorphic, even in QuickTime
Surround sound (both AAC 5.1 and Dolby Pro Logic II)
Chapter markers (QuickTime-style)
Official support for the Windows GUI
PPC Linux support
High profile H.26
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Apr 23, 2007 12:05 AM
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April 18, 2007
HOW TO - Make an Xbox 360 laptop (part 1)
Ben Heck shows you how to make an Xbox 360, he writes -
The making-of How-To for the Xbox 360 laptop will be in three parts. In today's segment we'll discuss the parts list, stripping down an Xbox 360 motherboard, and modding / reattaching the DVD and hard drives. The next installment will cover case design, construction and hacking the LCD display, as well as wiring the video. Part 3 will then describe wiring all the separate parts together, troubleshooting, and finishing up the unit. Full design files will be including along the way. Let's take a look and prep to get started!
How-To: Make an Xbox 360 laptop (part 1) - Link.
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Apr 18, 2007 07:00 PM
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Rigid chips
Gene writes -
Rigid Chips is almost like a virtual set of legos, except you have parts like V8 engines, rocket thrusters, laser ring gyroscopes, and guns. You can also add scripting to your models so you can make things like segways and autonomous vehicles. If your really ambitious you can also script "scenarios" or basically games you can play in Rigid Chips. You can also make your own levels. Rigid Chips even has a multi-player mode so you can do battle with tanks, airplanes, hovercrafts, cupcakes, or what ever else you can think of. There are many rigid chips models and resources available online.
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Apr 18, 2007 04:00 PM
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April 17, 2007
Electro bacon
Justin sent in some photos from his electro etching for a computer case using just salt water, it looks kind of like bacon, sweet metal bacon - Link.
Related:
Saltwater etch process - Link.
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Apr 17, 2007 12:00 PM
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DIY kids kiosk
John writes in -
I picked up some of these Point of Sale Touchscreen Systems on the cheap, so I set one up to boot into PBSKids.Org in a captive Firefox window (full screen, no menus). The kids are 3 years old, and 18 months old, and they love to click around. PBS Kids.Org is surprisingly touchscreen friendly, but if they manage to get stuck, I can VNC in and take over.The system specs:
Pentium III 700
256 MB RAM
ELO Touchscreen (Embedded, with serial interface)
128 GB HD
What a great project - perhaps more sites will make their sites like this and easily roll out kiosk/appliance versions for kids.
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Apr 17, 2007 05:00 AM
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April 12, 2007
Real xeyes
This is awesome, reallife xeyes! - [via] Link.
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Apr 12, 2007 02:00 AM
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April 9, 2007
Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ
This is pretty rad, play the pipe organ - and with MIDI!
...Hauptwerk version 2, the pioneering virtual organ system that can bring the experience and sound of playing any pipe organ from anywhere in the world within the reach of almost anyone with a home computer and MIDI keyboard or MIDI sequencer, with incredible realism down to every last acoustic nuance and functional detail, whilst also powering the next generation of electronic digital organs and voice expanders for both classical organs and theatre organs.
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Apr 9, 2007 04:00 PM
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April 6, 2007
Ripping Vinyl with GNU/Linux
Jason @ Hackszine rounds up ripping Vinyl with GNU/Linux
It's time consuming, but with the right process you can transform your vinyl collection into digital audio for archiving, sharing and playing on portable devices.To make the most of your ripped analogs, you'll need to go a little further than just recording the audio with your sound card. There's the whole process of normalizing and splitting tracks into seperate files, of course, but it's also not a bad idea to make multiple encodings so you can have both mp3 playback and a lossless archival copy. Then there's file naming and ID3 tags to think about...
Luckily, you can do all of the above with free software. There are even tools to make the tagging and naming step as simple as possible. Now, there's still work involved, but think how slick you'll look when you're lugging an iPod instead of that other portable audio device.
Hackszine.com: Ripping Vinyl with GNU/Linux - Link.
Related:
- Recording vinyl to digital - Link.
- HOW TO - Copy a vinyl record - Link.
- Convert vinyl records to MP3s... - Link.
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Apr 6, 2007 01:58 AM
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April 5, 2007
Living room case mod
Here's a photo build log of a living room PC in a wood case - [via] Link.
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Apr 5, 2007 10:44 AM
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April 4, 2007
Yikes! Delete cached files in Google Desktop for the Mac?
Brian from Hackszine seems to have discovered something a little odd about the new Google Desktop for Mac - even if you choose not to display "delete files" in the results, they're still saved - it doesn't stop Google Desktop from creating, keeping, and indexing those (deleted) cached files.
As frustrated as I've been with Spotlight and all that I think it should be able to do but just doesn't quite get right, I was interested in today's news that Google Desktop is finally available for the Mac. Finally, I can search my Gmail account from my desktop and use some more sophisticated search syntax. This could be quite handy and should really put the pressure on Apple to beef up Spotlight in its Leopard release.
But, as is usual with every useful new tool Google releases, this one comes with something that gets me a little nervous...
Hackszine.com: Delete Cached Files in Google Desktop for the Mac? - Link.
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Apr 4, 2007 07:00 AM
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April 3, 2007
Apple TV: State of the Hacks
Erica Sadun has been hacking away on the new Apple TV and presents this "State of the Hacks" roundup of what people are doing with their Apple TV boxes. Discover what kinds of mods are out there and whether they're the right fit for your needs and abilities.
MacDevCenter.com -- Apple TV: State of the Hacks - Link.
Related:
AppleTV hacking weekend @ Hackzine - Link.
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Apr 3, 2007 12:57 AM
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April 2, 2007
Macpack
It's ain't pretty and perhaps sacrilegious for some, but here it is - the Macpack... Iamanalchemist writes -
Finally after nearly a year of working, i have finished my masterpiece; I have racked up more geek points by creating a backpack from an old macintosh SE computer c. 1988. I know everyone is saying either A.) why did you destroy a perfectly good macintosh? Or B.) Why didn't you spend that time making floppy disk plate mail like you promised? Well to be truthful/ in my defense, The mac was dead and I tried all I could to find the necessary system software, and I didn't want plate mail armor, however geeky, as much as I wanted this. Let's move on to the actual instructions
Macpack - Link.
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Apr 2, 2007 04:46 PM
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AppleTV hack weekend
Jason @ Hackszine had a great AppleTV hack weekend, check out all the projects and how-tos!
The Internet tubes have been chock full of AppleTV hacks this last week. This weekend, I'll be collecting links and posting everything on the subject I can find, hopefully recapping at least a portion of all the cool things that are happening with this new platform.
Hackszine.com: AppleTV - Link.
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Apr 2, 2007 12:32 AM
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March 29, 2007
HOW TO - Make a wallet made from a computer keyboard
Here's how to make a pretty spiffy wallet from the insides of a computer keyboard, nice work! - Link.
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Mar 29, 2007 02:22 AM
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March 28, 2007
HOW TO - Run AppleTV on a Mac mini
Here are a couple AppleTV hacks and a special how-to from Dave on running AppleTV on a stock Mac mini!
Here are the steps I took to get the Apple TV OS working on my Mac mini. Just so you know, I have a core solo Mac mini - stock configuration.More:I started on this site - Link.
It mentions there is a hacked Finder app floating around the web.
I booted up the Mac mini. Copied the AppleTV OS disk image over to it. I also copied the new Finder file to it (note: don't change the name of the finder file).
I didn't reinstall the OS - I just took what I had. Before you do anything, I'd enable file sharing, remote access, ssh, the whole thing. That way you should have access to the box after the mod has been done.
I then followed the steps listed at the URL above. So the first two steps were:
cd /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/CoreServices/
sudo cp -pr ./Finder.app /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/CoreServices/.The next step, which has you cd to the directory and overwrite the finder file within the Finder.app, I actally did this remotely
To do this, I killed the finder in the Activity Monitor.
I then Connected to the Mac Mini from my Mac pro and made the copy from there. I actually did this from the Mac Pro's finder.
Then, I returned to the instructions and did:
sudo chown root:wheel Finder
sudo chmod 755 FinderI finished with the final three terminal commands and rebooted. Works perfectly.
One minor thing, in the instructions, I changed 'Volume' to 'Volumes' anywhere it referenced the FreshOSX volume. I don't know if that was an error on their part.
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Mar 28, 2007 02:52 AM
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