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Archive of entries posted on July 2007

How to Disable some of the Nuance Services in Windows Vista

Here are some ways to disable some of the stock security settings and services in Windows Vista, in order to make your Vista experience a little more productive. The first thing I will bring up, because it’s the first thing I noticed as a major annoyance in Vista upon using it after installation…
1. UAC (User [...]

Classing Gaming Emulation in New Form Factors

The GP2X (Open Source Linux-Based Gaming Device) It can play just about anything. Classic PC games/NES/SNES/Gameboy/SEGA/N64/MAME etc. This handheld device will play just about any oldschool PC game or console game. It can also play movies, music, and run most palm pilot-like applications.
GP2X Web Site

Emulation is now possible on the Nintendo Wii. I originally [...]

My blog is worth…

Courtesy of AiAlex
 

My blog is worth $2,258.16.
How much is your blog worth?

2,258 dollars?! By golly!
Domain Name: $7.95
Time Spent posting blogs and pulling your hair out doing code: $42,693
Realizing your blog is worth less than a severely used Geo Metro: Priceless

*.NSF – NES Sound Format

Today I downloaded a plugin for Winamp that allows me to play NSF files.
NSF files can be stripped off of NES Roms or Games – an NSF file is basically a set of instructions for the Nintendo sound hardware. The sound effects and music from a game is programmed within an NSF file, and the [...]

History Channel: Ancient Discoveries 14

This is an amazing show about the technology China had mastered thousands of years prior to the west. These included Metallurgy, Astronomy, Meteorology, and Mechanical Engineering.
From the History Channel Site:
One thousand years ago, when Europe was still in the dark ages, China was at the forefront of technology. We unveil the remarkable story of how [...]