Sunday Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 11:06 PM CET - Oct,27 2002
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- Xbox Hacker Interview - Icrontic.com have posted
an interview with the famous Xbox hacker from MIT, Andrew Shane Huang (aka
bunnie). Andrew almost single handedly cracked the Xbox. He was the first one
to dump the BIOS image from the Xbox, and continued to perform several other
Xbox hacks and modifications.
- Mobile car ban drives Bluetooth - Legislation banning the use of
mobile phones in cars is
spurring car manufactures to look for alternatives such as Bluetooth.
Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows devices to communicate with
each other. Because it can be used with a hands-free headset that can connect
to a mobile phone even if the device is some distance away, it could be a
perfect way to get around the ban.
- Mahajan launches Simputer at SMAU 2002 - The Communications
and IT Minister, Pramod Mahajan, has launched India's indigenously developed
low- cost handheld Personal Computer - Simputer - at an IT and
Communication expo, SMAU 2002, in Milan.
- SiSofware Interview - Icrontic.com have posted
an interview with Adrian Silasi the founder of Sandra's SiSoftware.
- P4 3.06G Hyperthreading images -
These images look really interesting. According to posts in this forum,
Hyperthreading is supported by all Intel chipsets after (and including) i845E,
with the exception of all current i845G's. It is supported on SiS648, with a
BIOS flash.
- The SuperAudio CD (SACD) explained - CDFreaks has posted
an
article about The SuperAudio CD (SACD) from Philips and Sony. This new
format is relatively unknown but perhaps a successor of the CD format. In this
article they try to explain how it works and put it against the 'normal' CD
format.
- Disaster Recovery 101 - Oh dear, you've flashed your BIOS with the
completely wrong image, haven't you?, What's that you say? - It failed mid-way
through the flashing? - ugh! It's a serious problem if your BIOS is corrupt.
This guide will give you the knowledge to get your system on the road to
recovery. If you are not comfortable with any of the procedures discussed
please ask for our help at any stage.
- Sonique2 Alpha 2.1.10.25 -
An updated build of the second alpha of
Sonique2 has
been released.
- HyperSnap-DX 5.00 Beta 9 -
HyperSnap-DX 5 is a screen capture and image editing tool for MS Windows.
It captures screens from standard desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab
DirectX, Direct3D, 3Dfx Voodoo and Glide mode games.
- XP-AntiSpy v3.7 -
AntiSpy is the latest Windows XP utility that stops Microsoft from sending
information back and forward about your computer.
- Asus LiveUpdate Utility 3.37.01 - Asus has released
the latest version of their Windows based utility which lets you view your
motherboards BIOS, flash from internet or file, save to file and more.
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