Published at: 09:02 am - Wednesday February 25 2009
In a follow up to this post regarding bad firmware on Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.11 line of drives, I am happy to say that they have released a follow up to their original firmware fix. It is not exactly breaking news, but important enough to relay nonetheless.
You can pick up the firmware images here: http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951
I flashed [...]
Published at: 01:02 pm - Thursday February 19 2009
If you own an Xbox 360 and happen to travel out of the country now and again, or spend time perusing some of eBay’s international sites in search of deals, you may have asked yourself the following question:
“Will a PAL game play on my NTSC Xbox?”
The short answer is yes, but the long answer contains [...]
Published at: 04:02 pm - Tuesday February 17 2009
Updated from my original post at TeamHackaDay.com
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I like having the ability to remotely access my PC at home while I am away in case I want to grab an important file I have left there, or if I need to finish something I didn’t quite get around to. For ages [...]
Published at: 03:02 pm - Tuesday February 17 2009
Morehpperliter recently had issues with his Blackberry’s track ball no longer registering clicks after he spilled coffee on it. I have revived a Blackberry or two with a rubbing alcohol bath, which is what I suggested he do.
I recommended pulling apart the Blackberry and bathing the track ball assembly in alcohol, along with cleaning the [...]
Published at: 10:02 am - Friday February 06 2009
I wanted to pass along a deal for anyone looking to renew or sign up for Xbox Live! gold service.
Best Buy has a 13-month XBL card available for $29.99 (that’s $20 off) through Saturday of this week. That’s 40% off the regular price, plus you get an extra month free. It’s a hard [...]
Published at: 10:02 am - Wednesday February 04 2009
I recently purchased an Xbox from eBay afflicted with the Red Rings of Death, in hopes of repairing it. While it ends up the console itself was beyond repair, I had hoped to at least salvage the DVD drive, if not other parts from the console.
I figured my hopes were dashed when I hit [...]