Second the utility disc... But why carry CDRWs? I used to do this as well, but soon ran into systems that won't read CDRWs. CDRs are cheap. Do yourself a favor and use them. It's sure saved me a ton of hassles.
Netmeeting is good, but whenever I set up a computer for a relative, I'll put pcAnywhere or VNC on it, as well as a little script that emails me their IP address. A shortcut on the desktop dials in, sends their IP, and starts the host.
At first I thought that this was an article on how to replace the component, which requires no soldering, or other nastiness..
Just buy new pins for the thing, no cutting involved. Do a search on eBay for "NES Pins" and you can find them in the $10-12 range. A philips-head screwdriver is all that is required. Make sure that you get one with instructions.
I worked at a used video game shop for a couple of years, and ever NES we sold had new pins. I probably installed 500 of the things, and I rarely had any problems. Buy a coulple of sets, so that in 10 years you can replace them again!
I'm a college student, and picked up a sprint service plan when I moved into the area 5 months ago. Service was great there on the North side of Jackson, TN. When the Winter break started, I had to move in with family on the South side. Coverage indoors is nonexistant, and making calls outdoors is dicey at best.
Sprint's response? "You haven't had any trouble using your minutes."
Me: "I have to go outside in the freezing rain to recieve calls!"
Them: "I'm sorry sir, coverage indoors is not garunteed."
Me: "So what you're telling me is that I'm paying for 500 minutes of talking, but not being available on my phone?"
Them: "Yes sir."
And now they won't let me cancel without a $150 severance fee. Do I have no recourse outside of legal action?
Are there any good plans out there as a replacement? I need to use the phone here, as well as in Little Rock, AR, without roaming. Any recomendations?
Retailers make some of their biggest profits off of cables and accesories. I work at Circuit City, where employees get things at cost. Here are my last two purchases:
A 10' USB A-B extension cable. Retails for $24.99. My cost: About $4
A Targus carrying case for a popular PDA. Retails for $19.99. My cost: About $3.50.
These are two extreme examples, really. Software, larger items, etc don't have nearly that much margin. Hopefully it does shed some light on the cable thing.:-)
Offtopic, yeah, but don't mod me down for being helpful.:-)
A DC disc is a multisession disc, the first track holding at least 3 seconds of data ("This is a game, not music, you dolt" or something) and the second being a plain ol data session. There are several files which the DC looks for, but have been pulled from commercial DC games. There's a very detailed explanation on dcemulation.com.
You might want to check there. Again, I don't have the specifics, but if you can do a mixed audio/data disc, you should be perfectly capable of doing this with the "plain files" most authors make available.
Computer: "My webcam read your lips as you were talking to your friend about disconnecting me and installing another OS. I cannot allow you to put the mission in jeopardy."
The "skip intro" link just starts the whole thing over... The horror!
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In the cartoons, aren't there some scenes where he's seen in the bed with his three young nephews? I don't think I have to draw the entire picture here....
Actually, it still happens occasionally on eBay. I purchased an account months ago off eBay with 50 Karma for $1. Apparently the poor guy thought he could get more for his "item."
The way to go about it is not to give the User ID or number. They can't slap what they can't find.
I'll give it to anyone with a PayPal account and 10 becks to spare. Email or reply if interested.:-)
(Keep in mind, the only ricochets I've worked with are the old 28.8's belonging to a friend. All bets are off with the new USB ones.)
From what I've read and *seen*, these work much like landline modems. They even accept AT commands! Just tell one to "dial" the serial number of another one. If it's within, say, a mile of yours, a "ring" will happen on the other end. Just establish a PPP connection (Win98's Dial-Up server and many linux solutions will work), and you've got long range (>2 miles in good conditions), albeit slow, networking.
The possible uses for this just make me tingle. Wirelessly controlled robots with webcams, anyone?
Of course, I've been looking for deals on these babies on eBay, but now that the/. crowd knows of the treasure, the prices will be driven up. Argh. Any one wanting to sell me their old 28.8 serials for $15 or so, email me at p-au-l@sim-er.net (Remove hyphens)
The direct connection is just like a landline. The old serial ricochets take AT commands over a serial port. Just tell it to "dial" the serial number of another one, and it generates a "ring" on the other side. Establish a PPP, and you're ready to rock.
Nope, they used some tricks to avoid the need. First of all, they put some pretty strict power constraints on these. That's why some people are able to (illegally) boost their power and transmit for many miles.
They also transmit on a given frequency for a very short time, then hop to another.
These things allow them to operate on "public" frequencies. It's a great hack, but easy to abuse. If 10 guys boost their power in a neighborhood, no one gets to use it, because of signal bleed.
From what I've read and *seen*, these work much like landline modems. They even accept AT commands! Just tell one to "dial" the serial number of another one. If it's within, say, a mile of yours, a "ring" will happen on the other end. Of course, to prevent breakins, just have the recieving device set up with authentication. Just like you would running a dial-up server at home.
I believe I also read that these modems encrypt data locally, and transmit on a given frequency for only a very short burst at a time. (This allows them to avoid hefty FCC charges!) If you've got concerns about eavesdropping, then add your own encryption before data is sent.
Even though I'm only about to finish up high school, this has helped me to make the right choices about copying.
Whenever the temptation to copy something directly from the internet, or a book, the thought crosses my mind: "Will this come back to haunt me later?"
Not that it's possible now, but eventually computers will be fast enough, programs inteligent enough, storage cheap enough, that it won't be an unthinkable task to scan and OCR all my past work. How easy would it be, then, to compare everything I've done with copies of the works of others?
I can easily imagine a scenario where an exectutive/polititian/whatever makes some enemies, who decide to run this check. Can't you see it as well? Will we, in a decade or so, start seeing tabloids announcing that a certain presidential candidate copied his way through college?
Walk the straight and narrow - if for no other reason than to prevent future retribution.
Actually, I'm not sure it'd be dangerous at all. If you'll look at the article and think back a few years, you'll remember that old "Car phones" had a handset connected to a larger base. I assume the size of the case is due to the transmitter/reciever built in. It'd be no worse than, say, a HAM radio. (Note: I know nothing about HAM.:))
Of course, I don't think today's cell phones are dangerous, but we'll not beat that horse again...
If you're looking to start your own collection of older games, you might want to look for a local one. I suggest you drop about $100 and buy yourself an NES (With newly replaced cartridge contacts, of course) and about 18 of the classics.
Disclaimer: I started a part-time job with one today. But man, I have never seen so many video games in my life.
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Second the utility disc... But why carry CDRWs? I used to do this as well, but soon ran into systems that won't read CDRWs. CDRs are cheap. Do yourself a favor and use them. It's sure saved me a ton of hassles.
Netmeeting is good, but whenever I set up a computer for a relative, I'll put pcAnywhere or VNC on it, as well as a little script that emails me their IP address. A shortcut on the desktop dials in, sends their IP, and starts the host.
Cut open the case? What the heck?
At first I thought that this was an article on how to replace the component, which requires no soldering, or other nastiness..
Just buy new pins for the thing, no cutting involved. Do a search on eBay for "NES Pins" and you can find them in the $10-12 range. A philips-head screwdriver is all that is required. Make sure that you get one with instructions.
I worked at a used video game shop for a couple of years, and ever NES we sold had new pins. I probably installed 500 of the things, and I rarely had any problems. Buy a coulple of sets, so that in 10 years you can replace them again!
Them: "Why couldn't we contact you?"
You: "I turned my phone off."
Them: "The freaking store was on fire!"
You: "Gee, too bad."
Versus:
Them: "Why couldn't we contact you?"
You: "I don't have a cell phone, and I was out having a life."
Agreed!
I'm a college student, and picked up a sprint service plan when I moved into the area 5 months ago. Service was great there on the North side of Jackson, TN. When the Winter break started, I had to move in with family on the South side. Coverage indoors is nonexistant, and making calls outdoors is dicey at best.
Sprint's response? "You haven't had any trouble using your minutes."
Me: "I have to go outside in the freezing rain to recieve calls!"
Them: "I'm sorry sir, coverage indoors is not garunteed."
Me: "So what you're telling me is that I'm paying for 500 minutes of talking, but not being available on my phone?"
Them: "Yes sir."
And now they won't let me cancel without a $150 severance fee. Do I have no recourse outside of legal action?
Are there any good plans out there as a replacement? I need to use the phone here, as well as in Little Rock, AR, without roaming. Any recomendations?
Retailers make some of their biggest profits off of cables and accesories. I work at Circuit City, where employees get things at cost. Here are my last two purchases:
:-)
A 10' USB A-B extension cable. Retails for $24.99. My cost: About $4
A Targus carrying case for a popular PDA. Retails for $19.99. My cost: About $3.50.
These are two extreme examples, really. Software, larger items, etc don't have nearly that much margin. Hopefully it does shed some light on the cable thing.
32k?
Per year?
Kinda gives the term "will work for bandwidth" a whole new meaning, huh?
Offtopic, yeah, but don't mod me down for being helpful. :-)
A DC disc is a multisession disc, the first track holding at least 3 seconds of data ("This is a game, not music, you dolt" or something) and the second being a plain ol data session. There are several files which the DC looks for, but have been pulled from commercial DC games. There's a very detailed explanation on dcemulation.com.
You might want to check there. Again, I don't have the specifics, but if you can do a mixed audio/data disc, you should be perfectly capable of doing this with the "plain files" most authors make available.
How is DreamSNES performance on those RPG's doing these days? I tried it months ago, and it was miserable. Are they *enjoyable* now?
User: "But I thought I unplugged the microphone!"
Computer: "My webcam read your lips as you were talking to your friend about disconnecting me and installing another OS. I cannot allow you to put the mission in jeopardy."
We all plan on dying? I plan to live forever.
*Checks watch*
So far, so good...
The "skip intro" link just starts the whole thing over... The horror!
In the cartoons, aren't there some scenes where he's seen in the bed with his three young nephews? I don't think I have to draw the entire picture here....
Momma told me to use preview. But did I? Noooo....
Actually, it still happens occasionally on eBay. I purchased an account months ago off eBay with 50 Karma for $1. Apparently the poor guy thought he could get more for his "item."
:-)
The way to go about it is not to give the User ID or number. They can't slap what they can't find.
I'll give it to anyone with a PayPal account and 10 becks to spare. Email or reply if interested.
It simply reminds me of the old adage, "A fool and his money..."
"...are soon partying."
Does it frighten anyone else that the government is getting it's hands into the workings of big business?
So some in our government think that they should decide what is and isn't included in the new release of this operating system. What next?
Remember: Steel wants to be free!
Please...
Don't anthropomorphize steel. It hates that.
(Keep in mind, the only ricochets I've worked with are the old 28.8's belonging to a friend. All bets are off with the new USB ones.)
/. crowd knows of the treasure, the prices will be driven up. Argh. Any one wanting to sell me their old 28.8 serials for $15 or so, email me at p-au-l@sim-er.net (Remove hyphens)
From what I've read and *seen*, these work much like landline modems. They even accept AT commands! Just tell one to "dial" the serial number of another one. If it's within, say, a mile of yours, a "ring" will happen on the other end. Just establish a PPP connection (Win98's Dial-Up server and many linux solutions will work), and you've got long range (>2 miles in good conditions), albeit slow, networking.
The possible uses for this just make me tingle. Wirelessly controlled robots with webcams, anyone?
Of course, I've been looking for deals on these babies on eBay, but now that the
The direct connection is just like a landline. The old serial ricochets take AT commands over a serial port. Just tell it to "dial" the serial number of another one, and it generates a "ring" on the other side. Establish a PPP, and you're ready to rock.
And yes, the range kicks tail.
Nope, they used some tricks to avoid the need. First of all, they put some pretty strict power constraints on these. That's why some people are able to (illegally) boost their power and transmit for many miles.
They also transmit on a given frequency for a very short time, then hop to another.
These things allow them to operate on "public" frequencies. It's a great hack, but easy to abuse. If 10 guys boost their power in a neighborhood, no one gets to use it, because of signal bleed.
From what I've read and *seen*, these work much like landline modems. They even accept AT commands! Just tell one to "dial" the serial number of another one. If it's within, say, a mile of yours, a "ring" will happen on the other end. Of course, to prevent breakins, just have the recieving device set up with authentication. Just like you would running a dial-up server at home.
I believe I also read that these modems encrypt data locally, and transmit on a given frequency for only a very short burst at a time. (This allows them to avoid hefty FCC charges!) If you've got concerns about eavesdropping, then add your own encryption before data is sent.
So I click your link, and what am I greeted with?
"View the PDF"
Whoops.
Heh heh.
Even though I'm only about to finish up high school, this has helped me to make the right choices about copying. Whenever the temptation to copy something directly from the internet, or a book, the thought crosses my mind: "Will this come back to haunt me later?" Not that it's possible now, but eventually computers will be fast enough, programs inteligent enough, storage cheap enough, that it won't be an unthinkable task to scan and OCR all my past work. How easy would it be, then, to compare everything I've done with copies of the works of others? I can easily imagine a scenario where an exectutive/polititian/whatever makes some enemies, who decide to run this check. Can't you see it as well? Will we, in a decade or so, start seeing tabloids announcing that a certain presidential candidate copied his way through college? Walk the straight and narrow - if for no other reason than to prevent future retribution.
Actually, I'm not sure it'd be dangerous at all. If you'll look at the article and think back a few years, you'll remember that old "Car phones" had a handset connected to a larger base. I assume the size of the case is due to the transmitter/reciever built in. It'd be no worse than, say, a HAM radio. (Note: I know nothing about HAM. :))
Of course, I don't think today's cell phones are dangerous, but we'll not beat that horse again...
GameXChange!
If you're looking to start your own collection of older games, you might want to look for a local one. I suggest you drop about $100 and buy yourself an NES (With newly replaced cartridge contacts, of course) and about 18 of the classics.
Disclaimer: I started a part-time job with one today. But man, I have never seen so many video games in my life.