Category: Random
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hdmiOn – a solution to loss of DVI video EDID signal on HD TVs
The last few days I have been pulling my hair out over my new HD TV not working with my Home Theatre PC, specifically when switching from HDMI input to TV and back again. The HDMI signal is lost and can only be reset by either rebooting the PC or unplugging and replugging the HDMI…
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USB2IDE drivers for Microsoft Windows 98
Need drivers for your USB to IDE adapter for Windows 98 (SE) and don’t want to pay for them? Download here.
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BIOS password for Dell Latitude CPi (serial ending with -D35B)
Need to obtain the BIOS password for Dell Latitude with serial number ending with -D35B, download the following. Latitude_MasterPW.exe For an example, I have a Dell Latitude CPi with serial WHZQS**-D35B. I obtain the BIOS password as: d5g3xts5 The hard drive password is then required, using the HDD serial of HRCHRLL0275-D35B. I obtain the hard…
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RSS feed aggregator/combiner in PHP
Having also a second blog, I needed a way to combine the RSS feeds into one, hence, the following code was written (well, modified from this code). The code uses MagpieRSS to read and FeedCreator to write. Thanks to Scott Hurring for code to grab the RSS feed title. The code has been tested with…
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China trip behind the scenes
The initial idea of a holiday to China started with discussions among friends in 2006 . The initially planned date was the 2008/2009 holidays, as this gave us ample time to book annual leave well in advance and save up for it. It was a long time to wait, and as a result those that…
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China flights and hotels
Differently to our previous holidays our group of friends gave preference to pre-booking all the accommodation. Whilst it will save time running around looking for accommodation it also restricts our freedom as we now have a strict itinerary. We live in Perth, Western Australia, and we will be flying to Macau on arrival and departure…
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How to disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent Pro
I purchased a 750gb Seagate FreeAgent Pro (from America) with the sole intention of using just the drive as it was actually the same price as the standalone drive (in Australia). To remove the drive is quite a tricky procedure if you don’t have the knowhow. I didn’t complete mangle my FreeAgent Pro, it is…
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Welcome to my blog
I have decided to join the blogging bandwagon. I have lots of information I think would be useful to others and I believe a blog would make it easier to write and organise this information. It should also help to correlate all my previous projects and increase my net presence.