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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.

  • 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…

  • Finishing the bezel and mounting the LCD

    A small update to keep things rolling. I finished sanding the bezel to a state I was quite happy with. The hole was then trimmed as it was slightly too big and the sides were uneven. Pictures below just before painting. First a white undercoat, 2 layers. Coat of matt black, 2 layers. Final photos…

  • Add URL link to WordPress default header

    Here is a quick post on how to add a URL link to your WordPress header. This has only been tested on the default theme. You will need to know the dimensions of the header; the default header is 760px by 200px. Note, you will need to disable Toggle Text Display, in WordPress Admin→Presentation→Header Image…

  • Is your hard disk drive (Seagate) genuine or counterfeit fake?

    This is an eBay experience I would like to share involving a seller sending me counterfeit refurbished drives, advertised as new. The drives were Seagate 750GB Barracuda (model number ST3750640NS), I purchased 2 in 2 separate auctions, and both received drivers were counterfeit refurbished drives. More then likely, sellers won’t list actual pictures of the…

  • 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…

  • tGoogleMap – an inline Google map plugin for WordPress

    tGoogleMap is a WordPress plugin that creates inline Google maps in your WordPress posts. There are two main advantages over other existing Google maps plugins and they are: Ease of use, to create a Google map simply type tGoogleMap(mapdata.xml, 600, 480) in your post on its own line. tGoogleMap uses XML map data, this allows…

  • 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…

  • Integrating an LCD TV with the Videosphere

    As I previously posted, I purchased a 8.4″ LCD TV for around $150. Here is the last update for the year, going on holidays and won’t be back till mid January. I have started to try to mount the LCD TV into the Videosphere. Firstly removed the LCD from the plastic housing This is a…

  • Rigid file manipulation functions for VBA/VBS

    Ever since starting work I have been learning and using VBA/VBS to make life easier. I will start posting some of my generic functions as a source for others. They may not be written optimally, but they do work.

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