Inverted Reality

I hacked a friends Apple TV not long ago, a version 1.1 It was going great for a while until it was accidentally updated by the wifey… damn.

So I spent half of yesterday hacking their v2.02 unit. it’s getting a little more complex as Apple works to prevent people from hacking them. I applied much the same technique as I did for my v2 ATV however a little more tweaking was required to get USB working correctly.

In the end after applying my own knowledge to the hack. I ended up using a neat little util that someone has put together to make it just really easy to enable USB.. check it out here

Tags: appletv, hacked, hack, nitoTV, patchstick, ATVfiles, cinemamac

Check this out.. Run Fedora 9 (and other LINUX’s) right off a USB stick. Plug it in, boot it up, instant mobile desktop, with the liveusb-creator

“The liveusb-creator is a cross-platform tool for easily installing live operating systems on to USB flash drives.”

I tried it, it works, it’s super cool. Mind you I tried it on three machines, only one worked. I guess it depends how nicely your PC’s BIOS plays

Tags: fedora, linux, live, usb, liveusb-creator

If your into online social networking (facebook, flickr, youtube, etc) and your not using the Flock web browser. Then you’d best get out of your CAVE!

Flock have announced version 2 beta of their browser which is now based on Firefox 3 technology. I just installed it. It’s faster (i can tell), and apparently more secure). Visually not much change, but hey, I like the newest stuff.

Tags: flock, beta, web, browser

We’re having a bit of a Gas supply crisis here in WA (Western Australia).

Not too long ago, a gas line at a gas facility blew out. (I don’t know the details because I don’t watch or read the news, because it’s MOSTLY all bad news, no thank you)

Initially, it was said that there would be no affect on the states gas supply, and that everything was all good.

Now I’m getting email’s here at work telling us to shut equipment off if we’re not using it and try to conserve electricity and gas!

I’m happy to help where I can, and as I get older I’m becoming more aware of the environment, our natural resources, etc.. (esp with the rising cost of fuel!)

I’m keen to do my part, so I’ve started shutting my work PC down before I go home, set my work a/c to a more ‘economical’ mode, use my desk lamp less, etc.

I’ve even started looking a little more closely at hybrid vehicles (elec cars).

I wonder how I can be more efficient at home. I’m curious. I reckon it would be kind of cool and maybe even fun to set aside one night per week at home where we do not run any luxury appliances. Perhaps I could call it ‘no power night’. Could setup some candles, not use the TV or computers, just relax with some wine, maybe play some cards, have fun with my baby girl, spend some quality time with my wife…

Maybe everyone should have a ‘no power night’ once a week?

Tags: power, gas, electricity, hybrid, tea

Looks like we’re getting the 3G iPhone in Australia on July 11 2008. Finally an iPhone!

I’ll be getting one

Tags: iphone

It’s been a while since I updated the blog, so here goes… been busy, having a baby will do that to ya!

Picked up a Canon HV30 video camera last week, mainly to shoot video of Charlotte, but also for monkeying around with video stuffs!

I picked up a Rode VideoMic for it, which I’ve not really used, just tested, sounds nice. Looking forward to doing some more shooting. Waiting on tapes to arrive

Tags: canonhv30, charlotte, video

The Pantone Huey Pro arrived. It’s an advanced colour correction system for your monitor, enabling you to make photos and designs more accurate and true-to-life. It gives creatives and photographers control of colour from monitor-to-print.

blurb aside, I’ve only calibrated my work Samsung 215TW (21″) so far, it’s drastically improved. I can’t wait to get it home and calibrate my Samsung 2243BW (22″) which is a real mess at the moment.

I might even consider offering a monitor calibration service as part of my IT Consultancy business! See how we go.

Tags: display, monitor, screen, samsung 2243BW, samsung 215TW, pantone, huey pro, calibrate, colour

My Macbook Pro is over two years old now, it’s a 2Ghz core duo, revision A, as in… the first Macbook made available by Apple!

Sometime down the track Apple did a battery recall, I had a new battery sent to me to replace the existing one. How nice.

Some 184 cycles later and the battery only lasts about 40 mins. I asked my local Apple service centre if I could get a replacement, thinking my chances would be slim. How wrong was I!

Here I am, with a fresh, brand new, Macbook Pro battery! This goes nicely with the new pack I bought off ebay (also brand new) for around $70 AUD. Score, two really fresh batteries
Just need to take care of the little guys now! hehe. If you have a Rev A Macbook Pro, you might be able to get yourself a new battery (if yours is on it’s way out)… you should at least try!

Tags: MacbookPro, Battery, Apple

It looks like we’re going to get a Wordcamp.

Details are vague at the moment but it’s looking like a Nov/Dec 2008 date and set to be in Sydney. Very little information is available at the official website:

australia.wordcamp.org

Feel free to join the mailing list available from the website to keep up to date.

I’m hoping to attend!

Tags: WordcampAustralia, wordpress

I’ve been blogging about the AppleTV a fair bit since I bought one. There’s a lot of information on this site on the subject, however, I’ve decided to move the posts and articles to another of my sites….

www.cinemamac.com

So go get your AppleTV fix over there from now on.. okay? great!

Tags: appletv