Archive for the 'Hacks' Category

Half Life 2 on the Mac

Well of course this was one of the first things that had to be taken care of when the new Intel-chipped Macs hit the market. And yes, it can be done. The only down side to being able to run Windows on Mac is that this could really discourage, or perhaps even completely halt Mac game development. :(

HL 2 on MacMini:
http://www.bandwidthorbust.com/files/hl2mm.mov

PHP easter egg

An interesting PHP easter egg. Add ?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42 after any PHP URL and an image of a dog will appear, the dog is different with different versions of PHP.

so should that be called the PHP dog egg? :?

:P

examples:
http://www.macrumors.com/?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42
http://www.appleinsider.com/?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42
http://www.diggnation.com/?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42

also check out the Easter Eggs archive

iPod nano 200GB

4GB in the iPod nano is pretty good - especially considering just how small it is. but 200GB? :shock: even better! :D

this mod gives an amazing increase in storage size - but the battery life is slightly reduced.

iPod nano 200GB

just look at it! i know that this would go great with the P*Phone.

instructions are right here: iPod nano 200GB instructions.

Marvel hacked

the Marvel Dot Comics site has been hacked by core-project. in case it’s fixed before people can see it - here’s what was on the page:

id
uid=0(root) guid=0(root)

well, we got root again!

for the old times…

core-project hack-style.

core-project is:

J0shua | L0rd_Byr0n | hellsink | gridrunk | h4rv3st | losjack | tox

meet us at irc.gigachat.net ircd at #core-project channel !

or email us at coreproject@gmail.com

peace.

core project

this deface is dedicated for old friends..

in memory of:

LinuxLover, WFD, tty0, RB Team, cr1m3 0rg4n1z4d0, 0xff, fux0r Inc, Perfect.br, WOH, Silver Lords,

poizonb0x, BHS, Nukkets, DarkCode, MIH, prime suspectz, r00t-access, limit.br, Hi-Tech Hate,
Supreme Entity, Crime Boys, Insanity Zine Corp, panicool, hackweiser, SecurityBR, ScorpiontKTX,
AIC, Data Cha0s, Tzunami-, Trippin Smurfs, Hax0rs Lab, The|Saint, [RaFa], dawgyg, B_Real,
shazam, diablow, DkD[||, PhrackMan, buttp!ratez, tw34k, rD, FonE_TonE, ezs, Fluffy Bunny,
evil angel, robhouse, B_Real, outlawsP, n0p1z, N4j4, R0LTY, Dropper, SynchrOnize, Nu|L,

Apple OLED keyboard

you may remember that about a month ago i posted about the Optimus keyboard. well i thought that it was only a computer generated render of a concept, but MacBidouille had some other info about it.

It is currently still at the prototype level, but should be available in 2006 for the price of a “high-end” mobile phone, in other words, couple of hundreds euros.

Depending on its availability and final price, this keyboard might be a success, leaving Apple White keyboard in its box…

:shock:

there’s actaully a prototype of this?!? well - i’ll be keeping a close eye on 2006, that’s for sure!

now - for the Apple OLED keyboard. :D

well, it isn’t actaully an Apple produced keyboard, but an Apple white keyboard that’s been hacked by iKeyInfinity Corporation.

it isn’t the most beautiful hack, definitely more advanced research than a DIY hack. but a big congratulations is deserved! :D

for more pictures check the Chinese website here:
iKeyInfinity Corporation Apple OLED keyboard hack

MAKE: Blog

if anyone hasn’t heard of MAKE - you must check it out. the ultimage DIY/hacking blog. :D

make your own glow in the dark light bulbs, high powered spud guns. there’s even instructions on how to make your own plasma globe…

MAKE: Blog

Slider - a new haxie for Mac OS X

Pierre Chatel has been working on a neat little haxie for OS X called Slider.

Slider is an haxie that adds a sliding + fading effect when opening or closing any window of a cocoa application. It adds a nice touch to the «É?feel«É? of MacOS X and it«ÉŸs totally unobtrusive !

it basically looks like Quicksilver windows, except for cocoa apps. :D really great stuff!

Slider
Slider in action (preview movie)

Personalized iPod and a Juicy iPod Shuffle

this is a bit old (from December last year) but hey, i only found out about this now, so i figure it’s worth a mention.

Engadget have posted an article showing how to hack the iPod firmware to change the graphics. you do need Windows to do this, and presumably this would void your warranty, but it’s worth it, right? :P

there’s also a video (QuickTime) of the completed iPod firmware hack. of course there’s lots of other images in there that can be changed… if anyone knows of someone who’s gone for the complete personalization - please let me know. :D

now here’s also an interesting bit of iPod juiciness - the Juicy Fruit iPod Shuffle. Apple doesn’t recommend eating your iPod Shuffle - so if you’re tempted with that thought already, i guess this won’t help much.