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- Modder
- An individual who modifies an off-the-shelf component, typically a PC. See modding.
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- Warranty expired? If you're a modder, you don't care
- Warranty expired? If you're a modder, you don't careVery Cool, But...If I may add my $0.02, there are companies out there who don't like this, and don't think that you should have the ability to modify something you bought, and will use technology and the law (e.g. DMCA) to prevent...
- Discussion threads 2005-12-04
- Sharman professes innocence as trial winds down
- Sharman professes innocence as trial winds downHang the scum by their BALLS !ALL P2P facilitators of theft should be hung by their balls with barbed wire. These scumbags will do anything for money.So we shouldlet the scumbags who are actually copying the stuff off the hook? They are the...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-23
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- Your weekend modder project: getting your rotary phone to work with Vonage
- Mine worksI have one of the early Vonage Motorola VOIP adapters and it handles my rotary phone just fine. It handles FAX well also.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Cheating on your Mac
- One of my favorite gadgets is my hackintoshed Dell Mini 9 netbook, the only problem with it is the awful Dell logo on the lid. As it turns out, there's a vibrant modder community that has taken the problem into their own hands. A...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Dual-screen MacBook mod
- Some people have a lot of time on their hands, and Eddie Zarick is one of them. The difference is that Eddie puts his spare time to good use -- hacking MacBooks. His latest endeavor involves installing an LCD monitor behind the Apple logo on his MacBook...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Creative backs down on modded Vista drivers
- Creative backs down on modded Vista driversHe was doing them a service..the problem thoughWas that he was asking for donations and claimed that the more in donations the more he would work at creating better versions etc. He tried to capitalize off his work, which I don't see any...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- The all-in-one dual-core VESA Stand PC mod
- The all-in-one dual-core VESA Stand PC modThis was a lot of work mostly because I'm a noob with woodThis was a lot of work mostly because I'm a noob with wood. I figure it would be 3 hours labor if I got good at it. It's basically a...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Serious Samurize 1.64.3 (Windows)
- Are you an IT professional, an overclocker, a gamer or a desktop modder? If so, you've come to the right place. Samurize provides all the information you need about all your computers in one central location on your desktop.Skinnable and customizable, Samurize features a script and plugin system which allows...
- Software downloads 2007-02-06
- Wallop: Seeding a social network
- “Get into Wallop, make it yours!” is the tag line and exhortation of the Wallop social networking site, launched in beta in September. It is not necessarily easy to “get into Wallop,” however, and that is by design.Wallop proudly touts that it is “the exclusive social experience” that attracts “select...
- Blog posts 2006-12-11
- Revisiting Wallop
- rBack in September I received an invite to Wallop and gushed about the service. I was impressed partly because of the novel use of Flash and also partly because I think Wallop enhances the user experience of social networks. One of the things MySpace got right was allowing people to...
- Blog posts 2006-12-06
- Microsoft "bricked" 360s with "Live" update
- Microsoft "bricked" 360s with "Live" updateI'll be interested in seeing how they fix this one ...... can't see how they can fix a bricked Xbox onver the net.It all depends on howquickly MS fixes the problem, and what attitude they take while doing it.Lets face facts here. Many people...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-06
- Filmmaker, Filmmaker make me A film
- Filmmaker, Filmmaker make me A filmRead the second page of the wired articleThe creator is quoted in the Wired article as wanting at least some control.[i]Molyneux won't allow any machinima to appear on The Movies Online that might be perceived as obscene. "If somebody tries to remake Star Wars and...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
- Your weekend modder project: getting your rotary phone to work with Vonage
- That's the D-122 KXT-41 Tone Dialer. It costs less than $6.Why am I devoting service space to this product? Read on...On the independently-owned and run Vonage Forum, I've run across a fascinating thread in which a user named Cozzman is trying to figure out if there's a way to use...
- Blog posts 2006-01-13
- Warranty expired? If you're a modder, you don't care
- I've just read a fascinating piece on Salon.com by BoingBoing co-editor David Peskovitz.The final piece in a three-part Salon series called "The Big Idea," David's piece examines what Salon's editors call "important and mind-blowing developments in the world of technology."David cites six of these developments. One of these, entitled...
- Blog posts 2005-12-02
- Video game pirate headed to slammer
- Video game pirate headed to slammerOutstanding!!!True, it's only four months but that should be plenty of time for Bubba to romance him....Will he remove the parrot before or after foreplay.Excellent. Now he can meet other people's parrots at the state bed & breakfast. Maybe they will pass him around like...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-27
- Nvidia graphics chip to debut at game bash
- Nvidia graphics chip to debut at game bashAbout time new chipsets are released!I was beginning to wonder... Now hopefully the 6800 will come down in price... (as I use Linux and never liked ATi's bug-ridden slop drivers in Windows, I went Nvidia a long time ago and never...
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- Apple hints at colorful computer plans
- Apple hints at colorful computer plansOoh man, the colors....Yes sir, real innovation there...I guess we knowwhat the new imac will look like. I never really liked the candy colors imacs. I much prefered the desk lamp style one. I really hope Jobes isn't going back to that cheesy...
- Discussion threads 2004-08-16
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