I needed a fixed size font for a cocos2d project. I didn't want to use a ttf font but a simple png file. I found a nice Gimp plugin at http://soledadpenades.com to create such a font image.
I did some minor ...Read More
HP HDX18 and Hackintosh">
Today, after waiting 2 month until my notebook gets back to me (to the HP repair center Switzerland: you're a bunch of stupid idiots!) I could finally install Hackintosh. I used iATKOS v7 and it works quite good. You need ...Read More
I found some nice tools and documents which do help you analysing embedded firmware files.
Analyser tools
FIIN - Firmware Inspector
A bit outdated but still useful
uwfirmforce
Very nice file analyser which knows quite a lot of file types
draca - Crypto Analyser
Search for known ...Read More
The binary release of displaytag is a bit out of date (August 2007, version 1.1). According to their roadmap there are already some bug fixed in the svn repo. So I decided to build a bleeding edge release for displaytag, ...Read More
I tried to reuse some parts of my dead notebook. After watching this video, I tried to attach a PS/2 Cable to my Synaptics based touchpad, which is quite straightforward.
Here are some pictures:
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MP3 ID3 Tags and encoding">
ID3v1
There was a standard for text encoding (ISO 8859-1), but in practice, users usually used local encodings which is why mojibake is a common problem in ID3v1 tags.
ID3v2
ID3v2.3 allows for "standard" ISO 8859-1 encoding and UTF-16. Unicode strings must begin ...Read More
P1-AH2 DIY">
I tried to power on my ASUS Pundit P1-AH2 but there was just the fan blowing like crazy and the blue LED – no beep, no video. I disassembled the whole Pundit just to see the same result. I also ...Read More
SPAM, honestly">
How do I prevent that my E-Mail’s getting tagged as SPAM?
Your SMTP Server’s greeting banner should display the FQDN of your MX Record.
I use the command line SMTP mailer "michus mail sender", this tool can be found here.
Bad example (Banner ...Read More
WEP Cracking with Aircrack">
Before you can start cracking some Wireless AP, you need some preparation:
Windows:
You need to switch your WLAN Card into monitor mode. The regular Windows drivers provided by the manufacturer will NOT support this feature. You need special drivers. Wildpackets.com provides ...Read More
Do you know the tool "XP Key" from the blue List Group? Well this tool generates Keys for Microsoft Windows XP, Visio and Office XP. As the Keys are generated in real-Time, not every Key is a valid one.. so ...Read More
Did you ever asked yourself, what the heck those NIC descriptions/certificates means:
Intel Pro/100+:
IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U
Intel Pro/1000MT:
IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP)
IBM SS/NetXtreme 1000T:
IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE ...Read More
The goal of this article is to remote control (shell access) a Windows/Linux/whateveros box without any open incoming ports on the target side (target side is where we control the shell).
We need 1 addition tool called Netcat. The Windows version ...Read More
