Archive for 2006


Is Privacy Legislation The Answer To Online Sociopaths?

I was disgusted to read about the Jason Fortuny sex baiting saga on Dare’s blog.
In short, as reported, ”RFJason” posted a personal ad (in which he reportedly misrepresented himself as a promiscuous female), and then posted verbatim every response that was sent in response, including all sorts of personally identifiable information, including photos, phone numbers, email addresses [...]

Xbox 360 Controller and Ventrilo Push-To-Talk

Xanthan asked whether you could configure Ventrilo to use one of the Xbox 360 Controller buttons for the push-to-talk hotkey. He also mentioned a wireless adapter for Windows, which I hadn’t heard of, but sounds way cool if true!
To answer the question: Yep. This is on Windows, natch.

From the Ventrilo Setup page, tick the [...]

Monitor not feeling big enough? Try 72 DPI

If you’re finding yourself a little disappointed that you can’t squeeze 1600×1200 out of your new 19″ LCD, despair no more!
By sacrificing the odd pixel, you can experience the squintiness that you so justly wanted to remember.
Simply open Display properties (right click the desktop and choose properties), click Settings tab, Advanced button, and change the [...]

Converting DVDs to put on myspace, YouTube, Google Video etc.

For Kasie, who wants to put her skydiving video on myspace.
This post describes how to convert an unprotected DVD into a format that can be uploaded to myspace, YouTube, Google Video or any other web video host. Protected DVDs such as store-bought or rented movies require extra steps that are not covered in this post.
Starting out [...]

Miami Vice

I finally got around to seeing Miami Vice.
The cinema – Greater Union Gold Class at Macquarie – had picture and audio issues. The whole movie crackled from start to finish. Big black specks littered the screen right the way through the movie. I couldn’t ignore them for the first half hour, but after that half [...]

Just Cause Demo on Xbox 360 – Wow!

I wasn’t even going to download the demo, because I’d mentally associated it with the grimy Just Cause. I’m glad I got past that, because it’s a fast-moving, fun game so far.
Think GTA, only faster paced, action-focused and with a secret agent that makes James Bond look like a stiff-upper-lipped pussy.
GamesWarehouse has it pegged for September 29. [...]