Chilling_Silence's blogFun facts about the new copyright law – A bulletpoint list
So it’s September 1st, the new law comes into effect today, but here’s a light-hearted look at a few interesting / fun facts that you should know about the new law. This is a follow-up from my previous look into how you would get caught downloading via P2P / Bittorrent, and how the copright holders […]
How TO get caught downloading via P2P under the new law
You see, I’m asked pretty much every single day by somebody about it. There is still *so* much uncertainty around this new law and where it’s going to leave people standing. So, I thought I’d show people how they can be caught (This is exactly how “the big guys” will catch you), specifically if they […]
Has Telecom been screwed for a change?
I was having a bit of a discussion with some people online eariler today and it got me thinking: Has Telecom been screwed out of all this? By “all this” I mean the broadband rollout across NZ. Back in 2006, Labour Minister David Cunliffe approved a whole lotta jazz that basically meant that any Tom, […]
Inviting people to Google+ during the BETA phase
So you’ve heard about Google+, somebody has been kind enough to invite you, now you wanna get your mates in on the action? Awesome! Well, it’s not much fun using social networking if you don’t have any friends on there to be social with, so I’ll show you how to get a few friends on. This […]
Picking apart whats new in iOS5
WARNING: Trolling ahead – Don’t take this post too seriously UPDATE 2011 10 03: Watch this after:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-e0getf4M Update 2011 08 24: Apparently they’re also bringing rounded buttons: http://www.cultofmac.com/theres-a-cool-scientific-reason-why-ios-5s-round-buttons-are-awesome/109623 I’ve got that on my phone right now though on Android! (Click the picture below) Before we begin, let me clarify: I think iOS5 is going to […]
Updating Miui
Miui is an excellent custom Android ROM. They come out with weekly updates, and I specifically get all mine from miuiandroid.com. It’s surprisingly easy to upgrade your phone to the latest version, and even a novice can perform the upgrade (Yes, even if you got somebody else to put Miui onto your phone initially)! Before […]
The full guide to MIUI on the Samsung Galaxy S
After my previous “Quick How-To MIUI for Galaxy S” post was such a success, I realized it wasn’t quite complete. I’d been flashing back and forth between other ROMs so much, that my process wasn’t quite complete This fixes that! I’ve flashed a total of 3 Galaxy S (Two i9000’s and one i9000T) this morning […]
Short and sweet – MIUI on the Samsung Galaxy S i9000T / i9000M / SGH-I897
So it turns out it’s not terribly difficult to get MIUI running on the Samsung Galaxy S i9000T (Or the i9000M – Whatevers on WCDMA 850Mhz which is Telecom XT or AT&T in the US) OK well it kind of is. It’s more a multi-step process rather than difficult. First you need to have your […]
Ghost++ Warcraft III HostBot FAQ
This page is dedicated to all the admins / rootadmins out there, that don’t know how to use Ghost++ Ghost++ is the most common host-bot for Warcraft III. It’s very easy to use, highly functional, and customizable. To get started, the commands can be entered in, in up to 3 different places: In a Channel […]
Clarifying the Nexus S & Galaxy S in NZ
Turns out there’s quite a bit of confusion around these two phones. So, I’ll sum it up nicely for everybody: The Samsung Galaxy S is known as the “i9000”. The standard model operates on HSDPA / GSM frequencies 900Mhz & 2100Mhz, which we over here know as Vodafone. The “i9000M” is the same as Telecom […]