The Wii-Optical-Drive-Emulator (WODE) makes it possible to load Wii and GameCube ISO files from an SD card or USB storage device. This hack uses the ribbon cable for the optical drive to connect to the Wii, requiring no soldering. The WODE is based on an ARM9 processor, runs Linux, and features a backlit LCD screen and 4-way center click joystick. Storage can be hot plugged and then an ISO selected using the stick and LCD display. Selected ISO files appear in the game channel as if an original disc had just been inserted into the drive.
The developers claim…
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New Wii drive hardware emulation
Health and Wellness
Get Healthy Life by Organic Colon Cleanse
Organic Colon Cleanse
Flushing out your body’s toxins is very important with the numerous amounts of fast food chains in the country. Choosing a natural colon cleansing technique is very important.
There are various kinds of this kit available in the market that is made from organic and natural herbal mixtures. Natural or organic cleansing kits are basically more compatible to the human body than synthetic cleansing supplements such as laxatives which are not recommended by most physicians. Some ingredients that you may find as component of an organic colon cleanser are dandelion root, psyllium husks, licorice root and acai…
Facebook
Facebook Now Testing New Ad Manager
Over the past few days Facebook has been pushing out a new version of their ad manager to a select group of advertisers. One of those advertisers, Tradimax, was kind enough to forward over screenshots of the latest ad manager. While we’ve previously written that Facebook has been working on a new iteration of their ad management system, this is the first time that we’ve had access to the screenshots and the first we’ve heard of this system being used by advertisers.
There are a few key changes with this new ad manager: multi-ad management, a manager-wide campaign selection area,…
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Top 10 iPhone apps for electronics hackers
There are so many apps available for the iPhone, one might even say there are a plethora. We would like to take a moment to help you find a few that might help with your hacking projects. Ever have problems remember a formula when you need it? Need to track the acceleration of your brand new rover? How about beginners needing help remember resistor codes. Well, there’s an app for that. Check out our suggestions after the break.
Here at Hack A Day, we are strong believers in frugality. We think most hackers are. With that in mind, lets…
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Look at Your Gerber Files with Gerbv
Tired of making kindergarten macaroni art PCBs? Check your Gerber files before you send them off to a fab house with a Gerber file viewer. Viewplot , GerbTool’s Viewer , and FAB 3000 Free DFM are all free versions of for-pay software to view your Gerber files. If you use Windows and demo software, these are nice options. If not, you can use gerbv. Allied with gEDA, Gerbv is free, open source software that you can use to view all of your RS-274X Gerber files and Excellon-type drill files. Still being worked on with an active development group, gerbv…
Internet
The Domain Name Game
You probably know that a domain name is a name given to awebsite or email account. Because IP addresses mark individualcomputers, the domain name is usually much easier to remember asit can be a catchy phrase or an on target description of whatthe website has to offer. In this day and age, the game ofdomain name selection is heated and often times a demandingfield. What does an effective domain name get you, anyway? You may ask yourself why is it so very important to have a gooddomain name for your website. Besides being the best way toattract your customers, it…
Cisco Systems
links for 2009-08-27
BGP Policy Accounting
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) policy accounting (PA) feature allows you to account for IP traffic differentially by assigning counters based on community list, AS number, and/or AS_PATH on a per input interface basis.
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SmarterFox: Browse Faster
Good Productivity Tool!
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Basic MPLS
This post if from IPexpert's CCIE Blog>. and written by Rick Mur. Great post and worth the read!
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How BGP Routers Use the Multi-Exit Discriminator for Best Path Selection [IP Routing] – Cisco Systems
MED was discussed…
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Regulated breadboard PSU
SparkFun has released a breadboard power suppy that can provide regulated 3.3v or 5v. Unlike the supply we saw from adafruit industries earlier this summer, this one is based on an lm317. This small device features on/off switch, voltage selection swith, and appropriately spaced pin headers to plug into both the top and bottom rails of a standard breadboard. Rather build it yourself? Take a look at the schematic provided (PDF).
Internet
Domain Registration
When it comes to selection of a domain name, people are ofteninundated with several questions. One of the most important ofthem is which extension should I choose – dot-com or dot-net ordot-biz?There are circumstances when you will think it is fit toregister more than one extension. This article is aimed athelping you to make the right decision.A common problem is that people usually type in .com all thetime on net and land up on various other sites. This could betroublesome both for the business and the customer.When you select a domain name, you are always given a list ofdifferent extensions…
Software
CloneDVD 2.9.2.5 Beta
Elby CloneDVD 2 copies movies in unparalleled picture quality If it 39 s only the main movie or a complete DVD CloneDVD compresses even long footage in brilliant quality and at high speed A special transcoding technology compresses your choice of DVD titles according to your audio and language selection automatically to a freely adjustable target size Our unique Film Strip assistant will guide you step by step through all settings With the help of the Video Preview you select the desired DVD titles and decide if you want to trim individual chapters Quality bars show the direct influence of…
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Laptop Price
Wal-Mart’s Laptop Prices Lure Buyers to Accessorize (Update2)
By Courtney Dentch and Mark Clothier
July 31 (Bloomberg) — Staples Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are slashing laptop price and expanding their selections for the back-to-school shopping season, banking on the computer demand to sell more profitable accessories and services.
Staples, the largest office-supplies retailer, boosted its portable computer selection by 50 percent, while Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is selling out of a $298 Compaq Presario model in some stores.
Those retailers, along with Best Buy Co., are looking to cheaper laptops to entice customers to buy the external hard…
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Foxit PDF Editor v2.1.0.0702 + KeyGen & Patch
With Foxit PDF Editor you can open a PDF file create a brand new file add or remove pages change anything and save All graphic details will be retained with no quality loss You can select modify delete and insert text images or graphic objects Like any real editor Foxit PDF Editor supports features such as single or group selection copy and paste and undo and redo You can see your changes immediately Foxit PDF Editor is an independent application so you don 39 t need to install any other software not even Acrobat Reader It 39 s compact and…
