It’s only been a week since the Super Gameboy’s boot ROM was dumped by [Costis] and he’s already at it again. This time he’s managed to grab the Gameboy Color’s boot ROM. He found the newer Gameboy Color’s hardware is able to cope with a clock speed up to 100MHz, so the original clock increase trick he used on the Super Gameboy wouldn’t work again.
Instead he discovered a quick disconnection of clock and power before 0xFF50 would make the Gameboy jump to a random area within the ROM. Then it was only a matter of entropy, luck, and…
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Gameboy Color boot ROM
Cisco Systems
Changes to GlobalConfig.net
I want to take a minute to address the over 450 subscribers here at GlobalConfig.net. Over a year ago when I started blogging I was primarily about my CCIE Studies. Now that I have passed the CCIE Security I am on to the R&S and Voice, kinda at the same time. With that, work, and family it’s been difficult to bring you fresh, useful content. That’s all about to change.
Here are the changes to the blog that I believe will make it a better resource for you:
The Domain Changed to http://www.ascoltablogs.com. The old URL will still work- but…
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Pong on your wrist
[John] wanted to take a pong clock and put it in a wristwatch form factor. Take an afternoon and pour over his detailed build logs. This multi-year project is done with meticulous cleanliness that makes us jealous. He’s milled the case and buttons himself, achieving a professional look that equals or surpasses the quality of some commercially available “gaming” watches. The project centers around an OLED display driven by a TI MSP430F2013 processor. Don’t miss the video after the break covering prototyping, PCB work, case milling, and the watch in action. Currently, this is the third generation of development…
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Capacitive buttons control all life
Projects involving Conway’s Game of Life and utilizing a Nokia 3310 screen are quite popular with electronics hobbyists. [Droky] put these two together and went one step further by adding capacitive sensors to control the Game of Life. His work is a great example of how to use the Atmel QTouch capacitive sensor (QT100a datasheet). This chip does the heavy lifting that we’ve seen in other touch sensitive solutions. It operates from 2V-5.5V, requires only three capacitors and a resistor, has a one pin active high output, and sells for around $1 in low quantities. One thing [Droky] overlooked…
Health and Wellness
Foods For Colon Cleanse
Cleaning your body through a colon cleanse program can help in weight loss and regain good health. If you are undergoing a colon cleanse, junk foods will not definitely help in the process because these kinds of food is one of the main reasons why people need to cleanse. Eating unhealthy foods during the colon cleansing procedure can stop the whole process and can even cause stomach ache, cramps and drowsiness.
There are different kinds of food that can clean your colon and there are also foods that do the opposite work. These foods will clog, irritate and even cause…
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Open Source Weapon Makes You Puke
[Limor] of Adafruit Industries and the Ice Tube Clock has made her own open source non-lethal weapon: The Bedazzler. After attending a conference by the DHS where she saw the big-budget Dazzler, she decided to make her own. Thirty-six LEDs, six switching FETs, a Boarduino, and a former flashlight later, the Bedazzler makes a better rave toy than a weapon. It doesn’t work as-is, but we figure it will only be a matter of time before someone hacks this to make people… umm hack. See the video after the break.
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Open garage door indicator
How many times has this one happened to you? Just coming home from work, you walk in from the garage, settle down, and pick up the newspaper. But wait, did you remember to shut the garage door?
Presenting the open garage door indicator. [xjc2010] chose the simplest circuit possible, using only a switch to turn on and off the setup, an LED acting as the signal, and a transformer/resistor combo to drop the voltage to an acceptable LED friendly 2.8 volts. We don’t like how he strung wire all over his house to place the beacon, and would have…
Business
Brad Pitt honored for humanitarian work in New Orleans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actor Brad Pitt was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans at former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s philanthropic summit, the Clinton Global Initiative.Pitt was presented with a plaque from the U.S. Green Building Council which said the actor and his foundation “Make It Right” had created the “largest and greenest single-family community in the world.”"‘Make It Right’ has exceeded my expectations,” said Pitt who set up the foundation in 2007.”Our criteria from the beginning were at odds, to say the least. We demanded that these homes be sustainable, that they…
Internet
The One Big Secret to Making Money on The Internet
So there I was. Minding my own business. Reading my email.Dreaming of my internet millions that email after email promisedme. All of this money without any work by me. And in just a fewshort weeks time.Did I say promised me?Did I say millions?Did I say no work?Did I say millions in just a few weeks time?Yeah, I’m afraid I did.Do you think I got excited about how my life was going tochange? Get real. I mean come on. The more I read the more I wasjumping up and down. Dude, I’m excited!Here I was about to be rolling in the…
Business
BBC drama ‘Little Dorrit’ bags seven Emmy awards
BBC drama have been produced and broadcast since even before the public service company had an officiallu established television broadcasting network in the UK.BBC period drama Little Dorrir and Churchill biopic into The Storm will head the British charge for glory at this year’s Emmy Awards, with both dramas receiving multiple nominations. The adaptation of Charles Dickens’ is up 11 gongs including Best Mini-series of honor, while the actors Tom Courtenay and Andy Serkis both received a salute to their supportive roles.‘Little Dorrit’, which stars Matthew Macfadyen, Pam Ferris and Sir Tom Courtenay, was the surprise star of the show…
Tech Support
Why You Should Use a Proxy
Internet is one of the major needs of this contemporary world. Almost every work can be done on the web and people love doing things on the web because it is time and cost efficient. It is just one of the greatest blessings of technology.
However, there are lots of web sites, which are not safe because your personal info can be hijacked through them. Therefore, in order to save your personal information you should use a proxy. But do you have the right knowledge of how to use a proxy?
Using a proxy server to surf online safely is…
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Lack Of Flexibility Stalls Mid-market SAP Project
With six million dollars already invested, this commercial property company was being more than reasonable. Their SAP implementation had stalled in the blueprint phase due to a business requirement specific to their industry.
SAP was called in to review the design. They recommended a change that had the support of several key team members. But the system integrator was unwilling to embrace the proposed change. They were following a static work plan and the change would have required significant rework.
The problem with predefined implementation plans is that they are inherently inflexible, and they tend to keep users at a…
