This post is mainly for my notes, I want to capture this somewhere before I forget. Following steps walk-through (from my perspective) how I setup a local debug VM (running Windows 7 HP version) and setup WinDBG in the host OS to connect and debug drivers in the VM Created a Windows VM in the [...]
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Monster Chess – Lego Mindstorms NXT Magic
I love LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 (though I am still not allowed to own one – my home minister hasn’t approved yet ). The possibilities it opens up are endless; Really a good way to satisfy your creative part. I own couple of books on NXT (I know…buying the books before the actual NXT pack [...]
Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate – First Impression
I am a long time user of Visual Studio (2003/2005 and now 2008), as it ends up mostly as the primary development IDE in my day job. Even for developing Kernel drivers, I use VS as the IDE (with Visual AssistX) and switch to CMD shell for the good old “bcz” (I don’t like the [...]
HowTo: Enable Aero mode in Windows server 2008 R2
I recently was setting up a build server and chose Windows Server 2008 R2 to be the OS. Since I was also looking for something like a centralized deployment server for my development team to quickly reflash their testbeds, I was very h appy to see the 2008 R2 server’s “Deployment server” role…but, wait, this [...]
HowTo: Streaming music/photos/videos to Wii
Wii doesn’t have in-built media client or DMA capabilities, but there is a workaround… If you don’t have Xbox360/PS3 or a dedicated DMA device, you can try out streaming from your PC to your TV via Wii using a program called Wiisic [Doesn't mean you cannot do this with Xbox360/PS3 in place] Note that, you [...]
HowTo: Buy Wii points online from India
Though Nintendo hasn’t officially launched Wii yet in India, the number of Wiis in India *is* increasing. 3 of my friends, who returned from US last week, bought Wii I don’t know how they got hold of one, as it is in extremely high demand over there now! One of the initial problems you’d face [...]
No..not another WordPress version!!
I logged in to my blog account 2 days back, after a verrry long time (I blame my project move in the professional world). I was surprised to find out so many things have happened in the WordPress world. A new version has been released, many more vulnerabilities have been found and fixed…WAIT…a NEW version?? [...]
Mid-life crisis of a software professional
I just added one more year to my age yesterday. Thanks to my wife, the day was special. But, It is scary actually, thinking about how my graduation 8 years back feels as if it happened only yesterday! Time *is* flying. Looking back, I have had my share of moments – moments I feel proud [...]
HowTo: Use Dosbox as a Quick & Dirty disassembler
Dosbox is an open source DOS emulator available for many OS flavors. Dosbox allows you to run any old DOS game, relive some of the golden games of DOS era. It has full support for multiple video standards (VGA, CGA, Tandy,…) and sound cards (Adlib, SB, …). Amazing program! I was even able to bring [...]
