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 [...]
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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?? [...]
Who is the real worker & some personal tales!
Its been a while since I posted. What have I been doing? Apart from the occasional tennis sessions in Wii, I am kinda stuck in the work (if you thought it sounded like "stuck in the rut", you have a warped mind! ). Its already 12 in the night here, me feeling very sleepy. But [...]
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 [...]
21 Virus and other Malware payload videos
When I was uploading my Cascade virus video yesterday, I found a lot of interesting videos on the same topic. I enjoyed them thoroughly. I am listing the ones that I found interesting here to make things easy for others to find these videos easily. Hope you like this list too. Do let me know [...]
HowTo: Fix "The response to the metaWeblog.newMediaObject method received from the weblog server was invalid"
Today I got this error message from WLW: “The response to the metaWeblog.newMediaObject method received from the weblog server was invalid“. Why did WLW think the response was “invalid“?? What exactly did it receive from WordPress?? Luckily, WLW logs a lot more in the background. You can access that log file via Help -> About [...]
Testing Windows Live Writer 2008
Just now installed Windows Live Writer 2008 (Final); The installer they have there is just around 2.3MB, but it downloads the actual Live Writer binaries later. When you execute this "small" file, it scans through your computer for other Live programs (WHY??!!) and offers you a screen full of other Live programs that you *should* [...]
Yahoo!!! Demonoid tracker is up again…
Only yesterday I posted something regarding Demonoid. Today morning (IST), I was pleasantly surprised to see Demonoid’s tracker up and running. You know what it means?? I can finish off all of my 27 torrents that stopped when Demonoid went down now Yay!! It looks like, Demonoid is now hosted in Malaysia. Hmm…are Malaysian laws [...]
