Wii Hacked: Play DVD's with a Wii ConsolePer Digg, Team Symbiote (the makers of Wii-Boss) have released a DVD player Application for Wii. To do this, you would need a mod-chip on your Wii, which I won't be doing any time soon, but it does prove that the Wii that you and I own has the capability to view DVD movies just like its more…
How To Edit and Add Video Clips to Powerpoint Presentations
Another Teacher Tech Article for you. This is for anyone who would like to edit a video clip from a video file or from a DVD and add that video clip to your PowerPoint presentation. There are several steps in this process - some of which you might not need if you already have a video clip on your…
Vista, We Have a Problem - The Defection of a Major Vista Supporter
I'm in good company if those that believe Vista is not going well for Microsoft. I've been one of those PC users who decided to stick with Windows XP for the time being instead of switching to the new Windows Vista. My reasons include the cost of upgrading my several PC's, not wanting to…
Free Online Movie Trivia Game
Do you like movies? Want a free web-based movie trivia game that shows you a movie clip and you choose the correct (hopefully) movie title from a list? Peerflix - a service that allow you to trade movies with other movies using a Netflix-like web interface has put up a great little trivia page thats…
MySpace Music Hack: Download MySpace Songs For Free
We have yet another website that is offering a way to find and download free songs that are meant to be streamed on MySpace . This one is MySpaceMP 3.org. To use it, you simply type in the band name without spaces (so if you wanted to search for "Plain White T's" you would type in…
Mass Edit BeyondTV Show Details
Using my favorite Home Theater PC Software - BeyondTV , you can edit any of the show details such as title, description using the built-in BeyondTV web admin interface . If you are just editing one shows information this is more then sufficient for the task. But if you are needing to edit multiple…
How To Convert Classic Nintendo Controllers to Work With Wii Console
With the Nintendo Wii there is support for the old NES, SNES and N64 games. To play these games you can buy a "classic" controller for about $20. But what if you already have an old NES/SNES or N64 controller? Why can't you just use those? Well Raphaël Assénat has done just that.…
Rumor: Netflix Dropping Price Again - 2nd Time in Three Months!
UPDATE: It's no longer a rumor. The AP has a story saying that Netflix is testing lower prices with select (not all) customers. "Netflix is always testing prices. Some members, a small fraction of our total 6.7 million members, have been notified of a lower price on some of their plans. It…
iFrame - a DIY Digital Photo Frame That Does it All
I've highlighted many photo frames in the past including the one I made , but I just ran across one that is rather unique in functionality. Jake Durrett has created a do-it-yourself digital photo frame that in his words "can do it all." He built the DPF from an Apple iBook G3. His…
Ebay Hack: RSS Feed for Item in Certain Price Range
Are you on the hunt for a certain item on eBay? Want to receive a notification in your RSS reader ( I recommend Google Reader for an RSS Reader , but any will do) whenever an auction item ending today is in your price range? Here's a useful Yahoo Pipe that does just this. Here's a screenshot…
Easy Flickr Hacks: Surf Your Photos
Want to view flickr photos in a little different way then the default viewing format? Try "surf mode". On any individual picture add " /surf " to its hyperlink. For example the picture below is in "regular mode": And the next picture is in surf mode. Here you can…
Free Easy Photo Editor - PhotobieLooking for a free, but still powerful photo editing software program? Look no further then Photobie. Photobie is a Windows application built as an easy-to-use, but feature-packed tool that supports photoshop filter (.8bf) plugins and also includes an advanced screen capture tool, a gif animation…
Is Valleywag Our Version of The Daily Prophet?
I recently saw a comment about an insanely-unbelievable-Valleywag-post that struck me as funny, but surprisingly true. The comment compared the Valleywag Tech Gossip Blog to the "Daily Prophet" of Harry Potter fame. Valleywag for quite some time has entertained the geek masses with its…
Hack iLife HD for Free iMovie HD
Here's a hack for all of you Mac users out there. If you have Apple iLife 08, Apple is giving you iMovieHD for free . But if you have older versions of Apple iLife (before the 08 version), you can still get iMovie HD for free with a simple hack: open up the terminal…
Another Reason to DIY HTPC: Time Warner to Disable Fast Fowarding Commercials
Beginning in October of this year, Time Warner plans to start a new service called "look back". They call it DVR-like which is another way of saying this is an Even More Crippled DVR then ever before. The service will be free of charge to its customers (except for the fact you are already…
Madden 08 For the Wii Get Ready For Some Football!Are you ready for some football on the Wii? Madden 08 for the Wii Console will be out this Tuesday, August 14th and I plan to pick this one up this week for certain. Here are a few of the features of the Wii's Madden 08: Exhibition match-ups Online lobby with real-time leaderboards EA Locker…
Mobile Phone Jammer For Sale?
Could it be posible? A device that blocks the mobile phones from working around you? That only costs $56? Well, even if it's real it is probably illegal for personal use as it would block open radio signals in the area which is illegal. Still, it sure sounds useful for those moments when people…
