Android 2.0.1 Droid Security Bypass Bug

January 11th, 2010 § 0

Well i was reading an article on techcrunch this morning that i found very interesting, apparently there is a bug with the latest version of android for the droid device on verizon. Basically the exploit allows you to bypass a persons security “pattern” and go straight to their home screen. Heres how its done.
1. Have someone call the droid phone

2. Answer the device  and then press the back button during the call

3. This will leave you at the android home screen.

You can then go ahead and access anything you would like to on the phone. Google said their working on a patch to fix the issue, but this leaves you to wonder, what are their programmers thinking? Or was this intentional? It seems a little too ironic to believe that some of the best programmers in the world would not have caught on to such a simple issue.

Silverstone Fortress 2 Build

January 7th, 2010 § 0

While i was watching computex videos one night, i stumbled across this beautiful case, the silverstone fortress 2. As we all know, silverstone is responsible for some of the most beautiful and (expensive) cases on the market. I fell in love with the unique 90 degree tilt design and i just loved the overall look of the case, so i figured why not buy one, i was getting bored of my old case anyway. So here are the pics, it took about 2 weeks for the case to arrive after i ordered it.

Windows 7 – Enabling “God Mode”

January 5th, 2010 § 0

I was recently reading an article via digg on a secret “God-Mode” option that was included in Windows 7. Basically, it allows you to access pretty much every setting on your computer and it can be very handy if you want to fine tweak anything. Heres how to enable it.

1. Create a new folder

2. Copy and paste this as the name for the folder: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

That is all, once you open the folder you should see every setting you need. Use the built-in search function to find what your looking for.

Enabling the Developer Console – Dragon Age Origins

November 12th, 2009 § 8

I picked up Bioware’s recent RPG title Dragon Age Origins a few days ago and i must say, it is a very stunning game. For a person who has never played a previous bioware game, i can say i am really impressed by their work. So, this is where the big question came to me, PC version.. hmm… cheats?

Yeah, i admit, i wanted to cheat to see what kinds of crazy sorcery i can do to the game. I began to investigate and i read about a “console” that allows you to run scripts that are essentially cheats. After several tutorials and guides online, i finally figured out how to get it to work. (No, there seems to be no one site that has this method completely written down). So without further delay, heres how to enable the developer console and essentially “cheat” in dragon age origins.

1. The first thing you will want to do is locate your Dragon Age origins directory, once you are in the folder containing all the game files. Create a shortcut for “daorigins.exe”.

2. Drag this to the desktop and then right click->properties.

3. At the end of the target box (after the quotes), type in –enabledeveloperconsole

4. You should have something like this once you are done. “D:\Games\Dragon Age Origins\Dragon Age\bin_ship\daorigins.exe” –enabledeveloperconsole

5. Apply settings and then launch the game using your new shortcut.

6. Once you are in the game, press the “`” key to turn on your console. (note: on the retail version of the game the console does not show what you type, so just hope you get it right)

7. Use one of the following commands and press enter. If successful you should activate the cheat.

Enjoy!

Short List of Commands: (note: there are several more commands available, just do a google search.)

runscript addxp x x=desired xp
runscript zz_money x x=desired copper
runscript pc_immortal
runscript zz_addparty NPCname
runscript killallhostiles

How To: Stream Media Files Using Your Xbox 360

July 20th, 2009 § 0

So, currently there are over 30 million Xbox 360 consoles world wide. Over 10 million of those consoles are actively connected to Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. Sure its great for games and a variety of other tasks, but playing video files from the internet has always been a problem due to codec licensing. To counter this issue, Microsoft came up with the idea of media sharing through the home network, but once again the issue of codecs and licensing came into play. So how exactly can you get any type of video file to play on your xbox 360? This guide will explain.

There is a software called Tversity, it has been in development for quite some time now, but it definitely is a great substitute for Windows Media Sharing.

Disclaimer: I take no credit for the creation of Tversity, i only promote this software because i believe it is great free software.

Step 1:

1. Click Here to Download Tversity

2. Install the Tversity software, this could take some time depending on what your computers configuration is.

Step 2:

1. Add the folders that you wish to share into the Tversity interface, it will automatically scan these directories and add all appropriate media files to the repository.

2. Once the media files have been located and scanned in, turn on your Xbox 360 and head over to the appropriate media tab. For example, if you added a music folder using Tversity on your PC, head over to the music folder.

3. Make sure that the console and the computer are on the same local area network so they can recognize each other.

4. On your xbox 360 console, change the media source setting and once you open that page, Tversity should appear as an option to connect to.

5. Connect to it and enjoy live streaming of all your media from your computer.

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The Chemistry of Baking and Bread

May 22nd, 2009 § 0

For our yearly state chemistry Olympics, we are assigned a topic for website development. This years topics was Bread and the chemistry behind baking bread, since the competition is over its safe to say that i can post my submission. Enjoy!

Note: The information is all accurate and up to date as of 5/2/09

URL: http://lab.scorpiious.net/breadchem

Any comments and suggestions are welcome.

Chemical Nomenclature Prep Application

April 14th, 2009 § 0

So recently my chemistry professor and i have decided to build a small program that would allow chemistry students to test their chemical naming knowledge. The system tests both organic and inorganic substances, provides questions using images, equations and of course chemical compounds.

Technically speaking, the system had to be “refresh-free” and feel like a desktop application of some sort. So i had a few options, one was to use Ajax and PHP, and the other was to use adobe AIR. Myself, I’m a PHP developer so i went with the traditional ajax/php combo. The result came out pretty nice. We worked on revising it for about 2-3 weeks, changing both chemical and technical aspects. Although its a work that is still in development, the application itself can easily be used at its current state.

To help us try it out please head over to.

http://lab.scorpiious.net/chemquest

Username: student

Password: bergen

Enjoy!

Chemical Equation Formatter

April 14th, 2009 § 0

I was recently working on a project that required a chemical equation formatter for the WEB. So i decided to write one, and you guys can try it out here.

http://lab.scorpiious.net/chemistry

You can pretty much plug-in any chemical equation and it should convert all the superscripts and subscripts automatically for you. Enjoy! I might even release the source code soon.