Archive for December, 2006

UHF TV Cantenna

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

step 1Wind the antenna
The can was lined with aluminum foil so I peeled that out first because this is a coil antenna and not focused like the wifi version.
I poked a few hole and inserted the wire through, and proceeded to wind the coil around the can. At the end, I poked another hole, and […]

XBOX Secrets

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Force Progressive Scan mode on the XBOX dashboard
Anywhere in the Xbox menu screens, press both the left and right triggers and click both the analog stick buttons at the same time to enable progressive scan mode (480p).
NOTE: 480p must be enabled in display options for this to work, and your TV must be compatible with […]

XBOX Easter Eggs

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Name Your Xbox
Use one of the following games and the method described to ‘’name’’ your Xbox:
Dead or Alive 3 - Play Survival or Time Attack mode until you rank in the top ten. Name entered for the scoreboard will be your new Xbox name.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Create a Live nickname (Live not required). […]

Expose Only One Colour While Recording Digital Video

Monday, December 11th, 2006

The movies Pleasantville and Schindler’s List have scenes that appear in black-and-white while exposing one color, such as red. You don’t need a big budget to use this effect in your movies.
It is rare you will ever want to remove color from a shot, or an entire movie. Yet, in some instances, it makes sense […]

Take video in total darkness using your handycam

Monday, December 11th, 2006

All sorts of interesting things happen in the dark, but how do you take video of them? These tips will help you shoot video in even the darkest places.
It could be a mysterious animal rustling in your garden or the phantom cookie thief who keeps sneaking into the kitchen in the dark of night. Whatever […]

XBOX: Create custom soundtracks

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

It’s amazing how great music can enhance any game, particularly action games. As the movie industry has known for about a century, music can make a bad video experience seem a lot better. Xbox is the only video game device that lets you add your own custom soundtracks to your favorite games. To find out […]

MS Office Easter Egg

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Access 97 or 2000

Open Access 2000.

Create a new database, or open an existing one.

Create a new Macro.

Without entering any commands, save the macro as “Magic Eight Ball” (no quotes, not case sensitive).

Close the macro.

Drag the macro you just created up to the toolbar. It will create […]

Easter EGG: Lost - The Complete Second Season

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

From the setup menu, register DVD, to the left of the setup button, hover over the left of the records, select the half moon shape and a Geronimo Jackson album cover is revealed. From there, goto the bottom right of the album cover to where the bright piece of grass is and select it, you […]