Big Joe's Blog » Mods http://www.joelcottrell.com Big Joe's WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:26:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Hack Attack: Build your own DVR http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/26/hack-attack-build-your-own-dvr/ http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/26/hack-attack-build-your-own-dvr/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:09:57 +0000 bigjoe https://bigjoe.wordpress.com/2006/04/26/hack-attack-build-your-own-dvr/ Ever since TiVo came around, I was eager to jump on the time shifting bandwagon. After all, nothing makes a productivity junkie happier than turning an hour-long show into forty minutes. But for all its loyal fan base, TiVo never seemed like the right fit for me.

For my money, time, and, let’s be honest, the gratification of a solid DIY project, I’m a big proponent of building your own digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo is pretty good at what TiVo does, but imagine a world where you can also tweak your TiVo to do anything you can do with any other computer.

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]]> http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/26/hack-attack-build-your-own-dvr/feed/ 0 DIY: Tic-Tac LED Flashlight http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/12/diy-tic-tac-led-flashlight/ http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/12/diy-tic-tac-led-flashlight/#comments Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:41:20 +0000 bigjoe https://bigjoe.wordpress.com/2006/04/12/diy-tic-tac-led-flashlight/ Whoda thunk it? Conveniently three AAA batteries fit perfectly into a Tic-Tac casing. Add in a switch, resistor and an ultra-bright LED for a nice, small flashlight. Follow the linkage for the easy set of instructions. MacGyver would be so proud.demolampa.jpg

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]]> http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/12/diy-tic-tac-led-flashlight/feed/ 0 Install a Wireless Card Into Your XBOX http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/11/install-a-wireless-card-into-your-xbox/ http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/11/install-a-wireless-card-into-your-xbox/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2006 05:19:05 +0000 bigjoe https://bigjoe.wordpress.com/2006/04/11/install-a-wireless-card-into-your-xbox/ DIY: Install a wireless game adapter into your XBOX internally so that you can have a wireless connection, where available, without the extra hardware.

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]]> http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/11/install-a-wireless-card-into-your-xbox/feed/ 0 Unattended Windows – Complete Guide http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/10/unattended-windows-complete-guide/ http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/10/unattended-windows-complete-guide/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:41:09 +0000 bigjoe https://bigjoe.wordpress.com/2006/04/11/unattended-windows-complete-guide/ Microsoft Software Forum Networks (MSFN), has a complete guide on how to completely customize your Windows installation CD. Slipstream Hot fixes, silently install applications, automatically configure WLAN settings, themes, visual styles, etc. You can make a Windows that never thought existed.

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]]> http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/10/unattended-windows-complete-guide/feed/ 0 Registry Edits for Windows XP http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/09/registry-edits-for-windows-xp/ http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/09/registry-edits-for-windows-xp/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:48:16 +0000 bigjoe https://bigjoe.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/registry-edits-for-windows-xp/ This site contains 383 registry tweaks/vbs scripts for windows XP. Includes removing/deleting sticky keys, setting RDP port number, tons of modifications to start menu behavior, and about 380 more.

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]]> http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/09/registry-edits-for-windows-xp/feed/ 0 HOW TO – Make a Portable USB Charger! http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/05/how-to-make-a-portable-usb-charger/ http://www.joelcottrell.com/blog/2006/04/05/how-to-make-a-portable-usb-charger/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:49:41 +0000 bigjoe https://bigjoe.wordpress.com/2006/04/05/how-to-make-a-portable-usb-charger/ The project name says it all. It is a device that will charge things like iPods, PDAs, that accepts charge from a USB port. It runs off a 9-V battery, and through the simple circuit, out comes a regulated 5-V perfect for a USB port."

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