Kuriyaki/All Software, Programming and Development Resources

April fools!

Hope everyone had a great April Fools day. Even Google has something up there sleeve!

Alternative to p2p, and torrents

Search files on Rapidshare, Megaupload, SendSpace, ZShare and file hosting websites with ShareMiner. Whenever I look for something, I go to ShareMiner.

Clever.

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Forget about pc gamepads

Why not use your ps2 game pads you should have laying around and hook them up to your computer? It’s relatively easy so don’t worry, it isn’t complicated at all. Took me about five minutes to set it up once I got everything.

You can also get dancepads to play Stepmania . Game similar to DDR. Works like a charm!

Does it really work?

Works fine for me, I simply connect either a ps2 controller or dance pad and I’m good to go.

So where do I get this stuff?

I bought 2 dance pads on eBay for $20 including shipping and the dual shooter for less than $20 on it as well.

If you don’t want to hassle with ebay you can try buying the dual shooter here.

You can also buy the dance pads at Game Stop, EBGames, and other popular retailers. They have to be for the ps2, since the dual shooter only connects these peripherals to your pc.

If you have trouble finding some, hit me up and I’ll gladly help you out.

Spring Break is over…

I had fun. Went snowboarding, to the beach, and to the movies so it was all good! So be prepared for more posts in the upcoming days! I’m also starting a fresh new quarter, so we’ll see how this new batch of classes ties up.

I’ll be back!

Don’t hesitate. I’ll be back after spring break with more great articles! So stay tuned.

This is how your computer says, “screw you.”

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Vista Service Pack 1 is here!

Finally, the service pack has arrived. I’ll point out a few features I’ve noticed and wanted to happen. This should be something all Vista users should definitely download!

*Made the OS more stable (So no more bugging out hopefully???)
*Decrease in cpu use (not significant…but enough to make my laptop have 20-30mins more battery life)
*Improves logon response as well as hibernation and stand by modes
*Improves wireless connectivity
*Calculates the time to move files better than before (Would calculate about ~8 days to transfer 40gigs before…ridiculous)
*Improves transfer of files from one folder to another
*Check out the rest of the updates & download it here.

Overview

I’ve tried it out for a bit, not long enough to know if it has had great improvements. So far I noticed about a 10% cpu use decrease when nothing is running, which is better. I’ll get back to you guys as soon as I find out if the changes are notable. Meanwhile, download it here!

Future peek

Apparently XP will also have a 3rd service pack pretty soon. Can’t wait for that one to arrive!

CS related web comics

I found all of these at this great site: xkcd
You may not find these funny but many people who know of programming terms would probably find them interesting. Some of the following questions have been covered in some of my upper division courses. Guess which ones.

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