Download: OutCmd
Yes, that's right, another program ending in "Cmd." This one provides functionality similar to the Unix backquote (`) operator. If you don't know what that does, look at the readme.txt file, included...
View ArticleDownload: Alert (command-line message box tool)
I have another program for you: Alert. This program can create message boxes by command line. It is actually an upgrade of another program I had written for my own purposes, which only let you specify...
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Strange bitmaps inside many Windows programs
If you have ever fooled around with Resource Hacker, a free tool to view and edit resources in Windows executables, you may have noticed that many programs contain resources which appear to have been...
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Convert Windows XP Home to Professional
I recently modified my XP setup to trick my laptop into thinking it was running XP Professional, when in actuality it was running XP Home. This enables several features which were still on my system,...
View ArticleBirthday
Just wanted to let you all know today's my birthday...if you want to send me some money as a birthday present, email me and I'll try to arrange it with my dad's PayPal account! ;-)
View ArticleHalf-Life 2: Episode Two Commentary Blooper
Okay, so I was playing Half-Life 2: Episode Two in commentary mode, and I also happened to have the captions on. But when listening to one commentary node after I got off the elevator in the room with...
View ArticleXbox 360 Controller on PC Without Additional Software
Earlier today, I figured out a way to use an Xbox 360 controller on a PC without downloading or installing any additional software. I got the idea when I read (I forgot where) that the controller is a...
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Phallic display at Giant deli
I was at Giant the other day, and as I walked by the deli, I saw a decorative display which struck me instantly as looking quite phallic. If you don't know what that means, look it up. My mom and I...
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3D Shading Editor
I've got a new program for you. It's called 3D Shading Editor. I've got a screenshot here, and the introduction from the Readme file, the latter of which should explain the weird colors in the...
View ArticleAppleScript: Create an empty file with ease
I wrote this simple AppleScript that lets you create an empty file on the Mac, like you could in Windows. Make sure your script menu is enabled (Applications→AppleScript→AppleScript Utility→Show Script...
View ArticleFix audio problems when running XP in Boot Camp
I have Windows XP installed on my MacBook Pro with Boot Camp, and until now I have been having two problems with the audio. One is that the volume is way too low, even at max. The other is that certain...
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Simple gravity simulator in Visual Basic
I wrote a program in Visual Basic that simulates gravity. Basically, it just simulates a box falling. Not that interesting, but the point is you can look at my code and see how I did it. As you can see...
View ArticleExtend the 60-second limit in Sound Recorder
You know that annoying 60-second limit in Windows XP's Sound Recorder? (Vista doesn't have it, but don't get me started on what else it doesn't have...) Some suggestions people have are using the...
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Secret registry settings in Paint: Snap to grid
Did you know that Paint has a secret feature that lets you snap to an invisible grid? This has nothing to do with the grid that you can display when zoomed in. The only downside, however, is that it...
View ArticleGrow HFS+ partition on Mac OS X without Disk Utility
I have Boot Camp set up, and I had shrunk my main Macintosh HD partition to make room for an Ubuntu partition. Turns out I didn't really want it as much as I thought I did, so I used a GPartEd live CD...
View ArticleC source code to display 2D sine pattern in console
I wrote a program that displays a 2D sine pattern in the console. It's mainly just for fun, as it doesn't really do anything else, but it looks cool.NOTE: If it gives errors about unresolved externals...
View ArticleHow to get rid of NOD32 without a password
My dad recently gave me an old laptop his office was throwing away, but it came with ESET's NOD32 antivirus software on it. Normally this would be a good thing, but it was preventing me from visiting...
View Articleplaynotes.c
First post in a while! Anyway, I was playing around with libao, and I ended up creating a simple program that plays a string of notes on the command line. The only limitations I can think of are that...
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Fixing the color palette in Windows 7's version of Paint
This is a screenshot of the Windows 7 version of Paint.Looks like a big change from the older versions, right? It has a few new features, like additional shapes and brush types. However, one thing that...
View ArticleDisabling Mathematica's "Locked" attribute
In Wolfram's Mathematica, there's an attribute called Locked which, when set, makes it impossible for the end-user to change that symbol's attributes, including by removing that attribute. (Note that I...
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