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Playing Xbox 360 Games via External USB Hard Drive Enclosure

Posted on May 30, 2011, 4:34 am in Article, Gaming

I just bought a Xbox 360 Arcade console system to spend my time during this holiday. I was using PlayStation 2 and PC for gaming, but I think It would be great playing games from 7th gen console system. There are DVD discs, HDMI cable, the console itself, and 1 wireless joystick. I decided to buy one more joystick for multiplayer gaming. I was playing Gears of Wars 2 directly from DVD when the console getting hotter and hotter, and finally It’s stuck by displaying red sign. I was bit worry about the machine from getting 3ROD or RROD, but It’s fine when I turned it on again.

So, that’s a short paragraph that can explains why I need a HDD to keep my Xbox lifespan. I bought a 500 GB Western Digital Caviar Green, and a cheap 3.5″ HDD enclosure, hopefully the Xbox detects it as a portable device so I can install games to the HDD. The WDC Green costs me about $35 and the enclosure priced about $12 Continue Reading

How to make a Wajanbolic, an Antenna made from Frying Pan

Posted on September 21, 2010, 7:48 am in Article, Network

Wajanbolic is a term which very popular in Indonesia. Wajanbolic named after Wajan and bolic.

  • Wajan : frying pan, kitchen tools for cooking
  • Bolic : parabolic
  • WajanBolic : a parabolic antenna-made from the pan

wajanbolic antennaMATERIALS

1. Pan, diameter 36 “(the bigger diameter is better )
2. Thin PVC pipe with diameter, 3 “1-meter
3. Doff 3 “(PVC pipe cap) 2 pieces
4. Aluminum foil
5. Nut bolt 12 or 14 size
6. N Female Connector
7. Rule 3 copper wire
8. Double tape duct tape

EQUIPMENT

1. Ruler
2. Knife / Cutter
3. Solder tin his
4. Hacksaw

ESTIMATED COST

Estimated cost incurred to buy the materials for WajanBolic is less than USD $10-. Compare when you have to buy24db Grid Antenna, the local homemade alone reached USD $50 to hundreds. Continue Reading

How to Unlock your Nokia Mobile Phone

Posted on April 6, 2010, 10:22 pm in Article
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First of all, an unlocked phone is mobile phone that can be used on all networks operating on the frequency the phone is designed for. For example, in the UK there are four main networks, Vodafone, BT Cellnet, Orange and One2One. Vodafone and BT Cellnet operate on GSM900, while Orange and One2One operate on GSM1800. A UK dual band phone can operate on GSM900 and GSM1800, therefore being capable of working on all the networks.

However, as the networks don’t want to lose you as a customer, when they supply the phone it can be locked to only accept SIM cards from their network.

If you wish to use a SIM from a different network, the phone needs to be unlocked.

How to Unlock my Phone

Well, there are risks if you still want to unlock your phone. Such as phone cannot be bootable.

Lets rock it out.

What you need? an Unlock Code Calculator
You can visit http://unlock.nokiafree.org/ or download it here

Steps if you’re using the downloaded software,

  1. Start the software and Select your phone manufacturer and model
  2. Enter the 15 Digit IMEI Number of your mobile phone. You can get IMEI number for your moble phone by entering *#06# in your mobile phone and press Enter.
  3. For Nokia Users you also need to select the Country and the Operator of your mobile phone.
  4. Press Calculate and it will generate a Code similar to #pw+CODE+n#.
  5. Now Press the Help button. Select your mobile phone manufacturer and you will find the Steps of to use the above generated Code to unlock your phone.

Done!

How to Upgrade your Notebook/Laptop Hard Disk Drive

Posted on April 4, 2010, 11:01 pm in Article

This are the steps to upgrade old and outdated  hard disk drive on your notebook/laptop

Notebook HDD Upgrade

  1. Investigate your hard disk drive type, size and connector.
  2. Get the hard disk drive replacement on store.
  3. Locate the hard disk drive bay on the back of your notebook.
  4. Open the drive bay cover by removing the screws.
  5. Access the hard disk drive
  6. Remove the old hard disk drive
  7. Dismount Old Drive From Drive Frame
  8. Install New Drive Into Drive Frame
  9. Insert Drive Into Laptop
  10. Shut The Drive Cover
  11. Install Windows, Or Secure Your Old Installation
  12. Start Windows Backup And Restore
  13. Select Backup Target Drive
  14. Confirm Settings
  15. The Backup Process
  16. Initiate Restore
  17. Select The Recovery Drive
  18. Initiate Windows Complete PC Restore
  19. Select Restore Set
  20. Define Restore Parameters
  21. Summary Before Restore
  22. Restore: Are You Really Sure?
  23. Restore Process
  24. Done