The Tech Loft

As promised, here is the first of what I hope to be many post involving the XBox 360. Ah, the internet – founded upon crazy men making crazy things for free. Such as a blog supposedly written by your 360, based on what you’ve been using it for. It monitors your Live account and automatically generates entries about what it’s been up to that day (or what it hasn’t been up to – expect many posts about neglect if you don’t turn it on for a while). The tone is very much American geek, but it’s a fun record of your own gaming habits, and of keeping an eye on what your chums are up to. Get set up at www.360voice.com .

File Description If the Xbox 360 has its notorious RROD, the PS3 has its own YLOD, or the Yellow Light of Death. But unlike the Xbox 360’s hardware issue, the YLOD affects only a very small percentage of PS3 units. Still, that must suck for those included in that "very small percentage". Well good news, folks! There’s now a solution for that problem, thanks to he who goes by the name Gilksy1. If you check out the attached PDF file, you’ll see that the procedure is actually very similar to how you would handle an RROD (that is, if you do own an Xbox 360 as well). It’s very user-friendly, with step by step pictures and stuff. Still, as the whole process requires opening up your PS3, be reminded that you forfeit your warranty, okay? But really, rather than do it yourself, just send it back in for repair if you’re still covered by your warranty. We don’t see any PS3 price cuts coming at any time soon, so might as well don’t commit PS3...

DEAR GOOGLE ADSENSE TEAM, THIS PAGE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF PLACING ADSENSE ADS IN AREAS THAT ARE “ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL CLICKS”. I WOULD LIKE THE EYES OF A HUMAN TO INSPECT THIS PAGE AND NOT SOME PROGRAMMED BOT. I HAVE AN AD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS POST AND TWO ON THE SIDE MENU.   I sometimes post things on my site so I have a record of it and can reference back whenever I need the information. Does your video camera record capture .MOD files in 16:9 but displays 4:3 in Windows Movie Maker? Well, here’s a solution: Several camcorders that record to an internal hdd store video in files with a .MOD extension.  Unfortunately I couldn’t import these directly into Windows Movie Maker. To get the footage into Windows Movie Maker find a program called SDCOPY .  By default my Canon FS100 records in widescreen mode (16:9 aspect ratio).  However, it doesn’t properly set a flag in the .MOD file to indicate this so several programs (including GSpot codec appliance) report th...

How to Play DivX Movies and MP3s on PS2 with Free McBoot Hello again, everyone! Sal here from Sal’s Tavern, and in this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to turn your PlayStation 2 into a media player. Thanks to the Free McBoot exploit and the SMS media player homebrew application, you can easily play DivX videos and MP3 music files directly from your PS2. No need for extra players or devices! Check out my full tutorial video below where I walk you through every step: Watch the full tutorial on YouTube What You’ll Need: PlayStation 2 – Of course, you’ll need a PS2 to start with. Free McBoot Memory Card – This is the key to unlocking homebrew capabilities on your PS2. USB Stick – Used to store the SMS media player files and your media (MP3s, DivX files). SMS Media Player – A homebrew application that allows you to play video and audio files on your PS2. Step-by-Step Tutorial: 1. Setting Up t...

I’ve seen SEVERAL posts asking the question “Will Rock Band 1 Drums Work With Guitar Hero World Tour on the Playstation 3?”. So got thinking for my next YouTube video…providing the answer! Below you’ll find my YouTube video of playing Rock Band Drums with World Tour. Enjoy!

Yes! I can confirm that Rock Band 1 drums will and DO work with GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR on the Playstation 3. Today I found Rock Band 1 drums for $29.99 @ Futureshop. A GREAT price no matter how old the technology. If you can find the same deal or better, I urge you to pick up your own drum kit. Of course, this is if you already own Guitar Hero World Tour and guitar.

Here’s an email I received about ripping dvds from your collection into digital format for your ipod. I recently purchased an Iphone.  I would like some software to convert dvds to digital copys.  i see a lot of free software online.  im just not comfortable downloading free software.  is there any thing that u recommend that is free and easy to use.  also i dont mind buying something if it is easy to use.  what do u recommend   thanks for the help, carlos Thank you very much for your email Carlos. The best software I found for ripping dvds is DVDFab. I tried it once to rip a movie to take along with me in my ipod. Very easy to use but it’s not free. I can tell you it’s available on the torrent networks, but I think that’s all L’m allowed to post. Let me know if this solution works out for you. Thanks again.