I'm Back

I'm now back from Ireland and in the comfort of my own home now. Yee hah. Though, Joel is in Croatia.

Oh, and I move in 10 days. Yaa Hah II.

Virtual PSP Modding Program

AcidMods have written a program so you can virtually mod your PSP. Like, take the faceplate off, and drill holes for LEDs and such. At first, I though it was crappy, then I thought, it would be useful if you've never cracked it open before. You can get used to the inside and stuff.



Anyway, the program isn't out yet, so you'll have to wait until "F00 f00" releases it.

IRSHELL 3.6 RELEASED!!



Woo hoo!

Yeah you heard right, Ahman has Ahmazed us with another release of his uber popular program, IrShell.

This one is for all the custom firmwares above 3.40 OE-A and M33's firmware.

On his forum:

The long wait is finally over after more than six months. This is a special iR Shell public release brought to you by AhMan & StoneCut. To news posters: Please retain the "Special thanks" section when posting the news.

New features added since the last public release:

• Added support for Team M33's newest custom firmware (See note 1). If you don't want to update to M33, you will still be able to use this new release with older OE firmwares
• Launch and multi-task with PS1 games from within iR Shell (works also via USBhostFS and NetHostFS) (see note 2)
• Backup ISO plugins now integrated into iR Shell 1.5 EBOOT and 3.5x EBOOT (also supports USBhostFS and NetHostFS)
• Backup UMD Video ISO support (also supports USBhostFS and NetHostFS)
• Direct switching between 1.5 EBOOT and 3.5x EBOOT via new shortcut combo
• System-wide "Quick Exit" function to quickly shutdown games, homebrew etc and return to iR Shell
• Improved Autoboot to iR Shell plugin
• New Comic Reader plugin based on PSPComic for CBZ and CBR files by suloku - Original version by Archaemic
• Added the ability to flash/blink the menu highlighting cursor.
• Added support for adhoc PC nethostfs connection under 3.xx CFWs (some additional firmware files required)
• Added a new config item in configurator to turn on/off the Music button for screen capture.
• Other bugfixes and tiny improvements.
  

Please Note:

1. CFW 3.51 M33 Original version, 3.51 M33-2 (patch 2 with WLAN fix) and 3.52 M33 are supported. 3.51 M33-3 to 7 (patch 3 to 7) are not supported due to a sceKernelLoadExecVSH bug which had been fixed in 3.52 M33.
2. The launching of PS1 games via USBHostFS & NetHostFS works on all OE firmwares and also 3.51 M33 Original & Patch 2. The latest 3.52 M33 firmware currently has issues when launching user converted PS1 games via USBHostFS & NetHostFS, but PSN store purchased games works fine. Team M33 is currently looking into the issue.
   

Special thanks:

• Dark_AleX for his previous contributions & help in iR Shell development. We hope you had enjoyed hacking the PSP. Happy retirement and wish you best of luck in your future endeavors.
• Team M33 for continuing DA's work and their help in fixing M33 firmware compatibility issues with iR Shell.
• All iR Shell private forum members for their contributions, including donations, testing, skin making, plugins, etc. Without their support, especially StoneCut, you won't see this special public release.

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Oooh lordy lordy, this is hella cool.

The Madison Celebrity



"The Laptop For Every One"

Well, what do you think? Looks Like a normal laptop, right?

Well, Here is the spec:

Technical Specification

• CPU - Intel® Celeron® M Processor 370 (1.5 GHz, 90nm, FSB400, 1 MB L2 cache, uPGA478) * DISPLAY - 14.0" WXGA (1280x768) TFT
• HARD DRIVE - 40 GB
• DIMENSION - 333(W) x 243(D) x 24/33.(H)mm (front/back), 2.2Kg with 6 cells Lithium-lion battery
• MEMORY - 64-bit wide DDR data channel, One 200-pin SODIMM socket, supporting DDR 333/400, 256 MB Expandable up to 1GB, based on SODIMM Modules
• STORAGE - One changeable 2.5" 9.5mm(H) HDD, Supporting Master mode IDE ATA-33/66/100/133 (Ultra DMA), One changeable 12.7mm(H) CD/DVD Combo
• VIDEO CONTROLLER - VIA PN800 integration, Shared Memory Architecture up to 64MB, 128 bit 3D graphic engine, Support analog monitor pixel resolution up to 1920x1400, Support two displays dual view
• KEYBOARD - A4 size keyboard, Built-in Touchpad with scrolling function
• SOUND SYSTEM - AC'97 2.2 Compliant Interface, 3D stereo enhanced sound system, Sound-Blaster PROTM Compatible, S/PDIF Digital output (5.1 CH), 1x Built-in Microphone, 2x Built-in Speakers
• I/O PORTS - 3x USB 2.0 ports, 1x External CRT monitor output, 1x Headphone jack, 1x Microphone jack, 1x S/PDIF output jack, 1x RJ-45 port for LAN, 1x Line-in jack, 1x DC-In jack
• PCMCIA - 1x Type II PCMCIA socket
• COMMUNICATION - 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet on board, 802.11g MiniPCI Wireless LAN
• POWER - Full Range 65W AC adapter - AC input 100~240V, 47~63Hz, DC output 20V, 3.25A, Removable 6-cell Smart Li-ion battery pack, 4000/4400mAh
• SECURITY - Kensington® Lock
• OS - Red Hat Linux

Doesn't seem too bad eh?

Well, I mean, for a laptop for work or whatever. The price you ask?

$150 USD.

Yep. One-Hundered-and-fifty-dollars. Or £77.

How can thay do this? Thier FAQ says:

Q: Why is the laptop much cheaper than other laptops?
A: We see this from a democratic point of view where we believe everyone should be able to afford to have a laptop. The other reason is that we have our own plants where we assemble our laptops.

Well, that's all from me. Stay classy, Planet Earth.