The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Here’s what seems to be a new portal from Sony for your PSP. It’s called “Test Page – Replace once site is confirmed working” so it doesn’t seem final- there are videos, wallpapers and a few other things to play around with- the links Sony has for news, tech and more are a bit bizarre, but perhaps that’s going to change. I still haven’t updated to the 2.0 firmware, but you can view it via a normal web browser. Link.
Take a virtual tour around Seattle using Google Earth and stop by to see some videos from our archive. GeoVlogging is the process associating a geographic location to a video blog post. In our first virtual voyage, you’ll be able to watch time pass over Lake Union and share in some of our Seattle experiences. [via] Link. Also, looks like a new version is out.
Turn that old Win machine in to a gamer box – This article describes how to use a clean boot to start your Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Microsoft Windows 98-based computer. When you use a clean boot to start your computer, Microsoft Windows loads only basic devices and services when it starts. [via] Link.
Remember, you can’t use this if you go 2.0! Stella PSP v0.1- This is a port of the Stella Atari 2600 emulator to the PSP. Original code by Bradford W. Mott, Stephen Anthony and Jeff Miller and many others. This PSP port was made by Alysa Habraken (aka Aenea). It’s not very optimized and not all games run or at full speed. Some have a little flickering, but this will be resolved in upcoming versions. Roms must have a .a26 extension and also they go in the ms0:/Stella/Roms. [via] Link.
Some PSP games check to see if the PSP has the latest firmware, since we don’t want to update to 2.0 and lose the ability to run games and applications we make, here’s a tool that does a tricksie on the PSP game- This is described as the First Firmware Trick for Games that need Firmware 1.52 to run on your PSP and Cant Run UPDATER 1.52 or 2.0. The System thinks it’s a PSP v1.52 ,v1.0 ,v2.0 even if its a v1.5 or 1.0. Link.
Adding an external antenna to the PSP…we are going to examine the possibilities of increasing the PSP’s wireless signal strength to make it more adaptable to situations where you might need a few extra dBs to get that quality connection. Link.
Another nice PSP HOW TO from AOTS – It’s surprisingly simple to play your favorite classic LucasArts titles on your PSP. We snagged a couple steps from the great hardware hacking forums, DCEmu, and combined them with a little of our own knowledge to give you this little tutorial. How to Install ScummVM for the PSP… Link.
